YHP at the University of Amsterdam
This May, members of the Young Historians Project travelled to the University of Amsterdam to present our work at a symposium organised...
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Hannah Francis
May 13
Reflections on the Bernie Grant Memorial Lecture 2024
Born in Guyana in 1944, Bernie Grant was a dedicated community organiser, trade unionist, founder of the African Reparations Movement ...
Idil Longe
Mar 23
Archives and decolonisation at Durham University
At the beginning of March, I was invited to represent the Young Historians Project at a conference on 'Archives and Decolonial Pedagogy'...
Hoodo Nora
Dec 17, 2023
Finding Community at YHP
Earlier last December, I represented the Young Historians Project at my first official event. Alongside a screening of our documentary on...
Deanna Lyncook
Oct 15, 2022
YHP Exhibition at Birmingham Metropolitan College
As a History student and long time lover of the subject, it’s often hard to imagine that there are young people who are somewhat...
Young Historians Project
Oct 1, 2022
Isra Hussein & Ella Falk
Aug 10, 2022
YHP Workshop at Queen's College, London
This past June, the Young Historians Project visited Queen's College in Marylebone to deliver an afternoon workshop on our project ‘A...
Tionne Parris
Nov 29, 2021
Our Black History Month Guest Lecture at King's College London
For Black History Month 2021, the Young Historians Project was invited to guest lecture at Kings College London in front of an audience...
Aimee Baruwa
Apr 5, 2021
History Day 2020: New Approaches to Local and Community History
On 19th November, Senate House Library and the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) hosted History Day 2020. History Day is an annual...
Lamesha Ruddock
Jul 19, 2020
Reflections from Windrush Day 2020: How does History shape our reality?
On 22nd June 2020, my fellow YHP member Ijeoma and I attended a Windrush Day celebration virtually. Amongst the speakers were Mayor of...
Young Historians Project
Mar 12, 2020
Sociology in the Archives: Black and Asian activism by and for young people
On the 18th of November 2019, YHP members Olivia and Sue gave a presentation at an event hosted at the British Library themed 'Sociology...
Lamesha Ruddock
Oct 21, 2019
Our visit to Roundhay School: How YHP is ushering 'Each one, teach one'
Lamesha Ruddock shares YHP's experience of launching the Schools Programme for the current project cycle, African Women in the British H
Olivia Wyatt
Jul 16, 2019
Our histories should be accessible to all: The significance of highlighting Black British history
Having only joined a few months ago, I am one of the newer members of the Young Historians Project (YHP). Nonetheless, this group’s...
Aleja Taddesse
Jan 3, 2019
History Matters. So how do we convince the best part of a generation?
"Problems are ubiquitous and multiply of their own accord, so we should focus on solutions.." Solutions were the running theme discussed...
Lamesha Ruddock
Dec 9, 2018
Representations of Black British History at the National Portrait Gallery's Teachers Seminar
As part of Black History Month celebrations, the Young Historians Project was invited to the National Portrait Gallery to speak at a...
Young Historians Project
Aug 7, 2018
YHP at the London, Sugar & Slavery Gallery’s 10th anniversary
On Saturday 19th May, the Young Historians Project (YHP) went to the Museum of London Docklands to be part of a day commemorating ten...
Young Historians Project
Jun 29, 2018
Looking Back to Look Forward: June Givanni & Pan–African Film
In March of 2018 the Young Historians Project was invited by June Givanni, the foremost Pan African film historian in Britain, to screen...
Jasmine Brienburg
Sep 2, 2017
Young Historians speak at event for Centerprise
On the 7th of May, Ama and I were asked to speak at an event in Hackney. The event was organised to celebrate the launch of A Hackney...
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