Black History Month
This year Legacy is promoting events far and wide for Black History Month. Have a look at what’s going on and keep checking because we’re updating this page as the month progresses.
The Independent Black Manchester Film Festival
The T.A,P. Project's Independent Black Manchester Film Festival on 3rd October.
The Black British Book Festival
The Black British Book Festival, Europe's largest Black literature festival on 4th October.
Soul
To Soul
Soul to Soul - celebrate Black music at Manchester Cathedral on 9th October.
Feel Good
Friday
Denise Southworth - Music of Black Origin
Black History Month 2026: Honouring Our Communities Through Enterprise
Howard L Johnson
Sessions
Black History Month Vinyl Explosion
The Roads
We Walked
Black History Month 2025
Black History Month is a time to pause to consider important issues that disproportionately affect Black people and to celebrate those who have made an impact locally, nationally and globally. We know what our community is capable of, and we need to continue to inspire each generation to achieve more. There is more than one way to win!
We want to bring your attention to some interesting posts that appeared online for BHM 2025.
Have a look at our Facebook page to see how our DJs honoured BHM.
B:M had a whole host of interesting and thought provoking articles on 2025’s values of power and pride.
Respect had a few videos of people talking about their thoughts on the values that defined BHM 2025.
We’re starting to gather ideas for Black History Month 2026 so if you come across an interesting post, reel or video that is representative of how Black people are leading, changing and improving society, just drop us a message on our social media and help us build our 2026 BHM project.
Black History Month 2024
Black History Month is a time to pause to consider important issues that disproportionately affect Black people. In 2024 we reflected on the riots that happened in August 2024, and celebrated those who made an impact locally, nationally and globally. We felt the need to continue to inspire each generation to achieve more. There is more than one way to win!
We highlighted interesting posts that appeared online for BHM 2024 including:
A thought provoking short video by Elstree Screen Arts
A post by our Director Akeim Mundell BEM on the 4th October 2017 about Janet Kay, the first Black female artist to have a reggae number 1 in the UK.
An interesting video from BBC Newsround about the history of Black History Month.
A video made by Nicholas Okwulu from People Empowering People where people in Peckham talk about what BHM is and what it means to them.
A video from 4 years ago asking children what it’s like to be a Black young person in the UK.
Viv Anderson in a video from 3 years ago explaining what it was like to be the first Black footballer to play for England.
A short video talking about Tui’s 2nd year of marking BHM with all Black crews on two of its flights at the start of this month.
And one more from @podsavetheworld talking about how BHM started in the UK.
Black History Month 2023
Celebrating 75 Years of Windrush
Black History Month is a time to pause to consider important issues such that disproportionately affect Black people. This year we are focusing on the cost of living crisis and will be hosting 8 shows discussing different topics such as saving money, reducing costs, housing and debt issues, coping financially when leaving an abusive relationships and much more.
These shows are part of a series of 18 shows that will be broadcast from October to December to help people cope better in the run up to Christmas.
You can find out more about these shows and listen to them here.
It’s of course, also the 75th anniversary of Windrush and these thought provoking links from our Facebook and Instagram pages give some insight into the experiences and history of the Windrush generation:
Black History Month 2020
Celebrating Successful Black People
Black History Month is a time to pause to consider important issues such as Black Lives Matter, inequality of opportunity and institutional racism. We chose to celebrate those Black people who have overcome it all to achieve great success in their field in 2020.
Black people have achieved in every sphere of life in Manchester and across the UK and continue to achieve at the highest levels of society. We wanted to bring 30 of them to your attention.
Some of them are long gone but while they were alive they changed things in science, music, sport and business.
Others still young and have many years to achieve even more.
We tried to choose people who not only succeeded in their field but also contributed in other ways such as community activism, tackling prejudice and supporting people who need it.
We hope they inspire you to overcome whatever challenges you have in life and to make the most of it.
