WATCH: Mandela Trilogy with Cape Town Opera – Wed 31 Aug 2016–Sat 3 Sep 2016
It follows Mandela from tribal initiation rites on the banks of the Mbashe River and heady and rebellious…
Black History Event Highlights
Portraits of black British life before Windrush in frame for new show
Photographs taken in 1862 of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a woman who was captured as a child in Africa…
African Odysseys present: Legacy Media Institute’s Filmmakers’ Workshop
Multi-award winning filmmaker Tim Reid presents a two-week intensive filmmakers’ workshop through his initiative Legacy Media Institute (legacymediainstitute.org),…
Are you an aspiring young poet?
Barbican Young Poets is a poetry workshop programme for emerging writers aged 14-25, which gives you the chance…
Fantastic programme of BHM events across Leicester this October.
This year Leicester BHM reflects upon the theme of policy, practice and social justice, inspired by several key anniversaries including: the life…
Haringey Seeks Black History Month Film Project Participants
The London borough of Haringey is producing a new documentary for this year’s Black History Month celebrations, and…
Dancing Words Poetry Films
The films were created for Dancing with Words. Malika’s poem Sweet Liquor is taken from her Booker prize winning…
Kadi Wilson and her fight to raise awareness for Sickle Cell Anaemia with the help of Anthony Joshua
Currently residing in Birmingham, Kadi Wilson’s history in raising awareness for Sickle Cell Anaemia spans back ten years…
#whoisthis?
Raphael Albert documented hundreds of popular beauty pageants and other events in west London’s black community from the…
Women in STEM Lecture Series – Chi Onwurah MP
Drawing on her experiences in life and in government, Chi will explore what more proactive and positive action…
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…
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL HITS LONDON’S SHAFTESBURY THEATRE
Motown the Musical has been a huge hit on Broadway, are you excited to bring the show to…
WATCH: The latest trailer for Jesse Owens’ biopic ‘Race’ is here
Now Owens is being immortalised in a different way, with “Selma” actor Stephan James playing him in the…
Rest In Power: Frances Cress Welsing
Best known for her 1970, award winning essay, The Cress Theory of Color-Confrontation and Racism (White Supremacy), Welsing…
Lewis Hamilton Leads Stellar Nominees List at the 2016 Lycamobile BEDSAs
Hamilton will go head-to-head with James DeGale, the current IBF World super middleweight champion, and Yorkshire and England…
Independence Day Celebrations: Dominican Republic
Settled by the Taino people in the 7th Century, Christopher Columbus landed on the Island in 1492 and…
Independence Day Celebrations: Barbados
Situated in the Lesser Antilles Region of the Americas and the North Atlantic, Barbados is a small Caribbean…
Independence Day Celebrations: Mauritania
Officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb region of western North Africa. It is the eleventh…
Independence Day Celebrations: Morocco
Officially known as the Kingdom of Morocco, Morocco is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. Best known for its picturesque,…
Black History Month: Remembering Those Who Fought
Black History Month is a time to remember and celebrate people from the past, and those who contribute…
