Capital City College celebrates Black History Month with cultural, creative and informative events

We look back at the selection of activities that took place across various CCC campuses as part of Black History Month 2025. 

To mark Black History Month 2025, there were a number of creative and inspiring events for staff and students across Capital City College (CCC)’s different campuses.

The theme of this year’s Black History Month was “Standing Firm in Power and Pride”. Through specially curated events encompassing film, music and selected speakers, members of the college community were able to participate, learn about and be inspired by different aspects of Black History. Some students also shared their thoughts on the theme and their heroes.

Talks and visits

A number of specialist talks were organised during Black History Month to share various perspectives:

• Students at both Tottenham and Enfield campuses attended an inspiring presentation by historian Bill Hern about the lasting legacy of pioneering Black footballers. 
• Former professional footballer Dwight Gayle visited students at the Enfield Campus to share how resilience and determination led him to sporting success.
• Award-winning youth advocate Sayce Holmes-Lewis spoke to students at the college’s Sixth Form in Angel about his life experiences, which include setting up mentoring organisation Mentivity and youth club Mentivity House.

Music events 

Staff and students celebrated a range of Black artists through specially curated music events. Lunchtime Roots and Vibez, a music event hosted by student DJ Shanice, took place in the Tottenham campus and Enfield campus canteens at lunchtimes and honoured Black artists and their music. Students and staff members were invited to contribute to the playlist, which featured the sounds of soul, R&B, reggae and afro beats.

Over at the Holloway campus a Karaoke Black History Special Edition session inspired singers to warm up their vocal chords and pay homage to legendary Black artists with their own unique renditions. 

Film Screenings

There was an impressive range of film and documentary screenings throughout the month, each highlighting different stories and aspects of Black History.

• Students at staff at the college’s Enfield, Tottenham and Holloway Campuses enjoyed a screening of The Six Triple Eight, which tells the true story of the only US Women’s Army Corps’ unit of colour stationed overseas and their impossible mission.
• Another true story was shown at the Enfield and Holloway Campuses, with The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind following 13-year-old William as he is inspired by a science book to build a wind turbine to save his Malawian village from famine.
• At the Finsbury Park campus, viewers enjoyed the classic feel-good film Cool Runnings, which follows Sanka Coffie, a Jamaican sprinter disqualified from the Olympic Games, as he enlists the help of a dishonoured coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.
• A United Kingdom, a stirring story about enduring love based on the marriage between the heir to the throne of Botswana and his British wife, was also shown at the Tottenham Campus.
• Over the course of the month, the five-part documentary The Evolution of Black British Music was shown at the college’s Tottenham Campus, exploring the incredible evolution and global cultural impact of the Black British music genres jungle, UK garage, grime, UK funk and afro swing. 

Quizzes and Competitions

Throughout the month and across various campuses, students were invited to share their voices through poetry, short stories, or essays celebrating Black history, culture and identity as part of the Black History Creative Writing Competition.

Members of the college community were also challenged to take part in a Black History Month Quiz which tested their knowledge across multiple areas including science, history, culture, politics, music and sport.

The college also marked the launch of a new Black Support Group with a launch event at the Finsbury Park Campus. The event featured music, student performances and the unveiling of a Black History display.

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