Tottenham Residents Protest Against Marcus Garvey Library’s Closure
Michelle Moseley, spokeswoman for the Friends of the Marcus Garvey Library told BHM 2015 that “no formal notice…
News Views and Opinion
WATCH: ‘Our Story’ chosen as the song for Black History Month 2015
Across the Atlantic, Reggae is a regular staple of the musical chart in the Caribbean. Yet Scratchylus has…
An Open Letter to Wandsworth Council
It has come to my attention that you are taking it upon yourselves to change a momentous occasion…
George Lamming: Barbadian and Caribbean Literary Icon
Three books are prominently displayed on his desk: William Shakespeare’s Othello, Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth;…
Covering: Notting Hill Carnival
Instead, Notting Hill Carnival has become a gem in our social calendar because it has become our nations…
Keith Musaman Morton: Steelpan Evolutionist
I met with such an achiever, Keith Musaman Morton, producer of the film; Panomundo Part 1: The Evolution…
No Colour Bar, But A Baton Of Social Progress
This space, currently housing the exhibition: “No Colour Bar: Black British Work In Action 1960-1990” is fitting when…
Boris announces Black History Month celebration with African festival in Trafalgar Square
The free celebration follows on from the huge success of last year’s inaugural event and is sponsored by…
Community Heroes: Ricardo Robertson
What would follow would be the invention of an ingenious and personalised education programme which converted forty two…
Review: Memphis
Actually, having seen Memphis I want to tell as many people to see it in as many formats…
Recap: Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners
This documentary follows the research undertaken by the UCL database, which I wrote about here. Currently the first…
Review: Inside the Ku Klux Klan
Though was this an overreaction? Well that is an question with no direct answer as award winning filmmaker…
“Legacies of British Slave-Ownership”, A UCL Database
So when it came to my attention that there was a database detailing the compensation claims of almost…
WATCH: The Holy & Horny national Farewell Tour
“Powerful play. The most powerful well acted thought provoking play ever. Sheer genius!” Audience member Following an incredible…
Open call for 100 volunteers
Our radical, dynamic partnership project, No Colour Bar: Black British Art in Action 1960-1990 launched in July and…
No Colour Bar: Black British Art in Action 1960-1990
The story of 20th century Black British cultural heritage, social and political history is to be celebrated in…
An Encounter and a Collision with Glenn Ligon
When I met Glenn Ligon at TATE Liverpool back in June, it was for the launch of his…
