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Arike Oke

Managing Director at Black Cultural Archives

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Walk the Tightrope Cohort:  Spring 2019

I am responsible for:  The direction and strategy of the Black Cultural Archives, the home of Black British History.

I am passionate about:  Using our shared heritage to build an inclusive society and supporting the development of a resilient, diverse UK heritage sector.

What I value most about being a CSL Fellow:  Ongoing access to leadership development and support from the CSL Community.

Reclaiming power LinkedIn 01/2020
Arike Oke – my first 100 days Black Cultural Archives 07/2019
Black Cultural Archives, who are we? blackhistorymonth.org.uk 07/2019
Looking in the mirror: capturing the facets of Wellcome Collection’s identity Liverpool University Press online 07/2018
Keeping time in dance archives: moving towards the phenomenological archive space Taylor & Francis Online 01/2017
Case study: digitising our moving image collection Association for Performing Arts Collection 2016
Four Londoners with big shot jobs reveal how they stay on top of things Time Out 03/2020
Who are the 100 most inspiring people who have attended Hymers College? Hymers College 10/2019
Arike Oke, Black Cultural Archives new managing director, lays out her vision for the black history centre Brixton Buzz 04/2019
BCA’s new head Arike Oke says archives are a world to explore not just a record of the past Brixton Blog 03/2019
Up close and personal with Arike Oke, BCA’s managing director Black Cultural Archives 03/2019
Change in leadership at the Black Cultural Archives Museum Association 02/2019
Black Cultural Archives appoints new managing director Black Cultural Archives 02/2019
New managing director for Black Cultural Archives Brixton Blog 02/2019
The performing archive Documenting Performance 10/2016
Rambert: Britain’s oldest dance company still thriving on reinvention as it approaches its 90th birthday The Independent 01/2016
Rambert becomes first performing arts organisation to achieve national accreditation for its archive service Rambert.org.uk 11/2015
Museum and heritage sector organisations issue joint statement of intent International Council of Museums 06/2020
Sector bodies call for stand against racial injustice amid Black Lives Matters protests Museum Association 06/2020
A statement from BCA: Black Lives Matter. It’s time for change Black Cultural Archives 06/2020
BCA’s public meeting: the 2030 strategy Black Cultural Archives 05/2020
Home school competition celebrates black British history Guardian 05/2020
Windrush generation voices recorded in new book Voice Online 01/2020
Free legal surgeries to give advice on Windrush scandal compensation scheme London News Online 01/2020
BCA to host public meeting and free legal surgeries for Windrush descendants Voice Online 12/2019
Windrush victims ‘waiting too long’ for compensation from Home Office The Independent 12/2019
Windrush victims ‘waiting too long’ for payouts from compensation scheme Shropshire Star 12/2019
Brixton’s Windrush Square hosts Remembrance Sunday Brixton Blog 11/2019
Should cities apologise over their role in slave trade? Forbes 09/2019
Black Cultural Archives just made over 4,000 items available online Londonist  08/2019
The annual Lambeth Country Show returns to Brockwell Park this weekend for its 45th edition London News Online  07/2019
Windrush day marks first screening of Hero film Brixton Blog  06/2019
Arike Writes arikewrites.com Since 2010
Arike Oke reads from her short story, A Crowing Hen, at the launch of We/She, Arachne Press’ 4th Liars’ league collaboration and 2nd #WomenVote100 celebration anthology
 Youtube (Liars’ League) 2018
From the BSFA review: that bastard wonderland by Lee Harrison Association British Science Fiction Association 10/2017
Selkie by Arike Oke, read by Eilidh Nairn
 Liars’ League 2015
A crowing hen, by Arike Oke
 Youtube (Liars’ League) 2012
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