Jemima and Johnny + Homecoming, Sat 15.5.10

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  Jemima and Johnny + Home Coming Saturday  15 May 2pm -5.00pm BFI SouthBank Belvedere Road SE1 Tube: Waterloo. Tickets £5.00 0207 928 3232 www.bfi.org.uk www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk   Jemima and Johnny 1966, Directed by Lionel Ngakane, ANC freedom fighter and refugee to London  In 1958, Notting Hill in West London erupted in vicious race riots. In South Africa in 1963, […]

Teachers TV. Lesson Starters & Resources

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  Senior Consultants from Black History Walks worked with Teachers TV in 2011 to write and present a mini documentary based on our walks for use in classrooms.The interactive video is separated into 4 short clips.Each 3 minute clip presents numerous facts on African-British History which depart from the usual Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and Mary Seacole […]

Come Back Africa +The End of the Dialogue Sat 24.4.10

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  Come Back Africa + The End of the Dialogue plus Q & A Saturday  24 April 2pm -5.00pm BFI SouthBank Belvedere Road SE1 Tube: Waterloo. Tickets £5.00 0207 928 3232 www.bfi.org.uk www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk   End of the Dialogue Filmed secretly in South Africa by members of the Pan Africanist Congress and edited in London, End of the Dialogue was […]

Easter Holidays Special: Black Heroes of World War 2, 15.4.10

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  Easter Holidays Special: Black S/Heroes of World War 2; Talk and Films Thursday 15th April 11.00am-2.00pm Venue: On confirmation of registration Area: SE1, ten minutes from tube  Adm: By prior registration. 70 seats available, £2.00 donation per person Proceeds to Girl Child Concern, Kaduna State, Nigeria www.girlchildconcerns.org This event has been specially designed for those looking for someting culturally […]

Emperor Selassie: Lion of Judah Sat 13.3.10

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  Twilight Revelations: Episodes in the Life & Times of Emperor Selassie Saturday  13 March 2pm -5.00pm BFI SouthBank Belvedere Road SE1 Tube: Waterloo. www.bfi.org.uk   Ethiopia’s last emperor Haile Selassie (1892 – 1975) is to this day revered by the million-strong Rastafarian community. Yemane I Demissie’s documentary shows us the man behind the myth. Mixed with archive […]

Black Mans Land, White Mans Country, Sat 23.1.10

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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 […]

Small Island plus Q and A with Producer, Sat. 7.2.10

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  Small Island plus Q and A with producer Sunday  7 February 11am -4.00pm Cinema, Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road SE1 Tube: Lambeth North. Tickets from Information desk www.iwm.org.uk  Previously Sold Out  By popular demand we re-screeen the film with an audience interview with   producer Vicky Licorish. Entry is free, get your ticket from the Information desk, but we  ask that […]

Black Mans Land, White Mans Country, Sat. 23.1.10

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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 […]

Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo Bay, Sat. 27.2.10

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  Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo Bay Saturday  27 February 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    Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo” is a new documentary film, directed by Polly Nash and Andy Worthington, telling the story of Guantánamo […]

Namibia: The Struggle For Liberation, Sat. 20.2.10

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  Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation Saturday  20 February 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 Never before seen blockbuster movie about African indepedence filmed from an African perspective !  From the director that brought you “Killer of Sheep,” and “To Sleep with […]