The Black History of Comedy
Comedians often use history as part of their material. In this interactive session we piece together a visual tapestry of the best historical comedy from great known and unknown comics from the 1960’s to now We will also place their comical observations on a historical timeline of international struggle for African equality and show how […]
Exodus Gods and Kings: Movie Breakdown
Many people are upset by the all white casting of films set in ancient Africa. They are less able to explain the extensive and insidious mis-representation of African culture; history, architecture and art which occur in every frame of those movies. This is just as damaging but often goes unnoticed. It affects people who have’nt even seen the movie due to the massive promotional advertising that comes with such films, the brainwashing continues indirectly and subconsciously.
In this blockbuster movie breakdown we will cover:
The people behind this film, similar films and reasons for the whitewash
12 Hollywood movies where the stars were supposed to have been Black but were changed to white
The Black Lives matter and the White Supremacy/Saviour connection
Psychological warfare: reasons, examples and effects
How Jamaicans ended Slavery: Rebellion 1832
Sam ‘Daddy’ Sharpe is the man who inspired 60, 000 Africans to rise up against British slavemasters in Jamaica. At a time when Black people were killed just for learning to read,( forget phones and facebook) and not allowed to leave their plantation this achievement is incredible! How did he do it ? Who helped […]
Black Women and Breast Cancer
This presentation aims to empower women with information to help defeat breast cancer. It will cover: * The reality of risk rates for Black women; how white women skew the risk indicators* 5 steps you can take to reduce your risk ,* How not breast feeding can increase your risk* What food and lifestyles increase […]
Somalis: Facts behind the headlines
Often in the news in certain roles but what do we really know of the Somali people ? In this 2 hour presentation we cover pre european Somali regions of the 1800’s and..
Somali cultural trade links with China in the 15th century
Queens of the Land of Punt
Frankincense, the ancient currency of the Phaorahs
Somalis in WW2. The War against Japan
The Suez Canal, the Red Sea and the Space Shuttle
10 Famous Somalis you’ve never heard of
The real story behind Black Hawk Down
150 years of Somalis in England
‘One word for Black History Walks .. MahshaAllah ! I loved every single bit of it
The Black History of the Olympics
A ninety minute whistlestop tour through the history of people of African descent in the Olympics and the world events included in the Olympic timeframe. Heroic and amazing inspirational stories, the Olympic role in US civil rights, little known facts about forgotten Black athletes. Plus movies, books, and websites with more information for the curious
How True African Dance was corrupted into Porn
African dance and culture has often been appropriated by Europeans and divorced from its roots. This presentation aims to give a general background to African dance and show how movements/styles were borrowed or imitated by various European cultures.Those cultures would then re-name and take credit for the movements or totally pervert them. We will also deal with sexism and racism in the music/fashion and dance business.The presentation covers:
A selection of African civilisations pre or co-existing European invasion
Original purpose of African dance
Weddings, fertility, birthdays, rites of passage
Dance as politics. European censorship and disgust
Popular dances in the West that have African origins/elements
Black Scientists and ..
Black Scientists and Inventors. A fascinating, comprehensive run down of everyday appliances developed by Black people as well as phenomenal scientific achievements that have gone unnoticed. Areas include: blood transfusion, nuclear technology, video games, ancient African astronomy, vaccinations ,torpedoes, space,computers, optometry,biology, mechanics and architecture.
African Superheroes Day
Many artists are making up for the severe lack of positive images of Black people in animated films and comics. This animation festival for 6-60 year olds, will feature a variety of African-themed cartoons which tell tales of; Magical Nigerian women warriors, Anansi the West African Folk Hero, The story of Ogun and more. We also analyse and expose the unsavoury elements of corporations like Disney and how they stereotype gender and race in some of their most popular cartoon
‘The African super heroes session today was great ! My two children really, enjoyed it. They couldn’t wait to get home and watch the DVD, which they did more than once . It’s 8.42am and the first thing all of my children are watching is that DvD i bought from you on Sunday (lol) no joke. My 14 year old daughter, my 7 year old son and my 3 year old daughter are watching as I
Medical Apartheid:
Above photo: Packed house at SOAS September 2014 for Medical Apartheid
400 years of European experiments on African Bodies A review of the scientific experiments and research performed on Black people to refine various drugs and medical treatments for use with white people
This presentation will draw on Harriet Washington’s book of the same name, various
documentation from World Wars 1/2, Aboriginal history, Vietnam, US Prisons and Porton Down. It covers:
*Radioactive People: North Africa and the Pacific
*Birth and Crowd Control: The South African Solution, Project Coast
*National Security Memorandum 200
*Vic Mackie and Congressional Inquiries
*The ‘War on Drugs’, Haiti and Jamaica