A Century Documented. A Future Commissioned.
Black History Month in the UK turns 40 in 2027.
This milestone comes at a powerful moment. It follows a century of organised Black history commemorations, from early acts of remembrance, scholarship and cultural resistance to the community-led platforms we continue to build today.
The 2027 Bristol Black History Month Archive Edition will mark this moment with care, ambition and permanence.
This is not just a magazine. It is a record of how Bristol honours Black history, celebrates Black creativity, and invests in the stories that future generations will look back on. A milestone like this deserves more than a temporary campaign. It deserves to be documented, printed, shared and preserved.
Our Target: 3,000 Pre-Orders
To honour the scale of this moment, we are committing to a 3,000-copy print run.
That means:
- Households, schools, organisations and community spaces holding this edition
- A physical record of Bristol’s Black History Month milestone
- Direct investment into Black writers, photographers, designers and creative talent
- Wider distribution into education, cultural and community spaces across the city
- A stronger platform for documenting Black history, leadership and creativity in Bristol
At 3,000 copies, we can move beyond survival and into scale. We can secure production, fairly compensate contributors, expand distribution, and create a publication with the depth, quality, and reach this moment deserves.
This is not about scarcity. It is about scale.
Why Pre-Order Now
We are aiming to secure 80% of pre-orders by the end of March 2027 so we can confidently move into full production.
Every early order strengthens:
- our commissioning budget
- our print and production capacity
- our ability to pay contributors fairly
- our distribution reach
- our education and community impact
- our ability to document this moment properly
A century has been documented. Now the future must be commissioned. Be one of the 3,000 people, schools, businesses, institutions and organisations helping to produce this landmark edition.
Pre-order now and be part of history in the making.
2027 Magazine Pre-Order
Help Us Commission the Next Archive Edition.
Black history does not document itself.
It takes writers, photographers, designers, editors, researchers and storytellers to turn community memory into something people can hold, read, share and pass on.
At the moment, there is no budget to produce a 2026 Bristol Black History Month magazine. That is why this pre-order campaign matters.
Your order is not simply a purchase. It is an early commitment that helps us build the production budget, commission Black creative talent and create the next Bristol Black History Month Archive Edition with the care, quality and ambition it deserves.
As we mark 100 years of Black History commemorations and look ahead to 40 years of Black History Month in the UK, this is a chance to invest in the people who will document this moment properly.
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