Mars est Black History Month en Belgique et cette année, BHM vous invite à écouter activement avec « Sounds of Blackness » comme thème général. 

À AMOR, BHM s'entretient avec des personnes issues de la diaspora africaine. Comment vivent-elles en Belgique? Comment perçoivent-elles leur pays d'origine? Est-il important d'entretenir un lien avec son pays d'origine et comment y parvenir exactement? 

Avec, entre autres: Idrissa Tikane et Saidou Guiro. Modération: Rhoda Yeboah.
 

Black History Month Belgium

This year, Black History Month Belgium invites you to listen deeply with “The Sounds of Blackness” as its guiding theme. The sounds of our words, of our music, of our bodies have always been central to Black expression, carrying memory, resistance, joy, and collective imagination across time and place. From rhythm and melody to voice and silence, sound shapes how Black stories are remembered, shared, and transformed.

Sound goes beyond music. It is the sound of the words we use to tell our stories and to express our inner feelings. It is the laughter and clamour as well as the sigh and the cry. It is the sound of release when we move our bodies. Therefore, expect an amplification and propagation of sound through conversations and reflections that explore the realities of our bodies, communities, and histories.

Alongside moments of collective celebration, the programme also creates space for attentive listening, learning, rest, and healing, recognising these as essential practices within Black cultural life.

By amplifying Black sounds within the Belgian context, this edition highlights the many migration journeys, musical influences, body experiences, and intergenerational narratives that connect Black communities. At the same time, it calls for continued awareness and solidarity with those whose voices are being silenced elsewhere, including in the Congo, Sudan, and beyond. 

The Sounds of Blackness honours these legacies as deeply rooted and constantly evolving. The Sounds of Blackness invites us not only to hear, but to listen, feel, and resonate together.