In this third and final blog post looking back at the Moss Side Uprising in 1981, working with the resources from the Elouise Edwards Collection, Acad...
Professor Ngugi Wa Thiong’o; Pan Africanism and Grassroots Movements Symposium at The Windrush Centre
We were recently honoured to be invited to introduce the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre and its collections to Professor Ngugi Wa Thiong’o; delegat...
A Black History Manifesto for Manchester
Every year as October approaches there is a flurry of activity around Black History. For Black History Month 2023, we're taking a different approach. ...
Paul Robeson in Manchester
Student Anya Carr's guest blog post on Paul Robeson's visit to Manchester in 1949....
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...
Safety4Sisters: ‘If we don’t document what is happening, who will?’
A conversation with Sandhya Sharma of Safety 4 Sisters We’re delighted to announce that we’ve received our first donations to our COVID-19 Collect...
Refugee and Asylum Seeker Awareness Week 2020
Celebrating Refugee Week during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Eating Out (and In) in Manchester
A contribution to Local & Community History Month 2020 by Sonbal Khokhar...
A Plate for the Honoured Guest
Join us on Saturday 7th March, 1:30-4pm for a fun-filled crafting session about welcoming, belonging and sharing....