The Black History of Comedy
Comedians often use history as part of their material. In this interactive session we piece together a visual tapestry of the best historical comedy from great known and unknown comics from the 1960’s to now We will also place their comical observations on a historical timeline of international struggle for African equality and show how […]
The Black Image over the centuries..
A very revealing presentation and film which shows how the image of African people has been deliberately altered by Europeans to show negativity. In the 15th century African people were portrayed in European art as noble, sophisticated and intelligent. With the rise of Empire these images were thrown out and replaced with demeaning stereotypes which […]
What were Black people doing in World War 1 ?
Above: packed house at the Imperial war Museum October 2015 An explanation of the crucial role Africa, Asia and the Caribbean played in WW1. Interviews with Jamaican WW1 veterans, West India Regiment in Palestine, black and asian fighter pilots, the Herero genocide, German colonies in Africa and how that affected geography and WW2 “I wanted […]
Teachers TV. Lesson Starters & Resources
Senior Consultants from Black History Walks worked with Teachers TV in 2011 to write and present a mini documentary based on our walks for use in classrooms.The interactive video is separated into 4 short clips.Each 3 minute clip presents numerous facts on African-British History which depart from the usual Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and Mary Seacole […]