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Synopsis
Celebrate Black History Month in October by reading about the amazing achievements of generations of black men and women over the past centuries
The events below, hosted by the author of Black Londoners: A History, Susan Okokon, will honour Black History Month in association with the book:
Friday 1st October 2010, 6.30pm, British Film Institute, Southbank, London
Grime on Film: Directors' Cuts - there will be appearances from key members (including Dizzie Rascal) of this avant garde movement, which seeks to challenge conventional attitudes towards urban culture and new media
Saturday 30th October 2010, 7-10pm, Greenwich Heritage Centre, Woolwich, London
The Poetry Nightclub presented by Greenwich Library & Information Services
This fascinating illustrated history traces the relationship of London to her Black citizens over the past centuries. Susan Okokon provides a detailed testimony and visual record of this important period in the history of London's Black population and shows the many-sided contribution of Black people to the British capital. Her book chronicles the working lives of ordinary members of the Black community - hairdressers and barbers, cafe owners, business men and women, technicians, transport and council workers, nurses, doctors and lawyers. She shows, too, what it means to be raised as a Londoner, and gives a glimpse of the lives of ordinary families, mothers, fathers, children and teenagers. Black Londoners offers an unforgettable insight into a remarkable aspect of the traditions and developing character of the modern city.
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