You are welcome to the 4th Afrofinns Gala Night. This annual event is an opportunity to bring together the whole Afro-Finnish community as well as …
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Afrofinns Gala Night 4th edition
Lola’s Book Event in Malmo gave Me Life
It’s no often I go so much bang for my buck. I went to Malmo yesterday to support Lola Akinmade‘s latest book signing. Not only …
We are live: Omek Summit 2024!
On June 28, we’ll gather again for our 2024 Omek Summit taking place at Paradiso, Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam—and we could not be more excited! Early bird tickets …
Nurturing the Global African Spirit
Africa Day was founded to celebrate progress and unity. We believe collectively learning from our past and capitalizing on the present will lead to a …
Ukraine Fundraising for Our Community
Dear Omek family,When the war in Ukrainian broke out, a collective of organizations and individuals around Europe came together to support the Afro students who were fleeing from the …
Google announced the Black Founders Fund. Applications for the latest $4M Black Founders Fund in Europe are now open until April 17th (23:59 GMT).
Black Founders Fund A Google for Startups initiative giving access to funding to Black-founded startups in Europe. Watch the 2021 video01:43 About the initiative If we want …
Arike Oke, Black Cultural Archive’s Managing Director
In 2019, Arike Oke joined Black Cultural Archives as Managing Director. Listen to this clip of her on BBC Radio explaining why the charity is …
Renata’s Afrofusion Cuisine
I love Renata! We met in Brussels and she’s part of the reason I thought I could live there. And I did for 4 years, …
Black Europe Summer School 2020 – COVID-19 Update
Please visit the Black Europe Summer School website for a message from BESS Director Kwame Nimako regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 program: 2020 …
Work side by side with renowned journalists during the EU Regions’ Week
OPPORTUNITY ALERT: Youth4Regions is the European Commission programme helping journalism students and young journalists to discover what the EU is doing in their region. What …
Black Europe Summer School 2020 – EXTENDED DEADLINE
Extended deadline! Black Europe Summer School 2020 13th Annual Program June 21 – July 3, 2020 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Now in its 13th year, the …
BOZAR : 4th edition of the Afropolitan Festival, 28.02-1.03.2020
AFROPOLITAN FESTIVAL HEROES AND HEROINES. For its fourth edition, the AFROPOLITAN FESTIVAL invites artists and the public to celebrate their heroines and heroes. Musicians as …
March 1st deadline: Black Feminism Summer School
Do not miss the 2020 DECOLONIAL BLACK FEMINISM SUMMER SCHOOL. This year we have confirmed the participation of ANGELA DAVIS, OYERONKE OYEWUMI, GINA DENT, KARINA …
Afropean: Notes from Black Europe Book
Hat tip Che Ron. Source: Refinery 29 Johny Pitts was born into a working class home in Sheffield at the same time Maggie Thatcher was …
Hello Hair & Beauty Lovers!
We’re back! Europe’s biggest and best exhibition for people of colour is back. Afro Hair & Beauty LIVE 2019 is happening live and direct on 26th …
SYMPOSIUM: RACE, POWER & CULTURE, A CRITICAL LOOK AT BELGIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
22-24 May 2019What about diversity in Belgian cultural institutions? Over the course of three evenings, the symposium ‘Race, power and culture’ examines the racial …
Being Black in the EU: A New Report
The Being Black in the EU report, from a major repeat survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, reveals the many challenges black …
Black Women in Europe: Power List 2018 – A List of Our Own©
Our 9th list. The 2018 awardees are in the following categories: Activism, Education, Entrepreneurship, Media, Politics, Society and Writing. Biorgraphical and more informatoin about the …
Our List of Winners in the 2018 European Athletics Championships
European Champion. Still missing the words…. #happyness #thankful #victory #luckyme #fly A post shared by Malaika Mihambo (@mali.mihambo) on Aug 11, …
Black Europe Summer School: time to think about attending next summer
The Black Europe Summer School is a two-week intensive course held each summer in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The course explores the contemporary circumstances of the …
It is shocking to see that so little has been done to tackle persistent and widespread racial discrimination in employment across Europe.
No progress in curbing racial discrimination in the European labour market – in particular for women of colour Brussels, 21 March 2018 – Despite anti-discrimination …
Decolonizing the Mind – 20 Questions and Answers
News from Power Lister Jennifer Tosch: Congratulations Prof Stephen Small, my UC Berkeley and BHAT Int’l board member! We are thrilled to share this new …