The first major UK exhibition dedicated to contemporary African fashion
The exhibition will focus on the style choices of individual ‘fashion agents’ from each city; from designers and…
Black History Features
Racism Does Exist and it is Rife Everywhere
When applying for such a competitive course like Medicine I was aware that there would be a lack…
American Black History Month Round Up
If you missed any of our twenty-eight lesser known people and organisations who have changed the Americas for…
The Black History Month Community Awards 2016
Celebrating those who have changed the community around us, the Black History Month Community Awards will recognise those…
Toussaint Louverture: The First Successful Slave Revolt Leader
Little is known for certain about Toussaint Louverture’s early life, as there are contradictory accounts and evidence about…
Otis Bobby Boykin: Inventor
Born August 29th in Dallas, Texas, Otis Boykin attended Booker T Washington High School in Dallas, Texas before…
Mark Dean: Computer Scientist Pioneer
Born March 2nd, 1957 in Jefferson City, Tennessee, Dean holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee, a master’s degree in…
Marc Hannah: Special Effects Founder
Electrical engineer and computer graphics designer Marc Regis Hannah was born on October 13, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois…
George Edward Alcorn, Jr.: inventor
George Edward Alcorn, Jr. was born on March 22, 1940, to George and Arletta Dixon Alcorn and attended…
Patricia Era Bath: Medical Revolutionary
Born on November 4, 1942 in Harlem, Manhattan, Bath was the daughter of Rupert and Gladys Bath. Her…
Jan Ernst Matzeliger: Inventor
Matzeliger was born in Paramaribo (the capital city of then Dutch Guyana, now Suriname) on 15th September 1852. His father was…
Hernando Arias de Saavedra: Hernandarias
As Governor, Hernandarias served two terms as governor of Governorate of the Río de la Plata between 1597-1599 and…
Francisco Javier de Balmis
Whilst the involvement of Spain has largely been to the detriment of South Americans in general, it did…
Balmis Expedition: Changing the Americas
The Balmis Expedition was a three-year mission to the Americas between the 30th November 1803 and 1806. Led…
West Indies Federation
Existing from January 3rd, 1958 till May 31st 1962, the West Indies Federation, was a short-lived political union between various…
Ortoiroid people: Indigenous Caribbeans
The Ortoiroid people were the second wave of human settlers of the Caribbean who began their migration into the Antilles around 2000…
Saladoid: Indigenous Caribbeans
Saladoid culture is a pre-Columbian indigenous culture of territory in present-day Venezuela and the Caribbean that flourished from 500 BCE to 545 CE. Concentrated…
Guanahatabey: Indigenous Caribbeans
The Guanahatabey (also spelled Guanajatabey) were an indigenous people of western Cuba at the time of European contact. Archaeological and historical studies suggest…
Nina Simone: Singer, Songwriter, Civil Rights Campaigner
Born to a Christian family on February 21st, 1933; Nina was the sixth child to a North Carolina…
Sojourner Truth: Abolitionist and Womens Rights Campaigner
Born Isabella Baumfree in 1797, Truth was born into slavery to the Baumfree family in Swartekill, Ulster County,…
