Tagged in BLACK HISTORY

Christmas in London

By M@

The First Londoner To Have A Christmas Number One Was...

...also the first Black artist to top the charts.

By M@

For The Benefit Of Pablo Fanque, The Greatest Victorian Showman

Britain's first Black circus proprietor wowed London crowds, and inspired The Beatles.

By M@

Martin Luther King Gets A London Blue Plaque

The activist visited Bloomsbury in 1961.

Art & Photography

By Aidan Walsh

Legacy Of Black Artists Celebrated At Former TV Studios In Hammersmith

"The sense of excitement, hope and endless creativity are evident".

By Winnie Imara

10 Black Women Who Changed London For The Better

Artists, mayors, police constables.

Art & Photography

By Will Noble

8 Remarkable Vintage Images Of Black Londoners

Stunning picture archive revealed.

By M@

Olaudah Equiano: In Search Of The Slave-Turned-Abolitionist's London Memorials

Six memorials to the author, but no street name.

By Will Noble

A Black History Tube Map

From the 'Ipswich Man' to Claudia Jones.

By Londonist

Who Were The First Black Footballers At Every London League Club?

Which club had a Black player in the Victorian era?

By Londonist

A Jamaican Walking Tour Of Brixton

With Black History Walks.

By James FitzGerald

The West Indies Ships That Arrived Before The Windrush

Before Lord Kitchener got here.

By Ruth Hargreaves

October Is Black History Month 2013

Hundreds of events across London.

By Lindsey

Preview: Black History Month 2011

Black History Live at Wembley begins a month of events, workshops, gigs, walks, talks and parties