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Black Alumni Network

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The Black Alumni Network brings together LSE alumni who identify as Black or ethnically diverse.

This Network aims to foster connection, celebrate Black voices and create opportunities for members to build relationships, share expertise and support each other's personal and professional development. It provides a platform to strengthen community, promote a sense of belonging and engage with issues, research and achievements that matter to Black or ethnically diverse alumni.

Meet the alumni leading the Network

Co-Lead of the Black Alumni Network
MSc International Employment Relations & Human Resource Management 2003
Photo of Aly Banner wearing a blue jacket looking toward the camera.

Co-Lead of the Black Alumni Network
MSc Industrial Relations & Personnel Management 1997
Headshot of Casely Coleman

Meet your fellow Alumni Network members and share your insights.

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I’ve had the pleasure of representing all three inclusion networks on the School’s Regional Liaison Committee and co-leading the Black Alumni Network. I’m so pleased to be playing a part in developing these global communities for alumni who experience marginalisation on a day-to-day basis and contributing to our sense of belonging. It’s been amazing to witness and be involved in the connections that are being formed within LSE and outside of it through the launch of the alumni networks.

Alyssa Banner (MSc International Employment Relations & Human Resource Management 2003)

If you have any questions about the Black Alumni Network, please get in touch with your LSE Alumni Engagement team.

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Alumni news and stories

  • Headshot of Zahra Henry

    Building a more connected Caribbean

    To mark Black History Month and this year’s theme of Honouring Our Communities, Deputy Leader of the LSE Alumni Association Jamaica Zahra Henry shares how she supported relief efforts after Hurricane Melissa.

    Read Zahra's profile

  • Stoko standing in front of the globe on campus.

    Why I became a school governor

    Alumna Stoko Thabethe shares how becoming a school governor through LSE's School Governor Scheme has enabled her to support young people and shape educational outcomes.

    Read Stoko's profile

  • Three alumni involved in the Fair Education Alliance: Gina Cicerone, Zulum Elumogo and Liz Robinson.

    LSE alumni powering the fight for educational equity

    Gina, Zulum and Liz studied different subjects at different times, but each found their way to the same cause: tackling educational inequity through the Fair Education Alliance.

    Meet the alumni

Upcoming events

  • The Boldness of the Black Woman promotional image, with the event title and four black women.

    Beyond Boundaries: The Boldness of the Black Woman

    Thursday 29 October 2026
    6.30-9pm

    Join the Black Alumni Network for its flagship Black History Month panel event, which will be followed by networking drinks.

    This evening will celebrate the leadership, resilience and achievements of Black female alumni through inspirational stories, advice and conversation.

    Register

  • LSE campus with bikes

    Policing the crisis, carceral racism, and abolitionist resistance in Europe

    Monday 7 December
    6.30-9pm

    What does the rise of carceral racism reveal about Europe today? In this thought-provoking event, hosted by LSE Sociology and LSE Human Rights, interdisciplinary social scientist Dr Vanessa E Thompson explores the connections between policing, migration, state violence and anti-racist resistance movements across Europe.

    Register