Black History Month celebrates and commemorates the contributions of Africans to the arts and culture throughout history.
Black History Month is about recognising that, for too long, the history of black people has been told by and through the lens of other people, and so it has existed for nearly forty years to redress that problem.
In the UK Black History Month was conceived by the Ghanian analyst and activist Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, who came to the UK in 1984 as a refugee and was absorbed in community activism from the start. He saw that black children faced a crisis of identity because schools and institutions were not really teaching the true history of Africa and its people. In order to address this, he set out to produce “an annual celebration of the contributions of Africa, Africans, and people of African descent to world civilisation” (Adai-Sebo in an interview with the UK Black History Month organisation in 2017).
This year the theme of Black History Month is ‘Reclaiming Narratives’, and it serves as an invitation to communities to tell the untold stories of unsung heroes throughout history and today and celebrate Black excellence in the arts, science, politics and everyday life.
This Black History Month in Brighton, you can check out…
Urban Moves BHM Special Gig - Friday 4th October at The Actors pub, Kemptown: Music promoter and DJ Urban Moves is brining together something special for Black History Month, with performances by Nelson Navarro, Kelly Collab and Brighton Dance Project. Click here for more info
Celebrate Black History Month at Komedia Comedy Club! - Friday 4th & Saturday 5th October at Komedia Comedy Club: Komedia Comedy Club brings you some of the best talent on the comedy circuit, and this Black History Month Special is hosted by Thanyia Moore, with performances by Slim, Ola Labib and Funmbi Omatayo. Click here for more info
Black Brighton Market (2-Year Anniversary & BHM Celebration) - Saturday 5th October: Head to The Actors pub in Kemptown for handmade and one-of-a-kind BIPOC creators and traders, Caribbean food, poetry performances and open mic opportunities plus raffle prizes and more! Click here for more info
Mo Gilligan - In the Moment World Tour - Monday 9th October at Brighton Dome: Triple BAFTA award-winning comedian Mo Gilligan, whose TV highlights include The Masked Singer and The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, comes to Brighton Dome with his latest show In the Moment.
Celebrate Black History Month at Komedia Comedy Club! Friday 11th & Saturday 12th October at Komedia Comedy Club: Another BHM Special at Komedia, hosted by Archie Maddocks with performaces by Emmanuel Sonubi, Matt Hutchinson and Mary O’Connell. Click here for more info
Celebrate Black History Month at Komedia Comedy Club! Friday 18th & Saturday 19th October at Komedia Comedy Club: Another BHM Special at Komedia, hosted by Michael Odewale with performaces by Dana Alexander, Kyra Gray and Gabriel Ebulue. Click here for more info
Celebrate Black History Month at Komedia Comedy Club! Friday 25th & Saturday 26th October at Komedia Comedy Club: Another BHM Special at Komedia, hosted by Sikisa with performances by Gbemi Oladipo, Chantel Nash and Marlon Davis. Click here for more info