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A landmark exhibition tracing photography's role in the Black Arts Movement arrives at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson from July 25 to November 8, 2026. Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985 brings together over 150 works by more than 100 artists from across the African diaspora. For Black Canadian travellers, it's a rare invitation to combine cultural pilgrimage with the deep, soulful history of the American South.
There are exhibitions, and then there are events that feel more like a reckoning. Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985, currently on a national tour organized by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is firmly in the second category. This summer, it lands at the Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) in Jackson, on view from July 25 to November 8, 2026, marking its final stop after acclaimed runs at the National Gallery and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
London has one of the world's most dynamic African and Caribbean diaspora communities, and for Black travellers, the city rewards those willing to look beyond the postcards. From Brixton's cultural renaissance to the jerk-scented laneways of Peckham and Hackney's ever-evolving creative scene, this guide covers the restaurants, heritage sites, community hubs, and insider knowledge you need to experience London beyond the tourist trail.
London has always been a city that belongs, at least in part, to the African and Caribbean diaspora. The connections go back centuries, long before the Windrush generation arrived in 1948 and forever reshaped the capital's cultural DNA. Today, over 1.1 million Black people call London home, accounting for roughly 13% of the city's population, making it one of the most significant Black cultural centres in the world outside of the African continent.
