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Follow Black Cultural Archives' journey, the UK's first national Black heritage centre and the home of Black British History. Text BACKBCA to 70970 donate £5
Lambeth, London
Joined October 2010
Double your impact; every donation to BCA is matched! There are only 24 hours left for us to achieve our goal. From community organising to cultural resilience, we’re safeguarding the stories that sustain and inspire us all. Donate right now https://t.co/RmYVAfMwxe
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We’re honoured to hold the papers of Dr Suzanne Scafe, pioneering Black British scholar & author. She explains how she has used our archives for decades & the importance of funding BCA as an institution to safeguard our stories. Please donate today at https://t.co/RmYVAfMwxe
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Hype fades. Credibility lasts. And crypto reporters can tell the difference instantly. Join us Dec 11 to learn how to build a PR strategy that will land coverage in 2026. 🗓️ Free 30-min webinar
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Dr Taous Dahmani is a London-based French, British, & Algerian art historian specialising in photography. She drew on our collections at Black Cultural Archives to support her research as a photo historian. Please visit https://t.co/RmYVAfMwxe to donate today.
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Nick Brown, librarian and researcher, reflects on the significance of his PhD placement at BCA & on our collection of Black & global-majority-led arts and activist periodicals. Please consider supporting our archive https://t.co/RmYVAfMwxe
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Black feminist writer and researcher Dr Lola Olufemi explains how the collections at BCA informed and strengthened her research on anti‑racist and feminist formations in Brixton. Please donate today https://t.co/RmYVAfMwxe to help us conserve these collections.
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Hear Professor Paul Goodwin discuss ‘Staying Power: Photographs of Black British Experience’ & the impact of this groundbreaking exhibition for BCA & V&A. Please donate now and help us preserve Black British histories for the next generation https://t.co/RmYVAfMwxe
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Curator and writer Pelumi Odubanjo shares insight from her research at BCA on the history of Black British photography. Caring for these collections takes work to ensure access for schools, communities, & researchers like Pelumi. Please donate today https://t.co/Ffa3SOaPP1
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Dr Jade Bentil, a Black feminist historian, explains why Black Cultural Archives' care for Black creative and intellectual culture is essential. Donate now during Big Give week, and your gift is matched. Please visit https://t.co/RmYVAfMwxe to donate today!
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During the Big Give Christmas Challenge, donations made to BCA through Big Give are matched. Help us protect Black British histories, so the next generation can see, study, and see themselves in our history. Please donate today at https://t.co/RmYVAfMwxe
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Times are tough for a lot of us, but if you are a lover of Black British history & want to make young Black children proud, then please chip in whatever you can to support our work @bcaheritage Black Cultural Archives - and see it doubled!
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Black Cultural Archives (BCA) remains the only Black-led, national heritage centre dedicated to collecting, preserving and celebrating the histories of people of African and Caribbean descent in...
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Please support and share!
The Big Give Christmas Challenge is live; every donation to BCA is matched for 1 week only! Every pound helps digitise records, conserve prints & photographs, & fund the research & outreach that bring Black British histories to life. Donate today https://t.co/RmYVAfMwxe
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Amazing energy and words at The Poets Corner event tonight @bcaheritage 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came and made it another special evening! 🔥 Limited tickets to our next Poets Corner event and last one of 2025 on 10th December here: https://t.co/jglWqKE7q5
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Wonderful to represent @bcaheritage at this event and reconnect with the winner whom I interviewed for the amazing @HistFestUK!
The winner of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 is… Hannah Durkin for 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade' @WmCollinsBooks. A big congratulations to Hannah!
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We asked educationalist, activist, writer, and historian Stella Dadzie why it matters that her papers are held at BCA. Preserving and sharing them helps young people recognise themselves in the record and feel the momentum of the movement. Donate at https://t.co/RmYVAfMwxe
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Matched funding means your gift goes further! During Big Give week, every pound matched, every story preserved. That’s more digitising, more conservation, more outreach, bringing histories to life for the next generation. Donate today https://t.co/RmYVAfMwxe
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The Big Give Christmas Challenge is live; every donation to BCA is matched for 1 week only! Every pound helps digitise records, conserve prints & photographs, & fund the research & outreach that bring Black British histories to life. Donate today https://t.co/RmYVAfMwxe
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Safeguarding the collections at BCA is essential. Jayden, a Youth Programme member, talks about the skills and opportunities he’s gained at BCA and the power of our archives. Donate to our Big Give campaign now, all donations this week are doubled https://t.co/jyLuDfBd3C
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Please do support us so we can teach more young people about Black British history!
One week only: donations made to BCA through Big Give are matched. With Gift Aid, your £10 becomes £22.50, £100 becomes £225. Your contribution powers digitising, conservation, and outreach. Make it count https://t.co/a7haB7hywq
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Launching tomorrow at 12:00 PM is the Big Give Christmas Challenge. For one week, every donation to BCA made through Big Give is doubled, so your support goes further to preserve our Archives for the next generation. Please visit https://t.co/aIrhbsLyvb to learn more
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Join us for our Tapestry of Black Britons workshop with Creative Director Paula Ogun‑Hector to help design the next panel in this living history project. 🗓️ Thurs, 11 Dec ⏰ 6:00 - 8:00 PM 📍 BCA 🎟️ Reserve your seat https://t.co/HnJKjU6kin
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