Our archive and library collections hold an amazing range of diverse and powerful histories and experiences from Black, Asian, global majority, refuge...
Poet in Residence
We are delighted to announce the appointment of our first poet in residence, Shirley May, one of the best known and loved performers on the Manchester...
Recruitment – Community Producer
We are recruiting for a Community Producer to develop, commission and deliver new community-led creative responses exploring Black, Asian and Refugee ...
COVID-19 Collecting Project and Resourcing Racial Justice
Please note: throughout this blog we use Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) when talking about the wider communities we work with. We know these ...
Diversity is not a once-a-year special issue
Dr Safina Islam, head of the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre and Education Trust, reflects on the need to embed diversity, inclusion and equality in org...
We’re Hiring – COVID-19 Project Manager
The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre is an anti-racism library and archive that collects material about race, identity and communities. Our mission is to...
Why was the 1945 Pan-African Congress held in Manchester?
We’re delighted to publish this blog by renowned historian Marika Sherwood. Currently Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Comm...
Meaningful Connections: how strong communities make stronger movements
This is another refreshed blog, originally published in 2019. It’s written by Natalie Ward, who was an intern at the AIU Centre. As well as explo...
Researching Ras T. Makonnen and Pan-Africanism in Manchester at the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre
In this blog / article, guest writer Jack A. W. Bowman shares his experiences of researching the Pan African National Congress in Manchester. He of...
The 1945 Pan-African Congress: Manchester and the Fight for Equality
This is the first of four Black History Month blogs, all focusing on the Pan-African Congress of 1945 held here in Manchester. In this refreshed blog ...