Sam ‘Mr Windrush’ King MBE passes away at 90
Sam King passed away in the early hours of Friday morning with his close family at the age…
Black History Features
Dancing Words Poetry Films
The films were created for Dancing with Words. Malika’s poem Sweet Liquor is taken from her Booker prize winning…
Michael Kiwanuka – Black Man In A White World
With Michael Kiwanuka, it’s all about the voice. A voice that he describes as “hitting straight through to…
Wear a weave at work – your afro hair is unprofessional
Leila – not her real name – says her London employer has told her on a number of…
Rejuvenate yourself in beautiful Saint Lucia
I’m staying at the St Lucian by rex resorts, which one of the most well-established hotels in St…
Ira Aldridge
Ira Frederick Aldridge was an American and later British stage actor and playwright who made his career after 1824,…
#whoisthis?
Raphael Albert documented hundreds of popular beauty pageants and other events in west London’s black community from the…
Rich Mix Youth Takeover Festival 2016 CALL OUT
Rich Mix Youth Takeover Festival is dedicated to young people, offering a range of creative workshops, live music…
Chéronne Connelly: The Adventures of Gyals and Bwoys
The Adventures of Gyals & Bwoys ‘School’s Out!’ written by Guyanese writer Chéronne Connelly is one of a…
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…
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…
