Black Heroes® Soul Food Cafe Will Johnson Black Heroes Soul Food Cafe @ Bromley Library Saturday 19th October 2pm – 8pm An evening of fun, music, dance, quiz and song • Guests: Wil Johnson, Rev Michael King, Loxley This event is funded by the Start-Up Bromley Book Tickets Youtube video Black Heroes Soul Food Cafe Celebrating Black History Month An evening of fun, music, dance, quiz and song Black Heroes® Soul Food Cafe Food for your SOUL Bromley Celebrating Black […]
New Event – The Story of Flip Fraser – Shaw Theatre, London
Join Us On October 25th 2024 THE STORY OF FLIP FRASER THE SHAW THEATRE, LONDON ONE NIGHT ONLY – LIMITED TICKETS LEARN MORE A play commemorating the life of Flip Fraser – A Black History Trailblazer. A musical extravaganza, captivating Flip’s early days and creation of BLACK HEREOS IN THE HALL OF FAME, charting 5,000 years of Black History. CELEBRATE WITH US AND BE INSPIRED Click image to see event details Address List REGISTERED ADDRESS: 16 South End, Croydon, CR0 […]
The Story of Flip Fraser
The Story of Flip Fraser A Windrush Story A TRIBUTE TO FLIP FRASER – NEW PLAY Crowd Funding Event This year marks the 10th anniversary of Flip Fraser’s passing, a visionary creator of ‘Black Heroes in the Hall of Fame’ and pioneering editor of The Voice newspaper. To honor his legacy, the Black Heroes Foundation is presenting ‘The Story of Flip Fraser: A Windrush Story’ at The Shaw Theater on October 25th. This play, written by Flip’s widow Joyce, and […]
Play – The Story of Flip Fraser
BLACK HEROES FOUNDATION THE STORY OF FLIP FRASER: A WINDRUSH STORY Building on the exhibition display during WAF2022, this is a new play telling the inspiring story of Peter Randolph Fraser, AKA Flip Fraser. Flip’s work inspired people, using the arts and media for education, entertainment and empowerment. His work is celebrated for giving Black people a voice, recognising and celebrating the achievements and contributions of Black people to humanity and society, telling the hidden stories, re-writing history, and making […]
WINDRUSH 75 Celebrating Women of Colour
Black Heroes SoulFood Cafe Black Heroes® Soul Food Cafe Returns to St James! Location: Wonderville, 57-60 Haymarket, Piccadilly, St. James’s, London SW1Y 4QX When: Sunday 11 June 2023 Time: 18:30 -21:00 Continuing our Windrush 75 theme, we shall be highlighting Claudia Jones, Trinidadian born, political activist, founder of the West Indian Gazette and the first Caribbean Carnival in 1959 at St Pancras Town Hall, London. Tickets price includes one drink (Wine, Beer or Soft Drink) Tickets £15, Early Bird Tickets […]
Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2023 – WAF23
BLACK HEROES FOUNDATION THE STORY OF JOHN ARCHER – EXHIBITION & SOUL FOOD CAFE 17 JUNE An evening of song, dance and celebration from the award-winning Black Heroes Soul Food Café. Join Black Heroes Soul Food Café on Saturday 17 June to enjoy ‘The Story of John Archer’ exhibition, plus performances, a Q&A and open-mic session at Battersea Arts Centre. Book Tickets
Joyce Fraser U3A Feature
Black Heroes Foundation Chair – Joyce Fraser OBE features on the front page of the U3A (University of the Third Age) magazine “Third Age Matters”. Read the full article here https://www.blackheroesfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Third-age-matters-SPRING-2023-Joyce-Fraser-COVER-STORY-1.pdf Or view the post on Twitter A lovely researcher brought this front page to my attention, saying 'Do you know Joyce Fraser? I really think you ought to'. Indeed, we do know Joyce Fraser OBE – and we're delighted to see her work and that of the Black Heroes […]
The Story of Claudia Jones – Black History Month 2022
Black History Month 2022 The Black Heroes Foundation production “The Story of Claudia Jones” returned to celebrate Black History Month 2022 at Canada Water Theatre at 7.30pm on Saturday 15th October. What the audience had to say Black history is all our history The Story of Claudia Jones seeks to empower and inform its audiences and increase public understanding and appreciation of Black history and culture. It is an explosion of storytelling, with colour, sound, and emotion designed to […]
From the Fringe to the mainstream the Story of Claudia Jones came to the Wandsworth Community
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, […]
Story of John Archer opened Black History Month 2021
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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, […]
Junior Giscombe visits the Black Heroes Virtual Soul Food Cafe
Part of the Wandsworth Heritage Festival, local son of #Wandsworth, Junior Giscombe visits the Black Heroes Virtual Soul Food Cafe this Friday 11th June. Talking about life, music and tings! Plus Old School Videos, Dance, Talk & Fun. 7.30pm. FREE tickets on https://www.blackheroesfoundation.org/black-heroes-soul-food-cafe/
Don-E visits the Black Heroes Soul Food Cafe 4 June
Don-E is a British soul singer, songwriter, musician and music producer. Don-E visits the Black Heroes Soul Food Cafe on 7.30, Friday 4th June. Talking about life, music and tings! Plus Old School Videos, Dance, Talk & Fun. FREE tickets on: https://www.blackheroesfoundation.org/black-heroes-soul-food-cafe/
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… […]
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