Here’s how the University of Birmingham is celebrating Black History Month

The University of Birmingham is gearing up to celebrate Black History Month with a range of different events and activities throughout the month.

Black History Month, which is annually celebrated every October in the UK, has officially commenced, and the University of Birmingham is getting ready to commemorate the occasion.

The theme for Black History Month this year is “reclaiming narratives” which aims to shine a light on Black stories and to celebrate Black heritage. This, therefore, has inspired the university’s events programme for the month.

The activities for Black History Month have been put together by departments and individuals from across the university and the staff Race Equality Network and include education workshops and film showings. Movies being shown include Hidden Figures, Blackkklansman, Blue Story, and Daughters of the Dust.

Students can also attend talks such as “Black Excellence in Tech – The Power of Narrative” and “Celebrating Black in Birmingham Biosciences”.

There will also be a number of independent events hosted throughout the city too. These include musical performances, talks on fostering, a poetry jam, and a comedy show by Mo Gilligan, which are all taking part throughout the rest of 2024.

Black History Month is an important feature of the Birmingham City Council’s annual festivals and events programme, managed by the Cultural Development Service. Birmingham City Council has been supporting Black History Month since the mid-1990s, making it a significant part of the city’s event calendar.

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The university has chosen the late acclaimed poet Benjamin Zephaniah to be their image for this year’s Black History Month. The Birmingham legend was also recently honoured by fellow Birmingham City University with a recent writing competition that was launched in his name.

You can click here for more information about events at the university.

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