BLACK BUSINESS AWARDS 2006

Henry Compton School, have both

Black heritage and the role of the River

USEFUL LINKS

Saturday October 14 2006 Hilton Hotel Docklands, Rotherhithe Street, London SE16. Tickets from £ 50. Tables for 10 from £ 450. 7pm to 1am The Black Business Awards is an annual gala event that is organised by Black Business Initiative( BBI). BBI aims to promote, sustain and reward entrepreneurship and other civic contributions among the Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. Internationally renowned comedienne Gina Yashere will host the event and there will be a special guest appearance from Tim Campbell, the first winner of the BBC’ s The Apprentice. Contact 020 7277 7333 Email: blackbusinessawards @ bbinitiative. com www. bbinitiative. com

researched the issues in the debate. Free 020 8871 7074

IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS: BLACK HERITAGE TOURS

WALKING TOURS Central London tours Wed 4 Oct & Wed 25 Oct 2006, 11am Fleet Street tour Thursday 12 October 2006, 11am Greenwich tour Wednesday 18 October 2006, 11am

Discover London’ s hidden Black heritage with walking tours led by the eminent historian SI Martin. The tours cover various London boroughs, examine evidence and tell stories of the early black presence in the capital. Topics covered include 18th

Thames in shaping it. The tours start at the Tate Pier and finish at Greenwich Pier. Free- booking essential Booking hotline 020 8539 7913 Email info @ 3ci. co. uk

COURSE: Introduction To Black History Tuesday 24 Oct to Tues 21 November One evening per week for five weeks, 6.30pm- 9pm, City Hall, London Self-knowledge is the key to all knowledge. This five-week introductory course provides a broad introduction to Black history through a series of lectures, required readings and discussions.

Key course themes include:

• When we ruled

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and 19th century black writers and

• The origin of humanity

THE BLACK HISTORY DEBATE

revolutionaries, Mary Seacole, Claudia

• Who were the ancient Egyptians?

Tuesday 17 October 7.30pm

Jones, William Cuffay, Marcus Garvey

• Everyday life in a West African

Wandsworth Museum Should Black

and the African Academy.

empire

history be an integral part of British

Booking hotline 020 8539 7913

• The Transatlantic Slave Trade and

history? Dr Hakim Adi, Reader in

the African Diaspora

History at Middlesex University chairs

RIVER TOURS

the debate on what history should

Sat 14 Oct & Sat 21 Oct 2006, 2pm

REQUIRED READING:

be taught in schools. Speakers Dr

The River Thames had a significant

When We Ruled by Robin Walker.

Caroline Bressey, Research Fellow

role in the development of the capital.

Admission is free but registration is

at University College London, and

These 90-minute tours offer a unique

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Dan Lyndon, Head of History at

opportunity to explore London’ s hidden

london. gov. uk

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