In August 2018, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush bringing one of the first large groups of post-war West Indian immigrants to the United Kingdom, the Black Cultural Archives (BCA) showed 70 of Kenlock's photographs in the exhibition Expectations: The untold story of Black community leaders, curated by his daughter Emelia Kenlock, featuring such notable African and Caribbean subjects as Olive Morris, Darcus Howe, Arthur Wint, Lord David Pitt, Courtney Law and Steve Barnard.Myvanwy Evans, "Expectations: The Untold Story of Black British Community Leaders in the 60s and 70s | 8 Aug 2018 – 28 Sep 2018", ArtRabbit, 4 July 2018.Richard Moss, "Neil Kenlock's photos of black community leaders head home to Brixton", Museum Crush, 19 July 2018.Emily Hurley, "Expectations: Neil Kenlock at the Black Cultural Archives, Brixton", The Jackal, 10 August 2018."Expectations Exhibition –The Neil Kenlock Archive, 7 AUGUST – 28 SEPTEMBER 2018", Black Cultural Archives. Funded by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the project "aims to give access to examples of black leadership, as well as archive material outside of the normal educational environment," as Kenlock stated in an interview: "Over 50 years since the concept of ‘black excellence' first manifested and 70 years on from the Windrush, I truly hope the exhibition will add to the national cultural narrative and resonate with new audiences."Joel Campbell, "Documenting Our Hidden Heritage At New Exhibition", The Voice, 5 August 2018.
