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As Windrush Day 2022 approaches, scores of events, shows, exhibitions and interactive projects are in the pipeline providing something for all to enjoy. The Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC) have announced the names of those who have received funding from the Windrush Day Grant Scheme ’22 and commemorative events for Windrush […]
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According to the organisers, hundreds of people are expected to gather in Windrush Square in Brixton, London, at the African & Caribbean War Memorial on Sunday November 14th for the fifth annual Remembrance Parade. The event will commemorate the two million African and Caribbean soldiers who served in World War I and World […]
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The Rap Game UK is a BBC Three success story with many viral moments across the last couple of series. The next series will begin later this month. Award wins for previous series include The Edinburgh TV Awards – Best Entertainment Series, Broadcast Digital Awards – Best Entertainment Programme, and RTS Midlands Awards – […]
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The Windrush Foundation are holding an event to support and encourage primary school teachers as a follow-on from the definitive ePack KS2 Lesson Plans for Studying the Empire Windrush and Caribbean Migration. You can view and download the ePack here Event Date: Sunday 16th May 2021 at 6pm To register for the event click here […]
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Sponsored Black History Month A celebration of history, arts, literature and film A guide to events in Lambeth – November 2020 Lambeth Libraries Black History Month November Programme 2020 The Space Between Black and White with Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith Tuesday 10 November, 7pm Online event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/125315840051 Join Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith to discuss her memoir […]
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Launched to coincide with Black History Month, the Windrush Caribbean Film Festival (WCFF) is well under way. If you missed any of the films and Q & A audience participation find our more here. Set to become an annual fixture the WCFF is gaining momentum with a panel of experts discussing relevant issues around the films […]
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WINDRUSH FOUNDATION presents WINDRUSH THEN AND NOW! WITH SANDRA AGARD & KEITH WAITHE on Wednesday 23 September 2020 7.30pm to 9pm FROM THE CARIBBEAN TO THE UK, HOPES AND DREAMS SAILED THE OCEANS BLUE; SO MUCH WAS LEFT BEHIND. MEMORIES WERE MADE IN PASTURES NEW. THROUGH WORDS AND MUSIC, SANDRA AGARD AND KEITH WAITHE WILL […]
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THE EQUIANO SOCIETY PRESENTS PHILLIS WHEATLEY (1753 – 1784): REMEMBERING HER LIFE AND TIMES PHILLIS WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHOR OF A BOOK OF POETRY. KIDNAPPED AT THE AGE OF 8 IN WEST AFRICA, PHILLIS WAS TAKEN TO NORTH AMERICA AND SOLD IN BOSTON TO THE WHEATLEY FAMILY WHO TAUGHT HER TO READ AND WRITE, […]
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By Joy Sigaud The people of Jamaica are delighted to learn that the Jamaican beauty Toni-Ann Singh, the reigning Miss World, will continue her reign for another year as this year’s pageant is deferred to late 2021, a result of the Covid 19 Pandemic. Few places remain untouched by this plague whilst in the UK […]
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From 15th July – 8th August the October Gallery London is focusing on Ghanaian born artist El Anatsui. They will be showing his metal wall sculptures and a selection of prints created in collaboration with Factum Arte, Madrid. El Anatsui who lives and works in Nigeria is arguably one of the most influential […]
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Supported by The Arts Council England and Jack Shainman Gallery New York, the Barbican Art Gallery will present A Countervailing Theory, a site-specific installation for The Curve. It is the first-ever UK commission by Nigerian-American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola. Ojih Odutola’s epic cycle of groundbreaking new work unfurls across the 90-metre long gallery. An immersive soundscape […]
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By Joy Sigaud. On the eve of the Global Citizens Awards, well deserved winner of the Global Citizen World Leader Prize, Amina J Mohammed of British/ Nigerian descent also listed in Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women is aptly placed to discuss sustainable goals for women worldwide. A shining beacon of hope for many, not the […]
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By Joy Sigaud Editions Lifestyle remembers the Black children of Victorian England. Many were biracial, often abandoned by their parents on account of their colour. Others who were not intentionally abandoned were often from extremely poor families who could not be maintained by their parents, who sometimes committed themselves to the notorious workhouses out […]
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For Black History Month 2019 Editions Lifestyle Black History Matters list just some of the wonderful array of activities and events. There’s more than enough around to fill any diary, whatever your preference: Africa: Did You Know? A Hip-Hop Musical. Music4Causes is a hip-hop musical theatre featuring rapper Kimba. Followed by Q&A + […]
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The brainchild of Hindy Mohammed and Chukwudi Onwadiwe owner of Chuck Gallery in Manchester collaborated to promote Nigerian artists and raise money through a one off auction event in London last week. Sponsored by Mocoh Oil, Alhaji Hassan Tukur and Targett-Desso the organisers say they raised £20,000 in under an hour as guests clamoured for […]
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