BASW & SWU Celebrate Black History Month 2024

Black History Month takes place in the UK throughout October.
Black History Month

BASW and SWU are proud to support Black History Month, an annual commemoration and celebration of the history, achievements and contributions of black people across the UK.

This year’s theme is ‘Reclaiming Narratives’, shining a light on and celebrating the untold success stories of Black history and culture, and correcting historical inaccuracies.

BASW and SWU have a range of resources dedicated to promoting Black excellence and anti-racism in social work and society more broadly, including blogs, podcasts and events, some of which have been developed by our members and other prominent individuals within the UK social work community. 

A selection of these resources are linked below.

BASW/SWU Resources

If you would like to contribute a blog on this year's Black History Month theme of 'reclaiming narratives' please contact comms@basw.co.uk to discuss.

What’s race got to do with it?

As a report shows Black children are 11 times more likely to be strip-searched by police than their white peers, Dr Arlene P. Weekes and Maureen Mguni take a social work and anti-racist look at the issue