ACKHI

20/10/2025

Thinking how time flies. Black History Month is nearly at its end, but not to worry Afrikan History is not just for 31 days. AACKHI has since 2005 promoted Afrikan History Season/Beyond Black History Month. Let us not forget one individual whose inspiration brought Black History into many of our lives, homes and learning.

Since 2018, the 70th anniversary of the docking of the Empire Windrush, we here in Oxford continue to mark the anniversary with a programme of events to honour the pioneers who left their island homes, sunshine, sea and sand to embark on unknown territories. They came they stayed build a life and survived hostility rejection

Listen to one of our Annual Windrush Memorial Lectures, held on Windrush Day 22 June each year. See link below.

The Oxford Annual Windrush Memorial Lecture is held in honour of those pioneers who travelled to England in 1948 and received recognition for their contribut...

01/07/2025

Come and learn about significant figures in Afrikan society from the 19th century.

We are pleased to share the upcoming event 'Pan Afrikan Centaurians' highlighting the significance of Afrikan leaders and the role they played in developing geopolitics and Pan Afrikanism.

When? July 19 @ 3:30 pm - 10:00 pm.
Where? Fusion Arts, 15 Park End St, Oxford, United Kingdom

01/07/2025

Who is ACKHI and what do we do?

ACKHI is a community-led organisation devoted to promoting, protecting, and preserving the rich cultural heritage and history of Afrika and its diaspora. Based in Oxfordshire, UK, we host and collaborate on programs, events and resources to foster a greater understanding of:

⚫The Afrikan presence in Oxfordshire
🟢 The role of Afrika in shaping world history
🟡 Afrika's contributions to the development of science and technology
🔴 And Afrika's rich cultural heritage

Learn more about our work here: https://ackhi.org/about/

19/06/2025

Want to know about the Afrikans and Caribbeans who arrived in Britain before the Empire Windrush, 3pm - 5pm at John Bunyan Baptist Church, Crowell Road, OX4 3LN on Sunday 22 June. Prepare to be enlightened.

🌿 Windrush Memorial Service, Lunch & Lecture
🗓 Sunday 22 June 2025
📍 John Bunyan Baptist Church, Crowell Road, Oxford OX4 3LN
🎟 Free entry – donations welcome

✝️ Windrush Memorial Day Service
🕥 10:30am – 12:30pm
Join us for this year’s Windrush Memorial Day Service led by Dr Yvette Hutchinson, reflecting on the theme:
“Look at What the Lord Has Done”

🍽️ Memorial Community Lunch
🕧 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Enjoy a warm and welcoming community BBQ lunch—an opportunity to connect, share stories, and celebrate together.

🎤 Annual Windrush Memorial Lecture
🕒 3:00pm – 5:00pm

We’re honoured to welcome Rev’d Dr Pamela Daniel as this year’s keynote speaker, presenting:
“They Came Before Windrush”
A powerful lecture challenging the myth that Caribbean people only arrived in the UK post-1948. Rev’d Dr Daniel will highlight the long-standing presence and contributions of Caribbean communities in Britain prior to the arrival of the Empire Windrush.

About the Speaker:
Rev’d Dr Pamela Daniel is a trailblazer—the first woman of African Caribbean heritage to be ordained in the Diocese of Oxford. Originally from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, she brings a rich personal and academic background in theology, Canon Law, sociology, and education.

Her deep commitment to social and environmental justice, combined with her experience in advocacy, mentoring, and community-building, makes her an inspiring and insightful voice for this year’s lecture.

📞 Contact: +44 7542 976470
📧 Email: [email protected]

Join us for a moving day of reflection, connection, and learning as we honour the legacy of the Windrush Generation and those who came before

Organised by the Oxford Windrush Group
This year's Windrush Festival in Oxford is supported by The Westgate Oxford as well as Oxford Brookes University.

Partners include ACKHI African Families in the UK - afiuk CIC Oxford Brookes Kuumba Nia Arts Fusion Arts Museum of Oxford Pitt Rivers Museum Unlock the Chains Collective Bk.luwo TORCH - The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities Ashmolean Museum Westgate Oxford Age UK Oxfordshire

26/12/2024

02/11/2024

This perpetual shifting of Egypt to the Arab states. you people need to get over yourself. Egypt is Afrika. Get over it.

The Village Wife, Nura has graduated from College of Commerce from University of Cairo in the Arab Republic of Egypt 🇪🇬

Nura William is a South Sudanese actress and comedienne based in Egypt, who always acts as a Village Wife or Villager with actor and comedian Penton Keah in comedy skits and series.Congratulations to her