'A truly inspiring day, filled with information I may have NEVER been aware of, if it was not for attending this walk. The friendly intellectually amazing tour guide relayed facts that I would have had to research for months to be aware of. I would URGE any and everyone, of all ages to attend - a great, fun, educational day out.' Isschara Maxine, London

Thank you for organizing a wonderful walking tour for my students. You are incredibly knowledgeable, and it was such a joy to hear your take on things. The students loved this field trip. You did an excellent job relating the history, culture, and social contributions of Black and Afro-Caribbean people in a fun and lively way while still emphasizing the seriousness and importance of this often overlooked aspect of British life. I could not have asked for a better supplement to my Sociology course on race, identity, and culture. I really appreciate you helping make the class so special and look forward to arranging another. William Force Assistant Professor of Sociology, Western New England University

Many people are upset by the all white casting of films set in ancient Africa. They  are  less able to explain the extensive and insidious mis-representation of African culture; history, architecture and art which occur in every frame of those  movies. This is just as damaging but often goes unnoticed. It  affects people who have'nt even seen the movie due to the massive promotional advertising that comes with such films, the brainwashing continues indirectly and subconsciously. In this double breakdown spread over two dates we will cover: 

• Scene by scene comparisons of Gods and Kings and actual African history with dates and comparative European history
• The actual African identity of Gods and Pharoahs in the film
  
• The people behind this film, similar films and reasons for  the whitewash 
• 12 Hollywood movies where the stars were supposed to have been Black but were changed to white
  
• Did slavery build the pyramids, who were the Hebrews ?
• Racist Hollywood Studio conspiracies with proof 
• The Indian who became white to portray an African
• 10 Hollywood historical movies you thought were true but were total lies  
• How we can use such films to our advantage: 
• Where and how to get accurate information on African history
  We will also be eviscerating the  more recent movie,  Gods  of Egypt, A movie so racist that the directors and studio apologised for it when it came out ! This presentation will be jointly delivered by Brother Andrew Muhammad and BHW

This event will start at 6.30pm. Bring pen and pad and be on time! £8.00 entry book early HERE

"Arguably the most important (yet least lauded) Black British photographer of his generation".

 "The greatest London photographer you've never heard of — and some of his best works are only just being discovered" ..Time Out, January 2015

Ronald 'Charlie' Phillips is a Jamaican-born restaurateur, photographer, and documenter of Black London. He is now best known for his photographs of Notting Hill during the period of West Indian migration to London; however, his subject matter also included big stars Muhammad Ali, Jimi Hendrix, Caribbean funerals and student protests.

His photographs appeared in Stern, Harper’s Bazaar, Life and Vogue and in Italian and Swiss journals. His work has been exhibited at galleries like Tate Britain, Museum of London, Nottingham, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit and Museum of the City of New York 

This event will be an illustrated talk using some of his fantastic archive of Black British social history from the 1950's to 2016  plus audience questions. Book your free ticket HERE 

An in-your-face seminar aimed at young people to illustrate how they are conditioned via Hollywood movies, music videos, computer games and advertising to act dumb and love it. This presentation uses  popular and mainstream culture combined with a Black history perspective. White Saviours, Transformers, Call of Duty, Disney, Lil Wayne, Futurama, 300, GTA, Nikki Minaj,  Mike Brown vs Chris Brown, Captain Phillips, Captain America, Pirates of Caribbean,  all make an appearance

'I have been meaning to write you all week to thank you for the informative and thought-provoking session you held for ACD  students last week.  It was tremendous.What was really satisfying is that you held their attention throughout the 3 hour session even in the not ideal situation of being cramped into the foyer space due to the projector being taken by another organisation.  Brenda King, African Caribbean Diversity Group

Book your free ticket  HERE

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In 1919 after African/Caribbean people had loyally fought for Britain in World War 1 they were viciously attacked by racist whites, denied jobs and told to 'go home'. However in Liverpool, London and Cardiff the Black community fought back by any means necessary. The resistance was co-ordinated between Black soldiers and militant activists who  lobbied, protested, fundraised, punched, kicked and shot their way to self-determination.   This presentation will cover:

• What were Black people  doing here in the early 1900's ?
• Unsung Black British Civil rights leaders of 1919
• The Black 'James Bond' who raised funds in the Caribbean to fund the revolution
• Black Butetown: where (and why) white people feared to tread
• British West Indian soldiers, how they defended their communities 
• Suppressing the facts,why this information is not better known

About the Speaker: Steve Martin has spent the last seven years trawling through archives at the National Maritime Museum and the Black Cultural Archives. He has uncovered some amazing stories

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Narrated by Blair Underwood

This film explores the experiences of 18 African-American Olympians who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Set against the strained and turbulent atmosphere of a racially divided America, which was torn between boycotting Hitler’s Olympics or participating in the Third Reich’s grandest affair, the film follows 16 men and two women before, during and after their heroic turn at the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. They represented a country that considered them second class citizens and competed in a country that rolled out the red carpet in spite of an undercurrent of Aryan superiority and anti-Semitism.

They were world heroes yet returned home to a short-lived glory. This story is complicated. This story is triumphant but unheralded. This story is a vital part of history and is as relevant today as it was almost 80 years ago.

Since the 1936 Olympics was a well-documented event, this film will utilize the wealth of newsreel material, newspaper articles, photographs, personal interviews and never-before-seen footage as well as resources from the personal archival collections of Olympians and organizations in both the U.S. and Germany.