Join this unmissable conversation celebrating the Windrush Generation and their legacy through the lens of Alford Gardner’s memoir ‘Finding Home: A Windrush Story’ and Harris Joshua’s non-fiction exploration, ‘A Circle of Five’.

Join authors Rachel Faturoti and DD Armstrong as they discuss the art of creating new worlds for young audiences, with a focus on how fairy tales and folklore can be reimagined for new generations.

Join Literati Arts as we invite former Birmingham Poet Laureate and award winning writer, performer and Grime MC, Casey Bailey, to The Literati Clinic for an interactive evening of performance poetry. It’s a poetry night like none other! Open Mic slots available on the night.

Join local Dance Artist and Teacher Angela O’Neill for an afternoon of African and Caribbean dance as part of our Black History Month Community Day. Explore different genres of music including Soca, Reggae, African Drumming and Afrobeat through dance and participation, and enjoy an opportunity to create your own choreography. This workshop is open to participants of any age […]

Powerfully moving and beautifully staged, BOY’S KHAYA tells the story of choreographer Bawren Tavaziva’s early life in Zimbabwe through a mesmerising combination of contemporary, ballet, and African dance, with a spoken-word soundtrack and music. BOY’S KHAYA or ‘servants house’ is a colonial legacy that still exists in Zimbabwe. From this little house hidden behind the white master’s mansion, […]

Ty’rone Haughton and the panel of Black Care Leavers will explore what it means to leave care as a Black person. Ty’rone is a poet, advocate, care leaver and founder of Literati Arts. Hear him share his own experiences and wisdom about preparing to leave care and how this experience can be enriched by decision […]

Black Care Poetry Club celebrates the brilliant voices of Black Care Leavers in British Poetry. Headlined by poetry legend Lemn Sissay plus performances from Ty’rone Haughton, Carol Leeming MBE and John Bernard.

Tony Warner is an author, historian, activist and the founder of Black History Walks, which explores thousands of years of Caribbean and African history in urban cities through guided walks, talks, and tours. Dispelling the notion that Black British history only began during the Windrush era, Warner’s urban tours connect the African roots of historic […]