200 years of Black Troops in British Armies Sat 8 Oct 12.30pm
200 years of Black Soldiers in White Wars Saturday 8th October 12.30-2.00pm Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road SE1 Tube: Lambeth North. Adm: Free. First come, first served Bring pen and pad and be on time www.iwm.org.uk Many people are surprised that there were Jamaican Spitfire pilots and Somali soldiers in the Second World War. The […]
Burning an Illusion Gala Anniversary 1st Oct 2-5pm
Gala Anniversary Screening and Award Ceremony Sat 1st October 2-5pm BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road SE1 Tube: Waterloo African Odysseys at the BFI www.bfi.org.uk Menelik Shabazz’s pioneering first feature was shot around the Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove communities and has remained a landmark in British cinema. A film about transformation and identity, it is also a love […]
African Animations Forum Sat 20 Aug 6.30pm
African Animations Forum Saturday 20th August 6.30-9pm Venue: Near Walthamstow tube Register your attendance by email or phone: thinktank_27@yahoo.com or 07939 540 826 or 020 8509 7598. Contribution £6.00 This is separate to and different from African Superheroes Day.. Two hours of non stop cartoons combined with a black history quiz . Educational fun for adults and kids alike. Cartoons […]
Hidden Colours:The Moors Sunday 21 Aug 3.30pm
Hidden Colours: Secret History of Moors, Aborigines and Africans plus Q & A Sun 21 August 3.30-6pm Roxy Bar and Screen 128-132 Borough High Street(next Sainsburys) Tube: London Bridge £7.00 in advance here or £9.00 on the door Hidden Colors is an astonishing, well researched documentary that broke records in America when released in April 2011. Its about the real […]
To Sleep With Anger Sat 20 Aug 2pm
To Sleep With Anger. Rated 12a Sat 20 August 2-5pm BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road SE1 Tube: Waterloo African Odysseys at the BFI www.bfi.org.uk Both written and directed by Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep) , this poetic masterpiece has the narrative complexity and rich characterisation of a novel. Danny Glover stars as Harry, an enigmatic and devilish […]
Walter Rodney Story. Sat 16 July
The Walter Rodney Story plus Q & A Sat 16 July 3-6pm Roxy Bar & Screen 128-132 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB (Next to Sainsburys) Tube: London Bridge. Buses 21,35,40,133, 343 Tkts: £7.00 in advance £9.00 on the door Advance tickets here http://www.wegottickets.com/event/124779 See trailer here http://www.youtube.com/blackhistorywalks#p/u/6/yF5PHRPe2Kc W.A.R Stories: Walter Anthony Rodney takes a straightforward, chronological […]
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Black Mans Land, White Mans Country, 23.1.10
Black Mans Land, White Mans Country Saturday 23 January 2pm-5.00pm BFI Southbank (near Royal Festival Hall) Belvedere Road SE1 Tube: Waterloo. Tickets ₤5, best to book early Phone 0207 928 3232 www.bfi.org.uk/southbank History of Kenya from a Kenyan perspective with two rare films made in 1970’s They detail how the British initially appeared as traders in […]
Walks, Talks & Films All Year Long
Events take place monthly, year-round at various museums, cinemas, theatres Adults and Children Welcome Educational Films, Talks and Walks on African/British History. Films listed below Admission varies from free to £10.00 Saturday Schools Welcome Bespoke events arranged for schools,Colleges,Universities, Staff Groups Teacher Training, Parent Workshops, Short/Long Term Pupil interventions, Community Cohesion, P.V.E, Y.OI, Secure Units […]
Medical Apartheid, Sat 25 June 4-7pm
Medical Apartheid: European Experiments on African Bodies 1810-2010 Saturday 25th June 4.00-7.00pm Venue: Near Walthamstow tube Register your attendance by email or phone: thinktank_27@yahoo.com or 07939 540 826 or 020 8509 7598. Contribution £6.00 A review of the scientific experiments and research performed on blackpeople to refine various drugs and medical treatments for use with white […]