Naij, A History of Nigeria, 10 May
Plus Q & A with Jide OlanrewajuSaturday 10 May 12.30pm-5.15pmMuseum in Docklands, West India Quay (Docklands Light Railway)Free entry: first come,first served www.museumindocklands.org.uk Corruption, Mismanagement, Fraud,War are the stereotypical views of Nigeria and indeed Africa as a whole.This block-busting film explodes the mis-education and stereotypes and puts the country we now call Nigeria into context. […]
The Black Image, 4 May
Sunday 4th May 3pm-5.15pmNational Portrait Gallery, St Martins Lane, Tube: Leicester Square Previously sold out please be on time to secure your seat
What Black Men Think , 3 May
Plus What the 100 Black Men Think Debate with Board of Directors of the 100Saturday 3rd May 5-8pmEvent Theatre, Keyworth Centre, Keyworth St, SE1Tube: Elephant and CastleAdm: £10.00 (cash on door only) www.wbmt.wordpress.com for trailers and reviews In collaboration with Black Filmmaker Magazine the 100BMOL present the film which exploded across the USA Plus a […]
Abolition in Brazil plus Q and A, 26 April
Plus Q and A with Charlie Phillips Saturday 26 April 2-5.15pmMuseum in Docklands,West India Quay (Docklands Light Railway)Free entry: first come,first served Please bring a donationwww.museumindocklands.org.uk Brazil has the highest black population after Nigeria. Many people there still speak Yoruba or Angolan dialects and practice traditional African forms of worship. Although the British like […]
Goodbye Uncle Tom (18 cert), 19 April
Saturday 19 April 1pm-5.30pmBFI Southbank (near Royal Festival Hall) Belvedere Road SE1Tube: Waterloo.Admission £5.00 Box office 0207 928 3232 www.bfi.org.uk When films are powerful and challenge the status quo they are often banned or suppressed. It is not an accident that positive black films are put on TV at 11.20pm or that African cinema releases […]
Ghosts of Rwanda, 12 April
Saturday 12th April 2pm-5.00pmConference Room, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1 Tube: Lambeth North.www.iwm.org.uk Free entry: First come,first served Please bring a donation Ghosts of Rwanda (PBS Frontline documentary)Whether you’ve seen or missed Hotel Rwanda this film is a must to get a comprehensive understanding of the Rwandan genocide and the links betweenSomalia, Rwanda, Sudan […]
Black Women; Hair, Skin and Beauty 5 April
Saturday 5th April 1pm-5.00pm Conference Room, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1www.iwm.org.uk Free entry: First come,first served. Please bring a donation This event is always ram-off to see why click http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dmUVXGfJ4Yc In association with Inspired Black Women we present three films and workshops on the history and legacy of the beauty of black women. Films include: […]
The Shirley Chisholm Story, 30 March
Plus Who was Carter G Woodson ? Plus, Black Power and the Vietnam War Sunday 30 March 1pm-5.30pmImperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1, Tube: Lambeth North. www.iwm.org.uk Free entry: First come, first served Please bring a donationWhile the media focus on Barack Obama they forget to mention that the first black person to run for […]
The Sybil Phoenix Story (Loving Hands) 29 March
Plus The Getty Archimedes StorySaturday 29 March 5-8pm Bernie Grant Arts Centre, Town Hall ApproachTube: Seven Sisters. Bus 149,259,243,476,230 Admission £8.00 www.berniegrantcentre.co.uk * First Black Woman to win MBE (1973)* Medal of Service winner Guyana (1987)* National Black Women Achievement award (1992)* Fellow of Goldsmith College* Woman of the Year winner (twice) This event is […]
Mau Mau & History of Kenya, 24 February
Plus Q & A with Kenyans Sunday 24 February 2pm-5.30pmImperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1Tube: Lambeth North.Free entry: First come,first served www.iwm.org.uk Much of the geographic and ethnic divisions currently seen in Kenya were established and encouraged during British colonialism. In February the Kenyan people will sue the British government for human rights abuses commited by […]