Black History Month 2025 – Standing Firm in Power and Pride
This year’s theme for Black History Month is “Standing Firm in Power and Pride,” in honour of Black individuals whose resilience, strength, and courage to keep on going despite the odds, have shaped our world today.
Black history is not separate from World or British history; it is part of the story of our accomplishments, struggle, and future together.
Here, you can view past events in keeping with this theme, providing historical retrospectives as well as thought-provoking perspectives on the modern black experience.
Free to watch & listen to during October
Our annual State of the Nation lecture invites an eminent commentator to give their informed view on the state of the country as they see it. 2025’s lecture was delivered by Gary Younge. Gary is an award-winning journalist, author, broadcaster and professor of sociology at the University of Manchester.
Diane Abbott MP has broken barriers and built an extraordinary legacy. As the first Black woman elected to the House of Commons, the longest-serving Black MP, and the current Mother of the House, she has fearlessly championed the causes that matter most to Britain today. In conversation with Rachel Cunliffe.
Marking the centenary of writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin, join us for a panel exploring his life, writing, and legacy into the contemporary world. Writer Jason Okundaye (Revolutionary Acts), Colin Grant, director of the WritersMosaic, and broadcaster and critic Alex Clark, will enter conversation on Baldwin’s vital legacy, asking what his work might teach us today.
The Girl With the Louding Voice was an international bestseller that resonated with readers everywhere. We are hugely excited to be welcoming Abi Daré with her follow-up novel And So I Roar, which continues Adunni’s captivating story. In conversation with Jendella Benson
