RACE, ROOTS &
RESISTANCE

A democratic collective of staff, students, and community members dedicated to the critical study of race and its impact on the lived experiences of people across temporal and spatial boundaries.

Sanctuary and Healing-Centred Arts Practices

By Kerry Pimblott 14 April 2025 Authors note: This article is part of a series of blogs documenting activities emerging from the...

Kerry Pimblott

Apr 153 min read

The Viraj Mendis Memorial Meeting and Archive Launch

By Kerry Pimblott April 9, 2025 Authors note: This article is part of a series of blogs documenting activities emerging from the...

Kerry Pimblott

Apr 93 min read

Black Power at the Grassroots

Kerry Pimblott and Kennetta Perry On Friday 31 January 2025, we were honoured to host a symposium, Black Power at the Grassroots:...

Kerry Pimblott

Feb 262 min read

Symposium Programme: Black Power at the Grassroots - 31/1/25

Please note : This event is now sold out . All attendees need to pre-register and obtain tickets on Eventbrite here:...

Kerry Pimblott

Jan 163 min read

Reflections on Community-Engaged Research in Leicester

By Zosia Alarr Editors note : This is the second in a series of blogs documenting activities emerging from the AHRC supported multi-year...

Kerry Pimblott

Nov 21, 20243 min read

Meet our Emerging Scholars Team

Alumni - Founders & Funders Project (2021-2023) Our first two cohorts of Emerging Scholars in 2021/22 and 2022/23 conducted research on...

Kerry Pimblott

Nov 14, 20247 min read

Prof. Catherine Hall: 'Racial capitalism across the Black/White Atlantic'

Join us on Wednesday 27 November at 4pm for a public talk by Professor Catherine Hall followed by a drinks reception. This event will...

Kerry Pimblott

Nov 9, 20241 min read

Teaching Black History: An Introductory Black History Training Programme

Note: This post was originally posted on the website of our funder, the University of Manchester's School of Arts, Languages and Cultures...

Kerry Pimblott

Nov 9, 20242 min read

Call for Applications: The Emerging Scholars Programme 2025

In Summer 2025, the Race, Roots & Resistance Collective (R3) in partnership with the Directorate of Social Responsibility is offering ...

Kerry Pimblott

Nov 8, 20241 min read

Save the Date: Viraj Mendis Memorial Meeting & Archive Launch - 1 March 2025

Note: This event is being hosted in conjunction with the AHRC-supported project, 'Grassroots Struggles, Global Visions: British Black...

Kerry Pimblott

Nov 1, 20242 min read

Remembering Struggles Past

Viraj Mendis and Grassroots Resistance to Britain's Border Regime By Kerry Pimblott October 17, 2024 Authors note : This is the first in...

Kerry Pimblott

Oct 17, 20244 min read

Prof. Gary Younge: 'The Man who Photobombed De Gaulle

Join us on Thursday 3 October at 4pm for a public talk by Professor Gary Younge (Manchester) followed by a response delivered by ...

Kerry Pimblott

Sep 19, 20241 min read

CFP: Black Power at the Grassroots

Documenting, Preserving, and (Re)presenting Histories of Black Struggle in Britain Submissions due by November 9, 2024 Scholarly interest...

Kerry Pimblott

Sep 10, 20243 min read

Our Year in Review - 2023/24

This year marked the sixth anniversary of the Race, Roots & Resistance Collective at the University of Manchester. Formed in 2018, the...

Kerry Pimblott

Aug 21, 20244 min read

Call for Applications: The Emerging Scholars Programme 2024 (*NOW CLOSED)

In Summer 2024, the Race Roots & Resistance Collective (R3) in partnership with the Directorate of Social Responsibility is offering...

Kerry Pimblott

Mar 16, 20241 min read

Confessions of a BlPOC Historian

By Nicole Gipson As a person of colour, I most often encountered bias, prejudice, and institutional racism in negation: through a lack of...

Kerry Pimblott

Dec 18, 20234 min read

Our Year in Review - 2022/23

This year marked the fifth anniversary of the Race, Roots & Resistance Collective at the University of Manchester! Formed in 2018, the...

Kerry Pimblott

Jun 2, 20238 min read

When Women Speak: Documenting and Narrating Women's Activism in Postcolonial Ghana

Join us for a screening of When Women Speak (Ghana, 2022) on Thursday 2 February at 4:15pm in Samuel Alexander A7 at the University of...

Kerry Pimblott

Jan 26, 20231 min read

The Year in Review - Race, Roots & Resistance 2021/22

We are quickly approaching the end of another academic year for Race, Roots & Resistance! It's almost four years since the Collective was...

Kerry Pimblott

Jun 18, 20224 min read

R3 #BHM2021 Film Screenings

This Black History Month, Race, Roots & Resistance (R3) is partnering with the UoM History Department to spotlight SteveMcQueen’s...

Kerry Pimblott

Jan 31, 20221 min read

RACE, ROOTS & RESISTANCE

Sanctuary and Healing-Centred Arts Practices

The Viraj Mendis Memorial Meeting and Archive Launch

Black Power at the Grassroots

Symposium Programme: Black Power at the Grassroots - 31/1/25

Reflections on Community-Engaged Research in Leicester

Meet our Emerging Scholars Team

Prof. Catherine Hall: 'Racial capitalism across the Black/White Atlantic'

Teaching Black History: An Introductory Black History Training Programme

Call for Applications: The Emerging Scholars Programme 2025

Save the Date: Viraj Mendis Memorial Meeting & Archive Launch - 1 March 2025

Remembering Struggles Past

Prof. Gary Younge: 'The Man who Photobombed De Gaulle

CFP: Black Power at the Grassroots

Our Year in Review - 2023/24

Call for Applications: The Emerging Scholars Programme 2024 (*NOW CLOSED)

Confessions of a BlPOC Historian

Our Year in Review - 2022/23

When Women Speak: Documenting and Narrating Women's Activism in Postcolonial Ghana

The Year in Review - Race, Roots & Resistance 2021/22

R3 #BHM2021 Film Screenings

RACE, ROOTS &
RESISTANCE