Interviewing Marika Sherwood: Seeing history with open eyes
In August, YHP interviewed Marika Sherwood; a renowned historian, writer, educator, and activist. Marika is a Senior Research Fellow at...
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Hannah Francis, Isra Hussein, Alex Douglas–Bailey, Tionne Parris
Jul 4
YHP at the University of Amsterdam
This May, members of the Young Historians Project travelled to the University of Amsterdam to present our work at a symposium organised...
Hannah Francis
May 13
Reflections on the Bernie Grant Memorial Lecture 2024
Born in Guyana in 1944, Bernie Grant was a dedicated community organiser, trade unionist, founder of the African Reparations Movement ...
Idil Longe
Mar 23
Archives and decolonisation at Durham University
At the beginning of March, I was invited to represent the Young Historians Project at a conference on 'Archives and Decolonial Pedagogy'...
A member of the Young Historians Project
Mar 20
My personal experience in YHP
I have found the Young Historians Project (YHP) to be an organisation of self empowerment in which there are many opportunities to grow...
Amouraé Bhola-Chin and David
Mar 18
Finding ACER Resources in the Black Cultural Archives
Last year, two of our members visited the Black Cultural Archives to view some archival material for our research project titled 'Each...
A member of the Young Historians Project
Mar 16
The fabricated history of the Windrush
Many falsehoods have been disseminated about the arrival of African and Caribbean communities in Britain, and by extension, the Black...
Young Historians Project
Feb 24
Talented young Black historians – Why should you join YHP
In June 2023, YHP ran a history workshop in collaboration with Blemme Fatale Productions , a theatre organisation aiming to 'heal the...
A member of the Young Historians Project
Feb 20
Our first podcasting workshop
In February, the Young Historians Project attended a podcasting workshop with Weyland McKenzie , a writer and producer actively pushing...
Hoodo Nora
Dec 17, 2023
Finding Community at YHP
Earlier last December, I represented the Young Historians Project at my first official event. Alongside a screening of our documentary on...
Isra Hussein
Jan 14, 2023
In conversation with the Black Liberation Front
Carried by a soulful reggae soundtrack, 'We Are Our Own Liberators' is an educational film which introduces viewers to the Black...
Ruben Darrell
Jan 14, 2023
The Ku Klux Klan in the Midlands, Part II: Leamington Spa
This article was originally published on Substack by Ruben E. Darrel, on 7th October 2023. Author's Dedication: The following instalment...
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