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 […]
Seven Songs for Malcolm X by John Akomfrah, 23 February
Saturday 23 February 1pm-4pmBFI Southbank (near Royal Festival Hall) Belvedere Road SE1Tube: Waterloo. Free entry: First come,first served** Best Feature Length Documentary, 1994 Image D’Ailleurs (Paris) ** Best Historical Documentary & Audience Special Merit Awards Winner, 1993 National Black Programming Consortium** Best Use of Archival Footage in a Documentary, 1993 Chicago Film Festival This film […]
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 […]