Power in the Telling

Displaying Black British History: The Krios of Sierra Leone

Melissa Bennett & Iyamide Thomas 29 January 202020 January 2023

How might museum exhibitions convey the complex dynamics of black British history?

Mutiny: Hidden Histories of Black British Soldiers in WWI

Administrator 9 January 202022 December 2022

The latest in our Power in the Telling feature introduces 'MUTINY', a new documentary looking at the British Caribbean experience of the First World War and its legacies, as revealed by the last surviving veterans of the British West Indies…

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The Rastafari in Britain: Writing Community-Engaged History

Aleema Gray 25 November 201912 January 2023

How does writing a community-engaged history of the Rastafari in Britain challenge the white-dominated production of history and demand new methodologies? Aleema Gray explores her dual position, as an 'outsider from within': a Black…

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Young Historians Project: African Women and the Health Service

Young Historians Project 21 November 201913 January 2023

The Young Historians Project (YHP) is a youth-driven initiative, centring young Black people in the production of Black history in Britain. Find out about their latest project, documenting the experiences of African women in the British…

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