Black History Month

Links

Link to an external websitewww.100greatblackbritons.com
Find out who has been voted into the list of 100 greatest Black Britons.

Link to an external websitewww.bbc.co.uk
The BBC web site has an interesting section covering Black history as well as links to regional sites and events happening in your area.

Link to an external websitewww.black-history-month.co.uk
Learn all you need to know about Black History Month here - the history, the debates and resources that can be downloaded and used in branches.

Link to an external websitewww.blackhistorymonthuk.co.uk
Sign up for a free copy of the Black History Month magazine which is distributed to schools, colleges, community groups, libraries and universities across the UK.

Link to an external websitewww.blackukonline.com
Get the full low down with information about exhibitions, shows and festivals throughout the country.

Link to an external websitewww.channel4.com
Channel 4 brings together a wealth of internet resources that record and celebrate the contributions of immigrant cultures to contemporary Britain.

Link to an external websitewww.direct.gov.uk/Homepage/fs/en
Links to events that local authorities are running. Check out what is happening in your authority. If details are not listed, contact the authority's equality unit and ask.

Link to an external websitewww.movinghere.org.uk
Chart the story of 200 years of migration to Britain.

Link to an external websitewww.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/index.htm
Get the full low down with information about exhibitions, shows and festivals throughout the country.

CONTACT DETAILS
• UNISON's national race equalities officer is Pav Akhtar.
UNISON Black History Month
1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ
Email: p.akhtar@unison.co.uk