• Black-Owned Businesses to Support During Black History Month and All Year Round

    Evie Seal To celebrate Black History Month this October, a great way to show your support to the community is to support black owned businesses. From small businesses to global brands, Evie Seal discusses some of her favourite black owned fashion and beauty brands to support during Black History...
  • In Conversation with the UoNSU Liberation Officer

    Sophie Robinson The Students’ Union is an organisation which works in partnership with the University of Nottingham and is recognised as the ‘voice of student representation’. The main goal of the Students’ Union is to make the voices of students at the University heard and to implement a fundamentally...
  • Black History Month Spotlight: Alice Allison Dunnigan

    Maria Sadek With a career that spanned five decades, American journalist Alice Allison Dunnigan became an inspiration for all African Americans and women as she dismantled racist, sexist, and prejudicial barriers within the world of American politics to become one of the most important political journalists of the mid-20th...
  • Black History Month Spotlight: Aja Barber

    Anna Boyne One of the many ways to celebrate Black History is recognising the work and achievements of people of black heritage. It’s a time to celebrate those whose actions in the past have made a difference, as well as those who continue the struggle for racial equality today....
  • Black History Month – Book Review: The Color Purple

    In recognition of Black History Month, Impact's Reviews' section are running a series of articles about books, films, TV series etc., that fit in with this month's important theme. Hayley Lawson shares her thoughts on Alice Walker's iconic and poignant book, The Color Purple....
  • Black History Month Spotlight: Ida B. Wells

    Ida B. Wells was an American investigative journalist and activist whose legacy is rooted in her work as a leader in the Civil Rights movement. She spent the late 19th century and early 20th century resisting racism, sexism and violence, using her role as a journalist to raise awareness...
  • Who is Claudette Colvin?

    As part of Black History Month, many of us celebrate the contributions and achievements of those with African and Caribbean heritage. It is a time where we focus on and honour Black people that have made differences in our lives today. One of those people is Claudette Colvin. Izzy...