Black History Month is held every year in October. It promotes the history and contributions that Black people with origins in Africa, the Caribbean, North and South America and other Black communities around the world have made to Cambridge and the UK.
Events around the country include history and heritage, arts and culture, news and ideas from a range of communities. It is an opportunity to share activities and experiences.
Black History Month 2024
We and our partners are promoting events to celebrate Cambridge’s Black heritage this October.
- Lord Simon Woolley: a leadership that inspires, a leadership that empowers on Wednesday 9 October at Anglia Ruskin University
- Travis Jay: Travisty on Saturday 12 October at the Junction
- Afro Celt Sound System on Wednesday 16 October at the Junction
- Cambridge African Network cultural event [PDF, 0.2MB] on Saturday 26 October at Storey’s Field Centre
- Michael Odewale: Thoughts on Shuffle on Wednesday 30 October at the Junction
Visit the Black History Month website to find out more about the celebration and about national events.
Windrush generation in Cambridge
The Windrush generation are people who moved to the UK from Caribbean countries between 1948 and 1971. They were encouraged to do so to help with post-war labour shortages and to rebuild the UK’s economy.
In 2023, Oblique Arts collated stories from people in Cambridge who are part of the Windrush generation. They captured the stories of their lives before they came here, their journeys, and their experiences of living here.
You can download a free booklet of the stories from Oblique Arts.
The African Caribbean Research Group conducted the interviews for Oblique Arts. We supported the project with a Community Grant.
On Windrush Day in June 2024, we supported a tea party at the Guildhall. Local people of different ethnicities came together to honour the memory and hard work of the Windrush Generation and their contributions to Cambridge.
