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The Angelou Centre is a charity in the West End of Newcastle in the North East of England, UK.[1] It provides Black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee women with training, personal development, counselling, legal advice for immigration and domestic violence.[2]
The Angelou Centre was founded by a collective of women activists and social workers in 1993.[3] The director is Umme Imam, who has previously taught Community and Youth Work at Durham University, and is committed to highlighting the intersections of race and gender.[4]
The centre and its team of support workers, counselors, trainers, facilitators and volunteers provides women with skills training, personal development, employability support and access to welfare.[5] The aim is to provide services to enable women to overcome barriers and achieve economic independence.[6][7] The Angelou Centre organises meetings and protests to raise awareness of global issues around discrimination, while also organising celebrations, religious festivals, social groups and facilitating informal peer mentoring.[8] The centre co-ordinates the heritage project BAM! Sistahood!, which focuses on the past and present achievements and experiences of Black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee women in North East England.[9]
