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Aston Villa launches new ethnic minority women’s supporters group with Saathi House
A brand-new supporters group has been launched with the help of the Aston Villa Foundation, with a strong focus on representing women of migrant heritage. 'Saathi Villans' has been created to…
New Legacy Centre for Black excellence launches in Birmingham on site of The Drum
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Birmingham LGBT unveils new inclusive flag for this year’s Pride celebrations
Birmingham LGBT will unveil its new flag this Friday (17 May) at an event to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia. The charity will be joining other national…