Saturday School Careers Day, Sat. 30.1.10
Saturday School Careers Day Special Saturday 30th January 11.00am-2.00pm Venue: On confirmation of registration Area: SE1, ten minutes from tube Adm: By prior registration, 5 pounds per pair Proceeds to Girl Child Concern, Kaduna State, Nigeria www.girlchildconcerns.org This event has been specially designed to showcase successful individuals who for some reason are never highlighted in mainstream media. It is […]
Saturday School Conference, Sat. 7.8.10
Saturday 7th August 11.00am-4.30pm Bruce Grove Youth Centre 10 Bruce Grove Tottenham N17 6RA www.nabss.org.uk National Association of Black Saturday Schools NABSS founded by Nia Imara. presents an all day symposium on the history and issues facing Supplementary Schools. Speakers include Paul Obinna, Twilight Bey, Nubian Jak, Paulette Douglas and Andrew Muhammad visit site for details
Black Orpheus (Film, & Q & A,) Sat. 12.6.10
Saturday 12th June 2.00pm-5.00pm BFI Southbank Belvedere Road SE1 Tube: Waterloo Adm: £5.00 0207 928 3232 Best to book in advance as this fantastic film is rarely seen on the big screen www.bfi.org.uk An award winning film with an all black cast made in 1959 featuring a love story between two Africans in Brazil is almost as […]
Nubian Spirit (Film,Q & A,) Sun. 11.4.10
(above Sudanese pyramids. There are more pyramids in Sudan than in Egypt) Nubian Spirit (Film, Q and A) plus animated short film Sunday 11th April 3.00pm-6.00pm Flash Musical Theatre Youth Theatre, Methuan Road Edgware, Middlesex HA8 6EZ Adm: Free if reserved in advance info@colourfulevents.co.uk, 07838102024 www.colourfulevents.co.uk Arrive 15 min early for refreshments and seating This is […]
Come Back Africa +The End of the Dialogue Sat 24.4.10
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 […]
Emperor Selassie: Lion of Judah Sat 13.3.10
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 […]
Jemima and Johnny + Homecoming, Sat 15.5.10
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, […]
Walks in Elephant & Castle/St Pauls. Sun 5.9.10
Walks in Elephant & Castle, St Pauls Bank Sunday 5th September Add yourself to our mail list for advance notice of events http://www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk/contact-us.html Next Walk in the St Pauls/Bank area : 3pm Sunday 5th September In 100 minutes your guide will take you through hundreds of years of the African presence, and contribution, to […]
Walks in Elephant & Castle/St Pauls. Sun 3.10.10
Walks in Elephant & Castle, St Pauls Bank Sunday 3rd October Add yourself to our mail list for advance notice of events http://www.blackhistorywalks.co.uk/contact-us.html Next Walk in the St Pauls/Bank area : 3pm Sunday 3rd October In 100 minutes your guide will take you through hundreds of years of the African presence, and contribution, to London’s way of […]
Democracy in Dakar, 26 September
Saturday 26 September 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 ..explores the transformative role of hip-hop on politics in Senegal, during the February 2007 presidential election. Through the eyes of youth this documentary mixes interviews, freestyles, and commentary […]