During the second week of BHM, we are highlighting local Black history around the UK and events near you! BLACK HISTORY Take a look at our list below! MONTH Oxford University College is one of the oldest colleges in Oxford and it also played an important role in Black History. It was there that Oxford's first black student 2018 graduated when Christian Cole from Sierra Leone studied Classics in 1873. London See the annual Black History Month lecture at Oxford University here. London has some of the most exciting Black History Manchester Month content going. The highly popular Black History Pablo Fanque the entertainer, was born William Darby in Norwich. Walks are some of the most insightful walks in the UK. Pablo was 11 when he first joined the circus as an orphaned You can book here and find out other activities across the apprentice. In his forties he established stables at Wigan, he toured the capital here. country with his own show and often partnered with the famous clown Nottingham WF Wallett. Nottingham has long had a strong Black presence both in history and population: “Fists of Defiance: Tommie Smith 50 years on from Mexico ’68” George Africanus is a Nottingham legend. After surviving slavery, Fri 12 October 2018 18:15 – 20:00 he was one of the first black entrepreneurs of the 18th century. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, The University of Manchester Winston Murphy is a war hero who served in the merchant navy is hosting Tommie Smith to Manchester. There will be a short between 1940 to 1945. documentary about the event and its aftermath, followed by a Louise Garvey is a nurse who has promoted equality in the health Leicester discussion between Tommie Smith and a Q&A. Click here. service since the 1960s. She wrote the book Nursing Lives of Black Newarke Houses Museum People in Nottingham. SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER 11:00AM - 3:00PM Celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth and South Africa’s ‘long walk Events: to freedom’ at Newarke Houses with an exhibition of art, crafts and photographs, an adult ‘Why Afrikan / Black history is hidden from British Society’ lecture and free children’s crafts. Find more information here! Mon 15 October 2018 19:00 – 21:00 Derby https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/listings/region/nottingham/afrikan- ‘On The Sideline – Africans in World War 1’ black-history-hidden-british-society/ 27TH OCTOBER 2018- Potters House Church, Derby Explore the history of African involvement in WW1. The event is free and African food will be on sale. For more details click here Milton Keynes Birmingham BWIR (British West Indies Regiment), Men of The King’s African Rifles: Thomas Richards was born in West Bromwich in 1874 and Exhibition Leeds worked as pavement artist, including a spell working for a 13th September 2018 - 11th October 2018 ‘Where We Began’ grocer in Hanley, Stoke on Trent. He earned around £4 a week, BWIR is heritage exhibition commemorating the sacrifices and 6 Oct 2018 7:45pm- Carriageworks which is around £1,400 today! There are a host of events on in contributions of the two million Africans and West Indians affected by The UK’s first Theatre Company of Sanctuary, Stand Birmingham this month and you can find them here. The Great War. It commemorates Armed Forces Remembrance Day and and Be Counted present a wild and vivid vision of the marks the Centenary of The Great War in 2018. future, combining storytelling, movement and live music. Five performers from across the globe challenge existing notions of ‘home’ in this multilingual celebration of personal identity. There are an infinite amount of Black History events taking place all over the country. We have only shortlisted a few, but if you have some free time please have a look at https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/listings/ for more events! .