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:
From UNISON
Black members equality
https://www.unison.org.uk/about/what-we-do/fairness-equality/black-members/
About 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:
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.…”
Events in Leicester:
Various events:
https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/listings/region/east-midlands/leicester/
Events listed by genre:
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:
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:
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: