Black history month runs from the 1st-31st October and celebrates the history and achievements of black communities around the world. This should be a time of reflection for businesses so here are five meaningful ways businesses and individuals can celebrate black history month.
Black-Owned Clothing Brands You Need To Start Buying From
Ellis Ellena Idris highlights some of her favourite black-owned small businesses for your new fashion fix.
Black History Month: Writer’s Recommendations
Arts and Culture writer Madeleine Gauci Green shares some of her favourite Black authors and theatre! Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo Bernadine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other is a polyphonic novel made up of interconnected […]
Mercury Prize Star: Michael Kiwanuka
Winning the Mercury Prize for his 2020 self-titled album, Kiwanuka is a contemporary force to be reckoned with. Freya Martin takes a look at the music in question, and the man behind it.
Black History Month Profile: George Washington Carver
Morwenna Davies takes a look at the life and achievements of “The Peanut Man”.
Is Medicine Racist?
Scratching the surface of systemic racism within medicine.
When will a Black scientist win a Nobel Prize?
A delve into the reasons why the achievements of Black scientists have not been recognised by the Nobel Prize.
Trailblazers: African-American women in STEM
Kate Hall celebrates four formidable African-American scientists who fought racial and gender biases in their field.
Overturned Cobbles: Leeds Black History Walks
‘The pattern of historic silencing becomes disturbingly clear…‘ Recolouring an erased history is an intimidating task, yet a necessary one. Over a two-hour period, Joe Williams and Vanessa Mudd take their fellow walkers through millennia […]
Is Eugenics Still Prevalent in Modern Day Science?
Beth Powell discusses how eugenics can be racist, and whether this still exists in modern day science.
Black artist spotlight
For Black History Month, our team of writers share some of their favourite and most notable Black artists.
The Fight for Marvel’s New Endgame
There is no denying that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a juggernaut of a conglomerate – seemingly percolating into every part of society – film, television, video games, comics and merchandise. Even if you are […]