La Pirouge Sat 19 Jan
Saturday 19 January 2pm to 5.00pm BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road SE1, www.bfi.org.uk Tube: Waterloo (5 mins walk) Entry: 5 pounds, best to book in advance www.bfi.org.uk A thrilling African adventure at sea. This recent London Film Festival favourite narrates the story of a retired Senegalese fisherman who is persuaded to captain a wooden fishing boat, […]
The Black History of Comedy Fri 22 Feb
Friday 22 February 6.30pm to 9.00pm The Blue Room, BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road SE1, www.bfi.org.uk Tube: Waterloo (5 mins walk) Entry: FREE first come, first served Comedians often use history as part of their material. In this session we piece together a visual tapestry of 2 hours of the best historical comedy from great known and unknown comics […]
Black Women Academics 23 Feb
Black Women in Academia: Success, Secrets and Coping Strategies Queen Nzinga Lecture Series 2/12 A National Association of Black Saturday Schools www.nabss.org.uk and Black History Walks www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk production This event is sponsored by Birkbeck, University of London Saturday 23 February 6pm to 9pm. This event will start at 6pm, latecomers will miss out and may not get a seat Venue: Venue: […]
Events for 2013
Beautiful Black Couples La Pirogue, award winning African drama on the high seas @ BFI Southbank 2 to 5pm Saturday 19 January Adopted ID new film on Haiti by Sonia Gooding Togobo Sat 26 January 3 to 6pm The Black History of Comedy @ Blue Room, BFI Southbank Friday 22 Feburary 6.30 to 9pm Queen […]
Queen Nzinga Lecture Series 24. Nov
Inaugural Queen Nzinga Lecture. A National Association of Black Saturday Schools www.nabss.org.uk and Black History Walks www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk production This event is sponsored by Birkbeck, University of London Saturday 24 November 3pm to 6pm. This event will start at 3pm, latecomers will miss out and may not get a seat Venue: Birkbeck University WC1 E 7HX (entrance on Torrington Square side), Tube […]
Maami & Phone Swap, Premiere Sat 10 Nov
Two Great Films from Africa !! This will be packed!!!! Sat 10 November 2 to 5pm then 5.30 to 8pm BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road SE1Tube: Waterloo www.bfi.org.uk Admission £6.50 best to book early Maami at 2pm Set over a two-day period leading up to the 2010 Football World Cup, Maami tells the story of Nigerian […]
Black Women Movies Sat 17 Nov
Black Women Make Movies ! Saturday 17 November 2pm to 4.pm. This event will start at 2pm, latecomers will miss out and may not get a seat Admission free. First come, First served no booking required. Donations accepted on the day Venue: Room B36, Birkbeck University Malet St WC1 E 7HX (entrance on Torrington Square side), Click here for map http://dev.blackhistorywalks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/centrallondon-9f7.pdf Room […]
Planet of the Apes: The Breakdown 11, 25 Nov
Andrew Muhammad on the Black History in Planet of the Apes 1960s to 2012 !! Sunday 11 November 3pm to 5.45pm Part 1 Sunday 25 November 3pm to 5.45pm Part 2 Cottons Caribbean Restaurant, 70 Exmouth Market, Islington EC1 .Tube: Angel Pay on the door. £8.00 First come, first served. Black History Walks is working with Cottons Caribbean […]
How Black People Won World War 2. 14 Oct
How Black People Won World War 2 Sunday 14th October 11am to 1pm then 2pm-5.00pmConference Room, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1 Tube: Lambeth North.www.iwm.org.uk A detailed and extensive look at the African and, Caribbean war effort with video clips and interviews with black Spitfire & bomber pilots, Nigerian and Somali troops fighting in Burma, […]
Black Bodies in White Spaces Sat 13 Oct
Performing Black Bodies in White Spaces:Films and talk to explore how African Descendants across the Diaspora use dance to celebrate their African heritage Saturday 13 October 6pm to 9pm Peckham Plex Cinema, Rye Lane, SE15. British Rail Peckham Rye Admission: Free but must book http://performingblackbodies.eventbrite.com/ or phone 020 7525 3415 A screening of films ‘Temporary Sanity: […]