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What a fabulous evening to celebrate and commemorate the memory of Marcus Garvey. Watch below to see what team Legacy WM got up to! It's also great to…
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  Activists, athletes and organisers debate the impact of the Commonwealth Games. In a Birmingham café, influential voices from the city join The Sports Desk panel to…
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Come join us on our ladies only charity bike ride at the Community Connect Foundation in Smethwick. If you are anyone you know are interested please fill out the…
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This coming month on Saturday 14th May 2022, Legacy West Midlands celebrates its very beginnings on what will be our 12 year anniversary. To mark this special occasion we…
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Date of event/s Sun, 7th November 2021 Location Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre, Hurst Street, Southside, Birmingham, B5 4TB About this event The celebrations continue…
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50 years on since Bangladesh has become a sovereign nation and we, British Bangladeshi, have had a footprint in the UK that stretches back four centuries. It started with the…
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The SAHGB is thrilled to announce Dawn Carr as the inaugural recipient of the Society’s Masters’ Bursary scheme. Dawn will use the £20,000 bursary to attend the Masters in…
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A recent Guardian article about COVID-19’s effect on the Bangladeshi community [https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jun/19/preparing-for-death-coronavirus-england-…
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The onset of the pandemic has had devastating impact on society in general and Lozells in particular.  The Birmingham Mail wrote an article entitled ‘Lozells at the…
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Today saw the first meeting of our new Steering Group, who will give us guidance and support as we develop the four new trails from the existing Legacy Heritage Trail, which…
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2018 marks the centenary of a landmark date in women’s struggle for emancipation. In February 1918, the Representation of the People Act was passed, which allowed some women…
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Ten years on….What started with a desire to collect stories of Bangladeshi heritage to shape our own narrative; has grown into a reputable organisation in Birmingham and…