Black History Year – Reflecting on Black creativity, achievements and history

Why we celebrate

We celebrate to educate and raise awareness on our Black history by showcasing stories, lives, politics, creativity, and achievements. It is a chance to learn from, and share space with amazing Black historians, musicians, executives, writers, artists, thinkers, academics and our own alumni. 

Our events programme 

Join us at one of our events or find out more via our Black History Year webpage and our Student Hub events page. If you wish to suggest any event ideas, new stories or articles, we would love to hear from you. Please email us at [email protected].

Find out more and book your place for each of the following Black History Year events:

• Black History Year celebrates - Wednesday 9 October, 5.30-8pm, Regent Street Campus

Immerse yourself in an evening of culture, unity, and celebration as we pay homage to remarkable musical achievements and creativity of the Black community.

• Westminster Conversations: Celebrating Agitation and Allyship - Tuesday 15 October, 6-8pm, Regent Street Campus

This ‘In Conversation’ event will bring together Dibyesh Anand and Deborah Husbands, the two Founding Co-Chairs of Westminster’s Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Committee. The event promises rare insight into strategies which have driven institutional change, providing valuable lessons for those interested in how to cultivate an inclusive and empowering environment.

• Westminster Conversations: An Acumen Eugenics in Society Conference - Wednesday 23 October, 10am-5pm, Little Titchfield Street 

Organised and led by Dr Shantella Sherman, we will investigate how 100 years of Eugenic laws have shaped perception and how we confront those ideals today. 

• Holding the Space conference 2025 - Wednesday 15 January, 9.30am-4.30pm, Regent Street Campus

In full acknowledgement of racial and intersectional inequity, this conference aims to provide a vibrant platform for Black academics, students, practitioners and professional services colleagues to amplify their voices in sharing research in areas addressing the conference themes.

About the Students’ Union Black History Month events 

From creating vision boards, painting, community trips and so much more, visit your Students’ Union ‘All About Community’ page to see their Black History Month events schedule. 

Black History Year initiatives

Find out more about our initiatives such as: 

• Black History Year Create: a decolonised student-focused initiative
• Black History Year Researchers Network: an initiative to support Black researchers 
• Black History Year Beyond Books: an initiative to explore identity through media

Read more about these programmes on our Black History Year page.

Find out more

• Check our Black History Year webpage
• Follow us via Instagram: Blackhistoryyearuow and via Twitter: @bmenet_UoW
• For any queries, please email us at [email protected]
• Read The University of Westminster’s Black Lives Matter Commitment Plan four years on
• Click on our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpages for more information