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Thing to Do during UK Black History Month 2025 - London is brimming with exhibitions, performances, talks, and cultural experiences all month long. Here's our guide to the best events to explore this October.

The article examines the rise and fall of political Blackness in the UK, emphasising its role in uniting racialised communities, the effects of division, and the urgent need for renewed cross-community solidarity today.

The Campaign Against Racial Discrimination: Britain’s Civil Rights Experiment This article is based on original research by Alysha Robinson, University of Manchester History Department. We are grateful for permission to reproduce and adapt it.

Explore Bernard Coard's legacy as an educator and catalyst for change in Black education. Discover how Bernard Coard's work reshaped UK policies.

In 1975 Mollie co-founded the Caribbean Parents Group (CPG) in Ealing. The group emerged in response to the local council’s policy of bussing Black and Asian children out of their neighbourhood schools, a practice designed to limit the number of “immigrant” children in any one classroom.

In 1962, she moved to Britain to continue her education, earning a BSc degree from the University of London. She later completed postgraduate studies in Social Anthropology at the London School of Economics, writing her thesis on a subject close to her heart - the Chinese community in Trinidad. While studying for her master’s, she worked as a secretary to the Quaker International Affairs Centre in London.

The first of February marks the start of Pride month in the UK. Throughout the month of February, join us in learning about the Black Briton

February the first marks the start of Black History Month in several countries including the USA, Canada, and Germany.

The Sons of Africa played a significant role in shaping British abolitionism, influencing laws and public opinion, and taking part in landma

The First Pan-African Conference was spearheaded by Henry Sylvester Williams, a Trinidadian lawyer, writer, and activist who played a pivota

what to watch during uk black history month 2024

There are lots of creative ways your school can recognise Black History Month UK beyond school assemblies and we've come up with a few ideas

Writer, activist, and revolutionary thinker — Obi Egbuna helped spark Britain’s Black Power movement and gave voice to a generation determined to be heard. His story bridges continents and communities, linking Nigeria to Britain, art to protest, and imagination to freedom.

our theme for UK Black History Month is "Celebrating our Changemakers" exploring key moments in UK Black History

Our top reads for Global Black History Month(s) 2024

Celebrating Global Black History Month(s) and UK Pride Month in 2024

Adelaide Hall was the jazz singer who introduced scat singing and was a household name in 1930s Britain.

Princess Tsehai was born in Addis Ababa. She often accompanied the Emperor to public events during his exile in Great Britain (1936–1941), w

Growing up in Addiscombe, Ivor was most-often the only person-of-colour in his local environment. One can only imagine how difficult it was

African nurses such as Princess Ademola, through their migration, settlement and contribution to British society, hold equal claim to the at