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Serendipity Remembers: July 2026

Black Leaders Awareness Day Black Leaders Awareness Day (BLAD) is observed annually on 18 July for the celebration and recognition of Black Leaders throughout history and in contemporary society. Coinciding

Serendipity Remembers: June 2026

The Memorialisation of Mary Seacole The Statue of Mary Seacole in the Gardens of St. Thomas’ Hospital, Lambeth, London is the first in the UK to honour a named Black

Serendipity Remembers: April 2026

Walter Tull Walter Tull is a celebrated Black British footballer and military officer who demonstrated outstanding courage and determination, and trailblazed in his achievements during a time marked by definitive

Serendipity Remembers: 18 March 2026

Stella Dadzie The National Black Women’s Conference was a national gathering that brought Black women across Britain together to collectively organise, share experiences and articulate shared political, social and feminist

Serendipity Remembers: March 2026

Frederick Douglass visited Leicester, March 1847 In early March 1847, Frederick Douglass stood before a Leicester audience at New Hall on Belvoir Street and addressed what newspapers described as  “The

Serendipity Remembers: 10 March 2026

Harriet Tubman Defined by her courageous efforts to lead enslaved people to freedom, Harriet Tubman’s legacy as civil rights activist, military leader, historical figure and humanitarian continues to reverberate in

International Women’s Day: Making the Invisible Visible

Pawlet Brookes MBE. CEO and Artistic Director for Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage. Recognition is not simply about celebration. It is about visibility, justice and ensuring that women’s

Serendipity Remembers: 2 March 2026

The events that followed the New Cross Massacre In line with the first National Black People’s Day of Action on 2 March 1981, Serendipity Remembers the events surrounding the New

Scrap It, Revamp It: Do We Still Need Black History Month?

“One hundred years after Negro History Week was founded, the question is no longer whether Black History Month should exist, but whether it still has the courage to do what

Serendipity launches new project for 2026!

Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage would like to invite you to be a part of its upcoming project, Making the Invisible Visible: Black Women 365 Days of the Year.