Murder of George Floyd occurred in Minneapolis sparking a global Black Lives Matter movement, prompting our founding members to begin creating the Black Equity Organisation.
BEO is officially launched as the UK’s first national and independent civil-rights group.
We launched our first reports ‘Brick Wall after Brick Wall’ and ‘Systemic Change Required’ providing vital insight into Black people’s daily lived experiences of systemic racism and explore the role we must play in dismantling it.
Our 3-year flagship programme, the F100 Growth Fund in partnership with Sky, is officially launched with its 1st cohort.
Our ‘State of Black Education’ programme in partnership with Mission 44 launches.
Alongside the Alliance for Police Accountability and the Advocacy Academy, we held an event with renowned American civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton on ‘the Future of Black Activism and Campaigning.’
We launched a petition with 38 Degrees to demand full implementation of the Wendy Williams Windrush recommendations, which attracted over 53,000 signatories. The petition was handed into No.10 Downing Street on 6th April 2023. We began legal proceedings in partnership with the Public Law Project against the Home Secretary.
Windrush 75 anniversary event held at WPP offices with guest speaker David Olusoga
The 2nd cohort of our F100 Growth Fund programme pitch for the opportunity to gain up to £15,000 in funding for their business, with 11 businesses successfully gaining funding.
We begin legal proceedings against Chichester University for axing their African history course.
Judicial review hearing on our Windrush case begins.
Our Black Britain’s Mandate work kicks off with our ‘Shaping the Future of Black Britain’ event led by Black young adults.
The High Court rules that Suella Braverman acted unlawfully in dropping key Windrush recommendations, winning us our first case.
In partnership with the Fawcett Society, we launched our ‘Public Harms Facing Black Women’ report, highlighting the institutional harms caused to women and girls across our public services.
The third cohort of our F100 Growth Fund programme pitch for the opportunity to gain up to £15,000 in funding for their business, with all 15 businesses successfully gaining funding.
Began our Mental Wellness Fund for Black Communities to improve the mental health of individuals making legal challenges against racial discrimination.
Launched our State of Black Education in Britain report, funded by Mission 44, which investigates the persistent challenges and systemic inequities facing Black pupils, parents, teachers and communities in the UK education system.
