Due to the global covid-19 pandemic you can now be a part of Black History Month without leaving the comfort of your home, because a selection of free events will be taking place in the virtual world on the Newham Black History website, including discussions on Black Lives Matter, Cultural & Black Hair History, Poetry, Music, the achievements of Black People in Newham and the Windrush Generation story.

There are a few Black History Month live events and exhibitions taking place in different venues in Newham. These include:

An Adam Moore Create Long Play Liberation Dance Performance
The New Black Film Collective Black Films Matter screenings at the Stratford East Picture House
A workshop based on the photographic exhibition The Missing Chapter: Black Chronicles at Stratford Library
Library, Quincy’s Comedy Lounge presents Past, Present and Future at the Old Town Hall Stratford
Black History quiz at The Mix
A talk about Frank Bailey, the first Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) firemen in the UK. He was stationed at Silver Town fire station

There is also a selection of books about Black History available to buy from the Newham Bookshop.

A full list of Newham’s Black History Month live and online events can be found here.

Live Events will take place at these Newham Venues:

Newham Town Hall, 328 Barking Road, E6 2RP
Old Town Hall Stratford, 29 Broadway E15 4BQ
Stratford Library, 3 The Grove, E15 1EL
Stratford East Picture House, Salway Road, E15 1BX
The Mix, 1 Cumberland Road, E13 8LH

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