Black History Month: Milford's Shirts: Scotland, Linen and Clothing the Enslaved
In 1758 alone, Scotland produced 2.2 million yards of ‘Osnaburg’ linen, a coarse, medium weight cloth that had multiple uses, most notably as part of…
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Heroic Black Sailors of the 1800s
This special talk takes place on board a replica of Francis Drakes 16th century ship the Golden Hinde. The talk starts at 7.30pm but the…
Beyond Windrush: Tracing Your African Caribbean Roots
Want to extend your family tree? Struggling to reach ancestors who lived before the birth of your grandparents? Paul was told that it would be…
Black History Month Event
A free lecture event to celebrate Black History Month 2019 About this Event The Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Staff Network in collaboration with…
The BAME Experience
Inclusive Companies is delighted to partner with Auto Trader UK to deliver a dynamic event in honour of Black History Month. We would like to…
Tracing African Caribbean Roots: Who do you think you are?
Trailblazing author and family historian Paul Crooks captivates his audience with an account of how he traced his African forebears enslaved on a sugar plantation in…
AFRA: Black History Month Celebration 2019
Celebrate the beginning of Black History Month in style with AFRA Blackpool. Join us on Saturday 5 October to enjoy delicious Caribbean food, experience a…
Black Panther's real African history + the books to prove it
Millions have seen Black Panther but not realised the film references real African history. In this interactive audio-visual presentation we will use photos,art and trailers…
Black History Month: Whose Footsteps?
Whose Footsteps? Commemorative statues and monuments are dotted throughout Kelvingrove Park, but over the years the site has witnessed historical events and interactions that are…
BLACK HISTORY COME DINE!
As the leaves burnish and the Autumnal chill sets in, celebrate the start of Black History Month, with the first ever BLACK HISTORY COME DINE…
Black History Month celebrates businesswomen
Yvonne Roberts makes tubs of creams. How? About this Event Join Hyacinth with Up Your Street seniors and hear how Hackney’s Yvonne Roberts set up…
Tracing Black Ancestry: Secrets of the 1817 Slave Registers Uncovered
Join Ancestry Talks’ Paul Crooks for this captivating account of how he traced his African forebears enslaved on a sugar plantation in Jamaica, 200 years…
Black History Month: After Sheku
After Sheku Sheku Bayoh, aged 32, was a trainee gas engineer, and a loving partner, brother, son and father of two. Sheku died after being…
Jennifer Makumbi Author Visit – Black History Month
Manchester Happened is a powerful collection of vibrant short stories about the experience of immigration from the internationally acclaimed author of Kintu. Full of empathy…
500 YEARS LATER Film Screening
To celebrate Black History Month, The Francis Crick’s Race Equity network (PRISM) will be screening the film 500 Years Later. 500 Years Later, is an…
Learie Constantine: A Nelson Lad from Trinidad (Nelson)
As part of Black History Month, we are proud to host the Learie Constantine exhibition, the well-loved Nelson cricketer. Using books, videos, photographs and clippings,…
African Superheroes Day (September)
The original 3 hour event repeated by popular demand ! African Superheroes: Many artists are making up for the severe lack of positive images of…
Black History Bus Tour (September)
Join us on our three-hour drive showing London’s top tourist attractions from an African/Caribbean perspective. There is at least 2000 years of Black history to…
Candid
A story of struggle, conflict and survival The memoir of a minority, Candid is the personal account of a complex journey from youth to the present day which aims…
Launch of Black Cultural Activism Map
Join us for the launch of Black Cultural Activism Map, the first of a two-part series of events celebrating and connecting visions,…
Phoenix Dance – Windrush: Movement of the People
Phoenix Dance’s thrilling new dance piece celebrates the 70th anniversary of SS Empire Windrush’s arrival, bringing the first Caribbean migrants to the UK. The work…
Black Men Walking
Thomas, Matthew and Richard walk. They walk the first Saturday of every month. Walking and talking. But this walk… Maybe they should have cancelled, but…
The Black Market & Film Festival – Saturday 4th November 2017
Black History Studies presents ‘The Black Market & Film Festival’ Saturday 4th November 2017 12pm – 9pm West Green Learning Centre @ Parkview Academy…
Black Presence in the National Gallery
From the margins to the centre.From objects and subjects of economic capital ;to creators and definers of cultural capital. Our #African focused tour of the National Gallery …
Healing Our Broken Village – 9th Black Mental Health Conference
You are invited to join us at our 9th Annual Black #MentalHealth conference and Black History Exhibition: Healing our Broken Village 9: which will include a progress report…