Black Plaque installation on Windrush Day to commemorate Val McCalla the founder of The Voice newspaper
African and Caribbean community organisation Nubian Jak and creative agency Havas London have teamed up with property investment…
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Kwaku BBM: Reggae Memories Playlist Or The Non-Anorak’s Choice
Kwaku BBM: Reggae Memories Playlist Or The Non-Anorak’s Choice Click here to listen to ‘BBM/BMC Presents This Is…
Tributes Pour in for Prominent Black Lives Matter Activist Sasha Johnson.
Sasha Johnson is critically ill after being shot in the head. Her party, The Taking the Initiative Party…
1st Anniversary of the Death of George Floyd
Protests were everywhere as people were anguished and angry over his death, and some set fires, broke the…
We at Black History Month are saddened to report that prominent Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is in a critical condition after being shot.
We understand that she was being treated in intensive care after being shot in the head in the…
Strive Masiyiwa is Named as the First British Black Billionaire on the Sunday Times Rich List
The Zimbabwean telecoms tycoon, who lives in London, has become the first black billionaire to break into The…
Margaret Busby to receive The London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award 2021
Margaret Busby OBE, Hon. FRSL (Nana Akua Ackon) is a major cultural figure in Britain and around the world….
Author has Major Book Cancelled by Publisher having Failed to Cover Enough Black Historians
Leading author Richard Cohen’s new book stirs anger with ‘too white’ history. Now it has reportedly been dropped…
Naomi Campbell becomes a Mother
The supermodel, 50, revealed that she is the mother to a baby girl by releasing a picture on…
Young People across Greater Manchester celebrate Victorian Black British circus owner Pablo Fanque
Five groups of young people across Greater Manchester have taken part in creative workshops with multi-disciplinary artist Jade…
Entertainment Diversity Controversy Continues in the UK and the States
Idris Elba has spoken out about comments made by BBC’s creative diversity chief, Miranda Wayland amid the controversy…
Going to a Live Music Concert or Event at Last
After so many months couped up at home, everyone is keen to attend live events again from theatre…
Black Lives Matter Protests 2020 win national Award for Amplifying Unheard Voices
The killing of George Floyd was the catalyst for widespread anti-racist protests in the summer of 2020. Though…
Steve McQueen to launch new Race Relations Series called ‘Uprising’
After the global success of “Small Axe” the BBC and acclaimed British filmmaker Steve McQueen are teaming again for documentary…
BBM/BMC Announces 2021 British Black Music Month And International Reggae Day London UK Programme
This year, BBM/BMC (BritishBlackMusic.com/Black Music Congress) offers fewer, but targeted events to mark British Black Music Month (BBMM),…
Turner Prize Shortlist Announced
Tate Britain today announced the shortlist for Turner Prize 2021: Array Collective, , Cooking Sections, Gentle/Radical, and Project…
Human Rights expert decries wave of anti-protest laws ‘spreading through the United States’
A UN independent human rights expert has slammed new laws in several American states aimed at suppressing racial…
Marcus Ryder appointed as new Chair of RADA Council
RADA announces that Marcus Ryder will become the new Chair of RADA. Marcus Ryder succeeds Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen…
Bafta TV Awards: Steve McQueen’s Small Axe Leads Nominations
Sir Steve McQueen’s Small Axes series leads the field at this year’s Bafta Television Awards, with 15 nominations….
Mustapha Matura Award and Mentoring Programme Announced
Characterised by critic Michael Billington of The Guardian as “a pioneering black playwright who opened the doors for…
