Celebrating 45 years of Black education and heritage
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JOIN US TO CELEBRATE 45 YEARS OF BLACK CULTURAL ARCHIVES
From the original collective, activist vision to record and preserve our Black History, we have grown into an internationally recognised heritage centre. We teach Black History, our collections reflect the experiences of Black people in the UK, and we proudly celebrate our heritage. BCA is proud to exist as a monument to all those who went before us, who fought the struggles, who pass on their wisdom today, and on whose shoulders generations stand. Join us as we celebrate 45 years of education, heritage and activism.
“We need our own archives… where acts and achievements pushed to the margins can be reclaimed as part of our liberation.”
– Len Garrison
For 45 years, Black Cultural Archives has carried that vision forward. From our founders’ first efforts to “go out and collect it and rescue it, retrieve it, preserve it, protect it,” to our home on Windrush Square today, BCA has been a place where Black British history is held in our hands, on our terms.
Researchers, students and academics from across the UK and beyond, now rely on BCA as a unique resource. It is a place where archives, oral histories and collections rooted in struggle and resistance shape how Black Britain is taught and understood.
HOW WE’RE CELEBRATING
BCA45 Rum
BCA 45 Rum, specially blended for BCA here in Brixton. A limited edition will be available to purchase.
Coming soon.
Support us with a donation
Support BCA with a donation, a fundraising event or regular support, so that we can preserve our histories, in our hands, for our children and their children.
Black British History Festival
Look out for our Black British History Festival and our Black Family History Festival, coming in 2027!
Coming soon.
WHAT BCA MEANS TO YOU
“It’s been inspirational working with Black Cultural Archives over the years. From donating to their wonderful Black Britain Archive to visiting our offices and delivering talks, they have helped deepen our understanding of the long, rich and important contributions of Black Britons to British history and culture.”
Golsana Begum, Head of Dr Martens Foundation
GET INVOLVED
COME TO AN EVENT
Join us for talks, open days, and celebrations throughout the year.BECOME A FRIEND
Join as a Friend and be part of the BCA’s next chapter.
DONATE
Your gift supports the everyday work of preserving our archives, keeping our Reading Room open, and sustaining learning programmes that reach thousands of students each year.
SHARE YOUR BCA MEMORY
Did you research, visit, or find your history at BCA? Tell us your story using #BCA45.WITH THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS & FUNDERS
