BLACK HISTORY MONTH Celebrating Black History with jam-packed month of events

A Time to change

The theme for Black History Month 2022 is Time for Change: Action Not Words to encourage everyone to come together to make a change for the better.

Brent celebrates Black History Month 2022 with a packed schedule of events throughout October featuring cultural activities, films, talks from historians, storytelling, exhibitions and much more, with some events spilling into November.

The theme Time for Change: Action Not Words firmly focuses on the future and how to develop unity by acknowledging the past, learning from it and taking action to achieve better outcomes for everyone.

Over the years, Brent has produced a talented roster of famous and well-known individuals who were either born and raised, or live in the borough, but it is also important to recognise talented individuals who work behind the scenes to make a difference.

This year, the BCAP programme team won the LGC Diversity and

Inclusion award 2022, for working with and changing the outcomes for the black community.

Get involved by joining the Black Excellence awards evening to celebrate the achievements of local people who help and support others in the community. The event will be held on 27 October in the Grand Hall at Brent Civic Centre from 6.30-9pm.

On 20 October, pick up a bargain at the Black Pound Day Virtual Market from 11am-8pm, with an exciting range of ethically sourced products for sale.

Visit the online exhibition By the Cut of Their Cloth at Kilburn Library on 5 October, which tells the story of 300 years of mixed race and multicultural history in Brent through the lenses of art photography and fashion, curated by local artist and designer, Warren Reilly and The Mixed Museum. Find out more on pages 38-39.

Pop into Kilburn and Wembley Libraries for craft and family workshop sessions (see page 45 for details) as well as a black hair demo and talk at Willesden Green library from 25-27 Oct.

For more information, visit www.brent.gov.uk

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Doc Brown BCAP Programme team winning the Diversity and Inclusion LGC award 2022

Carnival is back!

Europe’s biggest street party, Notting Hill Carnival, returned to the capital this summer for the first time in three years with a big splash!

The event brought people together in a colourful and energetic display of music, food and dancing behind the traditional carnival floats.

This year, 13 steel bands, 72 mas bands, 6 Brazilian bands, 36 sound systems and 300 stalls provided a fantastic celebration of Caribbean culture.Clary Salandy, a renowned costume designer at Mahogany Carnival Arts said “We made a big effort to make the spectacle of carnival live again.

It was pure magic; everyone enjoyed playing mas and being part of the joyous carnival vibe”.