A landmark portrait of modern Britain, The Good, the Black and the Boujee is a critical reckoning with the pursuit of ‘black excellence’. From broadcasters and lawyers to content creators, actors and politicians, black professionals appear to have become leaders of Britain’s most visible, profitable and culture-defining industries. Yet educated black professionals say racism is entrenched and rising to the top has never been harder.
Symeon Brown unravels the web of class and gender that shapes black Britain today, reconciling cultural and political conversations surrounding black British identity with the present reality. Whether dissecting the preference of educated black women to be single, the rise of black Conservative power brokers, or how the assimilation of black elites masks the barriers facing the black working class, Brown renders visible the psychological and material cost of class aspiration. This event will explore how race, capital and identity entwine – and what is lost, gained and discovered through social mobility.
The collective wellbeing of people across the UK declined over the past year, with new Carnegie UK research revealing worsening living standards, rising discrimination, and more people living in poor physical health. The report shows a decline in social and economic wellbeing, while environmental and democratic wellbeing failed to improve. The Life in the UK […]
A new report by Amnesty International shows that a number of prominent UK universities have suppressed pro-Palestinian solidarity amongst academics and students.
In conversation with Reni Eddo-LodgeJoin us this Black History Month for a thought-provoking conversation between acclaimed author and broadcaster Reni Eddo-Lodge and LSE President Larry Kramer. Thursday 8 October 2026 | 1 hour 3 minutes 11 secondsWatch on YouTubeDownload File | 57.87MBJoin us...
Spanning 20 former British colonies, this global collection of enslavement registers offers millions of descendants across Afro-Caribbean and broader African diasporas a powerful tool to trace their family histories—available to all for free. Fully digitized and made searchable for the first time, the collection brings together nearly 4 million records and over 250,000 historical images, offering a meaningful opportunity to rediscover lives and honor individual stories.
Download the Five X More report exploring Black women’s mental health during pregnancy and after birth, including experiences of support, care and access.
Ethnic minority leadership in the NHS: progression, representation, retention and organisational culture15 September 2026Long readForeword by Dame Donna KinnairAs chair of the NHS Alliance BME Leadership Network, I am privileged to work alongside a strong and committed executive steering group and...
Exclusive: New research identifies thousands who profited from trafficking enslaved Africans and traces some financial links to institutions still operating today
Black Women Talk Politics models and makes a case for new ways of generating knowledge and measuring impact in political science and academia writ large. Based on thirty-two oral histories conducted between established and emerging scholars during the historic first conference of the Association for the Study of Black Women in Politics in 2016, the volume brings together multiple generations and genres, including intellectual biographies, bibliographies, discussion questions, lectures, and photographs. The book foregrounds oral history as not only a method of research and assessment but also a movement rooted in the lives of Black women researchers and the communities they work with and for. Black Women Talk Politics is an essential resource for all Black social scientists dedicated to building community.
This toolkit supports those investigating institutional links to the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Since 2020, more than 100 UK institutions have commissioned research into their historical involvement in the transatlantic trade in enslaved people, and demand for this work is likely to grow.
The REMEL Report Race Equality in Music Event LicensingProject REMEL (Race Equality in Music Event Licensing) is a multi-agency initiative addressing racial inequalities in the licensing, regulation and policing of live music events across London.Established in 2023 following a joint letter from the Musicians’ Union and Black Lives in Music…
Knowledge is power: tackling myeloma inequalities in Black communitiesBlack communities in the UK are two to three times more likely to develop myeloma than white populations and are diagnosed at younger ages.
The three members of the Robeson family sitting outside their house. Paul is on the left, Essie in the middle, and Paul Jr to the right. They are all smiling and looking out of shot.
Is UK publishing diverse? Read the Excluded Voices report, our latest research into the number of Own Voice authors and illustrators creating children’s books.
The HE international dashboard brings together information about international students studying in the UK and overseas through UK transnational education arrangements. It provides the tool to understand where students are studying, how patterns have changed over time and how international activity varies across UK higher education providers.
What does the dashboard show?
The dashboard provides insights into two important aspects of UK higher education:
International students studying in the UK, i.e. those students whose country of origin is outside the UK.
Transnational education students, who study wholly outside the UK and are either registered with a UK reporting provider or who are studying for an award from that provider.
What Is Inclusion? Beyond Representation, Towards Belonging & Mattering
What does it really mean to be included?
Is it enough to have diverse people in the room, or to see different faces represented across our organisations, services and communities? Or does genuine inclusion require something more — being seen, heard, respected, valued and able to have a meaningful voice in the decisions that affect our lives?
In this thought-provoking webinar, we explore what inclusion looks and feels like in practice.
Moving beyond policies, statistics and representation, we consider the everyday experiences of people across different identities and protected characteristics, and explore how exclusion can appear in our workplaces, services and communities — sometimes visibly, but often through less obvious behaviours, assumptions, structures and systems.
Most importantly, this conversation isn't simply about identifying what is wrong. It asks:
What can each of us do differently, and what needs to change within our organisations and communities?
Official website of the Third CARICOM Regional Conference on Reparations in Barbados. View registration, programme, travel information, accommodation, resources and updates.
BBSRC has published its refreshed EDI action plan for 2026 to 2028, setting out bold commitments to build a fairer, more inclusive bioscience community.
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