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Black History Month
Celebrating Black voices, culture, creativity and community at the University of Portsmouth and beyond.
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What's On
From events and workshops to celebrations and conversations, discover what's happening throughout Black History Month in Portsmouth.
OCT
08
A Black History Paint & Sip Special
Time: 18:30 - 21:30
Location: Panero Lounge
Enjoy a fun evening getting creative and decorating a wine glass or mug with a design of your choice.
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OCT
14
Soulful Celebration
Time: 17:00 - 21:00
Location: The Space
Join us for Soulful Celebration 2026 as we come together to honour Black History Month with an inspiring evening of culture, talent, and community.
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OCT
15
Trivia @ The Terrace: Black History Month Edition
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Location: The Terrace Cafe
Trivia @ The Terrace is here to shake up your standard quiz night. This trivia night's theme is... Black History Month!
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OCT
27
Soulful Nations Cup
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Location: Langstone Sports Site
An exciting and friendly 5-a-side football tournament taking place as part of Black History Month!
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Soulful Reads
Celebrate Black History Month through the words and stories of Black authors. Each week, discover four reads exploring everything from love and belonging to creativity and change, selected from recommendations shared by the University Library.
Week 1 - Identity and belonging
Stories and perspective exploring who we are, where we belong, and how we find our place.
Queenie
Queenie Jenkins, a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman navigating love, friendships, work and identity in modern-day London. Honest, funny and unflinchingly real, it explores race, relationships, self-worth and what it means to find your place when life doesn’t quite go to plan.
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White Teeth
The story follows two unlikely friends, Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal, and their families as their lives collide across multicultural London. Funny, lively and thought-provoking, the novel explores identity, race, religion, family and belonging across generations.
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Hurricane Child
Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, which is considered bad luck, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl--and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline's missing mother
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There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack
This text is a powerful indictment of contemporary academic practices, in which Gilroy highlighted the inadequacies of the British approach to race. It provided a powerful new direction for race relations theory in Britain.
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