Black history - Hackney Citizen

Raising the colour: Hackney flies flag for Black History Season

Following a summer where flag wars have polarised the country, the borough is 'Standing Firm in Power and Pride'

Author: Claudia Lee

Hackney Council black history season flag

‘How can we shift the narrative?’ Photographs of smiling Black schoolboys go on display around Hackney as ‘call to action’

Exhibition by artist Kay Adekunle Rufai closes out this year’s Black history season

Author: Tom Davidson

‘How can we shift the narrative?’ Photographs of smiling Black schoolboys go on display around Hackney as ‘call to action’

‘This inspires us to think’: Town Hall puts Black history on the map in Hackney

Council releases specially commissioned poster by artist Marcie Mintrose that highlights points of interest, both past and present, across the borough

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘This inspires us to think’: Town Hall puts Black history on the map in Hackney

Black History – The Past and The Present: Prominent local figures take part in ‘illuminating’ panel

Hundreds listen as Diane Abbott MP, Patrick Vernon OBE and others cover ‘vast terrain’ in celebration of Black History Month

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

Black History – The Past and The Present: Prominent local figures take part in ‘illuminating’ panel

Education boss ‘very proud’ as council unveils Black curriculum

Nine-week lesson plan on Black British history, including Windrush, drawn up with help of local teachers for Early Years through to GCSEs

Author: Hackney Citizen

Education boss ‘very proud’ as council unveils Black curriculum

Local politicians lift Black History flag over Hackney Town Hall

Council announces annual line-up of events honouring ‘positive and vital’ contributions of Black people to the borough

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter