This walk recognises 70 years since the SS Windrush arrived from the Caribbean.
This tour starts with the 1950’s and goes right up to the 21st century.
We will cover:
- Black music history soul, reggage, rave and acid: the legendary 4 Aces
- Hackneys black activism and its pioneering role in housing equality
- Sus and Operation Jackpot, the Freeway Rick Ross Los Angeles connection
- Black British Civil Rights : Hackney Black Peoples Defence Association, Colin Roach and others
- Revolution via reading: Black bookshops, Maarifa, Centerprise
- Gentrification and social cleansing
- Education and the black child, from grassroots campaigns to national change
- Race Relations 1965, 1968,1976 the reasons, the impact, the legacies
- The rise of the black church
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Thursday 21st – Saturday 23rd May 2026
Ballet Black at 25
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Wednesday 27th May 2026
The Music Is Black: Celebrating Black Music in Britain
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Wednesday 17th June 2026
Jah Makin It Happen: A Reggae Musical
Experience Jah Makin It Happen, a vibrant and uplifting reggae musical that tells a powerful story of migration,…
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Tuesday 20th October 2026
TWAWsi: The World As We See It
Experience TWAWsi: The World As We See It, a powerful double bill from ACE dance and music, redefining…
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Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Lenny Henry: Still At Large
Join legendary comedian, actor and writer Sir Lenny Henry as he brings his highly anticipated new live show…