Black History Month

Black History Month takes place every October in the UK, and aims to celebrate the enormous contribution Black Britons have made to UK society. The movement originated in the United States, where it is celebrated in February.

Black History Month

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I'm battling the same structural racism my grandmother did

Hanging on a palace wall is a portrait of two young women - here’s why it’s so special

Black Arsenal's beautiful history from Paul Davis and Ian Wright to Bukayo Saka

My dad was the secret tailor of London’s best dressed

Rumble in the Jungle 50 years on – through the eyes of a Black British fighter

‘We quit our full-time jobs and now perform sold-out shows to thousands’

'I was told to "go to the factories" during apartheid but became an artist'

Clive Sullivan was a rugby legend to the world, but a loving father to me

Black chefs reveal 'incredible' Black-owned restaurants to feast at in London

I left my office job and changed my entire career just 7 weeks after giving birth

My uncle fought for Black Britons - until it killed him

Doctors were shocked when I told them to remove my breasts

Here's a plantain recipe so good you'll be left dreaming about it

Why BBC's Mr Loverman 'would be pointless without those intimate scenes’

Earl Cameron was 50 years my senior but I was lucky to be his friend

I want people to start saying the B-word instead of the N-word

Heinz's tone-deaf advert sends a damaging message about Black dads

The 90s icon who was ‘in line to be the next Bob Marley’ - and other late reggae greats

My great-grandfather died in anonymity - then everything changed

Iconic Black British films and TV shows and where to watch them