Black and British

Celebrate Black history with a selection of art and culture in the UK

In collaboration with

What We Seee

Notting Hill Carnival

People's History Museum

Tate Britain

Black Cultural Archives

Far From The Norm

Arts Council England

National Museums Liverpool

Culture Liverpool

Bristol Museums

and 30 more collections

How would you like to explore?

Creative Minds

Dance, sculpture, music and more

Trailblazing Moments

Pivotal events and pioneering figures

Archival Learning

History through the Black Cultural Archives

Meet the next generation of artistic talent

Dance artists, photographers and visual artists, all using their work to speak louder than words

Dissecting arts, heritage, and cultural politics

Explore the multiplicity and diversity of Black identity and connectivity

Photographer and Artist Adama Jalloh

Photographer and artist

Choreographer and Director Botis Seva

Artist, choreographer and director

Dance Artist Victoria Shulungu

Dance performer, rehearsal director, teacher and producer

The stories behind the beats

Learn about the UK's music scene from classical to Grime

Union Black: Sounds of a Nation

Explore the project celebrating the powerful influence of Black British music

Dub London: Bassline of the City

Freedom and rhythm, passed on through generations

Black British Jazz

History, identity, and music

Reggae Goes Mainstream

The soundtrack to multiculturalism

Samuel Coleridge and Classical Music

The musical fight for civil rights

The Influence of Black Music on The Beatles

In conversation with Mark Lewisohn, Paul Gallagher and Peter Hooton

Rapper Derek B's Lyric Books

Explore his handwritten notes and see a snapshot of his work process

Black Lenses Matter

Curated by Misan Harriman, meet the contemporary photographers pushing the envelope forward

"We need your voices"Misan Harriman, photographer

Icons of British Art

Contemporary British artists you need to know

Self Portrait (after Warhol)

by Yinka Shonibare

No Woman, No Cry

by Chris Ofili

Popcorn Shells

by Chris Ofili

The Life and Work of Lubaina Himid RA

The Turner Prize-winning British artist and Royal Academician discusses teaching, politics, and her mum

Culture on film

Watch clips from history and hear voices from today

The influence of Black music on The Beatles

Showcasing successful and creative women in Birmingham

Producer Shakka on how his Dominican roots shaped his music

Archive footage of the Toxteth Riots in Liverpool

Love of the culture: Notting Hill Carnival

Black Georgians: The Shock of The Familiar

Spotlight on Notting Hill Carnival

Bright lights in the big city. Dive into the annual celebration of Afro-Carribbean culture

The Origins of Notting Hill Carnival

A story of resistance and protest

A weekend celebrating Black joy

Joyful resistance

What is Notting Hill Carnival?

Discover what the weekend is all about

Hear the voices of Carnival

Festival goers recall their highlights

More than soundsystems

How much do you know about the music at Carnival?

Discover Notting Hill Carnival

Explore more on Europe's largest street festival

The writing's on the wall

Nationwide protest through creativity

Documenting change

Explore the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, through the perspectives of the people involved

Black Lives Matter

The political protest against the Edward Colston statue

Learn why 10,000 people gathered in Bristol

Names you ought to know

From gardeners to nurses, pioneers that aren't in the history books

Olive Morris

Ignatius Sanchio

Olaudah Equiano

Claudia Jones

Samuel Coleridge Taylor

Key moments in British history

Travel through time

The Windrush Generation

The early post-war settlement and development of the Black community in Brixton

Key Sites Connected to the Transatlantic Slave Trade in London

Take a tour with Blue Badge Guide Dominic Burris-North

London Locations and The Slave Trade

Explore the places that played a key part in history

Sites of Slavery

Places connecting us to a challenging aspect of our past

Places of Black History

How the historic environment helps to tell the story of Black lives in Britain

Making a movement

How the Black community became empowered in the 1970s and 80s

A history of education campaigning

Len Garrison, ACER, and the British education system

The Black Power Movement

Their manifesto, the social issues they explored, and their fascinating alliances in the UK and abroad

The 1981 Brixton Uprising

The events that led up to the riots and the response of the Brixton Defence Campaign

Black feminism

Learning from the past to inspire the future

Zoom in to 'Womanopoly' with activist Stella Dadzie

A board game that demonstrates injustices for women in society

Have Women of Color Been Written Out of The Women's Movement?

Writer Yomi Adegoke looks back at Black women’s history of activism in Britain

The Black Women's Movement

Discover the origins of OWAAD and its early feminist campaigners

Telling the story of the Black British experience

A closer look at Black Cultural Archives

Liverpool's Black Community

Learn about the history of the oldest Black community in Europe

Are you a teacher or parent?

Downloadable lesson plans that can be used in the classroom or given to students to work through at their own pace

Brief Introduction to Black British History

Creative Icons of Black British Culture

Celebrating Freedom and Culture at Notting Hill Carnival

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Creative Minds

Trailblazing Moments

Archival Learning