We Are Here Because You Were There Monday 13th October, 2025, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, Glasgow, G1 5DB ‘MORE TOUR DE SCOTLAND cycle team will bring our history of resilience, our stories of hope and our lives of triumph through the lens of cycling. Black cyclists are bold, we are unapologetic, we are […]
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Monday 20 October, 2025, 5.30 p.m. Screening of Gone Too Far! and discussion at GFT. The discussion will be co-hosted by Amy Rich, Communities and Campaigns Officer at the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights and Angie Mwafulirwa, director of Sharpen Her: the African Women’s Network. Along with some of the members of Sharpen Her, […]
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(image Rayna Carruthers) Thursday 9 October, 2025 8 p.m. – 9 p.m. At the Gallery of Modern Art – a late opening celebrating Black History Month through art. With activities led by our Intercultural Youth Group and with guest artist Christian Noelle Charles, whose work is on display at GoMA, there will be something for […]
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Saturday, October 18, 2025, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Glasgow’s often referred to as having been the ‘second city’ of the British Empire, a nickname coined in the early-nineteenth century that represented the might of its industries and the reach of its trade connections. The city’s capacity for making and exporting all manner of goods, […]
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1 – 31 October, 2025 Staircase leading to Hunterian Museum, University Avenue, Glasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQ CRER’s ‘It Wisnae Us’ exhibition will be displayed in the Hunterian Museum. The exhibition provides an insight into the role of transatlantic slavery in Glasgow’s past, telling a story through the buildings and streets that have a tangible link […]
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Various Dates October, 2025 Check Availability David Livingstone Memorial Statue, Castle Street Glasgow G4 0UZ The walks take participants on a historical journey through Glasgow’s mercantile past and examine the city’s connections with tobacco, slavery and the abolition movement. Tours will be led by Amy Rich and Lucien Staddon Foster. The route is mostly downhill […]
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Monday 6 October, 2025, 7.45 p.m. Legendary music producer Quincy Jones teamed up with Charlie Smalls to bring the 1974 Broadway musical The Wiz to the big screen, with the help of an all-star African American cast. Directed by Academy Award nominee Sidney Lumet, this lively retelling of The Wizard of Oz stars Diana Ross as Dorothy, while music […]
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Monday 9 – Monday 23 October 2023 New Scots Documentary – 30 Years On – 16 October, 5.30 p.m. Archive screening of three episodes of early 90s STV docu-series, which talks to families who have immigrated to different cities in Scotland. We hear from different generations of each family about their lives in Scotland covering […]
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Sunday, October 15, 2023 | Filed under: Black History Month Glasgow, Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Monday, 24 October, 2022 at 5.30 p.m. Tickets: £10.90 Black History Month screening of the acclaimed Oscar-winning documentary Summer of Soul. Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson presents a powerful documentary about an event in the summer of 1969 that celebrated Black history, culture and fashion. Not far from Woodstock, New York, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight […]
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3 – 24 October, 2022 GFT has partnered with the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) and The New Black Film Collective to deliver a film and event programme focusing on the experiences and work of inspirational Black people and People of Colour, and the relationship between music and activism. Black History Month screenings at […]
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Panel Discussion Monday 25 October, 2021 7pm Tickets: £2 – Book tickets To complement GFTs Black History Month programme, join them for a panel discussion exploring the history of Black cinema in the UK. Joined by local filmmakers, artists and academics to discuss issues of access and representation in front of and behind the camera. […]
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Black History Month – October 2021 Each Monday throughout October 2021 Glasgow is the most multicultural region in Scotland, with people from a diverse range of nationalities, ethnicities and religions calling the city home. Black History Month has been celebrated in Scotland since 2001. For 2021, GFT has partnered with the Coalition for Racial Equality […]
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Programme 12, 19 and 26 October, 2021 INSIGHT TALK – HUNTERIAN MUSEUM Tuesday, October 12, 2021 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 82 Hillhead StreetGlasgow, Scotland, G12 8QQ On Tuesdays throughout October, Curators from the Hunterian Museum will choose objects from the Collections connected to Black history and in use short talks to offer an insight on their […]
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In Recognition of Black history month – Remembering Emmett Till The racially motivated murder of Emmett Till proved a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights’ Movement. Why Emmett? My attempt to find an answer led to a 10,000 word essay, following much research! The prose below lays out the basic facts of Emmett’s story. […]
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22nd October, 2021 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Event by The Hidden Gardens The Hidden Gardens, 25a Albert Drive, Pollokshields, Glasgow G41 2PE Celebrate Black History Month 2021! Stories by lantern light Paint with natural materials inspired by African women’s mural arts Make birdfeeders Activities about looking after wildlife in winter FREE activities for all […]
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15 to 31 October, 2021 The 16th edition of Africa in Motion! See Full Programme The festival will run from 15 to 31 October, with most films available for the duration of the festival. Once an audience member presses ‘play’ the film will be available for 48 hours playable directly on the Africa in Motion website after which, […]
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Glasgow University Student of Colour Network On Tuesdays evenings throughout October, Glasgow University Student of Colour Network are hosting a collection of panel discussions that explore identity, intersectionality and race. Free Event, streamed live on GUSRC Youtube Channel.
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Sunday, October 10, 2021 | Filed under: Black History Month Glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Black History Month, October, 2021 Soulsa Bar, 87 Glassford Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1UH Once again, CRER invite you to join their popular quiz night to test out your knowledge of Black History. Individuals and teams are welcome. It’s free to take part! Free event, drop […]
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MOVIE SCREENING – 13 | QMU, ACS, SOCNET Friday 16 October 2020, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Netflix Watch Party Website: glasgowstudent.native.fm/ Join AMU in collaboration with the GU African-Caribbean Society & the GU Students of Colour Network for a Movie Screening of ’13’. This event is organised by Queen Margaret Union in collaboration with the […]
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Friday, October 16, 2020 | Filed under: Black History Month Glasgow, Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Zoom and online events
Wednesday 14 October, 2020 from 1 p.m. Hosted by Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights CRER Scotland Online event – Register at Eventbrite The Other Half of the Empire: Scots and early British colonialism in Asia c. 1690-c.1820. Online talk by Dr Andrew McKillop, Glasgow University, for Black History Month 2020. Debates on the historical […]
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Monday, October 12, 2020 | Filed under: Black History Month Glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Zoom and online events
Thursday, October 8, 2020 – 8:30 PM – 10:15 PM Scottish Queer International Film Festival presents TONGUES UNITED In his own words, Marlon Riggs aimed to shatter the “nation’s brutalising silence on matters of sexual and racial difference” with his 1989 film Tongues Untied. A challenging and captivating work, many of Riggs’ key messages still resonate […]
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Sunday, October 4, 2020 | Filed under: Black History Month Glasgow, Cinema, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Zoom and online events
Black History Month 2020 Presentation on the real history of African-American heroes in the ‘Wild West’ for Black History Month 2020. Thursday, October 15, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM About this Event This presentation will cover the real history of African-American heroes in the ‘Wild West’ and their representation on Hollywood movies. In the 60s […]
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Saturday, October 3, 2020 | Filed under: Black History Month Glasgow, Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Zoom and online events
THE OTHER HALF OF THE EMPIRE: SCOTS AND EARLY BRITISH COLONIALISM IN ASIA. C. 1690-C.1820 14 October, 2020, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Black History Month Scotland 2020 Debates on the historical origins of inequality and racism in Scotland often focus, understandably, on the legacies of involvement in transatlantic slavery. But the British Empire was […]
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Wednesday, 28 October 2020 from 13:00-14:30 Public · Hosted by CRER Scotland FREE Online event – Tickets and information at Eventbrite A talk by Dr. Richard Benjamin, Head of the International Slavery Museum, for Black History Month 2020. How did Black History Month start? How did this affect the Black consciousness movement in the United States, […]
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Thursday, October 1, 2020 | Filed under: Black History Month Glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Zoom and online events
Throughout October, starting Friday 2 October, 2020 10 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. Tune in to Jambo! Radio throughout the month of October to listen to the Roundtable Cultural Discussion ‘How can we change the consequences of racism when it is rooted in systems and slavery?’ Event will host some of the top Scottish black leaders […]
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NATIONAL THEATRE OF SCOTLAND PRESENTS THE DRIFT – Black History Month 11th – 12th October 2019 World Premiere Book Online Book by phone ‘My sweet forgetful Caledonia’ The Drift is a journey through history, through Scottishness, through belonging, and through grief. An autobiographical, poetic spoken word show, The Drift sees writer and performer Hannah Lavery exploring her legacy of […]
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019 | Filed under: Black History Month Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
43 – 31 October, 2019 , Monday to Thursday: 10:00am – 8:00pm Hillhead Library, Byres Road Free event, no booking required streetlevelphotoworks.org Another chance to see the graphics from Temporary Hoarding magazine and anti-racist posterworks related to Rock Against Racism which were last shown in 2017 to augment the fantastic Syd Shelton ‘Rock Against Racism’ exhibition in association with Autograph. […]
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Monday, October 7, 2019 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, Black History Month Glasgow, Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Black History Month Glasgow 2019 Tuesday 15th October, 2019, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. This year’s James McCune Smith Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Professor David Blight. David is the Sterling Professor of History, of African American Studies, and of American Studies and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, […]
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Talk & Film Screening Thursday 10 October 2019 5.30pm, Free/£2/£4/£6 + £1 booking fee, Cinema All ages / F-rated Book online / 0141 3524900 Professor Bernier, from the University of Edinburgh, will discuss the African American “struggle for liberty” in Scotland by tracing the transatlantic tours of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Josiah Henson, Sarah Parker Remond and […]
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Friday 19 October, 2018, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland RCS Cultural Diversity Showcase The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland brings to BHM 2018 a night of performance from its diverse and international student body, showcasing music, drama, dance and spoken word. This is a night of creativity from one of the world’s […]
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Saturday, October 13, 2018 | Filed under: Black History Month Glasgow, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on in Glasgow: Theatre and Comedy
