Secrets of Black British History with Robin Walker London 26th October 2017

[Zhana 451]

Greetings, everyone.  Details of this event are below. 

Go here to book. 

I look forward to seeing you there. 

See also:  Black History Month - More Than a Month. 

With best wishes,

Zhana

Robin Walker is the author of the masterpiece 800-page book on ancient African history ‘When We Ruled’ http://www.whenweruled.com/

He has now co-written a new book, Black British history: Black Influences on British Culture (1948 to 2016) http://amzn.to/2wjWQfA designed for adults as an educational resource.

This audio-visual presentation of the book, by the author, will cover:

• Challenging ignorant historians
• Origins of Carnival
• The National Front and domestic terrorism
• The Africanisation of Black Britain
• Teddy Boys, Skinheads and the Black music connection
• Calypso to Garage to Grime, a genesis
• The origin of British R&B
• Civil Rights in Britain, leaders and activists
• The impact of Black migrants on the NHS
• What was the fourth musical culture Black migrants brought to the UK?
• Origins of Black history month in Britain
• Plus Question and Answer session

The paradox of education is that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he/she is being educated

James Baldwin