African & Caribbean history and heritage

Windrush learning resources
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Explore our selection of learning resources about the Windrush Generation in Hackney

African & Caribbean history and heritage in Hackney (KS1)
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An overview and celebration of African & Caribbean history in Hackney for KS1

African & Caribbean Hair and Fashion

Learn more about the history and impact of African and Caribbean style and hair in Hackney

African Threads
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Explore the relationships between textiles, Africa and Hackney, in the past and present

Black British Writing and Art in Hackney

Discover the importance of Black British arts and activism in Hackney

Our African Roots
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Be inspired by conversations with people of African heritage in Hackney

Being African in Hackney
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Be inspired by poet Theresa Lola, as she takes you through our ‘Being African in Hackney’ exhibition

African & Caribbean Music in Hackney
Poster for the exhibition Roots, Rhythms and Records. A Black and white photo of two men and a woman, all of African heritage, standing in front of a record shop

Discover personal stories behind the history of African and Caribbean music in Hackney

A Journey through Hackney’s African & Caribbean history
market stall with African fabrics

Journey through Hackney’s African & Caribbean history with spoken word artist Bad Lay-Dee

An overview of African and Caribbean history and heritage in Hackney
selection of African fabrics

This timeline explores the history of African and Caribbean heritage in Hackney

British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal (BRAFA)
The British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal Team: Let's Make Africa Green Again 7" single Album cover is child's drawing in green, blue and yellow of landscape with a person riding a horse, hills, river, palm tree, sun and birds.

Be inspired by local British reggae music history through the story of Hackney-based BRAFA whose charity single raised funds for famine relief.