WATCH: An evening with Liverpool author, Ashleigh Nugent
Ashleigh Nugent’s book ‘Locks’ explores the prison system, growing up, wising up, and finding your place in a…
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Dewey Decibels: Music in the Library
a night of new & eclectic music at Exeter Library, co-produced with Obvious Events. With feature sets from…
Paul Stephenson Lecture 2024
On April 29th 1963, Paul Stephenson led the Bristol Bus Boycott, the UK’s most successful black-led protest movement….
PAST Thematic Overview: Modern Black History
The National Archives collection spans 1,000 years. Throughout this period, there has been a Black presence in Britain,…
Black Oxford Untold Stories
Black people did not study at the University of Oxford. They came only to drive buses and work…
Black X Conference
For young black individuals to learn more about various industries and acquire insight into the unique black professional…
International Women’s Day – Invest in Black Women
Join us for our in-person International Women’s Day celebration, celebrating women, and explore why and how we better…
BCA Author Talk: Professor Nicola Rollock – The Racial Code
Join us for a special conversation & reading with author Professor Nicola Rollock to celebrate the paperback release of ‘The Racial Code:…
A Tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah
Poet, novelist, playwright, musician, actor, TV and radio presenter, and professor of creative writing, Dr Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal…
Lord Tony Sewell – The End of ‘Race’: Agency & Self-Affirmation
The Pharos Spring Lecture, given by the author of the Sewell Report on race in the UK, followed…
Black Power Women in Education: 18th Annual Huntley Conference
Making use of archive evidence and stories from participants, our central theme for this year’s conference focuses on…
Affirming the History of African and Caribbean People in Britain
In 2023 Hakim Adi’s African and Caribbean People in Britain: A History was shortlisted for the prestigious Wolfson History Prize….
Gus Casely-Hayford: ‘Balthazar: the third man drawn from the shadows
Art + Christianity’s 2024 annual lecture will be given by the Director of V&A East, Dr Gus Casely-Hayford….
HOSB Presents: Busy Being Black
Live recording featuring Busy Being Black’s Josh Rivers in conversation with Otamere Guobadia discussing queer love, art, and…
Aniefiok Ekpoudom & Gary Younge: Where We Come From
Within the British music scene, recent years have borne witness to underground genres emerging from the inner cities,…
Birmingham set to shine the spotlight on Black Women at groundbreaking event
Birmingham prepares to host ‘Women in the Shade’ conference on Thursday 18th January 2024. This pioneering forum is…
WATCH: Barrel Children: The Families Windrush Left Behind – with Director Q&A
The RCA invites you to join us for a captivating film screening and Q&A with the Director of…
The Psychosis of Whiteness
An all-encompassing, insightful and wry look at living in a racist world, by Kehinde Andrews, a leading black…
Documenting Joy, Resilience and Resistance in the African Diaspora
For more than four decades, the Jamaican-British photographer Armet Francis has made it his mission to document the…
In Conversation with Veronica Ryan
We are proud to be welcoming Veronica Ryan in a discussion about her extraordinary career and the themes…
