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Diwali volunteers bring joy to Birmingham’s most needy
Vimal Korpal
October 27, 2019 | 03:49 pm
Over 200 volunteers have come together in Birmingham for the annual Diwali Basket Brigade. The volunteers packed and delivered 525 hampers to the region’s needy in the annual Diwali Basket Brigade,…
Talented deaf young people gather in Birmingham to show off performance skills
Staff Reporter
October 4, 2019 | 02:57 pm
A group of deaf young people from across the UK showed off their talents in music, dance and drama at a performance in Birmingham last week. The 20 deaf young stars…
New Legacy Centre for Black excellence launches in Birmingham on site of The Drum
Denise James
September 10, 2019 | 12:00 pm
A new social enterprise aiming to inspire and celebrate black achievement has opened its doors in Newtown, at the home of the former Drum arts centre in Birmingham. The Legacy Centre of Excellence centre opened…
Birmingham entrepreneur to teach refugees the art of blogging
Selbin Kabote
August 23, 2019 | 05:51 pm
A young entrepreneur from Birmingham is set to teach refugees and asylum seekers the art of blogging in a bid to help their share them migration stories. Creative writer, social…
Photojournalist to lead photography skills workshop for migrants and refugees to share their stories
Staff Reporter
July 26, 2019 | 01:03 pm
One of the West Midland’s few black female photojournalists is to lead a special photography skills workshop in Wolverhampton next week to inspire and empower refugees and migrants to share their…
The all-female longboarding group aiming to get more Birmingham women of colour into adventure sports
Paul Stringer
June 14, 2019 | 03:16 pm
An award-winning organisation based in Birmingham are looking for public support to get more women of colour into adventure sports by 2020. GirlDreamer is a Birmingham based company that provides…
How the West Midlands is marking Refugee Week 2019
Staff Reporter
June 14, 2019 | 12:30 pm
Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week around World Refugee Day on the 20 June. In the UK, Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of…
Birmingham’s Symphony Hall gets £4.5 million funding boost from Arts Council
Staff Reporter
June 13, 2019 | 05:33 pm
The Symphony Hall music and entertainment venue in Birmingham has been awarded a cool £ million to spruce up and revamp the building and its services. With support from Arts Council’s…
Miss Birmingham contestant raises money and awareness about teenage suicide
Rangzeb Hussain
May 30, 2019 | 05:23 pm
A teenager who is competing in this Sunday's Miss Birmingham finals at Resorts World hopes to use her influence to raise awareness about disability, youth suicide, and mental health issues…
Midlands hospices join forces for Birmingham Pride to promote care for all
Joshua Williams
May 20, 2019 | 02:51 pm
Hospices from across the Midlands are joining forces for this year's Birmingham Pride to promote the message 'hospice care is for all'. Teams from seven hospices will come together to…