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BAD FRIDAY: RASTAFARI AFTER CORAL GARDENS Oxumgirl Productions proudly presents the official DVD release and European premiere of Bad Friday: Rastafari After Coral Gardens, a compelling documentary that chronicles the history of violence against Rastafarians in Jamaica.
THE PINK HOUSE AT APPLETON
The Pink House at Appleton set in Jamaica in the 1950s which examines a year in the life of a black middle-class Jamaican family at the Appleton Sugar Estate.
SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA
Explore African culture at the V&A. Use the new Africa-themed visitor guide to learn more about the stories, secrets and symbolism behind the Museum's objects.
REMEMBERING FANON
Understanding the legacy of Martinique's revolutionary pan African Scholar Frantz Fanon on the 50th Anniversary of his death.
MANGROVE NINE
Mangrove Nine a film produced by Franco Rosso and John La Rose tells the story of conflict between the police and the black community in Notting Hill
at the start of the 1970s.
A CARIBBEAN HISTORY
Hillsborough: a plantation in Dominica by Kathy MacLean and Karen Mears with Polly Pattullo Papillote Press is delighted to publish the story of Hillsborough, one of Dominica's most historic estates.
CARIBBEAN VOICES
This film by by Monienne Stone documents the memories of Stoke-on-Trent/North Stafordshire's Caribbean Community, highlighting the contributions they have made to the area over the years.
THE BRONZE WOMAN SCULPTURE
The Bronze Woman sculpture was supported to fruition by the Bronze Woman committee, Olmec a race equality organisation, following Cecile Nobrega's ten-year quest to see this project through.
BLACK HISTORY SEASON LECTURES
Black History Season Sunday Lectures - Centerprise will be hosting an adult education programme with Robin Walker, author of 'When We Ruled' and 'Before the Slave Trade.
WHAT IS AFRICA'S CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE?
Leading scientists, engineers, inventors and African scientists, inventors and historians aim to show via presentation, debate and audio visual demonstrations in detail the African contribution.
MUSIK KINDA SWEET
The British Music Experience presented by the Co-operative, in association with OOM Gallery will be showcasing an exclusive exhibition of 38 rare photographs celebrating legendary black musicians working in the UK.
UNIA BLUE PLAQUE
UNIA Blue Plaque unveiling - Speakers and invited special guests will gather outside the house where the Honourable Marcus Garvey once resided, No. 53 Talgarth Rd W14 9DD.
CULTURAL FAMILY FUN DAY
African, Caribbean & Cultural Family Fun Day This event is open to the community, to come together, to learn and celebrate black history the October.
GEORGE PADMORE BLUE PLAQUE
One of the most influential political thinkers of the 20th century is to be commemorated this summer with a heritage plaque in North London, organized by the Nubian Jak Community Trust.
THE MIGRATION MUSEUM PROJECT
100 Images of Migration Competition : The Migration Museum Project is an exciting venture with aims to establish a new national Migration Museum in the UK.
BLACK HISTORY IPHONE APP
A new iPhone app on Black History has been launched this week by History In An Hour to coincide with Black History Month, available from Apple's iTunes and iBooks stores.
BLACK CULTURAL ARCHIVES
Funding worth more than £5m is being given to support the development of the Black Cultural Archives (BCA) in Brixton, it was announced today. The BCA archive collection numbers over 10,000 historical archive documents, spanning some five centuries, from letters and personal papers to periodicals, ephemera and photographs.
CLAUDIA JONES WALK
Claudia Jones WALK Sunday 22nd August 2010 at 10am Led by actress Jacqui Charles with special guest television star Rudolph Walker OBE.
MOTHERLAND
A historical event in African cinema. Be there when the best documentary on Africa is screened for the first time in the UK. The follow up to the epic multi-award winning documentary 500 Years Later
CY GRANT
Black History, once a year: cure or concession? An exploration by Cy Grant. I have come to question more and more, the true motives behind this annual sequence of events.
LAND CAUGHT IN A TIME WARP
Enrico Stennett was born in 1926 in a village in Jamaica named Maroon Town. Enrico Stennett arrived in the UK in 1947, at the age of 19, where within months he became a member of the League of Coloured People.
MARLON JAMES
The Book of Night Women, a stylish historical novel of Jamaican slavery - rebellions simmer, incidents of sadism and madness run rampant, and the tangled web of power relationships dramatically unravels amid dangerous secrets, unspoken jealousies, inhuman violence, and very human emotion.
CARIBBEAN LANGUAGES
These events will be of interest and relevance to a range of people preparing for the 2009 Autumn Black History Season, including Teachers from Early Years, Schools and Colleges and Staff working in Offender Services.
KELSO COCHRANE HONOURED
50 years to the day, after the violent murder of North Kensington resident Kelso Cochrane, the Nubian Jak Community Trust is to install a Blue Plaque at the Grove Inn Restaurant & Bar, as part of the The Kelso Cochrane Weekend Events 15th -17th May 2009.
WALTER TULL
Walter Tull is famed as the first black outfield professional football player in this country and the first black officer in the British Army.
CARIBBEAN AIR CREW WWII
Not many people in Britain today are aware that during World War II, there were over 400 air crew from the Caribbean who flew with the RAF.
