Past Events
Black History Studies presents the screening of Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess on Wednesday 23 March 2022 @ Lexi Cinema Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess, a documentary-film, unearths and examine the mysterious figure that is Nanny of the Maroons; Jamaica’s sole female National Hero, and one of the most celebrated, but least recognised heroines in […] Make History come to life with these Sankofa Sunday ‘Black Power: Great Black Leaders & Liberators’ children workshops led by Charmaine Simpson of Black History Studies. With its emphasis on Black racial identity, pride and self-determination, Black Power influenced everything from popular culture to education to politics. These workshops will inspire young people to learn […] For #WomenHistoryMonth, join Financial Educator Charmaine Simpson as she presents ‘Financially Savvy Sistas – How to be Financially Intelligent with Money’ on Friday 18 March 2022. Women need to be smarter about money and money matters. This presentation aims to empower women to gain control over their lives through financial education so that they can […] The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act 1807 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was passed on 25 March 1807. March 2017 is the 210th anniversary of this event. After the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act 1807, holding previously enslaved people was still legal and no enslaved people were […] Make History come to life with these Sankofa Sunday ‘Black Power: Great Black Leaders & Liberators’ children workshops led by Charmaine Simpson of Black History Studies. With its emphasis on Black racial identity, pride and self-determination, Black Power influenced everything from popular culture to education to politics. These workshops will inspire young people to learn […] In this FREE webinar, we will assess the value of #financial education, by drawing from Christian theology — especially The Bible — as well as from financial literacy and practice. There are Biblical financial lessons that can be applied to modern life. So with that in mind, we will explore as well as discuss, Ten […] Make History come to life with these Sankofa Sunday ‘Black Power: Great Black Leaders & Liberators’ children workshops led by Charmaine Simpson of Black History Studies. With its emphasis on Black racial identity, pride and self-determination, Black Power influenced everything from popular culture to education to politics. These workshops will inspire young people to learn […] Black History Studies presents our Black History Month ‘Sankofa Saturday’ webinar on ‘The Hidden History of Africa Before the Slave Trade’ on Saturday 26 February 2022. The Hidden History of Africa Before the Slave Trade is a visually stunning presentation that addresses one key question: What history do Black people have before the slave trade […] An Afro-Caribbean in the Nazi Era: Oral History and the Black Family Presented by Mary Romney-Schaab How did an Afro-Caribbean civilian merchant sailor become a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II? What did he witness? How did he survive to tell about it? This presentation answers these questions through the story […] https://youtu.be/8qHvRE-kknI This groundbreaking documentary feature film focuses on over five millennia of ancient Egypt and Nile Valley Civilisations’ sports legacy; using artefacts and audiovisual materials provided by various museums and archives; combined with written works by Wolfgang Decker, AD Touny and Steffen Wenig, etc, about rituals dating from the beginning of the third millennium BCE, […]
