Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

The story of early Black American cinema.

Part One


Part Two

The Strolling Series by Cecile Emeke

The Voice of the Young African Diaspora, ms Emeke is the media roll model we need.

Media Representation and #Africa

This is part of the conference Media Representation and Africa: whose money, whose story? which was held at SOAS, University of London on 20 February 2015.
(The sound gets better after 4 minutes)

Travels in West Africa

Travels in West Africa by Mary H. Kingsley

LibriVox recording of Travels in West Africa, by Mary H. Kingsley. Read by Kehinde. Mary Henrietta Kingsley (13 October 1862 – 3 June 1900) was an British explorer and writer who greatly influenced European ideas about Africa and its people. Kingsley was an outspoken critic of European colonialism, a champion for indigenous customs, and a dedicated campaigner for a revised British policy which supported traders and merchants over the needs of settlers and missionaries.

 see also
Travels in West Africa, Congo Francais, Corisco and Cameroons

UK Black History Month - Benin

The city of Benin was burnt to the ground and the Oba’s palace was destroyed and looted of its magnificent and valuable bronze and ivory sculptures which were sold off to pay for the expedition. There are over 1,000 Benin bronzes in various public and private collections, many in Germany and the USA, and around 200 at the British Museum.