Blogs
Eulogy - telling the stories of first generation Jamaicans
It was losing my father Hermerde in September 2017 and the funeral of one of his closest friends exactly a year later that inspired the Eulogy project.
BHM
Stories
After Windrush - telling stories of struggle and celebration
Why did you want to make this film? I had the idea for about 25 years. I'm an African-Caribbean British Yorkshireman. I was born here, raised here. I saw my mother and father go through racism, I went through it at school. Then when I came out of the military, I couldn’t even get a job, people were
Blogs
Finding 'a home' in the heritage sector
Working as a black person in the heritage sector can be isolating. Connecting with peers has been essential.
Blogs
Every voice matters - collecting black stories
A few months into his new role, Nasir Adam explains what he's doing to bring the museum together with black communities across Wales.
Blogs
A century of black British history
Pawlet Brookes chooses her favourite songs and stories from the exhibition Archiving the Past: Reflecting the Future.
Blogs
How a 200-year-old society is inspiring young minorities in Brum
Don't Settle Lunar Campfires provide a safe space for young people of colour to talk about their experiences. It was an honour to be involved in the first one.
Stories
Helping all young people get hands on with nature
We spent a day in Sydenham Hill Wood, south London, where theories about wellbeing are guiding young people's interactions with our wild places.
Projects
Black History live
Black History Live revealed the stories of Kent’s African and Caribbean residents of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Projects
Caribbean takeaway and oral histories shared
The stories of 10 Caribbean elders from the Windrush generation, who arrived in the UK between the 1940s and 1960s, have been recorded and shared for the first time.
Projects
'Celebrating Highgate and Peter Stanford, Birmingham's First Black Minister'
Highgate Baptist Church researched the remarkable life of Peter Stanford, Birmingham’s first black minister.
Projects
Windrush at 70: recording and sharing migration stories
Through its Windrush 70 and Beyond project, Kingsway Project celebrated the 70th anniversary of the ‘Empire Windrush’ by recording and sharing Caribbean migration stories.