The theme for Black History Month 2025 is "Standing Firm in Power and Pride". We aim to highlight the immeasurable contributions made by Black people, whether leaders, activists, or pioneers who have shaped history, while also looking towards a future of ongoing empowerment, unity, and growth.
University Events in Black History Month
Join us at 1 p.m. on October 15th, 2025, for a TheirStories with Dr. Oghale Ayetuoma. A true embodiment of this year's Black History Month theme, "Standing Firm in Power and Pride," Oghale shares her powerful journey, from a childhood rooted in faith and family to navigating racism and invisibility in professional spaces.
Global Lounge - Black History Month: pieces of a whole, learning through art.
Join us in the Global Lounge as we open a space for the exploration of heritage and personal experience through arts, conversation and food. We are delighted to collaborate with the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences for this event. Everyone is welcome!
Bristol Caribbean Studies Studios
The Caribbean Studies Studio, which is part funded by Reparative Futures, is hosting award-winning writer Gloria Blizzard on Thursday 16 October. Gloria will be reading from her latest publication in the Humanities Research Space at 16:00.
Conversations on the Future of Work: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman. - Tuesday 28 October, 16:00
A discussion with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, doctoral candidate at Harvard Kennedy School, Roosevelt Institute Fellow in Economics and author of “The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid”. In The Double Tax, Harvard researcher Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman summarises the disparities that women face as they navigate life’s biggest moments. Not only do the numbers reveal that women incur higher costs than men, but also that black and white women lead vastly different lives, marked by dramatic gaps in job opportunities, salaries, housing costs, childcare access, and generational wealth. She coins this gap as the “double tax,” the compounded cost of racism and sexism. This conversation will take place in person and virtually.
What's on & Events @ Bristol SU
Learn more about the events our Bristol SU and Student Societies are organising for Black History Month 2025.
If any University of Bristol staff member is organising a Black History Month event and would like it featured here, please get in touch with EDI-Team@Bristol.ac.uk.
Black History Month 2025
The theme for Black History Month 2025 is "Standing Firm in Power and Pride". Visit the official Black History Month website for news, views, features, listings, resources, and a diversity dashboard.
Black History Month Toolkit
This toolkit includes a variety of assets to show your support during Black History Month and beyond. It includes email signatures, digital screens and social media assets.
Anti-racism at Bristol
Learn more about the University's race equality strategy, and some of the anti-racism initiatives being undertaken to tackle racial discrimination, including the Anti-Racism Working Group.
WHEN: 100 Black Women Professors NOW
The University participated in the 100 Black Women Professors Now programme in 2023/24, a pioneering systemic change programme developed and delivered by the Women in Higher Education Network (WHEN). The cohort continues to be supported in the academic year 2025/26.
Centre for Black Humanities
The centre fosters research being done around the artistic and intellectual work of people of African descent, with projects ranging from UK hip-hop to slavery and its legacies. Read more about the Centre on the Arts Matter blog.
Financial support for Black students
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Black Futures Scholarship
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Black and Mixed Black Heritage PhD Scholarships
Resources and Information
Reparative Futures Programme
Reparative Futures aims to tackle racial injustice and inequalities within the University and in local communities we work with, running over ten years.
Bristol City Council Black History Month Webpages
The Bristol City Council has created a webpage showcasing events and resources within the local area.
Perivoli Africa Research Centre (PARC)