Past Events
Deprecated shortcode. Use 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 […] 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, Aswan and Luxor. We will cruise down the Nile on a 5* ship and relax between excursions to the breathtaking historical sites. We will also drive […] 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 […] DESCRIPTION Black History Studies presents the FREE screening of ‘Marcus Garvey: A Giant of Black Politics‘ on Tuesday 14th August 2018. Black Nationalist pioneer and First Hero of Jamaica, Marcus Garvey is discussed by contemporaries, historians, family and friends. The film traces his early successes in organizing West Indian contract labor, to the phenomenal rise of his […] 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. After the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act 1807, holding previously enslaved people was still legal and no enslaved people were freed by the Act – so the struggle continued. London […]
