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BCA Newsletter - March 2015
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Award winners of the Civic Trust Special Award for Community and Engagement.
We are proud to announce Black Cultural Archives and architects Pringle Richards Sharratt
have been awarded the Civic Trust Special Award for Community Impact and Engagement.
This special award recognises a scheme that has demonstrated how successful community
engagement can help deliver the highest standards of design whilst meeting the needs of local
people. We would like to thank everyone for continuing to support the work here at Black
Cultural Archives and helping us realise our vision of creating a national heritage centre
dedicated to Black heritage in Britain. Our exciting programme of exhibitions and events
welcome everyone to explore, learn and become inspired by the rich history of Black people in
Britain.
Paul Reid, Black Cultural Archives Director
Image (left to right): George Clarke, TV presenter; Paul Reid, Black Cultural Archives Director;
Malcolm McGregor, PRS Architect; and Graham Clarkson, Clarkson Alliance.
Talks and Events
Controlling Media Representation
Fri 20 March, 1pm
Toyin Agbetu, community educator and
founder of the human rights organisation
Ligali, explores some of the adverse
experiences pan African communities have
encountered through their
misrepresentation in the British media. This
important discussion considers some of the
strategies that must be used to eradicate
and challenge inaccurate stereotypes whilst
affirming positive ones.
£5, £3 concessions
Read more Ι Book online
Blue Spot Radiogram with
Charlie Phillips
Café Club Late: Representation 'AFWIE'
Narratives, 1950-2000
Thurs 26 March, 7pm-11pm
Café Club Late is back with a special event
dedicated to our current exhibition Staying
Power. Hear writer, playwright, fine artist,
and curator Dr Michael McMillan as he
brings his personal interpretation to the
photographs of iconic and prominent British
photographers. Immerse yourself in
the tunes of the era and enjoy a special late
exhibition viewing. Find out more and
watch the recent interview
with photographer Neil Kenlock.
£20, £15 concessions
View interview Ι Book online
#InspiringPower: Share
stories from the 1950s-
Extended Opening Hours
to our Reading Room
Thurs 26 March, 1pm
Celebrated photographer
Charlie Philips discusses his
passion for the blue spot
radiogram and his
involvement in our current
exhibition Staying Power.
Free admission
Read more Ι Book online
Image © John Neilgan,
taken from ‘The Front
Room’ book cover written
by Michael McMillan.
1990s
We would love to hear
your inspiring stories,
maybe your own personal
memories, photographs or
amazing stories told by
your parents and
grandparents.
Check out Charlie Philips'
#InspringPower on
Instagram, and share your
own inspiring stories of the
Black British experience
from 1950s-1990s. Follow
us on
Instagram/bcaheritage and
Twitter @bcaheritage.
We have recently
completed a pilot of
Saturday openings of the
reading room. Due to
popularity we will be
permanently opening the
reading room every
Saturday afternoon
between 1.00pm-4.00pm
from the 21st of March.
So, if you haven’t visited us
before to view our
extensive reference library,
then feel free to drop
in. Ask the visitor service
staff at reception about
how to gain access.
Rudi Patterson: vision of My Island in the Sun at Stables Gallery
Until 22 March
Orleans House Gallery presents the biggest ever retrospective of
one of the UK’s leading black artists, Jamaican born Rudi
Patterson (1933-2013). With 91 paintings and featuring many
unexhibited works from the artist’s private collection, this unique
showing explores Rudi Patterson’s amazing legacy. From his midtwenties Rudi lived in England, almost exclusively in West London.
Find out more
The Royale at the Bush Theatre
Until 18 April
Jay ‘The Sport’ Jackson dreams of being the undisputed
heavyweight champion of the world. But it’s 1905 and, in the
racially segregated world of boxing, his chances are as good as
knocked out. Inspired by the often overlooked story of Jack
Johnson, a boxer who – at the height of Jim Crow – became the
most famous black man on Earth.
Find out more
Play Mas at the Orange Tree Theatre
Until 12 April
Paulette Randall directs a wickedly funny, exuberant and poignant
play from Mustapha Matura. 1950s Port of Spain. Samuel, a young
tailor’s assistant, dreams of Trinidad’s independence. On the eve
of carnival everyone fills the streets, dressed up to play mas. This
annual celebration turns to tragedy and spurs Samuel on to make
a decision that will change the political landscape of the future of
this vibrant, volatile island.
Find out more
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Isango Ensemble: Mysteries
29, 30 & 31 March, 5 & 6 April 2015
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Subject: RE: TONITE! on AFRIKA SPEAKS - What is the impact of the new era of Afrikan-Centred
films? | 09/03/15
Subject: TONITE! on AFRIKA SPEAKS - What is the impact of the new era of Afrikan-Centred films? |
09/03/15
From: alkebulanway@gmail.com
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Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 21:29:03 +0000
AFRIKA SPEAKS with ALKEBU-LAN on GALAXY!
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WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THE NEW ERA
OF AFRIKAN-CENTRED FILMS?
***NEWSFLASH***
You can now LISTEN BLACK to previous Afrika Speaks with ALKEBU-LAN on GALAXY
RADIO shows at www.alkebulan.org.
Check out out LISTEN BLACK page. And stayed tuned as we add all future shows!
Tendai MWARI!
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THE NEW ERA OF AFRIKANCENTRED FILMS?
Back in 1970 legendary poet Gil Scott-Heron famously proclaimed that “The Revolution Will
Not Be Televised.” However, it certainly could be argued within the last decade at least an
insurgency has been developing in global Afrikan documentary making. Often referred to
as “Guerrilla filmmaking,” these types of films are made without major studio backing and
covering issues that major studios are rarely interested in. Although not a new phenomenon –
as the likes of pioneers like Menelik Shabazz and the Ceddo Film and Video
Workshop (e.g. Step Forward Youth, Blood Ah Go Run, Time & Judgement, The People’s
Account), access to new technology has meant that high production values can be rendered
with relatively few resources or even formal film school training. Another aspect of the new
phase is the featuring of an array of community activists and leaders alongside established
academics.
Typical of this new phase is the 2005 film 500 Years Later directed by Owen ‘Alik
Shahadahand written by M. K. Asante, Jr. An expansive account, charting the legacy of
enslavement. Two years later Toying Agbetu of the Ligali organization directed the first of his
several films – Maafa: Truth 2007 that served as a stinging rebuke to the UK government’s bicentenary of the abolition of the Slave Trade Act campaign (colloquially referred to as
“Wilberfarce”). Other notable films in the genre include Rice N’ Peas films’ BANG! BANG! In
Da Manor and Gang Wars M. K. Asante, Jr.’s The Black Candle, Longbelly Entertainment
Ltd’sAncestral Voices and As It Grows. One film, released in 2011 that gone on to become a
global phenomenon spawning two sequels (with a third planned) is Tariq Nasheed’s Hidden
Colours. Dealing with issues like The Untold History Of People Of Aboriginal, Moor, and
African Descent, The Triumph of Melanin and The Rules of Racism across the series, the films
include contributions from the likes of Dick Gregory, Frances Cress Welsing, Umar Johnson,
Joy De Gruy, Tony Browder, Michelle Alexander, Runoko
Rashidi, Paul Mooney, KRS-ONE and Nas. Nasheed will be in
London to deliver an exclusive lecture on International
Rules of Racism on Sunday
15thMarch 2015 (http://back2blackempire.com/index.php/e
vents/event/14).
So although the last decade has seen a proliferation of PanAfrikan diasporean thought and opinion documented in film,
it is less clear to the extent that it has influenced, or is
influenced by grassroots activism/movements in the way
that Blood Ah Go Run for example, fed into the activism of
the National Black People’s Day of Action in
1981. Indeed,Menelik Shabazz said of his film “The film was
edited in a deliberate newsreel style, a throwback to 2nd World War propaganda films. This
was agit-prop filmmaking with no pretence at being impartial. In my mind it was a film for
underground circulation in the community.” One may point to Toyin Agbetu’s recent Beauty
Is... film and it attendant campaigns around skin bleaching, hair straighteners and promoting
natural beauty. On the other hand it has been suggested that in the absence of a viable,
vibrant grassroots movement as there was in previous years the vacuum is being filled by
these consciousness raising films.
So we ask the question:
What is the impact of the new era of Afrikan-Centred films?
1. Is the revolution now being televised?
2. Are these films influencing or influenced by the grassroots movement?
3. Is there still viable, vibrant grassroots movement?
4. Have you seen any of the Hidden Colours films?
5. What is your favourite documentary film?
6. Do these films play a role in raising consciousness?
Our special guest is:
Bro. Ldr. Mbandaka: Resident guest who is Spiritual Leader of the Alkebu-Lan Revivalist
Movement and UNIA-ACL Ambassador for the UK. A veteran activist of over 30 years
standing, a featured columnist in The Whirlwind newspaper and author of Mosiah Daily
Affirmations and Education: An Africentric Guide To Excellence
Bro. Tariq Nasheed is an author, documentary film producer, media personality, satirist,
Internet radio host, relationship expert, and social commentator, focusing on the psychology
of dating and African-American social history. In addition to authoring several books on
relationships. Bro. Nasheed produced the 2011 documentary film Hidden Colors, on the
history of African and aboriginal peoples and its follow-up Hidden Colors 2: The Triumph of
Melanin in 2012. Hidden Colors 3: The Rules of Racism was released in 2014. Recently, Mayor
Byron W. Brown of Buffalo New York made a proclamation that declared November 1st 2013,
Tariq Nasheed day in the city of Buffalo.
Bro. Menelik Shabazz (Invited) is an Award winning film director, producer, and writer –
known as a key pioneer in the development of contemporary black British cinema. His
impressive roster of films includes groundbreaking documentaries like Step Forward
Youth,Blood Ah Go Run, Time & Judgement, The People’s Account and The Story Of Love
Rock and the feature film Burning An Illusion. Between 1998 and 2007 he published Black
Filmmaker (bfm)magazine to assist the next generation of filmmakers. The publication was
the first of its kind and was distributed in UK nationally, as well as to readers in Europe and
North America. Bro. Menelik is currently in production on his next documentary Looking For
Love, a film is looking at black male/female relationships in the UK.
AFRIKA SPEAKS with ALKEBU-LAN
Mondays 8-10pm (GMT)
Hosted by Sis Kai Ouagadou-Mbandaka and Bro. Omowale Kwaw
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Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 12:58:05 +0000
POWER FILMS: Malcolm X - Make It Plain
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Dark Girls is a fascinating and controversial documentary film that goes
underneath the surface to explore the prejudices that dark-skinned women face
throughout the world. It explores the roots of classism, racism and the lack of
self-esteem within a segment of cultures that span from America to the most