embroidered handkerchief by her grandmother as she boarded the Surriento in Barbados on her way to the UK in 1958. She was told not to open it until she landed on British soil. It had never been out of her keeping until she loaned to to the Migration Museum for an exhibition in 2017. © Migration Museum Project

The arrival of the Empire Windrush on 22 June 1948 has come to symbolise the dawning of a new age of post-war migration to Britain.

in overcoming challenges, discrimination, and in many cases overt racism, to start new lives, build and enrich communities…


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Coventry Wednesday 7th October 2026

Ballet Black at 25

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Edinburgh Wednesday 7th October – Thursday 8th October 2026

Black Heroes of Mathematics 2026 (BHOM26)

Black Heroes of Mathematics 2026 (BHOM26) returns this October as a global celebration of Black excellence in mathematics,…

Manchester Wednesday 7th October 2026

Manchester Black Business Conference 2026

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