Black History Walks newsletter. 23.11.2017 . Visit our website HERE

Black History is longer than a month... Walks, Talks and Films on African history all year long 16 Years of Education Through Film 2018 events. Black Films,White Power, Warrior Women

Click image above to see 3 minute video Black history calendars for 2018 Real historical figures portrayed as superheroes with a black history fact for every da y of the year. Super high quality images with solid African history information for the whole year ! Nanny of the Maroons, Harriet Tubman,Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche, Usain Bolt, Sojourner Truth,Marcus Garvey and more from www.raisingblackachievement.com HERE Check out their Christmas market on Saturday 10th December HERE

To recognise 100 years since women got the vote and 70 years since the SS Windrush arrived we are planning 10 more Nzingha lectures on top of the 34 we have already delivered ( HERE ) A lecture costs on average £600 to put on so please help by making a donation HERE . Alternatively If you have a 120 seat lecture theatre in a central location get in touch, [email protected]

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Saturday 2 December 8.00pm plus Q&A with Wale Ojo and Angelique Kidjo Part of African Odysseys @BFI Southbank Full programme HERE Supported by British Council Nigeria Film Connections, we present this mystery-thriller from celebrated Nigerian filmmaker. Kunle Afolayan The story follows five top executives, selected from across Africa to compete for the role of CEO of a multinational during a week-long retreat. The film boasts a stellar Pan-African cast and a screen debut from the indefatigable Grammy-award winning singer Angélique Kidjo . Tickets HERE

Black Films, White Power : 10 Years of African Odysseys 10th February 6pm To highlight the  ten-year history of the African Odysseys film programme, we review facts and figures as to why Black films have a hard time being produced, distributed and screened; and the impact on communities around the world. This will be an in-depth, interactive lecture. It will feature elements from the upcoming 6-week course (The best of 10 years of Afrcan Odysseys) and draw on a decade of programming experience. It will cover HERE

10 Years of African Odysseys 6 week course from 15th February This 6-week course will present the best films, ideas, Q&A, talks, interviews, and knowledge of ten years of African/Caribbean film programming at the BFI Southbank. Distilled into six interactive learning sessions, the course will feature various African Odysseys contributors, special guest’s, films clips, quizzes and mini lectures. With monthly screenings over a decade thousands of people have missed some of the vast array of brilliant films we have screened. This course will act as a concentrated catch -up more info HERE

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The Amazing James Baldwin. 5 week course from 20th February 2018 All five previous courses at the Black Cultural Archives/New Beacon books/Genesis cinemas sold out. Please don't delay booking The Amazing James Baldwin: an exciting, interactive multi-media course to mark the release of the Oscar-nominated documentary  I Am Not Your Negro  by Raoul Peck . This five-week course is an introduction to James Baldwin and a selection of his works. The course draws on a range of written and visual material to present an overview of his writings and contributions to the questions of race and identity, examining how they continue to impact us now. Full details HERE

African Women Resistance Leaders. 6 week course from 21st February 2018 This course will detail Black women who have fought against colonialism and racism over the last 400 years and examine their varied spiritual belief systems. Mainstream history consistently ignores the contribution of Black women in general but many of these women used indigenous spiritual belief systems to sustain their own ideologies and inspire their followers. African civilisations and belief systems were, and are, routinely denigrated by Europeans which has led to stigma and mis-representation. Full details HERE Sponsored by Eye London ,312 Mare Street Hackney E8 1HA. 0208 533 1188 Eye London in Hackney run by Ghanain Margaret Asare, provides excellent eyecare and eyewear HERE

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Dr James Dawkins drops the knowledge to over 300 people in his stimulating lecture 'Tracing my African roots to Jamaica via the English Aristocracy'. This will be repeated next year , join mailing list HERE