26 October 2011
29th October. Two archive films (incl. SONGS OF PROTEST) in the morning for our tribute event to the late great, Cy Grant, introduced by Arthur Torrington of the Windrush Society. In the afternoon we have an introduced and rare screening (formerly 'banned' by the distributors) of Spike Lee's WW2 film, Miracle at St. Anna. Audiences [...]
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26 October 2011
Flavour Magazine celebrates 5 years in print and online at its exclusive Miss Flavour event in London’s prestigious Café de Paris, 9pm-3am on Wednesday 9thNovember. Hosted by BBC 1xtra Charlie Sloth and Sarah-Jane Crawford with celebrity judge’s actor/director Adam Deacon, music artist Mz Bratt, BB from E4’s Dirty Sexy Things and SBTV’s Jamal Edwards and special headline performance by platinum recording artist Chipmunk. Flavour Magazine Co-founders Annika [...]
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26 October 2011
Dear Friends, I hope you will be interested in an event that is taking place in two weeks time, on Tuesday 8th November at the Institute of Education in the University of London. The general picture of Black British history in our schools and universities is still very bleak. There are only two universities where [...]
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25 October 2011
Clive Henry Accuses UPS Ltd of Racial Discrimination, Lawsuit Now Pending Before Court of Appeal in London & the European Human Rights Commission in Belgium. Clive Henry Vs UPS Ltd - Race Discrimination Case I worked at UPS Ltd for 11 years, with 100% attendance for seven years. I had NEVER received any disciplinary action before. In January 2008 I was asked by Manager [...]
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24 October 2011
YBS - Young, Black and Successful Dear Supporters, This week marks the last week in Black History Month and we at Young, Black and Successful CIC are signing off with a BANG! We have several events lined up this week and we are hoping that you'll join us at some if not all of them. Be [...]
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24 October 2011
Secret History of the Black Pin Up: From Tease to Sleaze I recently wrote about the seemingly lackluster existence of Black pin up models from the 1950's... here and here. A collector, historian, and publisher by the name of Jim Linderman contacted me and divulged that he'd written and self-published a book detailing the life [...]
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24 October 2011
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/dwightjohnson.html You don't really think of Vietnam as being a tank warfare kind of affair. Sure, there were plenty of intense, groin-crushing battles fought during the vicious multi-year slugfest through the jungles of Southeast Asia, but most of these showdowns were the ambush / search-and-destroy sort of events, with infantrymen slogging through armpit-deep mud, fighting [...]
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24 October 2011
Soft Lights and Sweet Music Elisabeth Welch on Screen with Stephen Bourne Saturday 29 October 2011 @ 2:30pm-5.00pm Elisabeth Welch’s biographer, Stephen Bourne, will share his personal memories of the stage and screen legend. Born in New York, Elisabeth settled in London in 1933 and became the most famous Black woman in pre-war Britain. Her [...]
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24 October 2011
Working with Men presents: International Men’s Day concert 22nd November 2011 at London’s famous Jazz Café. Doors open at 6.30pm show starts at 7.00pm Live performances from Jazz Jamaica and Funky DL (other artists to be confirmed) Working with men is an award winning charity supporting positive male activity, engagement and involvement, our work includes tackling [...]
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24 October 2011
The National Portrait Gallery houses a unique collection of all forms of portraiture of the people who have made or who are currently contributing to British history and culture. With more than 1.8 million visitors each year, the Gallery is one of the country’s most important and popular galleries. Faith, Slavery and Identity Programme Internship [...]
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24 October 2011
NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE AWARDS Attend the NEL Awards on 28 October 2011 and join the nominees, stars, dignitaries and special guests of honour such as Jeffery Daniel (Shalamar & Nigerian Idol), Timi Dakolo (winner of West African Idol), Yeka Onka (winner of Nigerian Idol) current and previous Beauty Queens (including Miss Nigeria) for a [...]
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24 October 2011
Job Details:Community Project Officer Ref1546X Department Education and Outreach Directorate Operations and ServicesBandBand ESpecialism Closing Date Monday 7th November 2011 at midnight Job Purpose Based in the Education & Outreach Department but with some national travel, the post holder will build and maintain links with new communities, specifically from African and Caribbean communities. You will [...]
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21 October 2011
Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an African American Muslim Minister and Human Rights Activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the Rights of African Americans, a man who indicted White America in the harshest terms for its [...]
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21 October 2011
Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh (19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987), was a Jamaican reggae musician who was a core member of the band The Wailers (1963–1974), and who afterward had a successful solo career as well as being a promoter of Rastafari. Genres: Reggae, ska, rocksteady, R&B Peter Tosh (also known as [...]
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21 October 2011
Open the Door for Black Coaches Submitted Article by Carla Palmer There are 92 professional football clubs in the UK and about 25% of the players are black. Despite the fact that the number of black players has continued to rise there are only two black managers. This situation is contributed to by a lack [...]
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20 October 2011
October Download the flyer This page will constantly update as events come in. For other events please see the EVENTS CALENDAR. Friday 21st October 2011 Event 1: Afrikan Women in Revolution Presented by Afrikan Freedom Fighter (from Guinea-Bisseau) Sister Teodora Gomes @ 6.30 arrival 7pm start The West Indian Ex-Servicemen's Association 161-167 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 [...]
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20 October 2011
The National Portrait Gallery houses a unique collection of all forms of portraiture of the people who have made or who are currently contributing to British history and culture. With more than 1.8 million visitors each year, the Gallery is one of the country’s most important and popular galleries. Faith, Slavery and Identity Programme Internship [...]
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20 October 2011
Caribbean Voices Memories of Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire's Caribbean Community Wednesday 19th October 2011 - Stoke-on-Trent Film Theatre. The film Caribbean Voices got it's premier tonight at Stoke-on-Trent's Film theatre. The film which is the brainchild of local woman Monienne Stone. Miss Stone, who is the Secretary of The Charity Midlands Jamaica Aid, has been [...]
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14 October 2011
09 October 2011 Greetings Family, This is the last of the African History Month Event listings for 2011, In the previous mailout we made an error regarding the Hackney Museum Our African Roots event which is an invite only launch. This mailout is therefore a repeat of the last one including a few additions and corrections. It [...]
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14 October 2011
What: NARM African British Civil Rights History + A Focus On Dr Harold Moody NARM (Naming And Role Model) consultant Kwaku will deliver an inter-active presentation on African British Civil Rights highlighting activists from the NARM book, including Dr Harold Moody of the League Of Coloured Peoples, who lived and worked in Southwark. There will also be an edutainment performance that speaks to [...]
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12 October 2011
On the night the indigO2 will be filled with the very best in black British & international film, TV and entertainment talent vying to either win one of the coveted awards or gracing us with their glamorous presence and you can mingle with all the celebrities freely as the whole awards is a VIP space. [...]
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09 October 2011
I often think that my mixed heritage gives me a fantastic advantage of speaking about race issues. A perspective that some times I feel neither Black or White people can truly understand. Looking in the mirror every day as a child and wondering where my brown features came from was a particularly hard thing to [...]
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09 October 2011
Prime Minister David Cameron has called on faith groups to play a part in transforming society and mending broken Britain. Writing exclusively in the latest edition of Keep The Faith, Britain's leading magazine about Britain's black Christian community, he wrote, "I think that faith has a role to play in mending the breakdown of responsibility [...]
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08 October 2011
the Merseyside Black History Month Group are pleased to announce that the 7th Annual Black Achievers Awards will again be held at St George’s Hall, on the 29th October. This event is now firmly placed on Merseyside’s Cultural Diversity calendar and we predict that this year’s event will be the biggest and best ever!. The main act for the [...]
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08 October 2011
MEMBERS of a group which caused a disturbance on a late night bus were ordered to pay £300 compensation to another passenger. Afro-Caribbean Kenroy Wallace believed that he was the target for racist comments on the Arriva bus from Whitby to Loftus, said prosecutor Martin Towers. Mr Wallace was pushed over a seat, and the [...]
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