| Black History Walks,Talks,Films | Black History is longer than a month..
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African martial arts hero uses his skills to fight slavery in this movie based on a true story. Previews on 26th |
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Fascinated audience at previous Black History Walks breast cancer event at Science Museum, South Kensington | Black Women and Breast Cancer
Fri 24 Sept 8-10.30pm
Unit 9 Eurolink Business Centre, 24 Effra Road, Brixton SW2 1BZ. Tube: Brixton. Adm: £8. First come, first served. 45 seats available Full details click here | |
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African Superheroes Day
Sunday 26th September, 3-7pm
Lost Theatre 208 Wandsworth Road SW8.
Tube: Stockwell. £6.00 in advance £8.00 on the day
Extract from review of the first event by Toyin Agbetu,Ligali. ..'Surprisingly one of the best set pieces was a breakdown of the use of African culture including our dance and music traditions. The historical narrative provided was both insightful and entertaining. The width of the section presented was breathtaking from tap dance to capoeira. In closing, guest animators were invited to share details of some of the challenges faced by artists and announce projects in production such as the exciting Anokyes Sword. It is not often a community event makes history. This one, which engaged adult and child alike through the world of animation and African Superheroes Day, is a first that should be celebrated, and then repeated.'
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10 reasons why knowing your history is important..
These are real examples taken from schools/colleges and PTA's "Is that a real picture or is that special effects? " 10 year old black girl in response to seeing photo of caring black family "I never knew Egypt was in Africa !",
18 year old black college student, white primary school teacher "The only thing they teach us at school about black people is that we were slaves"
15 year old pupil "My 7 year old daughter was taught that Africa was a big jungle where people drank blood"
28 year old parent "Me and my friends did the black doll white doll thing with my 10 year old they all though the white doll was smart and pretty and the black doll was ugly and we're all black teachers who think we're conscious"
Black female teacher 32 " We were taught that Britian civilised Africa and the only reason there was a slave trade was because the blacks were selling each other"
14 year old year girl "I thought I knew my history but after that film I realise how much I've been brainwashed"35 year old parent "We do recognise black history, we have posters of Kelly Rowland and there's going to be some African drumming"Headteacher primary school west London "Its not fair, we spent so much time on WW2/WW1 but I never told the kids about the African/Caribbean presence because I did'nt know my selfTeacher and parent "How can I tell my child something they never taught me in the first place? I would'nt even know what there was to tell unless I'd come to this event"38 year old parent For a list of appropriate talks & films on the African history in Britain and the world click here. |
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Senior Consultants from Black History Walks recently worked with Teachers TV
to write and present a documentary based on our walks for use in classrooms. The interactive video is in 4 short clips. Each clip presents numerous facts on African-British History which depart from the usual Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and Mary Seacole trinity. Areas covered include: African architecture in Britain, African civilisations, the richest black man in the world in 1324, African gold in the Bank of England and the Jamaican who in 1820 planned to take over England and run the country. We also provided an extensive list of resources to help further explore the facts. The list features grassroots groups who don't get mainstream recognition but are consistently educating the community; BIS publications, Golden Destiny, Nubeyond, Black History Studies etc . To see all four of the videos (Obelisks ,Gold, Coffee and Black Britons) click here www.teachers.tv/series/secondary-lesson-starts or www.youtube.com/blackhistorywalks Click here for the complete resource list .Teachers TV is an online resource for all the schools in England.  | |
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 Tropical Island live radio show and musical theatre
Venue: Freedom's Ark, 117 Bruce Grove, London N17 6UR. Tel: 020 8493 0050
Tropical Island, the west-end musical theatre show returns with a special one-off radio showcase from Freedom's Ark in north London! This is a special fund raising event to support communities! The show is exciting and interactive with a limbo competition, dancers, radio host and YOU. Yes, you help to make the show by joining in the fun, reading out letters and making requests to friends and families around the world and filmed for TV! If you're looking for happiness you'll definitely find it here with Tropical Island the live radio & theatre show! For video sample click here |
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 Black History Walks, Sunday 3rd October Elephant & Castle 12pm. St Pauls/Bank 3pm
.. 'On behalf of the Letchworth Caribbean Harmony Group, thank you for the excellent tour and historical insight at our black history walk today. We are all looking forward to the Notting Hill Tour in 2011. Keep up the good work !..' Discover the African history beneath your feet on this outdoor event suitable for all the family. review of the walk. To book click More | |
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Arthur Torrington leads Olaudah Equiano walk
In memory of Joanna Vassa and her father Olaudah there will be heritage walk to Joanna's graveside on Saturday 9 October 2010 from 2pm to 3pm at Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington High Street, London N16 0LH. Joanna ministered at a local church and there is new evidence that she collected signatures for the Abolition campaign and held Emancipation services on August the first each year. More info: arthurtorrington@hotmail.com |
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Olive Morris and the Brixton Black Panthers
Sat 23 Oct 5.30-7.30pm
Topolski Gallery 150 Hungerford Arches, (5 mins from the BFI/Waterloo) Adm £4 Best to book in advance. 0207 620 1308 www.topolskicentury.org
Olive Morris is on the Brixton pound and has a building named after her but who was she ? Was there really a branch of the Black Panthers in Brixton ? How is Choice FM connected to street protests in the 1970's ? An interactive presentation with archive film from the team that delivered, Who was Michael X? | |
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Nigeria Day at the BFI: Naij plus The Figurine
Naij played to hundreds of amazed people last year. Corruption, mismanagement, fraud, war are the stereotypical views of Nigeria and indeed Africa as a whole.This block-busting documentary explodes the mis-education and stereotypes and puts the country we now call Nigeria into context. If you've ever asked yourself "Why is Africa the way it is ?" the answers are here..
* How the British fixed elections for their cronies
* Why "Nigeria" does not exist
* How Europeans encouraged civil war
* The Role and Rise of the Army
* Creating poverty as a means of controlling Africans
The Figurine:Two friends find a mystical sculpture in an abandoned shrine in the forest, and one of them decides to take the artwork home. Unknown to them, the sculpture is from the Yoruba goddess, Araromire which bestows seven years of good luck on anyone who encounters it, but no one told them what would happen after the first seven years This beautifully shot film highlights Nigerian culture while telling a mysterious and thrilling tale with gorgeous cinematography. It premieries at the luxury 450 seat Southbank cinema. Get a ticket for Naij (£5.00) and you get free entry to the Figurine ! See Figurine trailer See Naij trailer | |
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 3000 were called, 21 answered..Education in Crisis..
The National Association of Black Saturday Schools (NABSS) ran an emergency meeting to discuss actions to reverse the trend of Saturday Schools closing with Kokayi as the initial focus. Invitations went out to over 3000 people, on the day 21 people turned up. Actions agreed included: Saturday Schools education day (6th November) with a focus on how to include black history on the curriculum, hiring out Kokayi's meeting space, consolidation of closed Saturday Schools with open schools, schools sharing teachers, graduations/sports days/theatre and cinema trips, recruitment of professional and committed trustees, rejection of council funding and embracing community fundraising. Lemuel Findlay school in particular is looking for trustees and fundraisers Contact info@nabss.org.uk www.nabss.org.uk if you wish to act. If you are unable to give up time please see below Support our School. Sign the petition. Spread the Word
This is an appeal to all our communities to support Positive Mental Attitude Community College and Nu-Beyond's joint application to become an Independent Free School. We intend to continue to provide quality and stimulating learning opportunities to our youth, by any means necessary! As an Independent Secondary School, our organisations' mutual vision is to smash the stereotype that we are underachievers and that we have no reputable school of our own where our children can thrive. The proposed name of our school is "Positive Mental Attitude Community School". Sign the petition to show your support and help us. 3000 were called... http://www.gopetition.com/petition/38440.html ______________________________________________________ |
Battle of Britain, where are the Black Pilots ?
 The recent media coverage of the Battle of Britain gave the impression that it was an all white affair. The fact is that not only were there black and asian Spitfire and Hurricane pilots but there was an extensive African/Caribbean civilian population resident in Britain throughout the war which is to say before the 1948 arrival of the Windrush. Black History Walks will be repeating the Black Heroes of World War 2 session on the 31st October but the whitewash of history is also challenged by Stephen Bournes new book Mother Country: Britains Black Community on the Home Front 1939-1945. This book details the lives of non-military black britons. Considering that one publisher refused to print it because "It would challenge the traditional view of Churchilian Britain at war" qualifies as a must read for that very reason. Click for Amazon link |
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