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Black History Month 2023: Remembering the past, shaping the future

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  • Written byStudent Communications
  • Published date 03 October 2023
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The Watts Family, Niyasia Owens Watts, 2023 BA Fashion Styling and Production, London College of Fashion, UAL | Photograph: Niyasia Owens-Watts

Every October, we take time to celebrate the culture, creativity and strength of our Black students, staff, alumni and partners, as well as acknowledge the important historic contribution of the Black community to mark Black History Month (BHM). Keep up-to-date with our upcoming events, news and more by exploring our BHM webpage.

  • Staff and student events, including exhibitions, BHM inspired menus across UAL canteens, book displays across our libraries and more
  • Spotlighting members of our UAL community through profiles
  • Showcasing student work
  • Sharing resources

We’ll also be shouting out people from the Black community who have influenced, inspired and made a positive impact, so keep an eye out on our Instagram stories to take part and use #UALBHM if you take pictures at any of our events.

Remembering the past, shaping the future

While celebrating Black communities at UAL and beyond, we also want to use this time to spread awareness and understanding of the impact of Black heritage and culture nationwide. In addition to this, we'll be focusing on acknowledging their contributions and how this has influenced and shaped the future.

This year’s BHM UK theme is 'Saluting our Sisters'. While we're not exclusively centered on this theme, we're excited to present a remarkable lineup of events that celebrate and honour the remarkable achievements and enduring contributions of Black women throughout history.

Join in our celebration