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Overview for 'black-history'
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Tracks of a Trailblazer podcast_Samuel Coleridge-Taylor portrait illustration. In Copyright.
In August 2025, to mark 150 years since the birth of the Black British mixed race composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, The Mixed Museum launched its first podcast series, based on his life and travels. Discover the team’s innovative approach to storytelling and why a more diverse range of voices needs to be heard on history.
We talk to Aïssata Seck, Director of the Foundation for Remembrance of Slavery, about the organisation’s mission and how it is giving young people the keys to understanding history and combatting prejudice.
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Beyond the Bassline exhibition. In copyright.
Creator:
Terna Jogo
Institution:
British Library
Country:
United Kingdom
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Created: 15 January 2025
Mykaell Riley
Beth Daley
We talk to Dr Mykaell Riley, Director of The Black Music Research Unit at the University of Westminster, about Beyond the Bassline - an exhibition with the British Library that explored hidden stories of Black British music and ran from April to August 2024 throughout the UK.
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Julia standing beside a WW1 marker honouring African American soldiers in Eastern France
We talk to Julia Browne about how her love of Francophone culture led to a 30-year career exploring, celebrating and sharing Black history and heritage with both residents and tourists in Paris.
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Mothers of Gynaecology Plaque. In Copyright.
Creator:
Rhubi Worth
Date:
11/10/24
Institution:
Vagina Museum
Country:
United Kingdom
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Created: 4 December 2024
Katja Holtz
Zoe Williams
In October 2024, to coincide with Black History Month, the Vagina Museum renamed their galleries after Anarcha, Betsey and Lucy, three enslaved women experimented on by the so-called 'Father of Modern Gynaecology'. The Museum shares more about the process of renaming the galleries, and how it contributes to a wider call for justice and historical reckoning.
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Justice Mvemba leads a tour of Berlin’s African Quarter
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Created: 15 October 2024
Justice Mvemba
Beth Daley
As part of Black History Month 2024, we talk to Justice Mvemba about why she set up deSta (Decolonial Tours - Dekoloniale Stadtführung) and how her walking tours of Berlin share the impact that historical heritage has on our lives today.
