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As part of our Sharing Journeys campaign for #BHMUK22 we examine the highly influential Caribbean Arts Movement (CAM) of the 1960s and 1970s

Black History Month UK 2022 'Sharing Journeys' campaign - exploring the lives of Britons with Caribbean heritage

#BHMUK22 Sharing Journeys campaign - learn how the West Africa Student Union (WASU) campaigned for the end of colonial rule in West Africa

Black History Month UK 2022 'Sharing Journeys' campaign - exploring the lives of Britons with West African heritage - Lapido Solanke

Our book recommendations for Black History Month UK 2022

Our TV picks for Black History Month UK 2022 - Check out a few of our TV recommendations to help you celebrate and learn more about UK Black

As part of our 'Black to the Past' campaign for Black History Month UK 2021 we explore the lives of African Romans in Britain.

"Small Axe" is an anthology comprised of five original films set from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s that tell personal stories from...

Mary Seacole is now known for her medical work in the Crimean war, and as a brilliant woman who combated the racial prejudice she experience

A group of Lewisham mums led by Mavis Best, campaigned to stop ‘sus laws’ in the UK with the support of Paul Boateng (future Home Secretary)

The Bristol Bus Boycott started in response to the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to hire Black and Asian workers in 1963.

On the 21st December 2018, Google Doodle honoured the life and legacy of trailblazer Connie Mark, who served in the women’s branch of the British army in Jamaica during World War II. Later moving from her native Jamaica to England, she became a community activist, promoting Caribbean culture and ensuring that the women and people of colour who contributed to the war effort received equal recognition.