Our Roots – Black British Heroes and Sheroes

Wed, 12 May 2021 16:00 – 17:00 BST

Our Roots Presentation looking at Black British S/heroes

For London Met Staff and students

TAYO Fatunla is an artist who is committed to documenting Black History through his award winning illustrated educational drawings of over 3 decades OUR ROOTS. He has held OUR ROOTS exhibitions at prestigious venues including the Studio Harlem Museum, New York and has lectured in universities in the US, France, and the UK.

TAYO is bringing his black History presentation to London Metropolitan University. OUR ROOTS is a unique contribution, through art and journalism to racial understanding. OUR ROOTS has been a regular feature in the Voice newspaper.

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