Past Events
Black History Studies and Decolonising the Archive presents ‘THE BLACK PANTHER HIDDEN TRUTH MOVIE BREAKDOWN: RECLAIMING OUR GLORY’ by Andrew Muhammad AKA The Investigator will be decoding this epic movie. How much do you know about this Marvel Comic book character and why was it created and by who ? ‘The Investigator’ Andrew Muhummad breaks […] FILM: HIDDEN FIGURES Thursday 20 September 2018 The untold stories of the brains behind one of NASA’s greatest operations in history. Hidden Figures is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)-brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind […] FILM: COSMIC AFRICA Friday 14 September 2018 Cosmic Africa and Thebe Medupe explore Africa’s ancient astronomy history Travelling across the scope of the African continent – Namibia, Ghana, Northern Kenya, Dogon country in Mali, and the Egyptian Sahara – this film captures the remarkable personal journey of an African astronomer, Thebe Medupe. Cosmic Africa and […] FILM: ANCIENT ASTRONOMERS OF TIMBUKTU Friday 7 September 2018 This complex documentary brings ancient science into the modern world Guided by astrophysicist Dr. Thebe Medupe, a group of modern scientists engage in the first exploration of the scientific contents of the great manuscript archives of Timbuktu. As the ancient papers are in grave danger of […] The Best of Egypt Tour Experience the best of Egypt in 10 days Friday 10th May 2019 – Monday 20th May 2019 We are delighted to offer you this superb tour of Egypt. It comprises of a 10 day study tour to visit many of the regions, major and the less well known monuments in […] FILM: MANUSCRIPTS OF TIMBUKTU Thursday 6 September 2018 Discover Timbuktu, once thriving and home to an advanced civilisation One of the definitions for Timbuktu in the Oxford dictionary is “any distant or remote place”. Featuring the knowledgeable commentary by African scholars, rich re-enactments, and an original musical score by Vieux Farka Touré, the essential documentary […] THE BEST OF EGYPT TOUR Experience the best of Egypt in 10 days Friday 23rd October 2020 – Monday 2nd November 2020 We are delighted to offer you this superb tour of Egypt. It comprises of a 10 day study tour to visit many of the regions, major and the less well known monuments in Cairo, […] The 14th Black Market & Film Festival is an event to showcase, expose and connect Black cultural and creative entrepreneurs to the community and to provide a platform to sell their products, promote their skills and engage with the local and surrounding community. The aim of the event is to: Showcase and connect Black cultural and creative entrepreneurs […] This fascinating course of 5 lectures will focus on the contributions made by people of African and Caribbean descent to London in the areas of Literature, Politics, Music, Sports, Entertainment, Royalty and Health before 1948. This course is important as this area of study has been seriously neglected and will provide the students […] The Institute of Black Culture, Media and Sport CiC presents the ‘Black Lives are Precious’ Workshops delivered by Black History Studies and Decolonising the Archives. Accompany your child/ren to our FREE Black Lives are Precious Workshops! Learning as a family encourages, enables and empowers parents to develop a deeper understanding of how to expand your […]
