The Empire Windrush arrives
The Empire Windrush arrives
The Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury in England on 22 June 1948 with 802 people on board from the Caribbean.The former ... Read more
22 Jun 2023
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Ming Smith makes history at MoMA
Ming Smith makes history at MoMA
In 1979, The Museum of Modern Art, (MoMA) purchased photographs from an African-American woman for the first time in its... Read more
16 Jun 2023
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Octavia E. Butler: Visionary black sci-fi writer
Octavia E. Butler: Visionary black sci-fi writer
In 1995, Octavia E Butler became the first author to receive a MacArthur “genius” award for science fiction writing. Fro... Read more
6 Mar 2023
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Una Marson and the BBC Caribbean Service
Una Marson and the BBC Caribbean Service
To mark the 90th anniversary of the BBC World Service, we trace the development of the Caribbean Service.Its beginnings ... Read more
19 Dec 2022
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9mins
The Little Black Book survival guide
The Little Black Book survival guide
In 1985, Carol Taylor wrote a survival guide for young black men in the Unites Stated who were stopped by the police. He... Read more
31 Oct 2022
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The beginnings of Notting Hill Carnival
The beginnings of Notting Hill Carnival
On 30 January 1959, the late Trinidadian activist Claudia Jones held a Caribbean party in St Pancras Town Hall in London... Read more
7 Oct 2022
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The Harder They Come
The Harder They Come
In 1972, a low-budget Jamaican film and its legendary soundtrack helped popularise reggae music in the world. Ben Hender... Read more
6 Oct 2022
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The funk and soul club that changed Manchester
The funk and soul club that changed Manchester
In 1962, Nigerian man Phil Magbotiwan opened a brand new nightclub in Manchester, England. In part because of his own pe... Read more
3 Oct 2022
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Civil Rights activist Ida B Wells
Civil Rights activist Ida B Wells
In March 2022 a law was passed in the United States making lynching a federal crime - nearly 120 years after the first a... Read more
31 May 2022
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The death of Trayvon Martin
The death of Trayvon Martin
In February 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot dead by a member of a Neighbourhood Watch group who claimed he was... Read more
24 Feb 2022
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