Black History Walks Newsletter 20.8.20 Black history is longer than a month... Walks, Talks & Films on African history all year long 19 years of Education Through Film Check out our website HERE  Please share this info with your Whatsapp groups, Facebook and Twitter

Above: Sister Ngozi Fulani and Sister Rosanna Lewis of Sistah Space are taking on Hackney council so they can continue providing a safe domestic violence service for Black women. Watch them tell their story, in their own words below.

Above: Online premiere of HAPI the new film on ancient Africa and modern Black economic empowerment. Friday 28th August book your ticket HERE

St Paul's/Bank Black History Walk (August 29) Eventbrite - Black History Walks presents St Paul's/Bank Black History Walk (August 29) - Saturday, 29 August 2020 at Meet point on request. Find event and ticket information. Read more www.eventbrite.co.uk

Windrush Caribbean Film Festival http://windrushfilmfestival.com/ Above and below: The Windrush Caribbean Film Festival (WCFF) aims to engage and educate audiences in cinemas and art venues across the UK about the contributions of the Windrush generation and its impact on the country through screenings, talkbacks and micro-cinema challenge that will take place in cinemas, schools and community centres across the country.

WCFF Presents: Calypso Dreams and The Glamour Boyz Again Eventbrite - Windrush Caribbean Film Festival presents WCFF Presents: Calypso Dreams and The Glamour Boyz Again - Thursday, 20 August 2020 - Find event and ticket information. Read more www.eventbrite.co.uk

Black Wisdom in Changing Times – Masterclass series How can Black communities win in these challenging times? A Tribe Called Progress has curated masterclasses with Akala’s teacher Robin Walker (African Union) on transitioning Black communities from surviving to thriving by: • Decolonising African history for achievement today  • Learning how we thrive at the individual, family, community & institutional level. If you haven’t attended an ATCP lecture before, join taster masterclass: Before #BLM Exploring Garvey, Malcolm X, MLK & The Panthers Sept 15th 18:30 – 20:30 -  Zoom -  from £10 Can #BLM achieve what Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X and MLK couldn’t? Join A Tribe Called Progress and the Black History man Robin Walker as he explores the strengths and weakness of the largest racial equality movements and what we must learn and implement today.  Register  here

Caribbean (In)Visibility on British TV Eventbrite - Black History Walks presents Caribbean (In)Visibility on British TV - Wednesday, 26 August 2020 - Find event and ticket information. Read more www.eventbrite.co.uk

Trafalgar Square Black History Walk Eventbrite - Black History Walks presents Trafalgar Square Black History Walk - Sunday, 30 August 2020 at Meet point on request, London, England. Find event and ticket information. Read more www.eventbrite.co.uk

Notting Hill Black History Walk Eventbrite - Black History Walks presents Notting Hill Black History Walk - Sunday, 30 August 2020 at Meet point on request, London, England. Find event and ticket information. Read more www.eventbrite.co.uk

Fighting racism on the beach: Jim Crow and California Eventbrite - Black History Walks presents Fighting racism on the beach: Jim Crow and California - Sunday, 27 September 2020 - Find event and ticket information. Read more www.eventbrite.co.uk

Stan (Marvel) Lee's Black History Eventbrite - Black History Walks presents Stan (Marvel) Lee's Black History - Friday, 4 September 2020 - Find event and ticket information. Read more www.eventbrite.co.uk

WCFF Presents: Trinidadian Independence Screening &... Eventbrite - Windrush Caribbean Film Festival presents WCFF Presents: Trinidadian Independence Screening & Panel Discussion - Monday, 31 August 2020 - Find event and ticket information. Read more www.eventbrite.co.uk

1919. Race, riots and the Black British intelligentsia Eventbrite - Black History Walks presents 1919. Race, riots and the Black British intelligentsia - Tuesday, 25 August 2020 - Find event and ticket information. Read more www.eventbrite.co.uk

African Animation: Ancient to Modern Eventbrite - Black History Walks presents African Animation: Ancient to Modern - Friday, 11 September 2020 - Find event and ticket information. Read more www.eventbrite.co.uk

FREE Image of the Black in London Galleries Online... Eventbrite - Image of the Black in London Galleries presents FREE Image of the Black in London Galleries Online Introduction - Monday, 30 March 2020 | Monday, 7 September 2020 - Find event and ticket information. Read more www.eventbrite.co.uk

Above: While our online African art tours continue to impress attendees the above 'art' is still on display at Tate Britain in London. The gallery, which directly benefited from exploited African labour in the Caribbean, is still considering what should be done with it. One wonders if images of terrified, naked white children being dragged by smiling Black families would ever be on the walls of a restaurant in Jamaica, Barbados, Nigeria or Kenya? To sign the petition to remove it click HERE. For more information on Black people in British art galleries check out our online guided tours above. Perhaps, as this is August, the Tate could commission local artist Kimathi Donkor who produced this image of the Haitian revolution.

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Above: Help Support @Sistah_space in Hackney. They are the ONLY Domestic Violence charity of its kind in the UK. They are not funded by Hackney Council, but have volunteered for over 5 years in a semi-derelict shop-front building. It's totally unsafe. They asked to rent a safe space. That started a relentless attack on them by Hackney's mayor. In the above video clip three of the Sistah Space collective explain the details.

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