The International Slavery Museum has announced its new exhibition ‘Journey to Justice’
The International Slavery Museum has announced its new exhibition ‘Journey to Justice’, which will open on 5 October…
Black History Features
African Stories in Hull and East Yorkshire Project
In recent years however, other histories have started to emerge, and it is pleasing to realise that our…
Emeli Sandé, Angellica Bell, Munroe Bergdorf, and Lisa Maffia lead the list of incredible honourees who turned out for the second annual Black Magic Awards
Monday night saw the return of The Black Magic Awards which took place at The Criterion Theatre, in…
WATCH: Black History Month: Time for a new approach?
It’s black history month in the UK, and it’s normally marked by lessons in schools and events across…
Black History Month message from the Prime Minister Theresa May
From Ignatius Sancho, the first black British voter and published poet; to Olaudah Equiano whose autobiography and experiences…
Reflections on the importance of Windrush Day in a post Brexit Britain
They were not to know they were also walking into the pages of history, the first recorded mass…
Welcome to Black History Month 2018
The magazine has a focus this year on the following key landmark dates which has an impact on…
Black History Month message from Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party
Labour made history by electing the first black MPs to Parliament over 30 years ago, including the first…
Black History Month Message from David Lammy MP
He was young and cocky as he boarded an old Dakota DC-3 warplane from his native Guyana to…
A Sense of History? By Linda Bellos
What is clear is that all people were agreed that last year was the 30th Anniversary of the…
Celebrating Black History Month in Wales
Black History Month (BHM) in Wales acknowledges the contributions by Black people to local, national and world history…
Black History Month message from Vince Cable, Leader of The Liberal Democrats
Black History Month is an established, nationally recognised observance that honours the lives, experiences and history of Afro-Caribbean…
Why Remembrance is important and how do you we preserve the legacy?
Since the 1600’s Europeans have continued to carve up the world amongst themselves, this is a fact. 1884/5…
Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Teaching Black History in Academia
The high calibre of UK contributions to historical research in these areas was conspicuous at the Public History…
The Windrush Scandal Far from Abated
The revelation that men and women who came to the UK from Commonwealth countries between the late 1940s…
50 years on from the (second) Race Relations Act, and the Runnymede Trust
Of course Powell’s speech was itself a reaction to another important anniversary: the second race relations act, passed…
Windrush Square
Windrush Square: A heartfelt story about racial tensions and love in 1980s Brixton Monument Theatre Company return to…
Britain on Film: Black Britain
To mark Black History Month, The Keep will be screening the British Film Institute’s Britain on Film: Black…
WATCH: ALEXANDER PAUL “I am Love”
He was a prolific poetry writer in his teens and eventually pursued his passion to become a spoken…
“You will never be a filmmaker, because you’re black and female” are the words that Liane Moonraven heard from her head of department at college
Fast-forward and the filmmaker from Washington D.C. is now living in Birmingham, England and pursuing a career in…
