Know Before You Go: Notting Hill Carnival 2018
The first carnival in Notting Hill took place in 1966, although Claudia Jones – a Trinidadian journalist and…
Black History Event Highlights
The Albany is proud to work with Lewisham Homes in a unique partnership to benefit Lewisham and South East London culturally, socially and economically
Lewisham Homes manages 19,000 homes in Lewisham, operates its own repairs and maintenance company and employs more than 450…
Dorothy Kuya Slavery Remembrance Lecture
Gina is an artist and activist who has worked with her father on multiple productions. She is currently…
WATCH: Legendary Nile Rodgers & Chic are headlining Sea Dance Festival!
As the co-founder of CHIC and the newly elected Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Rodgers pioneered…
State Racism: Policing, Institutional Collusion and Justice
About this conference The aims of this two-day conference are two-fold: To identify and discuss the pervasive nature…
AFROPUNK THE TAKEOVER : BRIXTON
AFROPUNK THE TAKEOVER BRIXTON || VARIOUS VENUES, BRIXTON SATURDAY 1ST SEPT – SATURDAY 8TH SEPT 2018 A global…
Walter Tull: His Life and Legacy
Born in Folkestone in 1888 to a British mother and Bajan father, Walter was one of the first…
WATCH: HENRY BOX BROWN – A Musical Journey
Henry Box Brown is directed by Tony Award winner Ben Harney (Broadway’s Dream Girls) and has been created…
CARIBBEAN TAKEAWAY TAKEOVER
Photographs: Photo etchings of Alford Gardner Empire Windrush passenger, Lenore Sykes, Alton Watkins,Tina Aparicio, Don Sydney, Gloria Whyte,…
Five Minutes with….. Major Herb Cameron
Hi Herb, thank you for taking the time to talk to us. What does Black History Month mean…
The forgotten history of the Windrush
A Newcastle University academic has uncovered material which sheds new light on the history of the Windrush generation….
History Consultant Cautions All Who Are Going To Be Commenting On Or Organising Empire Windrush Commemorations
‘Look How Far We’ve Come: Disrupting African British History Narratives?’* *For anyone marking, commemorating, discussing, commenting on or…
Empire Windrush: forgotten archive material reveals who was on its outward voyage to the Caribbean
When the Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury in Essex on June 22, 1948 it was carrying a crowded…
Spirit of Windrush: Contributions to Multicultural Britain
In the midst of life’s mundane, there comes the occasional moment to treasure. Such a moment is what…
The Windscam
Once upon a time thousands of young men and women who were members of the commonwealth were invited to…
YOUNG, GIFTED AND GRINDING
Yorkshire film maker Ndrika Anyika releases the second part of her docu-series Young, Gifted and Grinding (YGG) to…
British Black Music Month 2018 Launches June 1 With A Reggae-Focused Programme
British Black Music Month 2018 Launches June 1 With A Reggae-Focused Programme British Black Music Month (BBMM) 2018…
Windrush compensation: call for evidence
The month-long call for evidence which was launched by the Home Secretary in a written ministerial statement yesterday…
Botis Seva announced as next Guest Artistic Director of the National Youth Dance Company
National Youth Dance Company (NYDC), the country’s flagship organisation for young dancers which is run by Sadler’s Wells,…
Fighting for Justice for the Children of the Windrush Generation
Like you, I was outraged when I heard about the Windrush Generation children being threatened with deportation. My…
