Hackney History Festival is back this May, bringing the borough’s rich and diverse past to life at venues across Hackney

The ‘anti-racist year’ formed Hackney’s contribution to the London Against Racism initiative 40 years ago

Dalston Square reopened with a community event that set out to reclaim the area’s cultural heritage.

2025 saw the 40th anniversary of the unveiling of the iconic Hackney Peace Mural

The origins of anti-fascist group, The 43 Group at its Hackney associations.

Hackney Museum’s radical stories of protests told through badges.

Meaningful place and building names in Hackney.

Sue Elliott-Nicholls, host of the Hackney and Newham History Social Club podcast, talks about the importance of documenting human interest stories.