Image: Ref. No.: AC2025/13 (uncatalogued), 'The Papers of Marika Sherwood'

Join us for the inaugural BCA Marika Sherwood Lecture, ‘The Struggle for History’, as we pay tribute to explore how Black British history has been preserved across personal collections, community initiatives, and activist collaborations, and mark the accession of key archival material into our collections.

The lecture, 'The Struggle for History' will be delivered by Professor Hakim Adi, and hosted by Black Cultural Archives’ CEO, Dr Wanda Wyporska, in conversation with a panel featuring:

• Activist Wilf Sullivan

• Young Historian, A.S. Francis

• BCA's Archives Manager, Harlynn Homan

Alongside the discussion, we will honour the contribution of historian and campaigner Marika Sherwood, whose work appears throughout our holdings, including in the papers of Howard G. Williams, Len Garrison, the Runnymede Collection’s periodicals, and the Records of the Black and Asian Studies Association (BASA), which she co-founded, and feature selected items from the archives for viewing.

🗓️ Date: Thursday 19 February

⏰ Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

📍 Where: Black Cultural Archives, the event will also be livestreamed 

All are welcome. Free for BCA Black Card members | £10 for non-members, includes a complimentary beverage.

Black Card members If you are interested in attending the event at BCA, please email marketing@bcaheritage.org.uk with “The Struggle for History” in the subject line.

Parking: There are no parking facilities, and parking is limited in the local area. Where possible, we recommend travelling by public transport. There are pay-and-display and Blue Badge spaces located on Effra Road and Saltoun Road, adjacent to Black Cultural Archives.