- Black History Month on BBC 1Xtra: Seani B
- The life of Nelson Mandela
- African London
- Claudia Jones
- Joe Clough The first Black Bus Driver
- Devotional Series
- The Black Victorians
- The first Black Britons: By Sukhdev Sandhu
- Filling in the blank pages
- Manchester Explores Myths About Race
- Generating Genius: Tony Selley
- For whom the bells toll
- Pioneers and Firsts in Science
- Our Living Black Heroes: Diane Abbott
- Oxford Scholars Remembered
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Sustained TheatreSustained Theatre is a network and a call to action for all artists to lobby for positive change. This is the first time we, as artists, have had a real opportunity to take centre stage and have a voice in transforming the future of our national theatre. Sustained Theatre is working in a distinctively unique and collaborative fashion with Arts Council England and regional groups – or 'hubs' – of artists. Our cooperative approach is as much about securing the future of culturally diverse British theatre, as it is about lobbying for systematic, institutional change within Arts Council England itself, and the arts industry at large. Classical ExcellenceBlack History Month provides an opportunity to look at the lives and music of African and Caribbean classical musicians, and introduce their music to new audiences. By Annamarie Ewing
Black Mahler: The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor StoryBlack Mahler brings to life the true story of all but forgotten English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912). Born to a white mother and black father, Coleridge’s titanic choral trilogy ‘Hiawatha’ makes him a worldwide sensation overnight. A cultural icon to African-Americans, he struggles against financial ruin and personal tragedy throughout his short life. But along the way, he unites a world... Issac Hayes: Who’s the man?!BHM pays tribute to one of the world’s greatest music legends, Isaac Hayes Isaac Hayes may well be best remembered for his signature song, the theme from the 1971 movie Shaft. With its pulsating hi-hat cymbals and funky wah-wah guitar, he created an urban soul-brother feel that transformed black music and paved the way for artists like Barry White, Millie Jackson and many of today’s modern rock, pop, R&B and hip hop artists. Sickle Cell Society Set to Benefitfrom Forthcoming BBC Radio 4 Appeal - Sunday 13th January 2008The Sickle Cell Society is delighted to announce that Diane Louise Jordan will be presenting one of this month’s BBC Radio 4 Charity Appeals on our behalf. Bridgetower: Hackney EmpireA thrilling new jazz opera about eighteenth century black violinist George Bridgetower arrives at Hackney Empire Theatre this October in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. n exhilarating evening of live jazz music in the form of an opera, Bridgetower tells the story of George Bridgetower, a violin virtuoso who studied with Haydn and played with Beethoven. His story unfolds against the backdrop of a gripping time in British history – when Parliament banned the transport of slaves on British ships, and escaped slave Mary Prince published a brave autobiography that became a rallying cry for the abolitionist movement throughout the world. |
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Hereford celebrates African photographyThe work of three photographers gives a fresh insight into life in South Africa Andrew Tshabangus work is a response to the negative and sometimes violent images of black people that he has seen in the media. He is keen to portray other aspects of township life that and not to perpetuate the usual stereotypes of black South Africans. His response has been to develop a long-term project on back. Andrew Tshabangu was born in 1966 in Soweto. He studied journalism and has taught at the Market Photo Workshop. |
Reach for the starsStars are hitting the books this Black History Month. RED reads, in association with the National Literacy Trust, is running the Star Reads campaign to inspire young people to get reading. |
