{"title": "Inclusive Economies – Reimagining Black Arsenal: Football, Identity and Society", "start": "2026-10-29T18:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Conduit", "address": "Langley Street 6, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/identity", "sport/football"], "description": "An evening discussion exploring Black Arsenal as a living space of cultural memory, belonging and collective identity. Author and academic Dr Clive Chijioke Nwonka, who developed the concept over a 10-year research period, reflects on how recent seasons have reshaped its meaning and potential. Following Arsenal's historic 2025/26 Premier League title, the talk considers the interracial collectivism expressed on social media since the victory and what it means for football culture, Black identities and civil society.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/inclusive-economies-reimagining-black-arsenal-football-ident-42245/", "official_url": "https://www.theconduit.com/upcoming-events/reimagining-black-arsenal-football-identity-and-society/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/12c28301d928febe08737181a728601df4f184f3e1395e622b7079abaf70cd28-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-29T18:15:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Conduit", "address": "Langley Street 6, London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "What We Leave We Carry: Voices of Migration to Britain with Colin Grant", "start": "2026-11-10T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1998637389233", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/migration"], "description": "An evening talk titled 'What We Leave We Carry: Voices of Migration to Britain' exploring what people leave behind and carry with them when they move to Britain. 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An open mic hosted by BBC Radio 1Xtra Introducing's Theo Johnson gives nine artists the chance to perform live for BBC Introducing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-40095/", "official_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/RwGL37RqpD/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-nov-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7220b15f5dda4434b888bc624ed4ba543164d9dc44e7abfb29095f4d110f713b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Dope Black Queers: The Forum", "start": "2026-11-08T16:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-08T19:30:00Z", "place": "London LGBTQ+ Community Centre", "address": "Hopton Street 60-62, SE1 9JH London", "price": "", "price_from": "35.00", "price_to": "55.00", "tickets_url": "https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/quiet-room-bookings/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/queer"], "description": "Dope Black Queers: The Forum is an open floor discussion in a Town Hall Meeting format, less like a panel, where the Black LGBTQIA+ community can talk about the things that matter to them, raise questions and find answers. 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Participation is encouraged but no one has to share, and the event is exclusively for the Black LGBTQIA+ community.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dope-black-queers-the-forum-41651/", "official_url": "https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/event/dope-black-queers-the-forum-4/2026-11-08/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Reimagined histories: Spoken word and choir", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/singing/choir", "literature/spoken-word"], "description": "An evening of spoken word and choir at the National Gallery, held in the Pigott Theatre on level -1 of the Sainsbury Wing. It is led by poet and lawyer Dave Neita together with composer, artist and double bassist Dr Deborah Pritchard, joined by a choral ensemble. The performance is inspired by the exhibition 'Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation', exploring themes of identity, dialogue, social justice and freedom. 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Through intimate storytelling, movement and music, it explores forms of resistance, struggle and survival that have shaped generations, with stories of friendship, family and community at its heart. The work reflects on the strength carried within Black older bodies and the histories they hold, honouring voices that have too often gone unheard. 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Visitors are welcome to bring a vinyl record with a Brent connection to play and discuss, and families are invited. Kwaku, an independent history researcher, historical musicologist and Brent resident, is behind it. No booking is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/marking-african-history-season-it-was-also-about-other-black-60109/", "official_url": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/events-in-brent/2026/october/marking-african-history-season-it-was-also-about-other-black-musics", "image": ""}, {"title": "Black Boys", "start": "2026-11-02T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1998636627956", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "history/black-history", "society/racism"], "description": "A free film screening of Black Boys followed by a discussion on the film's themes and how a British audience can relate to them. The documentary illuminates the spectrum of black male humanity in America, an intimate, inter-generational exploration of Black identity and opportunity at the nexus of sports, education and criminal justice. 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Behind it is Jordan Stephens, bringing the event to Tottenham under the name Change The Record. Topics include loneliness, mental health, online versions of manhood, and pressures such as low pay, high rent and closing youth clubs. The aim is to work out what people can do locally, and attendees are encouraged to bring a friend.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/change-the-record-real-talk-in-tottenham-40767/", "official_url": "https://www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved/events/change-the-record-real-talk-in-tottenham/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0d348c029d39b328e07469bd3fb100855be69239553f88b4d47d98ee39e51d21-600.webp"}, {"title": "New Beacon Books invites you to \"The Stories that Shape Us\", an evening of African storytelling, mythology and indentity", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "New Beacon Books", "address": "Stroud Green Road 76, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.newbeaconbooks.com/new-beacon-books-1", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "history/africa"], "description": "New Beacon Books hosts \"The Stories that Shape Us\", an evening of African storytelling, mythology and identity. The event is organised by New Beacon Books, a bookshop on Stroud Green Road in London. It takes place at the bookshop itself.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/new-beacon-books-invites-you-to-the-stories-that-shape-us-an-41755/", "official_url": "https://www.newbeaconbooks.com/new-events/2026/11/6/new-beacon-books-invites-you-to-the-stories-that-shape-us-an-evening-of-african-storytelling-mythology-and-indentity", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5baa607cd527f32ea7e4e0576a857f4e3ff13a81627037c2a2dc9aaa78fd4693-2000.webp"}, {"title": "if you like rice, you’ll understand – Collective Noise", "start": "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-12-11T00:00:00Z", "place": "Institute of International Visual Arts | Stuart Hall Library - iniva", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "This is an exhibition project titled 'if you like rice, you'll understand – Collective Noise', bringing together painting, photography, moving image, text and sound. It is a new project by artist and educator Andrew Pierre Hart, part of a joint programme between iniva and Chelsea Space at Chelsea College of Arts. Drawing on Stuart Hall's cultural studies legacy, it explores sound as a form of learning and cultural exchange, examining the relationship between sound and diasporic experiences. The project includes a cross-site exhibition, an events programme and a publication, supported by The Ampersand Foundation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/if-you-like-rice-youll-understand-collective-noise-60786/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/aabf80b0df67e5692d00f33769a693ca39fc9b1eab2066da1de9d0767fe6eb43-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Nue Black Aesthetic", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Design Museum", "address": "Kensington High Street 224-238, W8 6AG London", "price": "Adult: From £15.29; Student/Concession: From £11.47; Child: From £7.65", "price_from": "15.29", "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://designmuseumshop.com/products/tnba-catalogue", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/design"], "description": "The Nue Black Aesthetic is a major exhibition celebrating contemporary Black designers who are reshaping the design landscape, from fashion and furniture to architecture, product design and sculpture. It is guest curated by author and journalist Charlene Prempeh and shows over 100 objects across six sections. The show demonstrates that Black design is not a monolith and that there is no single way to be a Black designer, with many featured designers belonging to diasporic communities. Its title references the 'Black Aesthetic' of the 1960s and the 'New Black Aesthetic' of the 1980s, proposing a 'Nue' era defined by nuance.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-nue-black-aesthetic-35598/", "official_url": "https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/the-nue-black-aesthetic", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1d49418e537eaef21f05fffb1ed1631501944324cf7ff315c706dd43e8f07544-2000.webp"}]}