New Challenges for African History
The events seem so long ago. Leading up to the day Britain seems focused on other matters such…
Black History Features
Everything Has Changed but Nothing Has Changed?
As we end Black History Month 2017, there have been the inevitable, articles, tweets, broadcasts and posts extoling and praising the…
LESLIE BRAINE IKOMI “Oh, I hadn’t noticed”
My partner looked at the Georgian print displayed on the wall behind her and pointed out the black…
Dr Miranda Brawn – Is Black History Month still viable & should it change?
This year is the 30th Anniversary of Black History Month in the UK and the participation should be…
WINDRUSH, 70 YEARS ON …Celebrating the Heritage
This will be explored through a series of outputs. The project will engage the community with a programme…
Eddie Chambers
It was the arrival of the first contingent of this pioneering generation of immigrants that heralded the beginning…
Five Minutes With….Captain Steven Henry of the British Army
Steven is currently serving with Royal Logistic Corps as the Unit Welfare Officer based in Oxfordshire. He joined…
The Black Heroes of Science
However, these Scientists of colour are not the only ‘Hidden Figures. In this article, we will discuss other…
Inspector Marvin Bruno, British Transport Police
We’re British Transport Police – the national police force for the railways in England, Scotland and Wales and…
AFRICA – THE ROAD TO NIGERIA – A REFLECTION
There is a world that exists No one knows about it They have civilisations, structures, wars and hierarchies…
African History Month Discussion Paper 1
African History Month Discussion Paper African History Month365 Concepts Negro History Week was initiated by Dr. Carter G….
30 British Black Music Albums To Mark African History Month @ 30
30 British Black Music Albums To Mark African History Month @ 30 I’ve always found list-type pieces most…
What’s life like as a BAME engineer?
Anthony Ssenyonga and Vanessa Burton at engineering consultancy Mott MacDonald tell us more… What inspired you to pursue…
Black History Month in Wales
As a platform and site of cultural-political resistance and intervention, Black history re-tells, re- interprets, re-present the lives…
Whose history is it anyway
The same year saw riots in Chapeltown, Leeds and the election of three Members of Parliament of African…
Digitalback Books partners with Brent Library Council to Give Patrons Easy Access to Expanded Collections
Digitalback Books has steadily been building its collection and recently expanded its catalogue to include key titles like…
Remembering Stuart Hall: race and nation in Brexit Britain
Almost half a century later, self-declared ‘moderates’ were chanting ‘Out! Out! Out!’ at their Brexit parties, while racial…
Celebrating Black Cantabs
Over the past year, a number of articles focusing on the experiences of current black students at Cambridge…
WATCH: Celebrating the Life of Stewart Tippett and the History of Soul
Stewart didn’t know his mother when he was a child and was brought up in care, and then…
Akyaaba Addai-Sebo
Patrick Vernon interviews Akyaaba Addai-Sebo the architect of Black History Month in the UK PV- How was Black…
