Race Council Cymru manages Windrush Cymru Elders in Wales. Let's celebrate Windrush Migrants, tackle exclusion & promote inclusion for all elders in Wales.
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Thank you @JaneHutt Minister of Social Justice for supporting us to celebrate National Windrush Day in Wales on 26.6.2025. We thank all the people of Wales who celebrate our work &show case how together we can make Wales the greatest nation in the world @rcccymru @RCCymruWindrush
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Sensitise & Celebrate: Windrush Legacy in Wales
Join us tomorrow as we honour the past, celebrate the Windrush generation and inspire the future.
📅 Thursday 20 August
🕑 2pm to 5pm
📍 53A The Kingsway, Swansea SA1 5HQ
🎟️ Free to attend
#Windrush #WindrushWales #Swansea
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Her extraordinary commitment to nurturing talent and encouraging the next generation resonates deeply with our mission to create greater visibility, opportunity and pathways for Black creatives.
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A GoFundMe fundraiser has been organised to support Jason Arday's family following his death.
Professor @ppvernon set up the fundraiser today, stating:
"I am establishing this fund to help contribute towards funeral, memorial and associated family costs and to provide practical support during an unimaginably difficult period"
➡️Donate here:
gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-…
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An author, educator and passionate advocate for music and young people, Kadiatu has become an important voice for creativity, opportunity and the transformative power of arts education.
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Job/Opportunity Title
Black History Wales 365 Creative Director
Description
Race Council Cymru is seeking an experienced Creative Director to provide strategic artistic leadership for the Black History Wales 365 programme from September 2026 to July 2027.
Black History Wales 365 is Race Council Cymru’s year-round programme celebrating Black history, heritage, creativity and the contributions of Black communities across Wales through artistic, cultural, educational and community activity.
We are seeking an inspiring and collaborative Creative Director who can provide artistic vision and strategic leadership while supporting and mentoring creatives and community leaders involved in delivering the programme across Wales.
The Creative Director will:
• Provide strategic artistic leadership and creative direction for Black History Wales 365
• Help shape a coherent and ambitious artistic programme across Wales
• Work collaboratively with Race Council Cymru, Regional Leaders and programme partners
• Support and mentor artists, creatives and community leaders
• Help develop artistic ideas that authentically reflect Black histories, cultures and contemporary experiences in Wales
• Encourage high-quality, inclusive and innovative creative practice
• Support connections and collaboration between artists, communities and cultural organisations
• Contribute to the development and legacy of the wider Black History Wales programme
• Help ensure artistic activity reflects Race Council Cymru’s commitment to equality, representation and community participation
We are particularly interested in hearing from experienced creative practitioners, artistic directors, producers, curators and cultural leaders with a strong track record of artistic leadership and collaborative practice.
Experience of working with Black communities, culturally diverse communities and/or community-led arts programmes in Wales would be highly valuable.
Contract period: September 2026 to July 2027
How to apply
For further information and the full brief, please contact:
[email protected]
Deadline: 21 August 2026
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We are honoured to announce Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason as an Ambassador for the Black Welsh Music Awards.
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Our wonderful host, Mirain James, captured exactly what BWMA is about.
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BWMA is about more than an awards ceremony. It is about recognition, representation and ensuring Black creativity has a permanent and celebrated place within the cultural landscape of Wales.
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Across decades of public service in Wales, Jane has consistently championed equality, social justice, inclusion and the importance of creating opportunities for every community to thrive.
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We are honoured to announce Jane Hutt CBE as an Ambassador for the Black Welsh Music Awards.
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If you’re a Black artist from Wales, what are the chances that you’re going to end up on stage at The O2?
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We are delighted to announce Bethan Sayed as an Ambassador for the Black Welsh Music Awards.
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Tragic and heartbreaking news..🙏🏽
Jason Arday, the former Professor at the University of Cambridge has been found dead at an address in Battersea.
According to reports, Arday was found “unresponsive” at an address in Battersea on Friday afternoon. He was later pronounced dead.
A spokesman for the Met said officers were called by the London Ambulance Service at 3.12 p.m.
“Sadly, a 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by officers.
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Years of promises, little progress: why are Black workers still being paid less?
Campaigner Dianne Greyson has written to the government urging it to make ethnicity pay gap reporting mandatory, warning that delays could stall progress on pay equality
By @S_Fleary1
➡️voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-n…
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CAW President Nigel Payne DL (Slovakia 🇸🇰) was pleased to support and attend the National Windrush celebrations at the Senedd & was delighted to meet Shawana Williams Head of Home Office Windrush Unit with Uzo Iwobi of @walesrcs
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Labour MP Dawn Butler has written to the BBC asking for an "urgent explanation" over the airing of a racist slur at the BAFTAS.
In her letter, Dawn Butler said:
"I understand that the BBC has since edited the iPlayer version to remove the racist slur, I would appreciate a written explanation as to why this was not addressed before the delayed broadcast, who was in the editing room, who made the overall decision and why Mr Davies Jr's remarks were deemed unsuitable while the racist slur was initially left in."
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What a loss, what a towering giant“ We are not a perfect party. We're not a perfect people," Jackson said. "Yet, we are called to a perfect mission. Our mission to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to house the homeless, to teach the illiterate, to provide jobs 4 the jobless
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Today, we bow our heads in honor of a life that burned brightly for faith, justice, and humanity.
The passing of Jesse Jackson leaves a deep ache in our hearts, but his legacy stands taller than sorrow. He was a voice for the voiceless, a shepherd to the struggling, and a relentless advocate for dignity and equality. His courage stirred nations. His compassion healed communities. His faith moved mountains.
To the Jackson family: may you find strength in the immeasurable impact he made, comfort in the countless lives he touched, and peace in knowing that his work on earth will echo through generations.
Though he has taken his rest, his light will never fade.
As our CEO @UzoIwobi says, he is a towering giant, whose legacy will leave on.
Head of Black History Wales @UzoIwobi tells @GarethBarlow she is "absolutely devastated" to hear of the death of Jesse Jackson.
She describes the U.S. civil rights activist as a "towering giant".
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