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 […]
Afrikan World Masters & The Truth about Gun/Knife Crime ,16 November
Sunday 16th November 12.00pm-5.00pm Conference Room, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1 Tube: Lambeth North. Free entry: First come,first served. This is part of Black Film Festival more films at www.bfmmedia.com John Henrik Clarke, Ivan Van Sertima, Francis Cress Welsing and Fela Kuti in one mindblowing documentary for preview click here. http://video.aol.com/video/afrikan-world-masters-dir-kwaku-person-lynn/1850450 They break down […]
Naij, A History of Nigeria, 1 November
Saturday 1 November 2.00-6.00pmNaij plus Q & A with Jide Olanrewaju Conference Centre, British Library,Tube : Kings Cross Free entry: first come,first served http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/whatson/events/november.html 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 […]
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. […]
Black Women; Hair, Skin and Beauty, 28 September
Sunday 28th September 12.30pm-5.00pmConference Room, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1Tube: Lambeth North.Free entry: First come,first served Please bring a donationThis 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: […]
Where Does your Allegiance Lie? 27 September
Above: men from the 332nd fighter group based in Ramitelli Italy. They were such expert pilots they never lost a plane in combatSaturday 27th September 1pm-4.30pm Conference Room, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1,Tube: Lambeth North.Free entry: First come,first served.Please bring a donation www.iwm.org.uk An investigation of loyalty within the British Empire and what it […]
The Black Image /Black Women; Hair, Skin and Beauty, 22 June
Sunday 22nd June 1.30-5pmConference Room, Imperial War MuseumTube: Lambeth North, Free entry: Please bring a donationThis event is repeated in honour of Connie Marks and the Windrush Generation Black Women; Hair, Skin and Beauty Saturday 28th June 1pm-5.00pm Museum in Docklands, West India Quay (Docklands Light Railway) Free entry: first come,first served Please bring a […]
The Floella Benjamin Story Plus Blacks Britannica, 1 June
This event is repeated in honour of Connie Marks and the Windrush generationSunday 1st June 3pm-5.15pmNational Portrait Gallery, St Martins Lane,Tube: Leicester SquareFree entry: First come,first served Please bring a donation www.npg.org.uk Coming to England’ is a sixty minute film adaptation of Floella Benjamin’s fantastic 1994 book . It tells the story of a her […]
Rue De Case Negres (Black Shack Alley) 17 May
Saturday 17 May 2.00pm-4.30pmBFI Southbank (near Royal Festival Hall) Belvedere Road SE1Tube: Waterloo. Admission £5.00 Box office 0207 928 3232www.bfi.org.uk Award winning adaptation of Joseph Zobells initially banned novel.Set in Martinique in the 1930s, this award-winning adaptation of Joseph Zobel’s novel follows the struggles of a young boy as he fights for his future. With […]
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. […]