Buried beside Karl Marx in Highgate cemetery Claudia Jones was a force to be reckoned with. As part of Windrush Day 2022 celebrations and Wandsworth’s Arts Fringe festival (WAF 2022), a collective of 160 school children, year 7 and above, over four days, were taken on a journey through her story. For an afternoon in four Wandsworth libraries – Balham, Battersea, Tooting, and York Gardens- they watched her story come to life through an innovative blend of drama, song, photography, […]
Category: Past Events
The Gallery 12 Waterloo Place St James London
Black Heroes @ The Gallery This event opens on Windrush Day, 22nd June, and finishes on the 31st of July 2021. Exhibitions Windrush Living Room Black Heroes Wall of Fame the Classic Collection London’s Great Women of Colour An Oral History, Wandsworth People Artist at Work Rehearsals for the new play The Story of John Archer for Wandsworth Arts Fringe festival Living studio with fashion designer Mary Martin at work Picture framing of African Art Events and Activities Award-winning Soul Food Café – stories, quizzes, […]
Wandsworth Art Fringe 2nd of July 2021 Celebrates John Archer
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… […]
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
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
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 […]
Black History Month 2018
The year of 2018 was a busy Black History month. We were honoured to give a presentation at the Kings College London, African Caribbean Society’s Black History Month, and the Launch of Greenwich University’s staff BAME group events. We presented a series of events at Battersea and Woolwich libraries, together with visiting foodbanks in Southwark. The month culminated with a Gala event at London’s City Hall Black History Month #BehindEveryGreatCity: London’s Great Women of Colour. Celebrating Black History Month […]
Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2018
We were part of the Wandsworth Arts Fringe Festival (WAF18) WAF18. Black Heroes: The Debate Inspired Musical Reflections on Freedom, Equality and World Peace. Cultural pioneers Kofi and Noel McKoy and emerging artists Roman Harris and ArA Harmonic, performed unique artistic responses to monologues from Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame; inspired by speeches and texts by Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela. In Rehearsals for WAF18. Black Heroes: The Debate #waf […]
Wandsworth Heritage Festival
We were part of the Wandsworth Heritage Festival! 31st of May 2018 The Wandsworth Heritage Festival is programme of events brought together by Heritage Wandsworth: the local history and historic environment partnership for the Borough of Wandsworth. #waf #wandsworthartsfringe #inyourlivingroom #bhf #blackheroesfoundation #bhm #blackhistorymonth #blm #blackhistory #blacklivesmatters #blackculture #blackpride #blacklives #blackheroes #blacklives #blackculture