Black History Month in England has been celebrated in the United Kingdom since 1987. It is celebrated in October. The observance coincides with the 150th anniversary of Caribbean emancipation and the 25th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU)
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Global https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/3/black-history-month-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-celebrated
UK General links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x4lw_CAHkY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2riVCEQyjeQ https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/ https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/uk-black-history-month https://www.history.co.uk/article/the-story-of-black-history-month
UK Analysis https://warwick.ac.uk/services/socialinclusion/calendar/profgusjohn/ https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/listings/region/bristol-south-west/linton-kwesi-johnson-anthony-joseph/ https://www.newbeaconbooks.com/black-british-non-fiction/black-history-matters https://chronicleworld.co.uk/eureka-chronicleworld-on-blacks-in-britain-hits-twenty-five-years/#_INSPIRATION_FOR_ACTION
UK Media https://issuu.com/blackhistorymonth/docs/bhm_2022_magazine_210x297_web https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/01/black-history-month-launches-in-uk-with-proud-to-be-campaign https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-54522248 https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/black-history-month-2022-uk-why-is-it-important-why-celebrated-in-october-a4250966.html
UK Historic Places https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/features/black-histories-of-31-places-in-england/
London https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/listings/region/greater-london/ https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/48937377-black-history-month https://www.soas.ac.uk/black-history-month/ https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/our-work/equality-and-diversity/black-history-month-2021/ https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/communities/communities-london-how-were-improving-equality/black-asian-and-minority-0 https://www.kingston.ac.uk/aboutkingstonuniversity/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/blackhistorymonth/ https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/sep/ucl-marks-black-history-month-2022
Manchester https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/listings/region/north-west/manchester/ https://www.manchester.gov.uk/news/article/9115/manchester_s_libraries_to_celebrate_black_history_month
Birmingham https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/listings/region/west-midlands/birmingham/ https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/culture/events/blackhistory/about.aspx
Portsmouth https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/community/black-history-month/
Bristol https://www.bristol.ac.uk/black-history-month/
Oxford https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20007/communities/1224/black_history_month
Cambridge https://www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/about/news/wolfson-celebrate-black-history-month-range-events
Leicester https://le.ac.uk/black-history-month
York https://www.york.ac.uk/schools-and-colleges/black-history-month/
Essex https://www.essex.ac.uk/event-series/black-history-month
Dundee https://www.dundee.ac.uk/engage/newsandevents/black-history-month/