WHAT WE DO
RESEARCH,
REPORTS & PROJECTS.
At Birthmark of Africa® our research and projects are dedicated to climate change, the exploration of human rights violations and disparities faced by both people of African descent living in the United Kingdom and the wider African diaspora. From our findings, we then produce reports in order to contribute to the field of existing knowledge and to influence change. Our research team at Birthmark of Africa® have extensive knowledge and experience. We are available to be commissioned for research, reports and consultation roles upon the following issues:-
Human Rights Violations
Climate Change
Equality,
Diversity and Inclusion
Reparative Justice
Social Justice
Amicus Curiae Brief
Stop and Search
The Criminal Justice System
Restorative Justice
Nutrition Physiology
Legacies: Transatlantic Slave Trade & Colonialism
Gangs and Knife Crime Prevention
Unconscious Bias Awareness
Racial Trauma
Gender Equality
Racial Justice
UPCOMING & CURRENT PROJECTS.
The Ongoing Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in Britain
Black Skin
-
No Sin
Climate Change
& the African
Diaspora
CURRENT PROJECT
Is there an ongoing legacy of the transatlantic slave trade in contemporary Britain? Should the descendants of enslaved Africans be given reparations? Should the British public pay?
As a part of our important project in conjunction with the University of West London by joining our seminars, reading our publications and filling in our questionnaire.
CURRENT PROJECT
Have you ever been made to feel like your Black skin was a badge of shame rather than honour? Ever wondered why a Black person is 9 times more likely to be stopped and searched than a white person?
Join our workshops and lectures on this perplexing and ongoing subject.
CURRENT PROJECT
How does climate change affect people of African descent? How will the African Diaspora overcome the challenges and impacts of the climate crisis? What are the solutions?
As a part of this important project, join our seminars, read our publications and fill in our questionnaire.
When Black Women Speak
Rastafari Today
Black Muslim Diaspora Studies
CURRENT PROJECT
Enhancing the voices of Black women in the UK and throughout the African Diaspora. This event will explore contemporary biases faced by Black women in various areas of life, their origins, entrenched legacies and identify effective tools which can be used to overcome them.
We will explore biases that are found in the following areas: education, career progression, migration, travel, health, wellbeing, social mobility, to intergenerational mobility. Aspects of intersectionality will also be discussed, including sexism and racism, alongside providing effective tools that may be used to overcome such biases.
CURRENT PROJECT
This research project investigates how the Rastafari movement functions in today’s world, as a living tradition, a spiritual path, and a socio-political force, within the global Black community. It will explore how Rastafari continues to shape identity, resist oppression, and provide alternative models for health, sustainability, education, and collective empowerment.
Central to the inquiry are Rastafari responses to climate change, food sovereignty, economic self-reliance, and the ongoing struggle for cultural and political independence. The project also considers how Rastafari articulates and exercises the principle of self-determination under international law, positioning the movement as both a critique of global injustice and a visionary framework for holistic Black liberation in the 21st century.
CURRENT PROJECT
This research project explores the contemporary realities of Black Muslims in the UK, examining how they navigate intersecting experiences of racism, Islamophobia, and cultural erasure.
It considers how Black Muslims challenge marginalisation both within broader society and within Muslim communities themselves, through faith, activism, and creative expression. The study highlights their role in advancing decolonial thought, community self-determination, and social justice. It positions Black Muslims not on the margins, but as vital contributors to the future of the Black diaspora and British society alike.
From Classroom to Commons: Bridging Academic Insight and Legislative Impact for People of African Descent
CURRENT PROJECT
A Policy and Advocacy Initiative Led by the University of Westminster Legal Advice Clinic and Birthmark of Africa.
This initiative examines how academic research, legal expertise, and grassroots organising can collectively shape UK legislation to promote justice for people of African descent. Partnering the University of Westminster Legal Advice Clinic with Birthmark of Africa, the project highlights the power of education, lived experience, and community lawyering to challenge systemic inequities and influence public policy. Central to its focus is how Black communities can effectively use institutional tools, such as parliamentary processes and human rights frameworks, to pursue reparatory justice, address racial disparities, and secure self-determination. It also foregrounds the urgent need for legislative advocacy addressing the disproportionate impact of climate change on Black communities, linking environmental justice with broader goals of social and economic equity. Ultimately, the initiative champions Black academic and community leadership as vital to reshaping democratic accountability, legal redress, and collective empowerment within the UK for the twenty-first century.
TRAINING, SEMINARS & EVENTS.
Each of our projects at Birthmark of Africa® is complimented with a series of seminars, workshops and lectures. We also provide training
upon various subject area and disciplines including, human rights and the law, equality and diversity, reparative justice, race equality, race
disparities, climate change, the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade and Black British History.
For bespoke training, please contact us.
INFLUENCING & CONSULTATION.
Birthmark of Africa® is all about making a positive change. Our research and reports permit us to contribute to vital commissions and conversations with policy makers to influence change both at national and international levels.
Birthmark of Africa® further offers research and advisory consultancy upon
a range of areas and disciplines including race equality, race disparities, archiving and cataloguing historical artefacts connect to the transatlantic slave trade, reparative justice, race inclusion, stop and search, climate change and the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
For bespoke research and advisory consultancy, please contact us.
