Black British History
These Photos Are a Time Capsule of 80s Sound System Culture
Photographer Jon Girling documented a Birmingham sound system called Scientists of Sound – a crew he knew intimately and followed around the UK.
Nostalgic Photos of Black British Music Scenes Over the Ages
From jungle and drum and bass to drill, Brixton-born photographer Eddie Otchere has spent decades documenting UK youth culture.
Joyous Photos of a Black British Church Community
The Windrush generation built their own places of worship after facing racism in the church. Holly-Marie Cato documents one such vital gathering place.
What It Feels Like to Relearn Your Own Black British History
"The only figure I remember vividly being taught about was Harriet Tubman. There wasn’t anything else."
'They Thought I Was Dead': Voices From Pivotal Moments in Black British History
Events like the Broadwater Farm riots to the New Cross Fire have left an indelible mark on the lives of those who lived through them.
The Incredible Story of Andrew Watson, the First Black International Footballer
Having played for some of the greatest sides in the world, Watson's fascinating life is full of boundary-breaking "first" achievements.
The Illustrator Celebrating Britain's Unsung Black Trailblazers
Varaidzo turned her initial cynicism about Black History Month into an ongoing project that traces important Black British figures from the pre-Windrush era.
Jahnavi Inniss Uses Quilting to Address the Gaps in Black British History
“I wanted to dismantle the ‘single story’ that suggests that Black people had only arrived in Britain after the Second World War, in the late-1940s, during the Windrush period.”