Monday 30th June 2025 is the 65th anniversary of the independence of the Democtratic Republic of Congo. It occurs just two days before the centenary of its first prime minister, the man who steered them to the precipice of freedom, Patrice Lumumba. Such was the global reverence for him that…

The memorial for Mogous Abay takes place from 2-4pm Holy Cross Church, 98, Cromer Street, London, WC1H 8JU on 29th of June 2025, one day before the 35th anniversary of his death. The police version of events contends that Mogous Abay committed suicide by jumping out of the fourth-floor window…

Aside from serious researchers looking to access the largest collection of books, periodicals, journals and sound recordings in the world, there generally isn’t much cause for us to engage with the British Library, located in London’s King’s Cross area. (1) However, a new exhibition may change that – temporarily, at…

On June 21st this year Windrush Foundation will celebrate “thirty years of outstanding contribution” to the community. The organisation was founded in 1995 by the late RAF war veteran and Windrush passenger Sam King MBE and Arthur Torrington CBE who envisioned it as a vehicle to “create an identity for…

May 19th was the one-hundreth anniversary of the birth of The Eminent Prophet Omowale Malcolm X and represents the first stage in this ‘Triple Centenary’ year that also encompasses Patrice Lumumba and Franz Fanon. The day was marked by celebrations around the world featuring an array of establishment and grassroots…