The Caribbean , USA and World War 2, 23 November
Above: Cy Grant came from Guyana, served in the RAF, was shot down, survived a prisoner-of-war camp and later became an actor, author and community activist Sunday 23rd November 1.00pm-4.30pm Conference Room, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1, Tube: Lambeth North. Free entry: First come,first served Please bring a donation An examination of the American […]
Martin Luther King: Dream or Nightmare ? 12 October
Above: Americas response to peaceful demonstrators. Nashville 1965 Sunday 12th October 2.00pm-4.00pmSwiss Cottage Library,Tube: Swiss CottageFree entry, first come first served 2008 marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Although revered as a saint now, mainstream white America saw him as a troublemaker especially when he criticised the Vietnam War. […]
The Fela Kuti Story (Music is a Weapon) 15 March
Saturday 15 March 1.30pm-4.30pmBFI Southbank (near Royal Festival Hall) Belvedere Road SE1 Tube: Waterloo. Admission £5.00 . Box office 0207 928 3232 www.BFi.org.uk Singer-composer, musician and politician. Kuti is one of Africa’s most revered names. He began as a highlife singer in 1954. In 1968 he created Afro-beat, and then went on a 10-month tour […]