Projects

22nd Sep 2017 We Will Remember Them…
22nd Sep 2017 We Will Remember Them…

We Will Remember Them... aims to uncover hidden narratives that will strengthen the coverage of under-represented groups in relation to the centenary of the Great War. Empire troops fought in the most infamous battles of the war, including at Ypres and Passhendaele, but the hidden histories of soldiers from the Caribbean and South Asia still need to be recovered and their stories told, not only in scholarly monographs but in other cultural forms too. This project is funded by Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and is being delivered in association with the Centre For Hidden Histories and Renaissance One read more →

Armchair Traveller
Armchair Traveller

On the 28th May NBA hosted a whistle stop tour of the Black presence in the NG7 area of Nottingham from the earliest point in time to the present day . Stories were told through poetry, music, film and drama by members of the Nottingham community, including the first generation of Caribbeans to settle in Nottingham during the 1950s. read more →

Black In The City: Poetry Anthology
Black In The City: Poetry Anthology

The Black Writers & Artists Network are looking for poetry that responds to the theme of being ‘Black In The City of Nottingham.' The Network seeks work that is connected to Nottingham from writers who are native to the City or who have lived, studied or worked in Nottingham. read more →

Common Land
Common Land

“Times were hard. Most of the people had large families and some lived in two up two down with the toilets outside, no inside baths, but yet if the conditions were right babies were delivered at home”. Tryphena Anderson – Midwife in St Anns during the 1960s read more →

Community Capsule
Community Capsule

Community Capsule, a partnership project between Nottingham Black Archive and Nottingham Photographers Hub, documented the experiences of Nottingham’s World War II Black Servicemen and their families. read more →

Intergenerational project
Intergenerational project

NBA worked in-conjunction with the Afro-Caribbean National Artistic Centre (ACNA) during 2011 to deliver an Intergenerational Project. The Project involved working with a group of young people (16-25 years old) and elderly members of the African Caribbean community. The theme was bridging the generation gap. read more →

Journeys to Nottingham
Journeys to Nottingham

I came to England in 1943 and to Nottingham in 1951. I was in the air force for five years. When I came to England in the Cornwall areas you had to take off your hat and say ’Good morning Squire.’ if you didn’t you could lose your job. (Mr Oswald George Powe) read more →

Nottingham Black Archive sprinting ahead with Jamie Baulch
Nottingham Black Archive sprinting ahead with Jamie Baulch

In December we started work on a project with Olympian Jamie Baulch who is researching his Jamaicn Heritage. We'd love to talk to Nottingham men, who would have been aged 22years during the 1970s with a Jamaican connection and who served in the armed forces for any period of time. Jamie will be in Nottingham Friday 26th Feb screening his documentary  Looking For My Birth Mother at The Marcus Garvey Centre, Lenton Boulevard, Nottingham NG7 2BY. There are limited free tickets, Contact us at nottinghamblackarchive@gmail.com read more →

Nottingham Black Writers
Nottingham Black Writers

We are currently documenting Black writers in Nottingham and aim to create a timeline of writers from the earliest time to the present day. This includes Black writers of fiction and non-fiction, magazines, newsletters and pamphlets. Black writers must either have been born in Nottingham, or have lived in Nottingham for at least 12months or are living in Nottingham currently and have been doing so for at least 12 months. The writers must also have been published or self-published and be of African Caribbean heritage. read more →