Great Black Britons

1986: Diane Abbott, the new labour MP for Hackney and Stoke Newington makes history today (12/6/87). Miss Abbott, 32, a Cambridge graduate and a member of Labour's hard left, becomes the country's first black woman MP. Picture taken 18/2/86 when she was an equality officer for the union ACTT.

Diane Abbott: A Legacy of Courage, Change, and Endurance

In a political landscape that often marginalises those who dare to be different, Diane Abbott has stood tall…


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Black History Month

2025 LISTINGS

Photo © Lewis Ronald
Cambridge Tuesday 1, 8 April and 15 April

Rise Up Listening Salons

Take a deep dive into the themes of our Rise Up exhibition at our series of listening salons…

Manchester Wednesday 2 April

Malik Nashad Sharpe – Goner

The Goner is someone who is doomed with no chance of survival—bound to death, a lost and hopeless…

Bromley Thursday 3 April

Teaching Information Event

Join us for an informal chat about the different routes into teaching and the pathways available to gain Qualified Teacher Status…

Manchester Saturday 5 April

The George Michael Singers: 2025 Live

The ultimate celebration of George Michael‘s music, brought to you by the singers who performed and recorded with him…

Cardiff Tuesday 8th April

The George Michael Singers

The ultimate celebration of George Michael’s music, brought to you by the singers who performed and recorded with…

Thomas Clarkson, ‘Cabinet of Freedom’, Anti-slave trade campaign chest, 1787—8. Reproduced and used with the permission of the Trustees of the Wisbech and Fenland Museum
Cambridge Thursday 10 April

The Rebel From Wisbech

In this lunchtime lecture, join Sarah Coleman – former Articles for Change Project Curator at Wisbech & Fenland…