How Black People Won World War 2
A detailed and extensive look at the African, Caribbean and Asian war effort with video clips and interviews with black Spitfire & bomber pilots, Nigerian and Somali troops fighting in Burma, black and asian women secret agents, u-boats in the Caribbean and the importance of Africa and India’s raw materials
Thank you so much for coming into our school on Friday. Your talk was really inspiring and so valuable to our students. It was great to see them so engaged’. Rebecca Howard, Canons High School, Queensbury
Welcome Back ? We fought for you, what happens now ? Sun 28.3.10
Sunday 28th March 1.30pm-5.00pm Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road SE1 Tube: Lambeth North. Adm: Free. First come, first served Bring pen and pad and be on time www.iwm.org.uk 1946, after black people had fought and died all over the world for Britain those still in England were told to go back where they had come from. […]
Black British Civil Rights Heroes 1596-2006, Sun 30.5.10
Sunday 30 May 1.30pm-5.00pm 1st Floor Conference Room, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road SE1.Tube: Lambeth North. Free entry: First come,first served www.iwm.org.uk The bias in schools gives the impression that racism and civil rights was an American issue and totally ignores the struggles Black British people endured. For example : * Oxford/Regent Street refused to employ black […]
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 […]