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 […]
Black History Month 2019
Black History Month 2019 Screening of Black Heroes Foundation documentary ‘The Story of Sam King’ at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CIoF) RAISE event at Blackburn House, Liverpool. Presenting the Black Heroes Wall of Fame and ‘Wandsworth’s People Exhibition’ across Wandsworth Libraries – York Road Library, Balham Library, Battersea Park Library, and Earlsfield Library. This project comprised of: 1. Oral History Recordings of Wandsworth People, featuring Andrew Newell, Barbara McLeod, Freddie Morrison, Marsha De Cordova, Maurice McLeod and Noel McKoy […]
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 […]
Windrush Day
Windrush Day Celebrations at the Soul Food Café, 22nd June 2018 Leilani Restaurantand Ashanti Lounge Bar Windrush and the Deep Level Shelter An impromptu visit was made to the Clapham South Deep Level Shelter by Kofi, who spoke to Joyce about her feelings as she visited the site and took photos. The place where many arrivals on the Windrush Empire ship were given shelter, deep underground of Clapham Common. A brief presentation about how the Clapham Common Deep Level Air […]
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
Point of Light Award
Award Winning Black Heroes Foundation receives the Point of Light Award, from the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street, for the voluntary work of the organisation. The daily Points of Light award recognises outstanding individual volunteers – people who are making a change in their community. Points of Light are outstanding individual volunteers – people who are making a change in their community. Every week day the Prime Minister recognises an inspirational volunteer with the Daily Point of Light award. […]