Black History Month 2021

BBC Wales marks Black History Month 2021 with documentaries, interviews, articles and more...

Betty Campbell: Statue for a Heroine
Cerys Matthews presents the story of Wales’s first black head teacher, Betty Campbell.
A Killing in Tiger Bay
The story of the Cardiff Five, one of Britain's most notorious and astonishing miscarriages of justice.
Black and Welsh
Cardiff-born film-maker Liana Stewart explores what it means to be black and Welsh.
Wales' Black Miners
Nathan Blake uncovers the incredible hidden history of black miners in the Welsh valleys.

The Casablanca: The Club That Changed Our Lives
How the Casablanca Club, a black-owned night club in Cardiff’s docklands, became a magnet for people from all walks of life, and in the 1970's and 80's, it changed people's lives.
Scrum V Podcast - Ashton Hewitt and Nathan Brew on racism
Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt and former Wales back Nathan Brew address the issue of racism.
Wales' Forgotten Race Riots
A vicious outbreak of racial violence on a scale never before seen in Britain shook Butetown in Cardiff a century ago. Mo Jannah uncovers its lasting impact.
A Letter to Mrs Campbell
Gavin Porter celebrates the huge influence Betty Campbell had on generations of young people growing up in Butetown.
Shreds: Murder in the dock
A young woman is murdered in a frenzied knife attack. Outside, a man is crying and covered in blood. What happens next almost defies belief. Yes, this really did happen…

Ashton Hewitt: Dragons wing hopes to meet racist abuser
Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt would like to have a "constructive conversation" with the person who racially abused him on Twitter.
Betty Campbell: Statue of Welsh black heroine unveiled
A monument to honour Betty Campbell, Wales' first black head teacher and black history campaigner, has been unveiled in Cardiff.
'As a black female, it's important I can be seen'
As Black History Month begins, three female trailblazers talk about their experiences.
Black Lives Matter: 'We were taken advantage of. That is what hurt'
Singing pensioner Neville Howard can remember “no blacks, no Irish” signs in windows.
Ashton Hewitt: Dragons wing on race and the importance of speaking out
Ashton talks social media, education and the importance of honest conversation about race.
Eddie Parris: The forgotten story of the first black footballer to play for Wales
Eddie Parris from Chepstow became a pioneer when he won his only Wales cap in 1931.
Butetown's vibrant community with deep roots
How Wales' industrial past led to one of the oldest multi-cultural communities in the UK..
Swansea anti-slavery campaigner to get blue plaque
Jessie Donaldson ran a safe house in the United States and campaigned for slaves trying to escape.

"Why are people surprised that I speak Welsh?"
“I think their surprise is always based on the colour of my skin.”
Jamaica, Port Talbot and Me
Jalisa and Yasmin's experiences of Port Talbot's 'close-knit' Jamaican community.

Coleridge-Taylor's 'Nonet in F minor' - In celebration of Black History Month, members of BBC NOW and pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips perform ‘Nonet’ by Composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. The son of a mother from London and father from Sierra Leone, Coleridge-Taylor was heralded as the ‘African Mahler’ in the early 1900s, and his music enjoyed great popularity and regular performance during his lifetime.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Nonet in F minor

Our third October performance is a wonderful piece by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, his Nonet!

Spotlight On: Ryan Bancroft
An interview with the new Principal Conductor, Ryan Bancroft.
Abel Selaocoe: Africa Meets Europe
Abel Selaocoe performs newly orchestrated versions of his own works alongside the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Clark Rundell.
Errollyn Wallen's NNENNA
Ryan Bancroft leads BBC NOW in this performance celebrating Black History Month.

Betty Campbell
Learn all about Wales' first black headteacher who also helped create Black History Month.
Identity of Place: Tiger Bay
Explore the multicultural history of Tiger Bay.
History of the Blues
Ever wondered about the origins of The Blues? Learn about its history, features and impact.

Betty Campbell
Cerys Matthews sy’n adrodd hanes prifathrawes ddu cyntaf Cymru.
Hunaniaeth lle: Tiger Bay
Ymchwilia hanes amlddiwylliannol Tiger Bay yng Nghaerdydd.
Cerddoriaeth Blues
Ydych chi erioed wedi meddwl am darddiad Y Blues?

John Ystumllyn a stori pobl ddu 'gyntaf' Cymru
Ei gipio o Affrica a’i gludo i Gymru i weithio fel gwas: hanes 'Jac Ddu’ o Gricieth
Windrush, gobaith, siom: Hiliaeth a’n teulu ni
Roz Richards sy'n siarad am ei phrofiad hi a'i theulu o hiliaeth yng Nghymru a thu hwnt
'Cywilydd rygbi Cymru': Gadael mamwlad i chwarae'r gêm
Jonathan Davies a Tony Collins sy'n cydnabod cyfraniad Billy Boston.