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Nathan ‘Nearest’ Green: How an Enslaved Man Helped Jack Daniel Develop His Famous Whiskey

Jack Daniel’s stands as one of the most iconic American brands and most popular spirits in the world. Yet while the whiskey and its...

Black History Month 2022

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 21 March

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on the day the police in Sharpeville, South...

Profiles In Focus - Professor Sir Geoff Palmer

Chancellor of Heriot Watt University, Renowned Scientist and Scotland’s first Black professor Sir Geoff was born in St. Elizabeth,...

BHM WEBINAR - Presented by EMSOU's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Board

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The Festival of Navratri 2021

Navratri started on Thursday, October 7, and runs until Friday, October 15. Navratri, literally "nine nights", is a Hindu celebration in...

Scotland's Role in the Slave Trade

The Slave Trade, the exploitation of Africans to labour in British colonies in America and the West Indies occurred from the late 18th...

Arthur Roberts – Diaries of a Black Scottish WW1 Soldier

Very rarely are people of colour depicted or referred to in reference to the troops that fought in the two World Wars of the twentieth...

Raksha Bandhan – 22 August 2021

Raksha Bandhan(the bond of protection in Hindi) is a Hindu festival which celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. It...

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