This year’s Beyond Black campaign for Black History Month builds on our conversation around belonging, focusing on the community spirit embedded in Nigerian (and wider African) traditions of gathering. From Owambe parties to wedding ceremonies, from wearing trads to church to the weekend house parties of diaspora life, these rituals once formed the fabric of community in the UK and beyond.
What does it mean to belong when home is both here and there, when your memories live in one place, but your future unfolds in another? This year, as part of our Beyond Black: No Place Like Home series, we’ve been exploring the rituals and gatherings that held our...
From Venice to London, Orry Shenjobi’s A WÀ ǸBẸ̀ returns home, transforming The Africa Centre into a living celebration of Nigerian joy, memory, and belonging.
Food has always been at the heart of culture, and these Afrocentric restaurants are proof that history can be tasted as much as it can be told. This Black History Month, they’re serving more than meals; they’re serving identity, creativity, and pride on every plate.
At Marmalade Collective, we believe culture isn’t just history, it’s lived experience. It’s the way food, music, and tradition come together to shape who we are and how we connect with one another. And when we think of celebrations that capture this spirit, one tradition comes to mind: Owambe.
We want to hear your stories. We want people in the UK to send in short videos of themselves reflecting on some prompts about belonging. This archive will become part of Beyond Black’s storytelling for Black History Month and beyond.
