#BlackBritishhistory
Fascinating and important story for our understanding of #BlackBritishHistory
November 22, 2024 at 9:10 AM
From the creation of lectureships to the closure of programmes, the last five years represent a tumultuous period within the study of #BlackBritishHistory

Join us for a roundtable: Black British History in 2025
🗓️ 6th March
⏰ 17:30
📍 IHR Wolfson Room NB01

www.history.ac.uk/events/black...
March 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We were thrilled to perform at Wyvil Primary last week delivering our 'Hidden Figures' show!
But we were even more delighted to learn that one of the figures we explore, Len Garrison, had connections with the school; his wife worked there!
#blackhistory #blackbritishhistory #blackandbritish
October 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
What you name your kid after you get tired of hearing “but he didn’t mean it like THAT, stop overreacting.” But seriously, this is a name for the #BlackBritishHistory books.
October 2, 2025 at 5:38 AM
4️⃣ She later became the first Black woman Governor of the BBC, using her role to open doors for Black and Asian journalists and performers.

🤔 Think you know who it is? Tell us in the comments! 👇🏽
#explore #bhmlandmarks #blackhistoryuk #BlackBritishHistory #progress #honourthepast
October 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Great to be partnering with Peabody Housing Trust for their Black History Month celebrations.

Showcasing my Windrush: Arrival project and an outing for the Museum of Everyday Life!

Great food and music creating atmosphere!

#windrush #history #museumofeverydaylife #heritage #blackbritishhistory
November 13, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Very grateful to be included in this article on the future of #BlackBritishHistory, and the need for Black women historians within and outside of the academy.

blackballad.co.uk/education/bl...
Black British History Needs Our Radical Black Women Historians
Lack of funding, cut courses and anti-Black racism are just some of the barriers that Black women historians face.
blackballad.co.uk
January 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
✨ As Black History Month UK 2025 ends, we pledge to honour #BlackBritishhistory all year. This year's theme, Legacies of Action: 60 Years of Change, celebrated those who turned activism into lasting impact. The Race Relations Act 1965 marked the UK's first legal step against racial discrimination,
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Today! 👇🏿
#BlackBritishHistory
Kicking off our fantastic line up with a showcase of new research! Get in touch if you are a postgraduate or early career researcher who would like to introduce their work to the field.

📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online
📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025
⏰ 17:30
🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO
October 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Hello, quite new here, so introducing myself 👋 I’m a historian of #BlackBritishHistory @icws-sas.bsky.social, living in North Wales. My first book was #BlackTudors and my new one #Heiresses, is about nine British women who inherited enslaved people and plantations in the Caribbean.
July 29, 2025 at 7:58 AM
We’re delighted that in collaboration with the @ihr.bsky.social & @vchlondon.bsky.social we’ll be running this event exploring how #local & #place-based research could more effectively engage with #BlackBritishHistory - all welcome to join us online - www.history.ac.uk/events/local...
August 6, 2024 at 2:23 PM
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
From the series Shock and Awe (2015-20)
Parade III, 2017 Barbara Walker © Barbara Walker. All rights reserved, DACS Artimage. Photo Chris Keenan

Barbara Walker: Being Here until 25 May. Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 6pm
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Suggested donation £5
#BarbaraWalker #BlackBritishHistory #VEDay80
Barbara Walker : Being Here - Arnolfini
The first major survey exhibition by British artist Barbara Walker, described as one of the most important British artists working today, Being Here charts the artist’s compelling figurative…
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May 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Lancaster Black History Group: Anti-Racist Education after the 2020 #BlackLivesMatter Protests

Author: Imogen Tyler

Lancaster University

This artiComing soon!

#Slavery #Colonialism #BlackBritishHistory #AntiracistEducation #ParticipatoryResearch
July 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
If you're a #historyteacher focusing on #blackbritishhistory, #migration, #disabilityhistory, or #empire, then our newest FREE resource is for you! Check out Billy Waters: Songs from the Shadows: ageofrevolution.org/home/billy-waters 🎻
December 15, 2024 at 10:43 PM
We will not have a seminar this month because many of our convenors will be at @thenacbs.bsky.social conference! Check out their papers on race and #BlackBritishHistory if you’ll be joining us in Montreal 🇨🇦
www.nacbs.org/conference
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The IHR Black British History seminar series is now on BlueSky!

Follow us for updates and keep your eyes peeled for information about our upcoming seminars 👀

@ihr.bsky.social #BlackBritishHistory #historians #academia
September 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Was lovely meeting up with @michaelohajuru.bsky.social on Saturday, as well as attending The Black Literary Festival in Hammersmith.
Was also great meeting newsreader Clive Myrie, who bought a copy of 'Who Is John Blanke?' 👌🏼😊
#JohnBlanke #books #BlackBritishHistory #history #BlackTudors
July 2, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I'm hugely looking forward to this event - a chance to learn about researching and sharing the rich stories of #BlackBritishHistory from a #local and #place-based perspective. It's never been more important.
We’re delighted that in collaboration with the @ihr.bsky.social & @vchlondon.bsky.social we’ll be running this event exploring how #local & #place-based research could more effectively engage with #BlackBritishHistory - all welcome to join us online - www.history.ac.uk/events/local...
August 7, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Pleased to announce that I have been appointed Director of History and Heritage with the New Cross Fire Foundation.

Really proud to be working with this amazing organisation and contributing to it's work.
www.ncff.co.uk

#newcrossfire #newcrossfire1981 #newcross #blackbritishhistory #history
About | New Cross Fire Foundation
www.ncff.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Momentary panic - thought I was going to have to leave and I just got here. Forgot to put the spaces in… #blackbritishhistory
November 18, 2024 at 8:42 PM