Back Power Mixtape..Where to see
“Simply astonishing from start to finish !!” Found in a basement these are 40 year old never-before-seen interviews with Angela Davis, Stokely Carmichael, Huey P Newton, Kathleen Cleaver, Eldridge Cleaver, Harry Belafonte, Bobby Seale, Minister Farrakhan. Also featuring Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli and Mario Van Peebles. See Trailer here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFWHNpfjByQ The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 […]
The Story of Lovers Rock.Where to see ?
Lovers Rock, often dubbed ‘romantic reggae’ is a uniquely black British sound that developed in the late 70s and 80s against a backdrop of riots, racial tension and sound systems. Live performance, comedy sketches, dance, interviews and archive shed light on the music and the generation that embraced it. Lovers Rock allowed young people to […]
Jumping the Broom. Sept 12. 6.30pm
Monday 12 September 6.30-9pm Kensington Library Theatre, Phillimore Walk off High Street Kensington, W8 7RX Tube:High St Kensington Tickets only £9.00 online only from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/133540 Never released in this country! Second only cinema screening ! See video clip here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D90GKozn-Xg (On 5th November www.blackhistorywalks will also be screening the never-UK-released Spike Lee film Miracle at Santa Anna) Producer Bishop T.D. […]
The Great Debaters: 22 Sept 6.30pm
Thursday 22 September 6.30-9pm prompt start Kensington Library Theatre, Phillimore Walk, off High St Kensington W87RX Tube: High St Kensington Online tickets only £8.00 from http://www.wegottickets.com/event/133532 First Ever UK Cinema Screening !! This film was never released in this country despite being produced by Oprah Winfrey and starring two Academy Award actors Denzel Washinton and Forest Whittaker. See video […]
Premiere: Miracle at St Anna Sat 29 Oct
Miracle at Santa Anna. A Spike Lee Joint Sat 5 November 2-5pm BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road SE1 Tube: Waterloo African Odysseys at the BFI www.bfi.org.uk Rated R (Strong language and violence) See video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcKPi5DyGWs Although this film came out in the US in September 2008 it has never been released here and this will be […]
Black British Civil Rights Heroes 1596-2006. Thurs 29 Sept
Black British Civil Rights Heroes, 1596 to 2006 Thursday 29 September 6.30pm-9.00pm The Blue Room, BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road SE1. Entry: Free First Come, First Served. 90 seats. Tube:Waterloo. www.bfi.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. Schools and […]
200 years of Black Troops in British Armies Sat 8 Oct 12.30pm
200 years of Black Soldiers in White Wars Saturday 8th October 12.30-2.00pm 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 Many people are surprised that there were Jamaican Spitfire pilots and Somali soldiers in the Second World War. The […]
Burning an Illusion Gala Anniversary 1st Oct 2-5pm
Gala Anniversary Screening and Award Ceremony Sat 1st October 2-5pm BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road SE1 Tube: Waterloo African Odysseys at the BFI www.bfi.org.uk Menelik Shabazz’s pioneering first feature was shot around the Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove communities and has remained a landmark in British cinema. A film about transformation and identity, it is also a love […]
African Animations Forum Sat 20 Aug 6.30pm
African Animations Forum Saturday 20th August 6.30-9pm Venue: Near Walthamstow tube Register your attendance by email or phone: thinktank_27@yahoo.com or 07939 540 826 or 020 8509 7598. Contribution £6.00 This is separate to and different from African Superheroes Day.. Two hours of non stop cartoons combined with a black history quiz . Educational fun for adults and kids alike. Cartoons […]
Hidden Colours:The Moors Sunday 21 Aug 3.30pm
Hidden Colours: Secret History of Moors, Aborigines and Africans plus Q & A Sun 21 August 3.30-6pm Roxy Bar and Screen 128-132 Borough High Street(next Sainsburys) Tube: London Bridge £7.00 in advance here or £9.00 on the door Hidden Colors is an astonishing, well researched documentary that broke records in America when released in April 2011. Its about the real […]