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Charities, community groups and councils across England to receive £500,000 to commemorate the third national Windrush Day Funding will support exhibitions, digital archives and programmes for schools on June 22 and beyond Activities will place communities front and centre of Windrush Day 2021 as the nation pays tribute to the Windrush Generation […]
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By Olatoun Gabi-Williams After 8 months of planning and building, the UN SDG Book Club African Chapter is here. It is a unique, multi-lateral project that has brought the United Nations [UN] and key institutions of the African book industry together to achieve a common and important goal: African Publishers Network [APNET], African Library […]
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Award winning Ballet Black is a professional ballet company which was created to inspire young people of Black or Asian descent in classical music. The Ballet Black (BB) Junior Associates is aimed at exceptional young women aged 12-16 years with ballet experience who are considering a career in dance. Ballet Black has a strong focus […]
Read MoreAdvice Centres Including Free Advice Centres and Clinics The Windrush Legal Advice Clinic 58 Bank Street, Bilston, West Midlands WV14 8PD run by MJM Legal Services. Tel. 01902 498274 or email: wlac@mjmlegalservices.co.uk website: http://www.mjmlegalservices.co.uk Windrush Justice Clinics (WJC) – These are located across the country assisting victims of the Windrush Scandal to obtain compensation for […]
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A new square at the entrance to Britannia Leisure Centre is to be named BRAFA Square after a fascinating, yet forgotten, part of Hackney’s African Caribbean history. The name reveals the story of the British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal (BRAFA) which became Hackney’s own answer to Live Aid in 1985. When Band Aid was […]
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THE EYE IS NOT SATISFIED WITH SEEING… New York-based painter Jennifer Packer recalibrates art historical approaches to portraiture and still life, casting these enduring genres in a fresh political and contemporary light, while keeping them rooted in a deeply personal context. Combining observation, improvisation and memory, Packer’s intimate portraits of friends and family members and […]
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Target Oxbridge and Trinity College have launched a unique programme to de-mystify Oxford and Cambridge and help more 14 and 15 year olds of Black heritage prepare to apply to and gain places at leading universities. Target Oxbridge, a free mentoring programme for UK students of Black heritage, is run by Rare Recruitment in collaboration […]
Read MoreJoin the debate with Black History experts and panel guests: Charmaine Simpson, Lavinya Stennett, Robin Walker, Dele Ogun and Apeika Umalu On Thursday 26th November Elo Akin and Natasha Antoine will host a Black Unity, Shared History event encompassing Africa, the UK, the Caribbean, South and North America. The programme includes: What have we […]
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The first film from Steve McQueen’s highly anticipated Small Axe will premiere on BBC One and iPlayer on Sunday 15th November at 9pm. The five original films that make up the Small Axe collection by Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe-winning filmmaker, Steve McQueen will air weekly on the BBC’s heartland channel. Set from the […]
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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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Black History Month Events 2020 by Serena Lee The month, so far, has been jam-packed with BHM events sparking enlightening online conversations. Back on the 8th October, Black Cultural Archives hosted ‘Commemorating Black British History in the Public Realm’ an on-going lively conversation on how to practically achieve greater diversity of representation across the […]
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By Joy Sigaud In spite of the restrictions caused by the pandemic Covid-19, the London art scene continues to thrive with many exhibitions now presented online. This Black History Month sees a number of Black artists making their mark in the sector which can be visited for the live experience. Doyle Wham, a contemporary […]
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2020 Events – live, interactive or virtual, films, theatre, courses, talks, walks – Something for everyone and more… ETHIOPIAN WORLD FEDERATION INCORPORATED LOCAL 3 NEGUSA NEGAST UNVEILING OF A BLUE PLAQUE IN UNITY WITH NUBIAN JAK COMMUNITY TRUST Mon 2nd NOV 2020 12—2PM via zoom link To attend register here ***************** Online […]
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Click and Link: For Music, Films, Virtual Tours, Dance, Museums, Professional Seminars and much more…something for all ages: The Black Heroes Foundation Virtual Soul Food Café Free zoom event every Friday at 7.30pm. celebrating Black heroes through song, dance and the spoken word. Old school videos, talks and special guests to entertain and enlighten. […]
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WINDRUSH FOUNDATION PRESENTS A HISTORY OF BLACK BRITISH INTELLECTUALS KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR ANGELINA OSBORNE ON SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2020 FROM 7PM TO 8.30PM DR OSBORNE WILL EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF RACE, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN BRITAIN THROUGH THE WORK OF ACTIVISTS, SCHOLARS AND EDUCATORS. BRITAIN HAS ITS OWN BLACK INTELLECTUAL TRADITIONS, EXEMPLIFIED THROUGH OLAUDAH EQUIANO, CLR […]
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