Football… A Game of Two Colours?
To be confronted with the option of having to walk away from a major league at a time…
Black History Features
The Global Dispersion of The African People
Anyone who has had their DNA tested will have noticed groups of people carrying the same DNA in…
Assata Olugbala Shakur is best known for her work in Civil Rights activism
Assata Shakur is best known for her work in Civil Rights activism with the Black Panther Party and…
Sport – A Netball Legacy from 1978, A First Generation Achievement and Renewed Hope
The families who arrived in the 1950’s and onwards were no exception. By the late 1960s many were…
International Women’s Day: Amina Mohammed – UN Deputy Secretary-General
On this International Women’s Day, BHM 365 has chosen to publish Amina Mohammed’s heartfelt speech to the 40th…
The Lammy Dooley Affair …Diabolical, Diatribe Or Just Dire…?
The photograph that has launched fierce multi-faceted debates, bringing uncomfortable views to the surface causing us all to…
Women’s History Month 2019!
Hey loves, happy Women’s History Month! This March, I hope we each take a little extra time to…
DMU – Winners of The Sunday Times Award for Social Inclusion
The Award, created in response to DMU winning The Sunday Times University of the Year for Social Inclusion,…
The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report – 20 Years On
It is 20 years since the publication of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report. Barbara Cohen discrimination lawyer and…
Six Brothers From Rutherford Who Served In The Second World War
At a time, when race was key as to who was accepted in mainstream society, we know that the…
Teach UK – Life as a teacher
As most teachers will tell you, there’s no such thing as a ‘typical’ day at work. That’s because…
Statue for Wales’ first black headteacher Betty Campbell
Mrs Campbell proved wrong those who told her as a pupil her dream job was “insurmountable” in post-war…
Adopt with PACT
Adoption charity Parents And Children Together (PACT) is urgently appealing for people from black and minority ethnic communities…
The legacy of Nelson Mandela
Patrick Vernon interviews Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela who is launching a major exhibition on the life and legacy of…
WATCH: Hugh Masekela, Father of South African Jazz, Dies
On 23rd January 2019, a dark cloud hangs in South Africa. The father of South African jazz had…
Golden Globe actor Idris Elba gives Downing Street talk on diversity in the creative industries
The session, organised in partnership with the British Film Institute, was part of a series of in-house events,…
If you’re interested in making work at The Yard, you’ve come to the right place.
The Yard is about new ideas and voices that need to be heard. We stage stories that aren’t…
The BLK Art Group
The year was 1979 when Britain saw the initial birth of the BLK Art Group. Formed in Wolverhampton…
Nine Night: Nine Questions for Director Roy Alexander Weise
What inspired you to direct Nine Night? Firstly, it is funny as hell. Or heaven. Or purgatory. Depends on…
Reggae Added to UNESCO’s ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ List
Jamaica submitted Reggae for consideration earlier this year to UNESCO who adds to its Representative List of the…
