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The Black History of Comedy!

Tuesday 16 September

The Black History of Comedy: Comedians often use history as part of their material. In this interactive session we piece together a visual tapestry of the best historical comedy from great known and unknown comics from the 1960’s to now.

 

We will also place their comical observations on a historical timeline of international struggle for African equality and show how comedy can be educational. Be prepared to laugh your head off and learn about world history at the same time. There is some swearing and adult humour

Other coming events ww.blackhistorywalks.co.uk HERE

What is Prince of Peckham University ?

Black History Walks has teamed up with the Prince of Peckham pub to offer high quality, educational talks by Black academics on a variety of subjects. Prince of Peckham is a black-owned venue offering high quality food, drink and entertainment. Black History Walks runs walks, talks, films, river cruises, helicopter and steam train tours on London’s Black history. All of our speakers hold doctorates, are Phd students or authors

There will be fascinating talks each Tuesday from 15 July to 23 September 6.30-8.30pm. Just book your free ticket, come have a drink, meet nice people,chew a pattie and learn. Just as good as Oxford/Cambridge, but it won’t cost you £9000 !

These events provide a safe space at a time when they are serious cuts to to Black history /education at Chichester, Birmingham and Goldsmiths universities. Executives at BSix College in Hackney, that has a record of pushing Black students to Oxford/Cambridge, wants to cut its education/Black history programme due to ‘restructuring’ . The BFI Southbank despite 17,000 signatures to keep the 17-year-old African Odysseys, educational, anti-racist film series going, has cancelled the programme due to ‘restructuring’.

For more information and to support BSIX click HERE

For more information and to support African Odysseys click HERE

The volunteer-run, African Odysseys film programme screened monthly, popular, anti-racist, Black films with Q&A’s for 17 years at the BFI. It regularly filled the Southbank 450 seater at 2pm on Saturdays when cinemas are typically ‘dead’.The British Film Institute ignored a 17,000 strong petition to keep it HERE .

Refused to answer 8 simple questions. Then cancelled the programme so they could ‘cut costs and promote diversity’ HERE

Prince of Peckham University talks list. 6.30 to 8.30pm. Talk starts at 6.45pm

  • 15 July. The gentrification of Peckham and Black Urban Removal worldwide
  • 22 July. Successful Community activism in Peckham: The Rye Lane Campaign 2011
  • 29 July. Hollywood, Zombies and the demonisation of African Spirituality
  • 5 August. African Women Resistance Leaders. Political and Spiritual
  • 12 August. Sinners Movie Breakdown Part 1/4
  • 19 August. African Imagery and history of Black-owned Pubs
  • 26 August. 20 Banned Black films you need to see: African Odysseys
  • 2 September. Institutional racism in Academia and @BFI: How to fight it
  • 9 September. Sisters and Black British Civil rights 1970s/80s
  • 16 September. The Black History of Comedy !
  • 23 September. A Black Activist in 1900s Britain: SJ Celestine Edwards

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Southwark Tuesday 16 September

The Black History of Comedy!

The Black History of Comedy: Comedians often use history as part of their material. In this interactive session…