Black History Month (BHM) 2018
In the blink of an eye, Black History Month is already halfway through, but it is not too late to get involved.
London is a great place to celebrate Black History Month, with so many events occurring, from lectures and films, to concerts and events.
Events
18 October – Black History Tour of the British Museum
19 October – The Black History Month Comedy Show 2018
20 October – African Headwrap Workshop with Sylvia Emodi
25 October – Black British Civil Rights 1968-2018
27 October – Black History Month Comedy Special
29 October – Black History Month Dance Class
Exhibition
1-31 October – Black SuperSheroes
3-31 October – The Missing Chapter: Black Chronicles
16-29 October – The Voice Newspaper Celebrates 35 Years
Films
6-27 October – New Black Film Club
16 October – Black London: A Bigger Picture
18 October – Jungle Fever – A Spike Lee Mixtape Season
22 October – Clockers – A Spike Lee Mixtape Season
26 October – Bamboozled – A Spike Lee Mixtape Season
30 October – The African History of Sport
Happenings
21 October – Trafalgar Square Black History Walk
29 October – Black Presence in Green Spaces
Literary
19 October – Black History Month Poetry Club
20 October – A Seat at the Table with Malorie Blackman
22 October – A Seat at the Table with Munroe Berdgorf
Music
17 October – British Black Excellence in the Music Industry
20 October – Diversity Festival
27 October – Chineke! Concert
Talks
22 October – African Freedom: Languages, Contexts, History
23 October – How Black People Won World War 2
30 October – Our British Black History
31 October – Black History Month Debate
The above is only a taster of activities taking place during Black History Month in London. Keep a watch on the Black History Month 2018 twitter feed for regular updates. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
Find out more
- Black History Month at SOAS
- Black History Month Takeover in the SOAS Students’ Union
- Check out the work of the Centre of African Studies, SOAS
- Find out what courses it is possible to study in the Africa Department at SOAS