Makonnen is rarely a figure of historical enquiry and in the surrounding Pan-African historiography he is mentioned infrequently...
Introducing Nat Holmes
Nat Holmes, who will be working with us to create new teaching resources Please note: In this piece we use the term global majority communities. By th...
Establishing and holding on to anti-racist space in the University of Manchester
The RACE Centre Reception Desk based in Manchester Central Library You can read this new post from our Collections Engagement Officer Maya Sharma on t...
Be yourself, your authentic self
We talked with Shirley May, our Poet in Residence, about her new poem ‘They Came With Backbone‘, written for International Women’s D...
They Came With Backbone – a poem for International Women’s Day
Our new poet in residence, Shirley May, has written this poem for International Women’s Day, inspired by some of the women whose stories are fou...
Cheetham Hill Advice Centre’s organisational records
Trainee Archivist Laila Benhaida shares her insights into the hidden depths and human stories within one of our collections. This collection was donat...
Holocaust Memorial Day 2021
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place every year on 27 January, a date which marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest N...
“Does Your Blood Not Move?”
Earlier this year we shared a post about the tragic death of Shukri Abdi, and its similarities with the case of Ahmed Iqbal Ullah. Shortly after that ...
Educational Resource Development – Freelance opportunity
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...