black history month

Plantation Wharf Owners Consult On Name Change After Anger Over Slavery Links

“We want to embrace all of society on all levels and create a location of proud history at the wharf."
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Yes, Pop Culture Teaches Us Life Lessons, But It Doesn't Have To

I was raised on a diet of Nollywood and High School Musical – who says we get just one set of stories?
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Florence Eshalomi: As A Black MP, Police Told Me Not To Hold Walk-In Surgeries

The Labour MP Vauxhall speaks to HuffPost UK about threats, growing up in south London and how people need to recognise that politicians are "human beings" too.
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Henrie Kwushue: 'Rah, I Love Being Black. That Is Black Joy'

The 26-year-old south Londoner is radio's rising star – and she's not finished yet.
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Pride Has More Than One Meaning For Me. How About You?

I would be nothing without the community that made me, shaped my Black Britishness, and gave me wings.
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'Blackfishing' Is More Than A Fake Tan and Curly Hair. Here's Why

It's not just the behaviour Black women take issue with – for some, it's the word itself.
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The London Tube Map Has Been Reimagined To Honour Black History Month

Sadiq Khan explained: "We're putting London's Black history on the map."
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George The Poet: 'We Need To Free Ourselves From Our History And Know We're Blessed'

The spoken-word artist talks inspiration, Black joy, and his latest project, 'The Outsiders?'
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Living Through Lockdown, Families Rewrote Their Shared History

Only by retelling old family stories – even the difficult ones – do we learn something new.
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This Is What Black Joy Means To Rugby Star Maro Itoje

"I have these two identities and I’m sailing a wave in between the two."
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