WHAT IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH?
Blackstory Partnership (Inspiring A New Generation, PFG Consultancy & Mykal Wassifa Brown) in association with Recognize Black Heritage & Culture has been commissioned by Birmingham City Council to plan and deliver the Birmingham Black History Month 2018 launch programme.
As a part of this, we are producing a brochure and website for Black History Month 2018. The brochure will list events and activities taking place in Birmingham during October and we would appreciate if you could assist us by providing details of all events and activities you have planned to celebrate this year’s Black History Month
Peace , Love & Unity!
| # | Date | Event(s) | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon 8 Oct | A Trip Down Memory Lane: Windrush 70 and Beyond | 2:15pm | South Yardley Library |
| 2 | Tue 9 Oct | An Evening with Travis Alabanza | 5pm – 7pm | University of Birmingham |
| 3 | Wed 10 Oct | Tour of the University of Birmingham’s Cadbury Research Library: Special Collections, and Black History Month themed archives/rare book display | Cadbury Research Library | |
| 4 | Wed 10 Oct | The Great Debate Tour | 7pm – 10pm | University of Birmingham |
| 5 | Wed 10 Oct | BASS2018: Toots & The Maytals | 7pm – 11pm | o2 institute |
| 6 | Wed 10 Oct | Mixtape | 7:30pm | The Studio |
| 7 | Thu 11 Oct | Introduction to the Birmingham Qur’an Manuscript Replica Display | 1st session 12:30pm - 12:45pm 2nd session 12:45pm – 1pm | University of Birmingham |
| 8 | Thu 11 Oct | Britain on Film on Tour: Black Britain | 6pm – 8:30pm | South Yardley Library |
| 9 | Fri 13 Oct | 7.30pm (6.30pm doors open) | Parkside 350 | |
| 10 | Sat 13 Oct | Caribbean Cultural Day | 11am – 5:30pm | All Saints Centre |
| 11 | Sat 13 Oct | Black History Month Cathedral Service | 11am – 4pm | Birmingham Cathedral |
| 12 | Sat 13 Oct | BASS2018: National Album day – Handsworth Revolution 40th anniversary | 1pm – 3pm | Handsworth Library |
| # | Date | Event(s) | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu 25 Oct | Black History Month: The Danford Collection and Masquerade in the Cross River Region | 12:45pm – 1:30pm | Rotunda Gallery |
| 2 | Thu 25 Oct | Garvey’s Children | 6pm | Harper Bell School |
| 3 | Fri 26 Oct | SMOKING BAGELS PRESENTS FIVE PERCENT | Smoking Bagels | |
| 4 | Fri 26 Oct | Town Hall Symphony Hall present Sons of Kemet | 8pm | Hare & Hounds |
| 5 | Sat 27 Oct | Community Market Place | 12noon – 5pm | Bluk Business Hub |
| 6 | Sun 28 Oct | BLACK STEAM 2018 | 2:30pm – 5pm | Thinktank |
| # | Date | Event(s) | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TUE 30 OCT | Week 5 , Empire Soldiers VR Experience | 10am – 7pm | Birmingham Hippodrome Foyers |
| 2 | TUE 30 OCT | Week 5 , The Colour Of Madness | 6:30PM | WATERSTONES, BIRMINGHAM |
| 3 | WED 31 OCT | Black British Arts & Culture Family workshop | 4pm - 6pm | CHILDREN’S LIBRARY |
| 4 | FRI 2 NOV | Week 5 , Touche’ | 9pm – LATE | NUVO |
| 5 | FRI 9 – SUN 11 NOV | Week 5 , Empire Soldiers VR Experience | 10am – 7pm | Birmingham New Street Station |
| # | Date | Event(s) | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 31 Oct | Black British Arts & Culture Family workshop | 4pm – 6pm | Children’s Library |
| 2 | Fri 2 Nov | E&E , Touche’ | 9pm – late | Nuevo |
| 3 | 15 Jun – 15 Oct'18 | E&E , The Legacy of Industrial Textiles Project | 11am – 4pm | Soho House Museum |
| 4 | 11 Sep'18 – 18 Jan'19 | E&E , Masquerade in the Cross River Region: The Nicklin Salmons Collection | 12:45pm - 1:30pm | Rotunda Gallery |
| 5 | 17 Sep – 4 Oct | E&E , Here to Stay | Medicine Bakery & Gallery | |
| 6 | 4 Oct'18 – 18 Oct'19 | E&E , BASS2018: The Art of Reggae Exhibition | Medicine | |
| 7 | 12 Sep – 17 Oct | E&E , Kizmania-Angola Kizomba 6 Week Course | 7pm | Nakira Bar & Grill |
| 8 | 2 Oct – 28 Nov 2018 | E&E , Movements of the East’ Photographic Exhibition by Roy Anthony Reid | 9am – 5pm | Library of Birmingham |
| 9 | 6, 13, 20, 27 Oct | E&E , Madiba (Handsworth) Black Heritage Walks | 1pm - 3pm | Reminisce Social Club |
| 10 | EVERY THURSDAY THROUGHOUT Oct | E&E , BASS2018: Reggae Film Thursdays | 7pm | Mockingbird Cinema |
| 11 | 12 week course from Oct 2018 | E&E , Inspired Nubian Drumming Workshop | African Caribbean Millennium | |
| 12 | Tues 9, 16, 23, 30 Oct | E&E , Performing Sankofa (Go back and Fetch) African Holistic Dance workshop | 7pm – 8.30pm | Holy Trinity Church Hall |
| # | Date | Event(s) | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat 29 Sep | Wilson Alexander Shervington Memorial Lecture – ‘Cuba in Africa’ | 4:30pm – 6:30pm | Mockingbird Theatre |
| 2 | Sat 29 Sep | Pre Oct , Yolanda Brown: 10 years in Music. The Anniversary Tour | 8pm | Midlands Arts Centre |
| 3 | Sun 30 Sep | Pre Oct , Jamaican High Commission Windrush Generation project | http://jhcuk.org |
24 – 30 Sep
1 – 7 Oct
8 – 14 Oct
15 – 21 Oct
22 – 28 Oct
29 Oct – 4 Nov
TownHallSymphonyHall (@THSHBirmingham)
@BhmBrum attended by @BrumLordMayor and the legendary soul singer
@_DionneWarwickpic.twitter.com/M9evtdAmWv
Our Birmingham Lord Mayor welcomes Dionne Warwick to the city.
What a moment #city #forthelove#symphony
phoenixnewspaperThe legendary Dionne Warwick launches Black History month at the THSH Birmingham.
#blackhistory#dionnewarwick #legendary #fridayfeeling#future #celebrate#walkonbydionnewarwick
