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Join Professor Sir Patrick Vernon OBE and Dr Carol Brown-Leonardi, Founder and Chair of ACRG and a Cambridge alumna, for a conversation exploring Sir Patrick’s work advancing racial equality, health equity and social justice, alongside his work building bridges between the Caribbean and its diaspora in the UK. The event will take place on Tuesday,[…]
The African Caribbean Research Group is proud to support the Cambridge Premiere of Milestone: Streets paved with gold, a film by award-winning actor Victor Richards. Milestone: Streets paved with gold is a powerful new film honouring the Windrush generation and the Caribbean migration experience in Britain. Adapted from Victor Richards’ acclaimed one-man play, this 60-minute[…]
A wonderful day for Elder Lileth Warford and Dr Carol Brown-Leonardi, who received the Royal invitation to attend the Royal Tea Party at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
On Monday, 26 January 2026 the Legacies of Windrush exhibition closed down. Hosted by the Museum of Cambridge, the exhibition opened in April 2025 and was a resounding success. The closing event was attended by the deputy Mayor of Cambridge, the Mayor of Cambridge herself and the Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridge to King Charles. Several[…]
The African Caribbean Research Group was honoured to award the 2025 Excellence Awards to the following people at the annual Christmas Ball.
The 3rd edition of the ACRG Christmas Cricket ball was held on Friday, 19 December 2025. The event featured live performances of 1920’s style dancing and jazz session. The dance session included a short introduction during the guests’ arrival and was followed by a longer session after the dinner, when guests were invited to participate[…]
Today we dropped off the aid that is going to be shipped to Jamaica via JP Logistics, London. After reviewing the items to comply with the requests from the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) of the Jamaican government, we were able to deliver the equivalent of roughly 1 cu. metre of assorted[…]
The Legacies of Windrush exhibition opens on Saturday, 26 April 2025. Hosted by the Museum of Cambridge, it will be open to the public until Monday, 26 January 2026 and will shine a light on the history of the Caribbean community from the Windrush generation in Cambridge.
The African Caribbean Research Group was honoured to award the 2024 Excellence Awards to the following people at the annual Christmas Ball:
The annual ACRG Christmas ball was a great event that was thoroughly enjoyed by all participants. The event was a masked ball and all those attending did not disappoint in their presentation – see the gallery below for a selection.
