Black History Month UK

During Black History Month UK 2024, we celebrated the changemakers who transformed Black history in the UK. We revisited pivotal moments and honoured influential figures like Olaudah Equiano, a founding member of the abolitionist group The Sons of Africa, as well as the Black Civil Rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Our spotlight also highlighted trailblazers such as Diane Abbott, the UK’s first Black female MP; Pan-Africanist Henry Sylvester Williams; writers and civil rights activists Marion Patrick Jones and Obi Egbuna; and pioneering lawyer Stella Thomas. We recognised the lasting impact of these leaders and their crucial roles in building a more equitable society.​