Jasper Carrott (left) and Bob Warman (right) will appear in a special one-off show for a journalists' charity

Jasper Carrott and Bob Warman ‘Night of the Stars’ show to raise money for charity in Birmingham

Birmingham comedy legend Japser Carrott will host a special night to celebrate the 50 year career of West Midlands newsreader Bob Warman and raise money for charity. The Birmingham Rep theatre have announced A Night of Stars – Celebrating Bob Warman’s 50 Years in Television which will raise money for Acorns Children’s Hospice and The Journalist’s Charity.

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Blacklash - a powerful photographic archive of the battle against British racism and injustice

Blacklash exhibition at Birmingham Museum highlights the fight against racism

A thought-provoking exhibition exploring the struggle for equality and human rights in the UK is currently running at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. The photographic exhibition, sourced from the archive of activist and curator Mukhtar Dar, reveals the untold stories of ethnic minority groups who united to confront racism and battled to usher in…

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Thousands of new migrants from Commonwealth countries were photographed as part of the Dyche Collection

Major new exhibition showcasing heritage photographs of commonwealth migrants launches in Birmingham

A major new photographic exhibition featuring thousands of images of Birmingham residents will open at the iconic Library of Birmingham in Centenary Square next month. ‘From City Of Empire To City Of Diversity: A Visual Journey,’ has been created from The Dyche Collection, one of the most important photographic collections within Birmingham Archives and acquired…

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Recordings chronicling the lives of Birmingham's Windrush generation now available online for the first time

Hidden histories of Birmingham’s Windrush Generation made available to public for first time

Historic audio recordings touching upon the trials and tribulations of people who arrived in Birmingham as part of the Windrush Generation are being made available to the public for the first time ever by Birmingham Museums. The oral histories, available online, feature the life stories of people who came to the UK from the Caribbean…

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