An official massive welcome to Rahel who is currently on placement with us until 21st August and has been doing marvellous work over the last few weeks on the library’s U.S. collections! Visit our blog tinyurl.com/59xwrxds to learn more about Rahel, her work and interests...

From the 3rd August-11th September 2026, the RACE Centre library desk will be staffed for drop-in enquiries on Tues and Weds only, opening times will be from 9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm The library will still be open and accessible. You will also be able to access our archives as normal!

We are really excited to be sharing our fantastic line up for our Meet the Researchers online event on Wednesday 29th July 6pm – 7:30pm We will be joined by guest speakers Dr. Nasia Sarwar-Skuse, Sandhya Sharma and Professor Sadiah Qureshi. Book your free place via shorturl.at/Y7wSc

In this clip, Dr Sylvia shares her love for football + more gems! What stood out for you + what does football mean to you?⚽ Ref: GB3228.110/2/, Unity and Community in Football: Celebrating Cameroonian Heritage, Interview with Dr Sylvia Forchap, 2019, Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre, Manchester

We are excited to announce that we will be running our first free Summer School over the school holidays this year! Starting on Monday 3rd August – Thursday 6th August at Manchester Central Library. Open to all 15-19 year olds. Register your interest at: shorturl.at/Nhdlv

Do you have the #WorldCup on your mind but there is still time to go till the next match? Why not pick up a football related book in the meantime. We have a great selection available in our library for you to run though… ⚽

2026 marks 45 years since the Moss Side Uprisings. We looked at some archive items with Year 10 students from St Peter’s High School Find out more about what came out of this session on our blog, 'Engaging learners in the Moss Side 1981 Uprisings' here: www.racearchive.org.uk/engaging-lea...

Join us this #SouthAsianHeritageMonth to meet some of the brilliant researchers working with our collections. Guest speakers include Dr Nasia Sarwar-Skuse, Sandhya Sharma and Professor Sadiah Qureshi. This event will be hosted online, book via: 2026sahm.eventbrite.co.uk

We had an incredible time on 3rd Nov at “Courage, Vision, Planning and Fearless Work”: The Congress Lives On✊🏾 An evening of reflection, resistance & creative expression commemorating the Fifth Pan-African Congress (1945). Thank you to everyone who joined us!

📝 For Islamophobia Awareness Month, we’re sharing a new blog series based on research by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, commissioned by the AIU RACE Centre in Feb 2023. The posts are now live — check them out on our site or via the link in our bio.

📚 Islamophobia Awareness Month Book Display If you haven’t seen it yet, come check out our book display for Islamophobia Awareness Month at Manchester Library. We’ve got a wide range of titles on show — come have a look!

We're delighted to announce that Dr Parise Carmichael-Murphy has been appointed by the University of Manchester as our Honorary Research Fellow. Welcome to the team, Parise!

We’re SOLD OUT for “Courage, Vision, Planning and Fearless Work: The Congress Lives On.” 🎉 Join the waiting list if you’re still keen — and if you’ve got a ticket but can’t make it, please let us know so we can reallocate it. Thanks to everyone who booked — see you soon! 🙌 #TheCongressLivesOn

🎓 Your Voice, Your Education Workshop 🗓️ Wed 29 Oct 2025 | 12–4:30pm 📍 Manchester Central Library Join a hands-on event shaping inclusive educational resources that centre global majority voices in Greater Manchester. 🍪 Refreshments + £25 voucher Limited spaces — Link in BIO

Your Voice, Your Education: Shaping Inclusive Educational Resources

Join a creative, hands-on event exploring educational resources and reimagining and improving what inclusive education can look like.

yourvoiceyoureducation.eventbrite.co.uk

Most of #BlackHistoryMonth is flying by, so we’re looking back at last year’s Reimagining Black History Month — powerful talks on uplifting Black youth voices across Manchester. Now you can join us on Nov 3 for
“Courage, Vision, Planning & Fearless Work: The Congress Lives On”

Meet our new collections and engagement officer. Alongside her role at the Centre, she is co-facilitating the Safe Access Programme for the Association of Independent Museums. She is also an advisory panel member on the Guardian’s Legacies of Enslavement programme.

📣 Pan-African Organising in Manchester 🗓️ Oct 29, 6pm | 📍 Friends’ Meeting House Join @ManCityCouncil’s Equity & Engagement Team for a BSL-supported event marking 80 yrs since the 1945 Pan-African Congress — feat. Dr Parise Carmichael-Murphy + archives from @AhmedIqbalUllah. #BHM2025

🎧 New on Soundcloud: Black History in Stockport — stories from residents of African & Caribbean descent, capturing the voices that shaped the town’s heritage. Listen now & celebrate Stockport’s Black history.
🔗 soundcloud.com/aiucentre racearchive.org.uk 
#BlackHistory #Stockport #HeritageFund

Looks like a great event over at Manchester Central Library. 📰🗞️Featuring material from @wcmlibrary.bsky.social and @aiucentre.bsky.social

Manchester Histories @mcrhistories.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The People’s Papers: Revisiting 1970s Manchester Explore the activist & community print culture that helped shape Greater Manchester, with PhD researcher Arielle Lawson (@peoplespapers) 📅 Mon 4 Nov 🕕 6–8 PM 📍 Manchester Histories Hub, Central Library Free & open to all! Book: bit.ly/PeoplesPapers

“Courage, vision, planning & fearless work”: the Congress Lives On. 📅 Mon 3 Nov | Manchester Central Library With Gary Younge, Young Identity & Shirley May. Reflection, resistance & creativity to honour Black histories & the 1945 Pan-African Congress. ✊🏾

We’re excited to be part of Sanctuary, Now and Then ✨ asylum, migrant rights & anti-deportation in Britain since the 1980s 📅 7 Nov 2025 | 🕛 12–3pm 📍 Manchester Central Library Speakers include Stuart Crosthwaite, Amy Grant, Rachel Humphris & Paul Weller. 🎟️ Free – register here: shorturl.at/FZ6Nd

Today marks the start of #BlackHistoryMonth in the UK. We’re launching our **Manifesto**, built with Manchester’s Black communities, to guide how we share & honour Black histories. 📖 Download via our bio or pick up a copy at Manchester Central Library. ✊🏾

Excited to join the Fumbo: Names, Traditions & Meanings celebration with Amani Creatives this Thu 2 Oct, 2.30–7pm at Manchester Central Library! Free dance & craft workshops, exhibition tour, curator’s talk, live music + tasty African food. Drop in!

I’d usually avoid a weekend commute, but this was a joy. Attendees ranged from elders to kids of every complexion while speakers spoke, sang, and read poetry in several languages whose sounds fill my life. I 💛💚🩵 the @aiucentre.bsky.social. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reclaiming...

Great news! ✨ Gary Younge will join us on 3 Nov for an event where we’ll commemorate the historic Fifth Pan-African Congress (1945) in the face of rising hate. Save the date! Link in BIO to register. #BlackHistory #AntiRacism

We’re back with our Monthly Book Pick! 📚✨ This month, Tania Stein recommends Against the Loveless World — a powerful story of love, loss & survival from a Palestinian woman’s prison cell. #BookRec #PalestinianLit

📚 CPD for educators ahead of #BlackHistoryMonth 🗓 Tue 23 Sept | ⏰ 4:30–5:30pm (GMT+1) | 🌐 Online ➡️ Link in BO Build confidence in teaching Black histories ethically + locally, with resources from the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre. 📩 rrarchive@manchester.ac.uk #AntiRacistEd #BHM

We marked South Asia Heritage Month with Reclaiming Joy at Longsight Library ✨ From secret 90s day raves to live music, poetry & dance, we celebrated how South Asian communities created spaces of joy & culture. Big thanks to all our artists & partners 💫 Link in BIO for more information

We’re proud to support Muslim Northern Women’s Grand Annual Open Mic Night! 📅 Mon 16 Sept 2025 | 🕔 5–7:30 PM 📍 Manchester Central Library (Ground Floor) 👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏾 Sisters-only, 18+ An evening of poetry, storytelling & raw self-expression, centring the voices of Muslim women across the North. 🎤 links in bio!

✨ From humble beginnings to lasting change — discover the legacy of Lou Kushnick, founder of the RACE Centre 💬 Year 10 students Alice & Lindsay share their research on his fight for race equality. 📍 See more in Central Library #LouKushnick #RaceEquality