Launch date: 8th October
Platform: Instagram and Tiktok
Access: Online
Cost: Free
Availability: Weekly episodes
Breaking the Barriers is a four-part online series exploring the historical roots of inequalities in education, housing, healthcare and the economy, and considering how the effects of those histories continue to be experienced within Black British communities today.
Across four weekly episodes, the series connects past and present through accessible storytelling, lived experiences and creative perspectives. Each episode looks beyond statistics and headlines to explore the people, policies and social conditions that have shaped inequalities over time.
The series is for anyone interested in understanding more about Black British history and the ways heritage, culture and social change intersect. By examining the past and questioning the present, Breaking the Barriers creates space to consider what history can teach us about building a fairer future.