Our story so far
Discover the projects that Black at Sussex has developed and delivered
Our founding
Black at Sussex launched with an event at the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton, involving members of the University of Sussex, Black Cultural Archives and notable figures from arts and culture.
The Black Cultural Archives was founded by Sussex alumnus and curator of Black British history, the late Len Garrison. the event recognised and celebrated his life and work, and marked the beginning of the University’s collaboration with the UK’s home of Black British History.
Celebrating our alumni
The Black at Sussex project is constantly evolving.
We want to celebrate our Black alumni, and encourage and welcome alumni returning to engage with our current Sussex students. Sussex alumni have been involved with Black at Sussex since our launch.
We commissioned a series of portraits of some of our Black alumni, taken by Charlie Philips and Eddie Otchere. The first five portraits were exhibited in the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts in autumn 2023 and visited by staff, students, alumni and members of the public.
Read more about the project and see some of the photography in this blog post for the ‘Writing Race’ series by Sussex alumna Valerie Kporye.
Interview with Eddie Otchere
Listen to Bud Johnston, Black at Sussex Project Manager, interview Eddie Otchere, one of the two key photographers of the Black alumni portrait project.
Reports
Download our 2024-25 annual report [PDF 2.10MB] to learn about our achievements. An accessible version [PDF 165.40KB] is also available.