Khai aka Limitless
Black History month is that time of year where cultural history is once appreciated and celebrated. All education…
Black History Month in Wales
As a platform and site of cultural-political resistance and intervention, Black history re-tells, re- interprets, re-present the lives…
Whose history is it anyway
The same year saw riots in Chapeltown, Leeds and the election of three Members of Parliament of African…
Digitalback Books partners with Brent Library Council to Give Patrons Easy Access to Expanded Collections
Digitalback Books has steadily been building its collection and recently expanded its catalogue to include key titles like…
Remembering Stuart Hall: race and nation in Brexit Britain
Almost half a century later, self-declared ‘moderates’ were chanting ‘Out! Out! Out!’ at their Brexit parties, while racial…
Celebrating Black Cantabs
Over the past year, a number of articles focusing on the experiences of current black students at Cambridge…
WATCH: Celebrating the Life of Stewart Tippett and the History of Soul
Stewart didn’t know his mother when he was a child and was brought up in care, and then…
Akyaaba Addai-Sebo
Patrick Vernon interviews Akyaaba Addai-Sebo the architect of Black History Month in the UK PV- How was Black…
WATCH: Brixton exhibition to showcase life of Ewe Royal in papers
Ewe Fia – Togbui Adamah II reigned from 1915 to 1963 – and thanks to a collection of official…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH OR A YEAR OF BLACK HISTORY?
It is also a time when Black talent is perceived to be most in demand than any other…
TURNER NOMINEE LEADS BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS
Opening at the Walker Art Gallery from 7 October to 18 March 2018, Lubaina Himid: Meticulous Observations and Naming…
More Than Just a Month
What we have seen over recent years, worsened under Austerity Britain are huge cuts to local authority…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH UK
Our Story[1] is the story of individuals and peoples of African origin, classified as “Blacks”, and their contributions…
David Lammy MP
In the aftermath of the Brexit vote anti-immigrant sentiment is on the rise and I find my country…
30 Years of Celebrating Black History Month – What’s Next?
The early concept of BHM can be traced back to the celebrated historian Carter G. Woodson in 1926…
Dr Sireita Mullings – Lawrence
This is something we see repeatedly in human daily quests to connect, who we are with others. From…
Tunde Okewale MBE
I think both arguments are valid. The objective of the Black History Month should be to facilitate the…
What Black History Month Means to Me
On 14 October 1997, I took part in my first Black History Month event. I gave a talk…
BHM at 30 – Patrice Lawrence
They came from different parts of the Caribbean to train as nurses. So it feels rather poignant that…
October is Black Mathematician Month!
It is easy to reel off a list of black stars from football, athletics, basketball or cricket. The…
