Saturday 11th October 2025 | Concorde Conference Centre WA15 8XQ

Black History Month Awards Gala 2025

Shortlisted Nominees

Anti-Racist Initiative

  • Action for Race Equality
  • Aggie, Yemurai Mutuma
  • BAME Assembly
  • GMMH NHS Foundation Trust
  • Kids of Colour
  • Michelle Cox Consultancy
  • Mimi Frank
  • Show Racism A Red Card

Community Leadership and Empowerment - Grassroots Impact

  • Andrea Mairs
  • Colin Lee-Own
  • Flashy Wings Ministry
  • Joanne Chipo Mclean Angel
  • Luso Connection UK
  • Micheal Embrack
  • Nina Kuypers
  • Prophetess Chinyere Ezeh
  • Sadiya Mohamoud
  • Tina Smith
  • Ugochukwu Njubigbo
  • Wendy Simms

Community Leadership and Empowerment - Strategic Excellence

  • Adewumi Adisa
  • Councillor Hilaira Asumu
  • Dr Diane Watt
  • Dr Linda Bello
  • Gemma Poole
  • Lucy Isaiah
  • Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris
  • Sonia Bassey MBE
  • The Black Women’s Project
  • Trevor Blackman

Culture, Arts, and Wellbeing Advocate

  • Carl Case
  • Dennis L. Hanse
  • Kathy Williams MBE OLY
  • Kevin Edward Turner MBE
  • Kikelomo Solomon-Ayeni
  • Sharon Waldron
  • Tony Cealy
  • Tunde Owomuyiwa

Culture, Arts, and Wellbeing Leadership

  • Family Unit Trust
  • Father2Father
  • Manchester to Manchester
  • Professor Erinma Bell MBE DL
  • Soorente Ltd

EDI Champion

  • Emelia Joana Hesse
  • Epiphania Muranda
  • Jennifer Thomas
  • Joy Hume
  • Loveness Ncube
  • Patience Renias-Zuya

Equity Initiative of the Year

  • Neurodiverse Advocacy CIC
  • Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

Health Equity Campaign Champion

  • Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu
  • Kelvin Veon
  • Ms Sarah D. Adomah
  • Shar Sangster
  • Tony Kelly

Health Equity Campaign of the Year

  • BHA for Equality
  • NIHR BioResource
  • Phoenix Health Movement
  • Prevent Breast Cancer
  • SACMHA Health & Social Care

Private Sector - VCFSE Collaboration

  • Black Farmer
  • Elizabeth Dotun
  • Jacaranda Books
  • Leah Lewin
  • Sonia Stewart
  • The Real Birth Company

Public Sector - VCFSE Collaboration

  • Blossom Foundation
  • Royal College of Nursing, North-West Region
  • Warm Hut UK

University - VCFSE Partnerships

  • Chidinma Victory Oforji – University of Salford
  • Jasmyne Senior – Nottingham Trent University
  • The University of Manchester
  • University of Bournemouth
  • University of Greater Manchester

Volunteer of the Year

  • Adebayo Fakola
  • Genevieve Duah Ohemeng
  • Jean Jean-Marie
  • Oluwatosin Agoro
  • Samantha Morgan
  • Tina Smith

Young Changemaker of the Year

  • Akeim Mundell BEM
  • Ashleigh Onabajo
  • Comfort Ogunbanjo
  • Eliyanah Lubanzu
  • Kemoy Walker
  • Surejya McKenzie

Young People's Organisation of the Year

  • A Space To Be Me
  • Be The Change Youth Project CIC
  • Big people Music
  • Elevate Youth Minds
  • KYSO
  • Mandela 8
  • Manchester Youth Empowerment Club
  • MGTY

Sponsored by Mosscare St Vincent LOGO – MSV partners folder

Special Recognition

  • Akeim Mundell BEM
    Special Recognition for Youth Leadership
  • Kemoy Walker
    Special Recognition for Youth Leadership
  • University of Greater Manchester
    Special Recognition for Collaboration