Black History Month 24

October marks Black History Month in the across the UK. Below you can find resources and links from UNISON East Midlands.

Regional Black History Month Event

Regional Black Members Newsletter

UNISON Leicestershire County Branch Learning Coordinator Katharine Friedmann has compiled the below useful links and articles for members across Leicestershire and the East Midlands.

This can also be downloaded as a PDF here:

PDF

From UNISON

Black members equality

https://www.unison.org.uk/about/what-we-do/fairness-equality/black-members/

About Black History Month

Black History Month

Defining Black

https://www.unison.org.uk/about/what-we-do/fairness-equality/black-members/defining-black/

UNISON’s Year of Black Workers Toolkit (from 2023):

https://www.unison.org.uk/content/uploads/2023/06/2023-Year-of-Black-Workers-Toolkit.pdf

From UNISON Leicestershire Branch:

Information, links and resources, about UNISON’s Year of Black Workers (2023), Black History Month, and getting more involved.

https://unisonleics.org.uk/black-members/

Developing Black Members for Leadership

UNISON College is currently running pilot workshops on Developing Black Members for Leadership which will be available in 2025. If you would like to see the course outline please click the button below:

Coming Soon

From the official Black History Month Website:

Information about this year’s theme:

“Join us…as we embrace the theme Reclaiming Narratives. It’s time to take control of our stories, celebrate our heritage, and ensure our voices are heard. Discover how you can get involved and make a lasting impact on how Black history is told and taught.…”

https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/bhm-intros/reclaiming-narratives-the-inspiring-theme-for-black-history-month-2024-2/

Events in Leicester:

Various events:

https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/listings/region/east-midlands/leicester/

Events listed by genre:

https://www.visitleicester.info/ideas-and-inspiration/blogs/read/2024/09/black-history-month-in-leicester-2024-b419

2 Funky Arts – History of Black Music Record Shops England:

Documentary Film to be screened at 7.15pm, 31 October, Phoenix Cinema & Arts Centre

More information:

https://2funkyarts.co.uk/portfolio/the-record-store/

Tickets available here

https://www.phoenix.org.uk/whats-on/programme/the-record-store-black-music-englands-tastemakers/

From Serendipity – Institute For Black Arts And Heritage:

Various events:

https://www.serendipity-uk.com/events/list/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=50

From Leicestershire Live:

Various events:

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/black-history-trailblazers-showcased-unique-9593249

From Organisations in Leicester and Leicestershire:

Voluntary Action Leicester (includes resources and recommended reading):

https://valonline.org.uk/black-history-month-2024/

Family Hubs Leicestershire (includes useful links and presentations):

https://www.familyhubsleicestershire.org.uk/hot-topics/celebrating-black-history-month-2024

Leicestershire & Rutland County FA (includes a video from England Football Learning):

https://www.leicestershirefa.com/news/2024/oct/01/lrcfa-black-history-month-2024

The University of Leicester:

https://le.ac.uk/black-history-month

De Montfort University:

https://www.dmu.ac.uk/events/bhm/index.aspx

Television

ITV:

https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-releases/itv-confirms-fresh-cuts-marking-black-history-month-2023#:~:text=ITV%20today%20confirmed%20feature%2Ddocumentaries,part%20Black%20History%20Month%20programming.

BBC: A collection of programmes exploring b(B)lack history and culture.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/p070rtws

CBBC:

Celebrate Black History Month 2024 with clips, quizzes and stories from across CBBC. Find out more about b(B)lack history and why Black History Month is important.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/curations/black-history-month

Channel 4:

https://www.channel4.com/collection/black-and-proud