Black History Month: A Time to Discover our History
It’s a time to discover and honour people who fought for and laid the foundations for the rights…
Black History Features
David Lammy MP
The groups of black men and women who have made their homes in the UK since at least…
Black Women should be Seen and Heard
This year, Black History Month Leicester’s theme is Archiving the Past, Reflecting the Future, recognising the history and…
Portrait of a Generation: Spotlight on South Londoner Hermine Grocia
Hermine Grocia was born in Clarendon, Jamaica, in 1938, the second eldest of eight children. Her father was…
20 Most Influential Black History Books
History in its broadest sense contains all knowledge not acquired in the present. Therefore, all the subjects studied…
Staying Power: Interview with Earl Cameron
For decades the legendary British/Bermudian actor Earl Cameron CBE – who celebrated his 102nd birthday on August 8th…
1968 Race Relations Act: Reflections of a Windrush Descendant
My parents and extended family were among the group of immigrants in the 1960s for whom attempts were…
Baroness Valerie Amos appointed the first-ever black College Head at Oxford University
The Right Honourable Baroness Valerie Amos CH PC, has been appointed as the new Master of University College,…
Black Poppies – Britain’s Black Community and the Great War by Stephen Bourne
In Black Poppies the accounts of black servicemen fighting for their ‘Mother Country’ are charted from the outbreak…
Black Cultural Archives, Who Are We?
The power of an archives is how it relates to our identity and community, and how we understand…
An interview with Dr Kennetta Hammond Perry – Director, Stephen Lawrence Research Centre
The opportunity to shape national and international conversations around tough, complex issues such as institutional racism and social…
Mark Marcus Garvey’s Birthday With A Community Discourse On Pan-Africanism Vision And Implementation
Almost 120 years after it gained currency, history consultant Kwaku argues that if pan-Africanism is not to atrophy…
All about Fostering
There are now more children than ever coming into care, with almost 6,000 more in care on any…
John Kent – Britain’s First Black Policeman
The dates of John’s police career are surprising, 1835 to 1846. The story began with John’s father Thomas…
Recruitment group Robert Walters launches national art award with Saatchi Gallery & UK Young Artists
The inaugural Robert Walters Group UK Young Artist of the Year Award in partnership with Saatchi Gallery and…
Siobhan Aarons, Chair of Conservative Friends of the Caribbean
I was born and raised in the city but still people will often ask where I am ‘really’…
WATCH: Empire of Cricket the story of West Indies Cricket
Empire of Cricket looks at the story of the West Indies. and west Indian cricketing heroes have always…
WATCH: The ground-breaking work of Faith Ringgold is celebrated in an exhibition at the Serpentine Galleries, her first in a European institution.
The ground-breaking work of Faith Ringgold is celebrated in this exhibition at the Serpentine Galleries, her first in…
CARLOS ACOSTA WINS CRITICS’ CIRCLE AWARD 2018 FOR SERVICES TO THE ARTS
Acosta thus becomes the third dancer to win the high distinction of the UK scene. Previously it had…
A Tribute to Andrea Levy, by Sir Lenny Henry
I wanted it to go on forever. That’s the thing about Andrea Levy’s work – when you’re dug…
