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History & The Arts
World-Changing Women: Madam CJ Walker
As a single woman in the early 20th century making ends meet was no easy feat, so it's remarkable that Madam CJ Walker became the first female self-made millionaire in America. Read her story here...
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Languages
Getting started with Chinese 1
Have you always wanted to learn how to speak Mandarin Chinese? Are you fascinated by the sound, the script and its ancient civilisation? If so, this introduction will get you started on the essentials of reading, writing, speaking and listening in Chinese through a variety of online activities. A perfect introduction for absolute ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Katherine Johnson: NASA mathematician and much-needed role model
Katherine Johnson, who in February 2020 died at the age of 101, was an amazing woman. But up until a few years ago, hardly anyone had heard of her or her achievements. Professor Monica Grady explores her amazing legacy.
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Society, Politics & Law
W.E.B. Du Bois – A Man for All Times
Dr Anita Naoko Pilgrim explores the life of W.E.B. Du Bois and explains why his ground-breaking work on African American lives deserves attention today.
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History & The Arts
Race and place
How does your background and childhood experiences impact on your sense of identity? Poet Jackie Kay explores through poetry.
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Education & Development
Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Are you an educator, someone working with children or with adult students, who hopes to use the Black History Month resources to make your teaching practice more inclusive for pupils and students from a black or minority ethnic background? Here are some quick tips from Anita Naoko Pilgrim on how you might approach that work.
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Society, Politics & Law
Rosa Parks and Rob Williams sparked a revolution against racism – but has the US squandered their legacy?
When Rosa Parks caught a bus on 1 December 1955, she created a moment of history. Dr Anthony Gunter looks at how the struggles for integration still continue in America today.
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Society, Politics & Law
'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics
Dr Anthony Gunter draws on his ethnographic research and experience as a community and youth work practitioner to give us the real experiences of Black young people and the justice system.
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History & The Arts
Betty Luckham: celebrating the activism of a pioneering Windrush woman
What brought a bright young woman, working in the civil service in 1950s British Guiana, to settle in Manchester? And who could have predicted the impact she would have as she worked with the African Caribbean communities there?
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Education & Development
Knife crime is a health risk for young people – it can’t be solved by policing alone
Police crime figures show stabbing deaths among young people were at their highest level for 8 years.
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History & The Arts
The Extraordinary Rosa Parks
In 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a bus and history was changed forever.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived
What prejudices does society have when it comes to race, gender age and class? Our short animation explores…