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It’s Black History Month!
October is Black History Month. The theme for 2025 is, ‘Standing Firm in Power and Pride’. It spotlights Black people who’ve brought about vital change and honours and celebrates Black history. Read more here.
Join us for our webinar
You’re warmly invited to our Spotlight webinar on MS and ethnicity. We’ll hear about two research projects focusing on MS and ethnicity, and the Research Team will set out the latest updates on their equity, equality, diversity and inclusion (EEDI) research action plan.
When: Thursday 23 October
Where: 6:30-7:30pm
Register here.
Spotlighting our community
We’ll be sharing stories from our MS community throughout Black History Month – keep an eye on our website and social media channels!
Watches and reads
We’re including a few resources below that you might find useful.
Here, you’ll find lots of informative, interesting reads on several topics, from African history and the Civil Rights Movement to sporting heroes and the poets corner.
The Nerve of My Multiple Sclerosis CIC founder Natalie Busari reflects on her journey from MS diagnosis to talking about illness in her community and on social media.
Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks about finding her voice as a writer and highlights the importance of diverse stories in understanding peoples, cultures and histories.
- Our EEDI page
You’ll find lots of further resources on our dedicated EEDI page, including a list of community blogs. You might find the ‘Useful watches’ and ‘Useful listens’ sections on page three of our resource bank particularly interesting.
Share your thoughts
We’d love to hear how you’re celebrating Black History Month 2025 and any activities you have surrounding it. If you have any questions or feedback on how we can support you in celebrating Black History Month, email us at [email protected].
