Black Heroes Soul Food Café™ at the Wandsworth Arts Fringe (WAF) Tells the Story of John Archer Celebrating John Archer, Black Heroes Foundation returned to Wandsworth Arts Fringe with a fantastic lineup of theatre, music, and spoken word. The Black Heroes Soul Food Cafe presented a short play telling the story of John Archer; spoken word from David Neita, and the UK Soul power-house group The British Collective (Don-e, Junior Giscombe, Omar Lye-fook, and Noel McKoy). [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCRNl_R8wSw[/embedyt] The advert… […]
Paterson Joseph visits the Black Heroes Soul Food Cafe
Paterson Joseph International Actor: Ignatius Sancho, Julius Caesar, Casualty, Elmina’s Kitchen, Dr Who. Visits Black Heroes Soul Food Cafe. Stories, History, Music, Fun, Wellbeing, Dance. Plus new artist Liyah. This Friday 21st May 7.30pm FREE tickets The Black Heroes Soul Food Cafe
Patrick Vernon OBE visits the Black Heroes Soul Food Cafe
Patrick Vernon OBE Windrush activist, author of 100 Great Black Britons, Patrick Vernon visits the Black Heroes Soul Food Cafe on Friday 14th May, during Black Inclusion Week #BeTheChange Patrick was awarded an OBE in 2012 for his work on tackling health inequalities in ethnic minority communities. He is an activist and leading campaigner for a national Windrush Day. He worked with the Black Heroes Foundation as a presenter in the documentary film The Story of Sam King. Get FREE […]
OMAR MBE visits the Black Heroes Virtual Soul Food Cafe
OMAR MBE (There’s Nothing Like This) Singer Songwriter & part of The British Collective visits the Black Heroes Virtual Soul Food Cafe. Talking about his life in music. Friday 30th April. Plus Old School Videos, Dance, Talk & Fun. 7.30pm FREE tickets on https://www.blackheroesfoundation.org/the-cafe/
Remembering Stephen Lawrence Day 22nd April
The Black Heroes Virtual Soul Food Cafe. This Friday we remember Stephen Lawrence. Followed with an evening of old school videos, dance, news, open mic, talk and friends. You’re all welcome to the Black Heroes Foundation Virtual Soul Food Cafe. A FUN NIGHT IN this. Friday 23rd April at 7.30pm Black Heroes Soul Food Cafe
Bernie Grant Arts Centre visits the Virtual Black Heroes Soul Food Cafe to present its #Hearticulate project.
We are pleased to announce that this Friday 16th April, we are hosting the Bernie Grant Arts Centre at the Black Heroes Virtual Soul Food Café! Tottenham’s Black Arts centre will be presenting work from their Hearticulate project. So, we look forward to the dance, spoken word, video and song, featuring Joy Rose (Incognito), Sheba Montserrat, Veronica McKenzie (Nine Nights) and Paul McKenzie (Soapbox Real Talk). The event will be extended to a 9:30 finish in order to accommodate this […]
Brenda Emmanus OBE
Brenda Emmanus OBE BBC Broadcaster and Journalist visits the Black Heroes Virtual Soul Food Cafe. Talking about her life in TV and radio. Friday 9th April. Plus Old School Videos, Dance, Talk & Fun. 7.30pm FREE tickets at Black Heroes Virtual Soul Food Cafe Come Postepay ha Cambiato i Pagamenti nelle Scommesse Online: Analisi Scommezoid Negli ultimi quindici anni, il mercato delle scommesse online in Italia ha attraversato una trasformazione radicale, non solo sul piano normativo ma anche sul fronte […]
Bazil Meade
Bazil Meade founder of the London Community Gospel Choir visits the Black Heroes Soul Food Cafe. Talking about his international life in gospel music. Good Friday 2nd April. Plus Old School Videos, Dance, Talk & Fun. 7.30pm FREE tickets on https://www.blackheroesfoundation.org/black-heroes-soul…/
International Day for the Elimination of Racism
#InternationalDayAgainstRacism ✊🏾 #International Day for the Elimination of #Racial #Discrimination Call it out every time✊🏾 https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-racism-day United Nations International Day Against Racism
Lockdown Breakout
Lockdown Breakout with The Black Heroes Virtual Locomotion Club. Providing a safe online virtual space for those shielding, isolating and alone to meet and share stories, make friends, and support each other during lockdown. This is a free and online event. Please contact bookings@blackheroesfoundation.org for further details or click on the links below. Locomotion Lockdown Buster! Every Thursday at 11:00am Including fun, chat, stories, music, dance, quizzes and song. Book your Virtual Locomotion space now! Get your FREE tickets at Eventbrite A weekly […]
Black History Month 2020
The Legacy of Sam King goes to Southwark Schools The Legacy of Sam King project went into four Southwark based schools during Black History Month 2020. Greatly impeded by the pandemic, this project was delivered digitally using Zoom to take the program into the socially distanced classrooms of Kingsdale Foundation School, St Saviour’s and St Olave’s Church of England School, Sacred Heart Catholic School, and University Academy of Engineering South Bank. The initial plan was to engage with 3 schools. […]
Kings College University African-Caribbean Society
Black Heroes Foundation Chair spoke on Tuesday 2nd October 2018, at Kings College University (KCL) African-Caribbean Society (ACS). Theme: Talk B(l)ack and what blackness means to you. African-Caribbean Society. KCL ACS https://kcl-acs.com Exeter University Students’s; Guild (BIPOC Society) 30 October 2020 How to Find Success as BIPOC in the Real World Host: Bethan Neil (Secretary) and Tobi Olubodun(Treasurer) Guest: Black Heroes Foundation Chair, Joyce Fraser A zoom workshop for Exeter University’s BIPOC Society, covering issues of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion […]
London’s Great Women of Colour BHM 2020
https://www.better.org.uk/library/london/wandsworth Wandsworth Libraries celebrate Black History Month 2020 The following video is the recording of a webinar, presenting London’s Great Women of Colour, using Black Heroes Foundation’s collections from exhibitions held since their launch at London’s Living Room, City Hall in 2016. #womenofcolour #blackwomenheroes #wandsworth #bhf #blackheroesfoundation #bhm #blackhistorymonth #blm #blackhistory #blacklivesmatters #blackculture #blackpride #blacklives #blackheroes #blacklives #blackculture
IoD Awards 2020
Director of the Year Awards 2020 We are so pleased that our Founder and Chair Joyce Fraser is a finalist for the Institute of Directors (IoD) London & South Joyce has been recognised for her work in the Third Sector. She is also a trustee of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising (IOF), Directory of Social Change (DSC) and the Small Charities Coalition (SCC). Joyce set up the Black Heroes Foundation in order to preserve the legacy of her late husband […]
Virtual Locomotion Features Diane Abbott
Diane Abbot [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywmGbG7ROWQ[/embedyt] June 1987 [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTqpdkQ2UzU[/embedyt] June 2013 Who will we feature next week? Join us and see! #dianeabbott #whointheworld #lockdownquiz #bhf #blackheroesfoundation #bhm #blackhistorymonth #blm #blackhistory #blacklivesmatters #blackculture #blackpride #blacklives #blackheroes #blacklives #blackculture
National Diversity Awards 2020
We are proud to announce that our Chair Joyce Fraser has been nominated for the National Diversity Awards! The National Diversity Awards – a prestigious black-tie event, which celebrates the excellent achievements of grass-root communities that tackle the issues in today’s society, giving them recognition for their dedication and hard work. Charities, role models and community heroes will be honoured at the ceremony showcasing their outstanding devotion to enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion; thus embracing the excellence of all our […]
A Story of Our Heroes
A new and unexpected chapter in the journey to re-imagine a new theatre show inspired by the legendary Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame. Our storyteller is inspired by heroes: John Archer, Claudia Jones, Stormzy and Ty as we pass from off to on-line, from live to recorded, with a mono-vlog that lightly traces 100 plus years of Black British political, culture and musical activism in London A Story of Our Heroes Featured on Wandsworth Arts Fringe Festival WAF2020 […]
The Story of Claudia Jones WHF 2020
The Story of Claudia Jones Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2020 – Black Heroes Foundation Black Heroes Foundation – Short Play Claudia Jones A short play telling the story of Claudia Jones, fondly known as the mother of the Caribbean Carnival, precursor to the world-famous Notting Hill Carnival by some, although the event that she held was at St Pancras Town Hall. She died young. The significance of her work is indicated by the location of her grave, next to, besides, to […]
Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2020
Black Heroes Foundation were at WAF2020 – Wandsworth Arts Fringe – In Your Living Room Wandsworth Arts Fringe (WAF) is an open-access arts festival based in Wandsworth. There is no selection process so everyone can jump on board and join in. Wandsworth Arts Fringe is brought to you by Wandsworth Council, supporting the arts and culture industries across the borough of Wandsworth. The festival is funded by Wandsworth Council and has received generous contributions from the Arts Council England. Arts […]
Black Heroes: Wall of Fame 2019
Black History Month 2019 An exhibition sharing Wandsworth Stories and the contribution of Black people to the community. The Black Heroes Wall of Fame is an exhibition of pictures, people telling their stories, and a show for school children. Visit the Wall of Fame Oral Histories Launched in Black History Month, on 22 October through to 15 November 2019, in the libraries of Wandsworth. Celebrating that Black Lives Matter. Lara Harmonic with Brandle How school children at Putney Library. Screening of Black Heroes […]