Black History Features

Raphael Albert, Miss Black & Beautiful Sybil McLean with fellow contestants, Hammersmith Palais, London, 1972. From the portfolio 'Black Beauty Pageants'. Courtesy of © Raphael Albert/Autograph ABP

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Raphael Albert documented hundreds of popular beauty pageants and other events in west London’s black community from the…


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Black History Month

2026 LISTINGS

Westminster Thursday 21st May 2026

Sly5thAve – Live at Ronnie Scott’s

Join Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist Sly5thAve for a dynamic live performance blending jazz, hip hop, soul and electronica at…

Hackney Thursday 21st – Saturday 23rd May 2026

Ballet Black at 25

Celebrate 25 years of groundbreaking dance with Ballet Black at 25, a powerful anniversary production from one of…

Whitney: Queen Of The Night
Bedford Friday 22 May

Whitney – Queen Of The Night

Direct from the West End, The London Palladium, and the iconic Royal Albert Hall, Whitney – Queen of…

Greenwich Friday 22 May 2026 – Doors 6.30pm

Black Coffee – Live with Orchestra

Black Coffee, one of the most influential and internationally celebrated DJs of his generation, brings his groundbreaking Live…