Welcome to another long read yet comprehensive guide on Africa-themed and afrocentric events in London and beyond in the month of May 2023. Whether it’s Food, Film or Fiction; Debates, Yoga, Conferences or Networking – there is surely something for everyone.

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**Sun 30.04.23 * ODO Banquet: An Event to Meet Your Soul Mate!**

Date: Sun 30.04.23 * ‍Time: 16:00 – 22:00 * Location: The Thurrock Hotel Ship Lane Thurrock Aveley RM19 1YN * ‍Host: London Ghana SDA Church & GAC Youth * ‍RSVP: here

At this Odo dinner where single Christians mingle, you can expect to meet Mr/Mrs right, over a 3 course table service dinner with a difference.

Where could you get a 3 course meal with drinks and entertainment and great company with no strings attached. Odo don’t waste time #meetmethere!

The event kicks off at 4pm prompt. Please arrive 15 minutes early for registration and welcome drinks.

We will start off with a short presentation to help you identify what makes the “Right One” right.

There will be ice breaker games to ease the stress of these social events.

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**Sun 30.04.23 * Black History Tour of British Museum – Afternoon Tour – Sun 30 April 2023**

Date: Sun, 30.04.23 * Time: 14:00pm – 17:00pm * Location: British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG * Host: Black History Studies * RSVP: here

The next Black History tour of the British Museum by Black History Studies will be held on Sunday 30 April 2023. During this tour, BHS will take you around the Museum, sharing our detailed knowledge about the artefacts on display.

The Afternoon Tour is from 2.00pm to 5.00pm

The cost of the tour is £15 per person.

NB: THE MEETING PLACE FOR THE TOUR WILL BE SENT TO YOU ONCE YOU HAVE BOOKED YOUR TICKET

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**Sun 30.04.23 * Black Owned Hackney Market**

Date: Sun 30.04.23 * ‍Time: 10.00am – 18.00pm * Location: Bohemia Place Markets Bohemia Place London E8 1DU * ‍Host: Bohemia Market Place * ‍RSVP: here

Join Bohemia MarketPlace for the 2nd weekend of the 2023 Black-Owned Hackney Market, a 3-day celebration of Black-owned businesses through Food, Music, Culture & Art curated by Black Eats LDN. From April 28th-30th, catch us opposite Hackney Central station for an unrivalled experiences , sustainably-made clothing, gifts, skincare products and much more from talented Black artisans ♻️

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30.04.23 * Bank Holiday Sunday Afrobeats n Brunch Special

Date: Sun 30.04.23 * ‍Time: 14.00pm – 19.00pm * Location: The Camden 65 Crowndale Rd, London London London NW1 1TN * ‍Host: Afrobeats n Brunch * ‍RSVP: here

Afrobeats n Brunch kicking off our Spring campaign with an epic Bank Holiday Sunday celebration!

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**Mon 01.05.23 (March 9th 2023 – May 6th 2023) * Living the Dream Exhibition**

Date: Mon 01.05.23 – 06.05.23 * ‍Time: 11am – 19.00pm * Location: FUJIFILM House of Photography 8-9 Long Acre London WC2E 9LH * ‍Host: UKBFTOG * ‍RSVP: here

The exhibition showcases a collective of work that celebrates culture, creativity and womanhood form 51 Black Female Photographers

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**Mon 01.05.23 (May 2023 Film Exhibition) * What You See Here / What You Hear Here by Darry Daley**

Date: Mon 01.05.23 (whole of May 2023) * ‍Time: 10am – late * Location: NOW Gallery The Gateway Pavillions London SE10 0SQ * ‍Host: NOW Gallery * ‍RSVP: here

NOW Gallery is thrilled to award the 2023 Young Artist commission to visionary filmmaker Darryl Daley.

Darryl Daley interweaves moving image, photography, and sound to thread together an intricate and tender diasporic narrative. NOW Gallery is transformed into a chasm of memory, intergenerational impressions and ruminations.

Daley presents 4 filmic works that survey his visual practice to date as well as newly commissioned works. Born in South London of Afro Caribbean heritage, Daley is known for his evocative and spectacular storytelling, often collaborating with writers, artists and cross disciplinary collectives. What You See Here / What You Hear Here envelopes the viewer, immersing you in Daley’s seductive chapters.

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**Mon 01.05.23 (May 2023 Exhibition) * Exhibition ‘Fragile’ by Tewodros Hagos**

Date: 01.05.23 – 20.05.23 * Time: 11.00am – 18.00pm * Location: 2 Melior Pl 2 Melior Place London SE1 3SZ * Hosts: Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery * RSVP: here

Fragile, the fourth solo exhibition at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, is a captivating new series of portraits that captures vulnerability. This exhibition will take place from Thurs 20.04.23 to Sat 20.05.23.

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**Mon 01.05.23 * ACS Zumba Course**

Mon 01.05.23 * ACS Zumba Course

Date: 01.05.23 * Time: 11.00am – 18.00pm * Location: Linden Children’s Centre 86-92 Rectory Road London N16 7SH * Hosts: African Community School * RSVP: here

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

– Have improved and built up co-ordination skills

– Know how to tone up and how to work on a variety of stretches to enhance flexibility and strength

– Dance different routines to a variety of music

– Have increased cardio energy levels

Zumba is a great way to:

Get fit * Have fun * Meet new people * Develop new skills * Feel good * Increase energy

For more information; please click here

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**Tues 02.05.23 * Gender, climate change and sustainable development**

Tues 02.05.23 * Gender, climate change and sustainable development

Date: Tues 02.05.23 * ‍Time: 17.00pm – 20.00pm * Location: Elvin Hall Institute of Education 20 Bedford Way London WC1H 0AL * ‍Host: UCL Centre for Gender and Disaster * ‍RSVP: here

Hear international guests from the GRRIPP project discuss the challenges in promoting a gender and intersectional perspective into climate adaptation plans and development programmes.

Full programme and speaker details will be published on the IRDR website nearer the date, but will include:

Valentina Marco, RAMCC (Argentina)
Concita Maia, Instituto Mulheres da Amazônia (Brazil)
Lorena Donaire, Agape hidrícos (Chile)
Maria Matui, Gender and climate change coalition (Tanzania)

The seminar will be followed by a reception from 7pm.

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**Tues 02.05.23 * Tiata Fahodzi Presents: Museum Lates**

Tues 02.05.23 * Tiata Fahodzi Presents: Museum Lates

Date: 02.05.23 * Time: 19.15pm – 21.00pm * Location: 26 Leake Street 26 Leake Street London SE1 7NN * ‍Host: Tiata Fahadzi * RSVP: here

Museum Lates is a series of 5 play readings across April – May, exploring the Black British canon from 1970 -2010 at Watford Museum.

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**Tues 02.05.23 * Cannabis Europa London**

Tues 02.05.23 * Cannabis Europa London

Date: Tues 02.05.23 – Weds 03.02.23 * ‍Time: 10.00am start * Location:Barbican Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS * ‍Host: Cannabis Europa London * ‍RSVP: here

Join politicians, innovators and investors to shape the future of the European cannabis market – set to be worth £3.2b by 2025.

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**Tues 02.05.23 * Shisha Tuesdays**

Tues 02.05.23 * Shisha Tuesdays

Date: Tues 02.05.23 * ‍Time: 19.00pm – late * Location: Ley Street 284 LEY STREET Ilford IG1 4BS * ‍Host: SMADE LOUNGE * ‍RSVP: here

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AMAPIANO, AFROBEATS, SUYA, SNACKS, JOLLOF, DJ ANDYMOORE AND DJ SNEH MIXING THE POT OF GINGER. ARE YOU READY?

NO HOODIES AND SWEATPANTS * ID AT THE DOOR * LAST ENTRY IS 1AM * SECURITY RESERVES THE SOLE RIGHT TO DENY OR APPROVE ENTRY.

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**Weds 03.05.23 * ACS Non-Violence Resistance Parenting Programme (NVR)**

Weds 03.05.23 * ACS Non-Violence Resistance Parenting Programme (NVR)

Date: Weds 03.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm (every Wednesday in May 2023) * Location: Morningside Community Centre Cresset Road London E9 6SJ * Hosts: African Community School * RSVP: here

This is a 12 week programme for parents from Afro-Caribbean communities.This programme is specifically for parents from African Caribbean Heritage Community (ACH) whose children may be experiencing emotional wellbeing or behavioural challenges at home or at school.

The 12 week programme focuses on topics such as:

De-escalation.
Parental presence.
Reconciliation gestures.
Understanding parent’ trauma and child trauma.

The programme runs within City and Hackney over a 12 week period.

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**Weds 03.05.23 * Black Light: On the Origin and Materiality of Blackness**

Weds 03.05.23 * Black Light: On the Origin and Materiality of Blackness

Date: Tues 02.05.23 * ‍Time: 16.00pm – 18.00pm * Location:Harrie Massey Lecture Theatre E28, 25 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AY * ‍Host: Legacies of British Slavery * ‍RSVP: here

This essay concerns the refractive potentialities of blackness as well as its density or fullness that exceed the capture of mimetic representation. It highlights works that critically explore the received terms and limits of representation in the interest of the dissolution of given categories and conceptual forms. Focusing particular attention on Faith Ringgold’s Black Light and American People series, this talk both demonstrates that the idea of “the black female” is pivotal in mediating the relation between abstraction and figuration in modern art and our social worlds as well as considers related works that reposition blackness as incalculable density and a light source in its own right.

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**Weds 03.05.23 * Black Betterment: Tottenham Chess Club**

Weds 03.05.23 * Black Betterment: Tottenham Chess Club

Date: Weds 03.05.23 * Time: 12.00pm – 19.00pm * Location: N15 4AJ High Road London N15 4AJ * Hosts: Electric Grubb * RSVP: here

FREE POLITICS & CHESS CLUB #RaceCodeChess @ #ElectricGrubb #Haringey #Tottenham #SevenSisters

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**Weds 03.05.23 * ‘Gendering Racial Capitalism’ Public Lecture**

Weds 03.05.23 * ‘Gendering Racial Capitalism’ Public Lecture

Date: Tues 02.05.23 * ‍Time: 17.00pm – 18.30pm * Location: IAS Common Ground Institute of Advanced Studies UCL London WC1E 6BT * ‍Host: Legacies of British Slavery * ‍RSVP: here

“Gendering Racial Capitalism: British Women Investors in Transatlantic Slavery.” 5pm, 3rd May 2023. IAS Common Ground, UCL.

Lila O’Leary Chambers is historian of race, slavery, and commodification in the early modern Atlantic world. Currently a Research Fellow at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, she received her PhD from NYU in 2021, and worked as a Research Fellow on the Register of British Slave-Traders Project at UCL, through which she conducted the work for this talk. In addition to her research on British women’s financial entanglement with the transatlantic trade in enslaved African people, she is writing a book entitled Liquid Capital: Alcohol and the Rise of Slavery in the British Atlantic, 1588-1739.

This event is free and open to the public. Attendees are asked to register on Eventbrite in advance.

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Thurs 04.05.23 * The Labour Migration Research Group

Date: Thurs 04.05.23 * Time: 12.00pm – 16.00pm * Location: Regent Street Cinema 307 Regent Street London W1B 2HW * Hosts: Westminster Business School * RSVP: here

The Labour Migration Research Group at the University of Westminster is delighted to showcase the work of its members and collaborators through a packed programme of presentations, imagery, narratives, roundtable discussions, and even an opportunity to taste both familiar and more adventurous Greek and Italian dishes!

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Thurs 04.05.23 * Drum Circle

Date: Thurs 04.05.23 * Time: 19.30 – 21.00pm * Location: Colet House 151 Talgarth Road London W14 9DA * Hosts: The Study Society * RSVP: here

Our African Drumming workshop gives you the chance to learn to play the African “Djembe” Drum. Explore the “bass, tone, slap” sounds of this instrument and discover why African drumming is irresistible.

Drumming is a great way to release stress and develop creativity, and it’s also the oldest form of communal musical bonding. The class will also include time to dance, shake and move to the beat.

This event is a collaboration with our friends at Mandala Centre

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Thurs 04.05.23 * The YardBirds Choir

Date: Thurs 04.05.23 * Time: 18.30pm – 20.00pm * Location: Clitterhouse Farm Project Clitterhouse Playing Fields London * Hosts: Our Yard at Clitterhouse Farm * RSVP: here

Yardbirds is lead by Ryan O’Riordan, a member of the natural voice network. The session will be full of short uplifting songs from all sorts of traditions and cultures. From Georgia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Roma, soul, gospel, pop, folk and everything else!  

Come and have a go, the bar of entry couldn’t be lower! You have a right to sing and have fun without strings attached and this is the best place to do it! A great group for those who love singing or those who are just starting out.

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Thurs 04.05.23 * African Drumming Circle x Croydon

Date: Thurs 04.05.23 * Time: (Multiple Start Times) * Location: St. Augustine’s Centre, St. Augustines Ave, South Croydon CR2 6BA, South Croydon * Hosts: Noel Drums * RSVP: here

Are you looking for a local activity to socialise and learn new musical skills?

Join Noel Drums’ weekly African drum classes where you will learn to play the djembe : a traditional drum from West Africa.

The class is delivered every Thursdays for 6 weeks, followed by one-week break, until the summer school holidays.

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Thurs 04.05.23 * An Evening Called Intimacy @ Windrush Bar & Resturant

Date: Thurs 04.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – 23.30pm * WindRush Bar and Kitchen 184 Stoke Newington High Street London N16 7JD * Hosts: Ask Me The Game * RSVP: here

You are invited to an evening called Intimacy, London’s most dynamic and uncompromising platform 100% committed to BRIDGING THE GAP between the KINGS & KWEENS, brothers and sisters etc exploring deeper connections and paving the way for a better future.

This amazing event has been created to compliment the game ‘Ask Me’ – The Interactive Card Game That Creates Space For Deeper Connections – To learn more about Ask Me please visit www.askmethegame.com

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Thurs 04.05.23 * African Dance Class with Live Drumming in Tottenham

Date: Thurs 04.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – 20.15pm * Location: Tottenham Community Sports Centre 701-703 High Road London N17 8AD * Hosts: The StoryTelling Lab * RSVP: here

If you’re looking for a fun way to keep fit?

Take part in a workout that’s good for your heart and soul.

Come join our monthly African dance class in Tottenham where you can listen to exciting rhythms of live drumming whilst learning West African dance movements.

It happens every 1st Thursday from 7pm to 8.15pm,

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Fri 05.05.23 * Single Black Professionals Meet-up (Ages 25-40)

Date: Fri 05.05.23 * Time: 20.00pm – 23.30pm * Location: The Square Pig 30-32 Procter Street London WC1V 6NX * Hosts: London Black Singles * RSVP: here

The event is open to BLACK SINGLE, men and women from the age of 25 to 40

During the evening you will not only have the opportunity to meet single like minded BLACK SINGLES, you will find out more.

Whether you’re looking to make new connections, find love for yourself or your family members- come along and enjoy the relaxed BLACK SINGLES MEET-UPEvent. We hope you feel the chemistry and sparks fly in our networking event!

If you’re looking for something NEW,it’s time to experience the magic of BLACK SINGLES MEET-UP! It’s a Social Evening to meet the most BLACK SINGLES in London.

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Fri 05.05.23 * Hidden Figures: Informal Archives & the Making of Medical Worlds in Africa

Date: Fri 05.05.23 * Time: 14.00pm – 15.30pm * Location: Weston Library Broad Street Oxford OX1 3BG * Hosts: TORCH Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities * RSVP: here

This workshop interrogates the forms in which medical archives are made and the voices in these archives. It looks at the ‘hidden figures’ of medical archives – whose voices do we not hear? Often it is the voices of African or other non-white people that are occluded. The voices of women, African and European, are equally difficult to find. Often responsible for maintaining the social networks upon which their husbands relied for promotions, collaborations, and recognition in the field, the wives of medical practitioners in Africa were a core component of how medical knowledge was produced.

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Fri 05.05.23 * Black Singles Matter Meetup (Ages 30-45)

Date: Fri 05.05.23 * Time: 19.30pm – 23.00pm * Location: Sway Bar 61-65 Great Queen Street London WC2B 5BZ * Hosts: Black Singles Matter * RSVP: here

Connect with like-minded single black professionals in a laid back environment. Make genuine connections and have fun.

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Fri 05.05.23 * Lagos Fridays

Date: Fri 05.05.23 * Time: 22.30pm – late * Location: Tunnel London 37 Jewry Street London EC3N 2ER * Hosts: Xclusive Eventz * RSVP: here

“XclusivEventzz” presents “LAGOS Friday’s”

London’s most affluent bachelors meet London’s most elite and beautiful single ladies ! Celebrate the week’s success whilst building your network every FRIDAY over Food, Cocktails, Music, Shisha and beautiful ladies at our prestigious lounge in the city, Aldgate.

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Fri 05.05.23 * Friday Jazz in the City with The OGGs + DJ After Party!

Date: Fri 05.05.23 * Time: 19.30pm – late * Location: TAM Vineyard & Jazz Club MMy Wood Wharf 6 George Street London E14 9QG * Hosts: Temple of Art of Music * RSVP: here

TAM presents the return of our favourite ‘Jazz in the City’, now in Canary Wharf! Welcome the weekend with some of the finest players in London!

Featuring the likes of David Gray, Gary Williams, Lance Rose, Alan Weekes and George Kelly, the OGGs will take you on a journey from Smooth Dinner Jazz to Funk and Reggae!

Don’t miss out, book your tickets now!

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Fri 05.05.23 * CACAO DANCE TRIBE: Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony in North London

Date: Fri 05.05.23 * Time: 19.45pm – 22.00pm * Location: Confirmed upon booking (two minutes from Tufnell Park) * Hosts: URUBU Dance * RSVP: here

Friday Night Ecstatic Dance, Delicious Cacao, Epic Music! No booze, No Shoes, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish!!

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Sat 06.05.23 * Cloth Upcycling Course

Date: Sat 06.05.23 * ‍Time: 11.30pm – 13.00pm * Location: The Africa centre / Arch 28 Arch 29, Union Yard Arches Union Street London SE1 0LR * ‍Host: The Africa Centre * ‍RSVP: here

A pair of scissors, a hand needle, and thread can easily spruce up pre-loved wardrobe staples into something entirely new!! With increasing concerns around the impact of fast fashion on the planet it is a great time to learn a new skill that helps to reduce textile waste whilst also saving money by creating a personalised and sustainable wardrobe.

Workshop resources will be provided: Scissors, Hand sewing needles, Calico fabric, Tape measures, Threads etc.

The course is a total of 12 classes every Saturday. Where you will learn all the basic techniques for upcycling and then be required to demonstrate them on your own old clothes.

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Sat 06.05.23 * WalKings: Black Men’s Walking Group

Date: Sat 06.05.23 * Time: 10.20am – 12.30 start * Location: The Green Man 355 Bromley Road London SE6 2RP * Hosts: 360 Lifestyle Support Network CIC * RSVP: here

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact: carole@sirglondon.org or 360lsn@gmail.com

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Sat 06.05.23 * Black Brighton Market Spring/Summer

Date: Sat 06.05.23 * Time: 11.00am start * Location: The Actors 4 Prince’s Street Kemptown BN2 1RD * Hosts: Black Brighton Market * RSVP: here

A monthly market with stalls, performances and prizes to be won!

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Sat 06.05.23 * Good Times Brunch – Shoreditch’s Ultimate Brunch Party

Date: Sat 06.05.23 * Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm * Location: The Joiner 2 Paul Street Shoreditch London EC2A 4JH * Hosts: Invasion Parties * RSVP: here

London’s Biggest Brunch Party! – WINGS, BURGERS, FRIES & *FREE COCKTAILS

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Sat 06.05.23 * AFRO PUMP

Date: Sat 06.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 11.00am * Location: The Green Room Arcola Street London E8 2DZ * Hosts: Dance Fusion Fitness * RSVP: here

High energy and targets major muscles with the use of weights to achieve a lean body – with afrobeats inspired sweat exercises!

Building strength and power through resistance training and learn new dance moves through an easy to learn dance choreography as part of the cool down to help enhance your coordination.

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Sat 06.05.23 * Ethnic Minority Women Empowerment Training

Date: Sat 06.05.23 * ‍Time: 15.00pm – 16.30pm * Location: Will be sent to registered participants * ‍Host: Rahma : Assist & Empower * ‍RSVP: here

Assist & Empower offers a range of training and support focused on sharing empowering strategies and resources with individuals who experience marginalisation.

The empowerment training programme will take place in April and May and will cover setting goals. It will also include discussions and activities about empowerment and our shared experiences. The programme is participant-centred and group-activity-focused. It provides the opportunity to connect, share and encourage in an informal and welcoming community space. 🙂

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Sat 06.05.23 * Shoreditch Hip Hop & R&B Brunch Parties

Date: Sat 06.05.23 * Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm * Location: The Joiner on Worship 2 Paul Street London EC2A 4JH * Hosts: What’s The Motive? * RSVP: here

Shoreditch, home to creatives, trendsetters, hipster beards, eclectic dining and now the ULTIMATE weekend brunch parties!

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Sat 06.05.23 * ASWAD at Boisdale

Date: Sat 06.05.23 * Time: 21.30pm – 23.00pm * Location: Boisdale of Canary Wharf 15 Cabot Square London E14 4QT * Hosts: Boisdale Canary Wharf * RSVP: here

Making their hugely anticipated debut at Boisdale, Aswad are Britain’s most successful reggae band. In an illustrious career that stretches back to the mid-70s, they have worked with a long list of legends including Bob Marley, Dennis Brown and Burning Spear and produced a timeless run of reggae classics that have left an indelible mark on the musical landscape. From the pure roots of early singles like Back To Africa and 54-46 (Was My Number) through to chart topping singles such as Shine, Give A Little Love and Don’t Turn Around, Aswad’s unique combination of infectious tunes and positive energy puts them in a class of their own.

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Sat 06.05.23 * Ivy Chanel: Soul Night

Date: Sat 06.05.23 * ‍Time: 21.30pm – late * Location: Boisdale of Belgravia 15 Eccleston Street London SW1W 9LX * ‍Host: Boisdale of Belgravia * ‍RSVP: here

Philadelphian born soul singer. She regularly mesmerises audiences with her soulful melodic voice. Part African American, French and Native American (Cherokee & Blackfoot) singer is unleashing her unique vocal style and uplifting songs.

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Sat 06.05.23 * COORS PRESENTS: SATURDAY SESSIONS

Date: Sat 06.05.23 * Time: 11.00am – 23.30pm * Location: Boxpark Shoreditch 2-10 Bethnal Green Road London E1 6GY * Hosts: Boxpark Shoreditch * RSVP: here

Come down and enjoy the resident DJs throughout the day and into the evening every Saturday. Resident DJs will be playing from 2pm with chilled R&B, Amapiano, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Disco and more!

The perfect accompaniment to your food and beverage BOXPARK style. Grab a drink from the bar and sample the food from our amazing street food traders and enjoy the Saturday day and night vibes.

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Sat 06.05.23 * Afropop Fest – Live Music and Spoken Word Festival

Date: Sat 06.05.23 * ‍Time: 20.00pm – late * Location: Ritzy Cinema and Cafe Coldharbour Lane London SW2 1JG * ‍Host: Afropop Fest * ‍RSVP: here

Afropop Fest – Comes to London With Live Music and Spoken Word from Acts Across Africa, UK and Around the World. Get Ready to PARTY!!! 18+

Afropop Fest is a performing arts (mainly music) festival that is coming to Brixton, London on the 6th of May 2023. The festival which is founded by Showers Jalloh (The Afropop King), will be raising funds to plant trees in Kamakwie, Sierra Leone. There will be variety of acts to thrill you with epic sounds from Africa as well as Europe. This event is 18+ and ID maybe checked.

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40 )Sat 06.05.23 * African & Caribbean Books & Writers Group, Chelmsford

Date: Sat 06.05.23 * ‍Time: 15.00pm – 16.30pm * Location: Chelmsford Library Market Road Chelmsford CM1 1QH * ‍Host: African & Caribbean Book Writers Club * Email: acbwg.essex@gmail.com * ‍RSVP: here

Join the ACBWG, first SATURDAYs of each Month, 3PM at Chelmsford Library. The only Criteria is a love for Books. Book groups are a mutual activity, in which all views are heard with respect. Everyone attending has the opportunity to express their views of the item read.

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41) Sun 07.05.23 * Couples Healing Workshop

Date: Sun 07.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 17.00pm * Location: OMNOM 116N Upper Street London N1 1QP * Hosts: Lauren Vaknine * RSVP: here

This workshop is about sacred union. It’s about the undoing, so we can come back together, stronger. We’ll be exploring the container of our relationships to heal personal, generational and collective trauma, so that we can experience higher states of consciousness, connection & ecstasy through the energetic union of two people. Immersive, interactive and EXTREMELY powerful!

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42) Sun 07.05.23 * Resilient Women Build Communities – Croydon

Date: Sun 07.05.23 * Time: 17.00pm – 19.00pm * Location: CVA Resource Centre 82 London Road Croydon CR0 2TB * Hosts: Soul Purpose 360 CIC * RSVP: here

Resilient Women Build Communities hosts regular sessions every third Friday (evening) and every first Sunday (afternoon). The programme is a positive and supportive peer-led group, to motivate and support Black women to overcome personal challenges and to enable them to grow in confidence and resilience so that they too, can find their soul purpose. Resilient Women Build Communities is fun, engaging, informative and transformational; a safe space for Black women (African Caribbean, Asian and others who experience racism) who are resident in Croydon.

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43) Sun 07.05.23 * Soulful Sundays

Date: Sun 07.05.23 * Time: 13.00pm – 22.00pm * Location: Boxpark Wembley 18 Olympic Way Wembley HA9 0JT * Hosts: BoxPark Wembley * RSVP: here

Resident DJs will be playing music for your soul from 1pm all the way until 10pm!

Grab a drink, grab some street food, sit back and enjoy the vibes!

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44) Sun 07.05.23 * Afrofusion Afternoon Tea

Date: Sun 07.05.23 * Time: 14.00pm – 18.00pm * Location: The Countdown Lounge 39 Queenstown Road Battersea London SW8 3RE * Hosts: The Countdown Lounge * RSVP: here

If you like an afternoon tea with a twist this is the event for you.

This is hosted by The Countdown Lounge and is a mixture of Caribbean and Sierra Leone flavours, this unique blend of flavours and choices for your Afternoon Tea will definitely have your tastebuds tingling.

What’s on the menu

Mini Lamb and Plaintain Kebabs

Mini Saltfish Fritters and Rice Akara

A selection of Lemon Drizzle Cake, Black Rum Cake and Banana Cake.

Homemade Scones filled with Clotted Cream and Strawberry Jam

Homemade Coconut Turnover.

Mini Cheese and Cucumber Sandwiches and Tuna Sandwiches with Mayonnaise spring onion and fresh black pepper. (Made with Harddough bread and whole meal bread)

Unlimited Herbal Teas, Coffee and Tea and of course a complimentary glass of Rum Punch or Fruit Punch.

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45) Sun 07.05.23 * Free dance class – Live Brazilian music – Party (Sundays in Vauxhall, SW8)

Date: Sun 07.05.23 * Time: 19.30pm – 21.15pm * Location:Tia Maria – Brazilian Bar & Restaurant London 126 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RB * Hosts: Forro Academy * RSVP: here

Forro are a Brazilian #dance school based in London, UK.

— FREE TASTER CLASS —

Never heard of forró? Think salsa, but with a Brazilian twist!

No previous dance experience is required and you do not need to bring a partner.

There are 2 levels of classes:

19:30-20:15 – Beginner
20:15-21:15 – Intermediate

If it’s your first class with Forró Academy, you may be able to book a taster class for FREE by booking in advance via Eventbrite. (Please note that only a limited number of free taster places are available for each class.)

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46) Sun 07.05.23 * XXL Sundays x SMADE Lounge

Date: Sun 07.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – late * Location: Ley Street 284 LEY STREET Ilford IG1 4BS * Hosts: SMADE Lounge * RSVP: here

NO HOODIES AND SWEATPANTS * ID AT THE DOOR * LAST ENTRY IS 1AM * SECURITY RESERVES THE SOLE RIGHT TO DENY OR APPROVE ENTRY.

AMAPIANO, AFROBEATS, SUYA & JOLLOF, DJ ANDYMOORE AND DJ SNEH MIXING THE POT OF GINGER. ARE YOU READY?

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47) Mon 08.05.23 * ACS Zumba Course

Date: 08.05.23 * Time: 11.00am – 18.00pm * Location: Linden Children’s Centre 86-92 Rectory Road London N16 7SH * Hosts: African Community School * RSVP: here

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

– Have improved and built up co-ordination skills

– Know how to tone up and how to work on a variety of stretches to enhance flexibility and strength

– Dance different routines to a variety of music

– Have increased cardio energy levels

Zumba is a great way to:

Get fit * Have fun * Meet new people * Develop new skills * Feel good * Increase energy

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48) Mon 08.05.23 (May 2023 Film Exhibition) * What You See Here / What You Hear Here by Darry Daley

Date: Mon 08.05.23 (whole of May 2023) * ‍Time: 10am – late * Location: NOW Gallery The Gateway Pavillions London SE10 0SQ * ‍Host: NOW Gallery * ‍RSVP: here

NOW Gallery is thrilled to award the 2023 Young Artist commission to visionary filmmaker Darryl Daley.

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49) Mon 08.05.23 (May 2023 Exhibition) * Exhibition ‘Fragile’ by Tewodros Hagos

Date: 08.05.23 – 20.05.23 * Time: 11.00am – 18.00pm * Location: 2 Melior Pl 2 Melior Place London SE1 3SZ * Hosts: Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery * RSVP: here

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50) Tues 09.05.23 * Little Boabab London – Senegalese Food Pop-up @ Peckham Levels

Date: Tuesdays – Sundays in May 2023 * Time: midday – 21.00pm * Location: Centre Carpark, F1-F6, 95A Rye Ln, London SE15 4ST * Hosts: Little Boabab * RSVP: n/a

This is a reminder that Little Boabab are now open 6 days a week at @peckhamlevels: Tuesday to Sunday, 12-9pm. They have a menu featuring Senegalese favourites, including Thiebou Dienne, Yassa and Mafe with vegan options and daily specials too. Look forward to seeing you there soon! It’s been a while since I met Khadim (Head Chef) but what a bloke and what a community he belongs to!

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51) Tues 09.05.23 * Women, Islam & Prophecy

Date: 09.05.23 * Time: 13.0pm – 14.00pm * Location: Gresham College Barnard’s Inn Hall Holborn London EC1N 2HH * ‍Host: Dr Shuruq Naguib & Gresham College * RSVP: here

The study of ‘Women and Islam’ has expanded exponentially in recent decades.

This lecture maps out emerging agendas, for example, the growing interest in women’s role in the transmission of Islamic knowledge and practice. It examines new avenues such as conceptions of women and gender in Muslim theology, using the theological debate on whether women could be prophets as a case study. How might this help us to rethink our own ideas about women in Islam?

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52) Tues 09.05.23 * Luna Legacy’s SAY NO MORE: our intimate night of discovery

Date: 09.05.23 * Time: 18.30pm – 22.30pm * Location: 26 Leake Street 26 Leake Street London SE1 7NN * ‍Host: Luna Legacy * RSVP: here

Hosted at 26 Leake Street, in the heart of London South Bank’s music hub, say no more is a warm and intimate creative community. Venture under the arches through graffiti tunnels to reveal exclusive performances, cutting edge DJs, pop-up experiences and your chance to flex on the knock out open mic. Our artists intermingle with future fans and industry insiders, fusing epic experiences with exceptional opportunity.

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53) Tues 09.05.23 * Tiata Fahodzi Presents: Museum Lates

Date: 09.05.23 * Time: 19.15pm – 21.00pm * Location: 26 Leake Street 26 Leake Street London SE1 7NN * ‍Host: Tiata Fahadzi * RSVP: here

Museum Lates is a series of 5 play readings across April – May, exploring the Black British canon from 1970 -2010 at Watford Museum.

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54) Tues 09.05.23 * Son Yambu: Cuban All Stars

Date: 09.05.23 * Time: 20.30pm – 23.30pm * Location: Boisdale of Belgravia 15 Eccleston Street London SW1W 9LX * ‍Host: Boisdale of Belgravia * RSVP: here

This is an authentic Cuban son, the intoxicating fusion of Spanish and African rhythms that gave rise to salsa.

Having received rave reviews for their debut album, La Maravilla, they have built a reputation as one of the best Cuban bands in the world Fronted by lead vocalist, Dunia Correa, who sounds uncannily like a young Celia Cruz, you would have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by Son Yambu’s irresistible cocktail of tropical rhythms and infectious melodies.

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55) Weds 10.05.23 * Black Betterment: Tottenham Chess Club

Date: Weds 10.05.23 * Time: 12.00pm – 19.00pm * Location: N15 4AJ High Road London N15 4AJ * Hosts: Electric Grubb * RSVP: here

FREE POLITICS & CHESS CLUB #RaceCodeChess @ #ElectricGrubb #Haringey #Tottenham #SevenSisters

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56) Weds 10.05.23 * Build_It_Up: Peer Hacking Workshops

Date: Weds 10.05.23 * Time: 14.00pm – 16.00pm * Location: Haldane Room, Wilkins Building, UCL Bloomsbury campus, Gower St, WC1E 6AE * Hosts: The Bartlett Environment For The Built Environment * RSVP: here

This session provides an overview of various academic job and grant opportunities, tips for planning your time, and developing a strategy. Sertaç will be providing examples of several sub-topics and the attendants are encouraged to send their sample CVs, proposals, or cover letters (one document per person) to s.sehlikoglu@ucl.ac.uk with “Where Next? Submission” in the subject line

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57) Weds 10.05.23 * ACS Non-Violence Resistance Parenting Programme (NVR)

Date: Weds 10.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm (every Wednesday in May 2023) * Location: Morningside Community Centre Cresset Road London E9 6SJ * Hosts: African Community School * RSVP: here

This is a 12 week programme for parents from Afro-Caribbean communities.This programme is specifically for parents from African Caribbean Heritage Community (ACH) whose children may be experiencing emotional wellbeing or behavioural challenges at home or at school.

The 12 week programme focuses on topics such as:

De-escalation.
Parental presence.
Reconciliation gestures.
Understanding parent’ trauma and child trauma.

The programme runs within City and Hackney over a 12 week period.

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58) Thurs 11.05.23 * The Africa Debate 2023: Catalysing the Continent’s Trade Potential

Date: Thurs 11.05.23 * Time: 09.00amm – 17.30pm * Location: Guildhall 71 Basinghall Street London EC2V 7HH * Hosts: Invest Africa * RSVP: here

Already in its 9th year, The Africa Debate is London’s leading investment summit focused on Africa.

This year’s programme explores the future of African trade, discussing and debating the continent’s trade profile in the wake of COVID-19 and a multitude of global economic shocks.

The event will convene global businesses, private and public investment bodies, thought leaders, and policy makers for a series of important and thought-provoking conversations.

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59) Thurs 11.05.23 * Hot Gossip Comedy Night

Date: Thurs 11.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – 22.00pm * Location: CRATE ST JAMES STREET 35 Saint James Street London E17 7FY * Hosts: CRATE St James Street * RSVP: here

Hot Gossip CRATE’s Female led monthly comedy night! Full of funny women (literally) catch it every 2nd Thursday of the month!

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60) Thurs 11.05.23 * Networking Event London, Meet Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Investors, UK

Date: Thurs 11.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – 22.00pm * Location: Getshop Today 491 Commercial Road Basement office on Arbour sq side London E1 0HA * Hosts: Getshop Today * RSVP: here

Join this business networking event in London to network and develop lasting business connections. This is an offline in-person event.

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Thurs 11.05.23 * CXFO Leaders Summit (May 2023), hosted by CCI Global

Date: Thurs 11.05.23 * Time: 08.30pm – 11.30pm * Location: The Savoy Hotel Strand London WC2R 0EZ * Hosts: Customer Experience Foundation * RSVP: here

CCI Global are a top tier provider of Business Process Outsourcing & Customer Management Services in Africa – with over 15 years of expertise and core operational sites in South Africa & Kenya; CCI support 80+ Leading Brands across the USA, UK, Australia & Africa. They provide full scale, omni channel customer lifecycle management – including end to end lead generation to after sales support – driving client revenue through exceptional customer service. They are a people focused business with a client centric operating model that has created a business enhancing, multi-channel, multilingual delivery centre capability servicing a global customer base 24x7x365.

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61) Thurs 11.05.23 * The YardBirds Choir

Date: Thurs 11.05.23 * Time: 18.30pm – 20.00pm * Location: Clitterhouse Farm Project Clitterhouse Playing Fields London * Hosts: Our Yard at Clitterhouse Farm * RSVP: here

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62) Thurs 11.05.23 * Barnabas Presents: Don Letts

Date: Thurs 11.05.23 * Time: 20.00pm – 01.00am * Location: The House of St Barnabas 1 Greek St London W1D 4NQ * Hosts: House of St. Barnabas * RSVP: here

Don Letts’ reputation has been firmly established in both the film and music world by a substantial body of work from the late 70s through the 80s, 90s, and well into the millennium. His work has been exhibited in The Kitchen N.Y.C, The Institute of Contemporary Art, and The N.F.T in London and was honored at Brooklyn’s BAM festival and The Milan Film festival. In March 2003 he won a Grammy for his documentary ‘Westway To The World’.

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63) Thurs 11.05.23 * Keep Fit & Socialise Chair Exercise

Date: Thurs 11.05.23 * Time: 10.30am – 11.30am * Location: New Horizon Centre South Lodge Avenue London CR4 1LT * Hosts: SACCO * RSVP: here

SACCO is a registered charity working in the London Boroughs of Sutton, Croydon & Merton We aim to help people of African and Caribbean heritage of all ages to participate more fully in the local community.

As we age we lose strength, endurance and balance it is important to keep it topped up to live a fulfilling life.

Improve your health with this 30 minute session all you need is a

A bottle of water for hydration

Comfortable clothes and footwear to be worn

These sessions are also suitable for anyone whether you are mobile or have restricted mobility regardless of your age

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64) Fri 12.05.23 * An Evening with Caleb Azumah Nelson

Date: Fri 12.05.23 * Time: 12.30pm start * Location: Waterstones Ariel Way London W12 7GF * Hosts: Waterstones * RSVP: here

Waterstones are excited to welcome the winner of The British Book Awards 2022 Debut Book of the Year, Caleb Azumah Nelson, at White City for a signing of his new novel, SMALL WORLDS.

Set in London and Ghana across three summers, Small Worlds is an intimate and powerful exploration of a son-father relationship, music, and searching for meaning from the acclaimed author of Open Water.

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65) Fri 12.05.23 * Turning The Tide Celebration Evening

Date: Fri 12.05.23 * Time: 12.30pm start * Location: Ark Royal Venue Lea Valley Leisure Meridian Way London N9 0AR * Hosts: Turning The Tide * RSVP: here

Turning The Tide Celebration Evening to recognise the achievements of all Ethnic Minority staff working in maternity services.

The Turning the Tide Oversight Group are excited to announce the upcoming Celebration Evening on Friday 12th May 2023. This celebration evening is aimed to recognise the achievements of all Ethnic Minority staff working within maternity services inclusive of all professionals working within maternity from healthcare assistants, MSW’s, midwives, obstetricians, anaesthetists etc.

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66) Fri 12.05.23 * An Evening with Caleb Azumah Nelson

Date: Fri 12.05.23 * Time: 19.30pm * Location: The MCT at Alleyn’s Townley Road London SE22 8SU * Hosts: Dulwich Festival * RSVP: here

Join Village Books to hear Caleb Azumah Nelson talk about Small Worlds, an intimate and powerful exploration of a son-father relationship.

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67) Fri 12.05.23 * FORA Focus On Research Africa Conference 2023

Date: Fri 12.05.23 * Time: 09.00am – 16.30pm * Location: Pembroke College Pembroke Square, Oxford Oxford OX1 1DW * Hosts: Africa Oxford Initiative * RSVP: here

The Africa Oxford Initiative is hosting the second edition of the Focus on Research Africa (FORA) Conference on May 12, 2023, at Pembroke College, University of Oxford. The event is taking place in the lead-up to the Oxford Africa Conference, that The Oxford University Africa Society organises.

FORA will bring together researchers from Oxford and African partner institutions from multidisciplinary fields to share recent findings, ideas and solutions on a range of Africa-related issues. FORA will feature keynote addresses and thought-provoking presentations from academics representing a wide range of disciplines. It will bring together interdisciplinary researchers to discuss the importance of equitable research collaborations and good practices that make a research collaboration successful.

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68) Fri 12.05.23 * Friday Jazz in the City with The OGGs + DJ After Party!

Date: Fri 12.05.23 * Time: 19.30pm – late * Location: TAM Vineyard & Jazz Club MMy Wood Wharf 6 George Street London E14 9QG * Hosts: Temple of Art of Music * RSVP: here

TAM presents the return of our favourite ‘Jazz in the City’, now in Canary Wharf! Welcome the weekend with some of the finest players in London!

Featuring the likes of David Gray, Gary Williams, Lance Rose, Alan Weekes and George Kelly, the OGGs will take you on a journey from Smooth Dinner Jazz to Funk and Reggae!

Don’t miss out, book your tickets now!

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69) Fri 12.05.23 * Field Trip: Plants, Gardens and Community in London

Date: Fri 12.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 14.00pm * Location: Wolves Lane Centre (community food growing) Wolves Lane London N22 5JD * Hosts: Linnean Society * RSVP: here

Growing crops in the city?! Come along with us for half a day of planting and potting, meeting turtles and robins, and of course lunch! Join Black Rootz, the first multigenerational Black-led growing project in the UK, where the older generation share their expertise on growing whilst also supporting youth engagement in their surrounding natural environment.

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70) Fri 12.05.23 * AFRICAN CARIBBEAN CHILDREN ACTING COURSE £40 INCLUDES LAMDA ENTRY ONE YEAR

Date: Fri 12.05.23 – Fri 26.05.23 * Time: 18.00pm – 21.00pm * Location: Duke’s Aldridge Academy Trulock Road London N17 0PG * Hosts: Lorna Blackman * RSVP: here

“WE ARE WANTING TO TRAIN YOUR CHILDREN TO THE NEXT LEVEL TO BECOME SONG WRITERS, DIRECTORS, ACTORS, SINGERS ANY GIFTS THAT THEY HAVE WE WILL ENHANCE AND BRING THEM TO THE NEXT LEVEL: THIS YEAR WILL BE ENCOURAGING YOUR CHILDREN TO PRODUCE, WRITERS, DIRECTORS, PRODUCERS. THE CHILDREN PRODUCTIONS WILL BE PERFORMED TO THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES.”

Join Lorna Blackman MA, who has received recognition from the Alfred Fagan Foundation and Voice Newspaper 100 Black Authors from May 12th! Reserve your spot now.

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71) Fri 12.05.23 * CACAO DANCE TRIBE: Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony in North London

Date: Fri 12.05.23 * Time: 19.45pm – 22.00pm * Location: Confirmed upon booking (two minutes from Tufnell Park) * Hosts: URUBU Dance * RSVP: here

Friday Night Ecstatic Dance, Delicious Cacao, Epic Music! No booze, No Shoes, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish!!

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72) Fri 12.05.23 * Lagos Fridays

Date: Fri 12.05.23 * Time: 22.30pm – late * Location: Tunnel London 37 Jewry Street London EC3N 2ER * Hosts: Xclusive Eventz * RSVP: here

“XclusivEventzz” presents “LAGOS Friday’s”

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73) Fri 12.05.23 * Black Tech Basecamp – London: Networking for Black Founders & Investors

Date: Fri 12.05.23 * Time: 18.00pm – 21.00pm * Location: TBC * Hosts: Bimbi Phillips * RSVP: here

This networking event is aimed at founders, investors, entrepreneurs and for all who would like to support the wider black tech community, and it is valuable for a number of reasons:

To help start-up founders understand the investor landscape, equipping them with the tools to better assess potential investments and make informed decisions.
Help start-up founders build relationships with investors, increasing their chances of success when seeking funding.
Help investors identify investment opportunities, enabling them to diversify their portfolios and potentially make higher returns.

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74) Fri 12.05.23 * Friday Night at the Museum 2023

Date: Fri 12.05.23 * Time: 18.00pm – 20.00pm * Location: British Museum, Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG * Hosts: /Afristoricals & Umojapp * RSVP: here

Themes:

The Enlightenment * Assyria and the Mesopotamian Lie * African Presence in Europe * Destruction of Black Civilization * African Presence in Asia & America * The Greek Conundrum * The Glory of Africa * The Glory of KMT

The British Museum is the perfect place for people wishing to discover the History of Civilisation – especially if you are an Afristorian. Nowhere is it more clearly stated that Africans (i.e. all “Black people”) made absolutely no contribution to the development of Human Civilisation, than in the British Museum!

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75) Sat 13.05.23 * Good Times Brunch – Shoreditch’s Ultimate Brunch Party

Date: Sat 13.05.23 * Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm * Location: The Joiner 2 Paul Street Shoreditch London EC2A 4JH * Hosts: Invasion Parties * RSVP: here

London’s Biggest Brunch Party! – WINGS, BURGERS, FRIES & *FREE COCKTAILS

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76) Sat 13.05.23 * WalKings: Black Men’s Walking Group

Date: Sat 13.05.23 * Time: 10.20am – 12.30 start * Location: The Green Man 355 Bromley Road London SE6 2RP * Hosts: 360 Lifestyle Support Network CIC * RSVP: here

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact: carole@sirglondon.org or 360lsn@gmail.com

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77) Sat 13.05.23 * AFRO PUMP

Date: Sat 13.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 11.00am * Location: The Green Room Arcola Street London E8 2DZ * Hosts: Dance Fusion Fitness * RSVP: here

High energy and targets major muscles with the use of weights to achieve a lean body – with afrobeats inspired sweat exercises!

Building strength and power through resistance training and learn new dance moves through an easy to learn dance choreography as part of the cool down to help enhance your coordination.

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78) Sat 13.05.23 * The House of Luhuvilo Charity Dinner & Dance – Caribbean Edition

Date: Sat 13.05.23 * Time: 18.30pm – 23.30pm * Location: St Dunstan’s Jubilee Pavilion Canadian Avenue London SE6 4SW * Hosts: The House of Luhuvilo * RSVP: here

The first Charity Dinner and Dance on Saturday May 13th 2023 at St Dunstan’s Jubilee Ground, Canadian Ave. All proceeds will go to THE HOUSE OF LUHUVILO CHARITY towards the building of our orphanage in Tanzania.

To learn more about the work they do visit: http://www.thehouseofluhuvilo.com

Dress code: Caribbean Colours

Dinner: 3 Course Caribbean Buffet

Entertainment: Charity Auction/Raffle/Music to everyone’s taste.

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79) Sat 13.05.23 * Black Legacies – Westminster Trail

Date: Sat 13.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm * Location: Piccadilly Circus (Eros) Piccadilly Circus London W1B * Hosts: Rod Westmaas * RSVP: here

There is evidence of the African presence in London, England, from Roman times to the present day. We will walk along some of the most famous streets in the capital.

This Trail has come about as a result of the extensive research conducted by the University College London (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/) on the Legacies of Slave-Ownership. This added to my obsession with discovering more about the substantial Black history that literally ran throughout the streets of London.

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80) Sat 13.05.23 * Shoreditch Hip Hop & R&B Brunch Parties

Date: Sat 13.05.23 * Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm * Location: The Joiner on Worship 2 Paul Street London EC2A 4JH * Hosts: What’s The Motive? * RSVP: here

Shoreditch, home to creatives, trendsetters, hipster beards, eclectic dining and now the ULTIMATE weekend brunch parties!

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81) Sat 13.05.23 * COORS PRESENTS: SATURDAY SESSIONS

Date: Sat 13.05.23 * Time: 11.00am – 23.30pm * Location: Boxpark Shoreditch 2-10 Bethnal Green Road London E1 6GY * Hosts: Boxpark Shoreditch * RSVP: here

Come down and enjoy the resident DJs throughout the day and into the evening every Saturday. Resident DJs will be playing from 2pm with chilled R&B, Amapiano, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Disco and more!

The perfect accompaniment to your food and beverage BOXPARK style. Grab a drink from the bar and sample the food from our amazing street food traders and enjoy the Saturday day and night vibes.

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82) Sun 14.05.23 * Black Girl Knit Club Summer Accessories Workshop

Date: Sun 14.05.23 * Time: 5 Time Slots beginning 12pm * Location: Central Park 1 West Parkside London SE10 0BN * Hosts: Greenwich Peninsula * RSVP: here

Black Girl Knit Club will host a summer accessories workshop where you’ll have the opportunity to make your own knitted jewellery using their distinctive BGKC upcycled wax print yarn. Sicgmone Kludje & Vea Koranteng are the founders of Black Girl Knit Club (BGKC); A knitwear collective for Black women & girls which is the first of it’s kind in the UK.

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83) Sun 14.05.23 * Women of Virtue: Let’s talk Careers and Finance

Date: Sun 14.05.23 * Time: 13.00pm – 18.00pm * Location :Stanborough Park Seventh-day Adventist Church 609 Saint Albans Road Watford WD25 9JL * Hosts: Stanborough PC * RSVP: here

An event that encourages Young women of Faith to Balance their Faith, Personal lives and Career without having to compromise.

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84) Sun 14.05.23 * SUNDAE FUNDAY FOR MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN SINGLE MUSLIM (24-38)

Date: Sun 14.05.23 * Time: 17.00pm – 20.00pm * Location: Heavenly Desserts Marylebone 138 Marylebone Road London NW1 5PH * Hosts: Love Insha’Allah * RSVP: here

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This event is for Middle Eastern & North African single muslims aged 26-38 who are bored of apps, speed dating and networking, looking to meet other single muslims in a fun interactive way for the purpose of introductions! This is not just another singles event, this is one with a difference. Casual, fun & with good intentions. Welcome to the Love Insha’Allah way! You will be contacted to fill out a personal profile template so that we can introduce you to potentially well matched attendees.

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85) Sun 14.05.23 * Cultural Fashion & Beauty Pop-Up

Date: Sun 14.05.23 * Time: 12.00pm – 18.00pm * Location: The Countdown Lounge 39 Queenstown Road Battersea London SW8 3RE * Hosts: Cultural Style Week * RSVP: here

Celebrating cultural heritage through fashion, hair and beauty; 21-27 May 2023 – Community events

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86) Sun 14.05.23 * Black and Curious about Buddhism?

Date: Sun 14.05.23 * Time: 16.30pm – 18.00pm * Location: Jamyang Buddhist Centre – London 43 Renfrew Road London SE11 4NA * Hosts: Jamyang Buddhist Centre * RSVP: here

Everyone who approaches Buddhism does so with their cultural perspective. If you are of Black heritage and have an interest in Buddhist philosophy and practice, it can help to share experiences with others who are on that journey.

Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned student, we invite you to come and enjoy an evening of discussion, practice and connection.

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87) Sun 14.05.23 * Afrofusion Afternoon Tea

Date: Sun 14.05.23 * Time: 14.00pm – 18.00pm * Location: The Countdown Lounge 39 Queenstown Road Battersea London SW8 3RE * Hosts: The Countdown Lounge * RSVP: here

If you like an afternoon tea with a twist this is the event for you.

What’s on the menu

Mini Lamb and Plaintain Kebabs

Mini Saltfish Fritters and Rice Akara

A selection of Lemon Drizzle Cake, Black Rum Cake and Banana Cake.

Homemade Scones filled with Clotted Cream and Strawberry Jam

Homemade Coconut Turnover.

Mini Cheese and Cucumber Sandwiches and Tuna Sandwiches with Mayonnaise spring onion and fresh black pepper. (Made with Harddough bread and whole meal bread)

Unlimited Herbal Teas, Coffee and Tea and of course a complimentary glass of Rum Punch or Fruit Punch.

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88) Sun 14.05.23 * Ancient Africans in Europe, Asia & America Tour 2023

Date: Sun 14.05.23 * Time: 14.00pm – 17.00pm * Location: British Museum, Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG * Hosts: Afristoricals* RSVP: here

JOIN Afristoricals for the ANCIENT AFRICANS tour and discover the evidence of Ancient Africans in Europe, Asia and America ONLY on this month’s tour of the British Museum!!!

EARLY BIRD TICKETS: £10

STANDARD TICKETS: £15 … free for children under the age of 16!!!

This event is not to be missed – don’t miss out and buy your ticket NOW!!!

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89) Sun 14.05.23 * Free dance class – Live Brazilian music – Party (Sundays in Vauxhall, SW8)

Date: Sun 14.05.23 * Time: 19.30pm – 21.15pm * Location:Tia Maria – Brazilian Bar & Restaurant London 126 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RB * Hosts: Forro Academy * RSVP: here

Forro are a Brazilian #dance school based in London, UK.

— FREE TASTER CLASS —

Never heard of forró? Think salsa, but with a Brazilian twist!

No previous dance experience is required and you do not need to bring a partner.

There are 2 levels of classes:

19:30-20:15 – Beginner
20:15-21:15 – Intermediate

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90) Sun 14.05.23 * XXL Sundays x SMADE Lounge

Date: Sun 14.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – late * Location: Ley Street 284 LEY STREET Ilford IG1 4BS * Hosts: SMADE Lounge * RSVP: here

NO HOODIES AND SWEATPANTS * ID AT THE DOOR * LAST ENTRY IS 1AM * SECURITY RESERVES THE SOLE RIGHT TO DENY OR APPROVE ENTRY.

AMAPIANO, AFROBEATS, SUYA & JOLLOF, DJ ANDYMOORE AND DJ SNEH MIXING THE POT OF GINGER. ARE YOU READY?

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91) Mon 15.05.23 * ACS Zumba Course

Date: 15.05.23 * Time: 11.00am – 18.00pm * Location: Linden Children’s Centre 86-92 Rectory Road London N16 7SH * Hosts: African Community School * RSVP: here

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

– Have improved and built up co-ordination skills

– Know how to tone up and how to work on a variety of stretches to enhance flexibility and strength

– Dance different routines to a variety of music

– Have increased cardio energy levels

Zumba is a great way to:

Get fit * Have fun * Meet new people * Develop new skills * Feel good * Increase energy

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92) Mon 15.05.23 (May 2023 Exhibition) * Exhibition ‘Fragile’ by Tewodros Hagos

Date: 15.05.23 – 20.05.23 * Time: 11.00am – 18.00pm * Location: 2 Melior Pl 2 Melior Place London SE1 3SZ * Hosts: Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery * RSVP: here

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93) Mon 15.05.23 * DeadPan – The Aesthetics of Black Inexpression (BookTalk)

Date: Mon 15.05.23 * Time: 18.00pm * Location: Haldane Room Ground Floor, Wilkins Building Gower Street London WC1E 6BT * Hosts: Institute of Advanced Studies & * RSVP: here

Arguing that inexpression is a gesture that acquires distinctive meanings in concert with blackness, Tina Post will discuss instances and meanings of deadpan – a vaudeville term meaning “dead face” – across literature, theatre, visual and performance art, and the performance of self in everyday life. Post argues that the performance of purposeful withholding is a critical tool in the work of black culture makers, intervening in the persistent framing of African American aesthetics as colourful, loud, humorous, and excessive. She will discuss how deadpan aesthetics function in and between opacity and fugitivity, minimalism and saturation, excess and insensibility.

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94) Mon 15.05.23 (May 2023 Film Exhibition) * What You See Here / What You Hear Here by Darry Daley

Date: Mon 15.05.23 (whole of May 2023) * ‍Time: 10am – late * Location: NOW Gallery The Gateway Pavillions London SE10 0SQ * ‍Host: NOW Gallery * ‍RSVP: here

NOW Gallery is thrilled to award the 2023 Young Artist commission to visionary filmmaker Darryl Daley.

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95) Tues 16.05.23 * Little Boabab London – Senegalese Food Pop-up @ Peckham Levels

Date: Tuesdays – Sundays in May 2023 * Time: midday – 21.00pm * Location: Centre Carpark, F1-F6, 95A Rye Ln, London SE15 4ST * Hosts: Little Boabab * RSVP: n/a

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96) Tues 16.05.23 * Shaping up for the boardroom: one-day programme for aspiring NEDs

Date: Tues 16.05.23 * Time: 08.30am – 19.00pm * Location: DLA Piper 160 Aldersgate St London EC1A 4HT * Hosts: Diversity Talks Real Estate & * RSVP: here

Whether you want to consider a portfolio career in the future or add a non-executive director (NED) role alongside your current role, this one-day course is designed to get you ready for your path to the boardroom.

Practically focused, the course will provide female professionals with a comprehensive look at the process of becoming a NED; the duties and responsibilities of NEDs; legal requirements and information on board structure and governance; a workshop on CV preparation including identifying and communicating core competences and relevant experience as well as skills and behaviours of an effective NED.

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97) Weds 17.05.23 * Black Betterment: Tottenham Chess Club

Date: Weds 17.05.23 * Time: 12.00pm – 19.00pm * Location: N15 4AJ High Road London N15 4AJ * Hosts: Electric Grubb * RSVP: here

FREE POLITICS & CHESS CLUB #RaceCodeChess @ #ElectricGrubb #Haringey #Tottenham #SevenSisters

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98) Weds 17.05.23 * ACS Non-Violence Resistance Parenting Programme (NVR)

Date: Weds 17.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm (every Wednesday in May 2023) * Location: Morningside Community Centre Cresset Road London E9 6SJ * Hosts: African Community School * RSVP: here

The 12 week programme focuses on topics such as:

De-escalation.
Parental presence.
Reconciliation gestures.
Understanding parent’ trauma and child trauma.

The programme runs within City and Hackney over a 12 week period.

For more information; please click here

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99) Weds 17.05.23 * Write2Speak Monthly Spoken Word Open-Mic Night @ The Queens Arms in Barnet

Date: Weds 17.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – 22.00pm * Location: Queens Arms Great North Road New Barnet EN5 1AB * Hosts: Write2Speak * RSVP: here

Write2Speak is an organisation that supports people from all walks of life to express themselves through spoken word. Write2Speak facilitate workshops, projects, and events for young people and adults.

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100) Thurs 18.05.23 * A Synergy of 3 Civilizations

Date: Thurs 18.05.23 – Fri 19.05.23 * Time: 11.30am – 17.30pm * Location: Royal Observatory Greenwich Blackheath Avenue London SE10 8XJ * Hosts: ARC & YOU * RSVP: here

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101) Thurs 18.05.23 * 3rd Africa Remittances Conference 2023

Date: Thurs 18.05.23 – Fri 19.05.23 * Time: 17.00pm * Location: Kensington Conference Centre Hornton Street Kensington London W8 7NX * Hosts: Alliance 54 * RSVP: here

The Remittances Africa Conference & Exhibition will bring together key stakeholders in Africa’s remittance market to discuss how financial access could be enhanced to maximise the development impact of remittances within the region and explore the key technological trends and critical issues shaping the industry.

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102) Thurs 18.05.23 * *LONDON* Improving your cultural literacy and safeguarding children

Date: Thurs 18.05.23 * Time: 10.30am – 14.00pm * Location: Barnardo’s Head Office Tanners Lane Ilford IG6 1QG * Hosts: Barnado’s * RSVP: here

To celebrate UN Cultural Diversity day Barnado’s are hosting training to explore good practice in working with CYP from various cultural backgrounds. This short course will enhance your skills in working in safeguarding settings with families from a range of backgrounds. The course will enable you to reflect on your own unconscious and conscious biases, reflect on good practice, and enhance your holistic skills in protecting children and families.

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103) Thurs 18.05.23 UCL BAME Awarding Gap Project: 5 Years On

Date: Thurs 18.05.23 * Time: 10.45am – 18.00pm * Location: IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society 20 Bedford Way Jeffrey Hall London WC1H 0AL * Hosts: UCL BME Awarding Gap Project * RSVP: here

Join UCL in exploring how far UCL has come in addressing the BAME Awarding Gap and what we hope to achieve in the near future.

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104) Thurs 18.05.23 * The YardBirds Choir

Date: Thurs 18.05.23 * Time: 18.30pm – 20.00pm * Location: Clitterhouse Farm Project Clitterhouse Playing Fields London * Hosts: Our Yard at Clitterhouse Farm * RSVP: here

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105) Thurs 18.05.23 * The Black Men’s Consortium Performance Event

Date: Thurs 18.05.23 * Time: 17.00pm – 19.00pm * Location: Brixton Library Brixton Oval London SW2 1JQ * Hosts: The Black Men Consortium * RSVP: here

The Black Men’s Consortium is a community-led exploration arts and health project in which Black men of African Descent meet to experience positive and meaningful interactions and discuss issues that matter to them.

Through opportunities to express oneself, speak, learn and empower themselves creatively by using and mixing politics with art in order to make performances which are rooted in the group members’ experiences.

The Black Men’s Consortium is a weekly creative space for Black men where differences of opinion and unspoken feelings and resentments can be safely voiced and shared.

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106) Thurs 18.05.23 * Yeah OK! Poetry Night

Date: Thurs 18.05.23 * Time: 18.00am – 21.30pm * Location: Battersea Arts Centre Bar Space Lavender Hill London SW11 5TN * Hosts: Writerz n Scribez * RSVP: here

A fun, welcoming night of poetry and vibes at Battersea Arts Centre. Free workshop, poetry night with great features and open mic slots.

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107) Fri 19.05.23 * Single Black Professionals Meet-up (Ages 25-45)

Date: Fri 19.05.23 * Time: 19.30pm – 23.00pm * Location: The Square Pig 30-32 Procter Street London WC1V 6NX * Hosts: Single Black Dating * RSVP: here

This even is geared towards Single Black Professionals who are looking to network and make new connections.

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108) Fri 19.05.23 * Resilient Women Build Communities – Croydon

Date: Fri 19.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – 21.00pm * Location: CVA Resource Centre 82 London Road Croydon CR0 2TB * Hosts: Soul Purpose 360 CIC * RSVP: here

Resilient Women Build Communities hosts regular sessions every third Friday (evening) and every first Sunday (afternoon). The programme is a positive and supportive peer-led group, to motivate and support Black women to overcome personal challenges and to enable them to grow in confidence and resilience so that they too, can find their soul purpose. Resilient Women Build Communities is fun, engaging, informative and transformational; a safe space for Black women (African Caribbean, Asian and others who experience racism) who are resident in Croydon.

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109) Fri 19.05.23 * SoulPurpose360 Southwark

Date: Fri 19.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – 21.00pm * Location: Cossall Estate Tenants and Residents Association 48 Mortlock Close London SE15 2QE * Hosts: Soul Purpose 360 CIC * RSVP: here

The monthly Black Women’s Networking & Empowerment Circle!

Are you seeking personal development?
Do you desire to do something positive for your community, but don’t know where to start?
Are you struggling to get a venture off the ground and would like some support?
Do you have transferable skills to start a project of social business?
Are you active in the community and would like to be connected to like-minded Black women?

Then this is the safe, welcoming space to get genuine support.

Full information at: SoulPurpose360.co.uk or email SoulPurpose360Southwark@gmail.com

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110) Fri 19.05.23 * Friday Jazz in the City with The OGGs + DJ After Party!

Date: Fri 19.05.23 * Time: 19.30pm – late * Location: TAM Vineyard & Jazz Club MMy Wood Wharf 6 George Street London E14 9QG * Hosts: Temple of Art of Music * RSVP: here

TAM presents the return of our favourite ‘Jazz in the City’, now in Canary Wharf! Welcome the weekend with some of the finest players in London!

Don’t miss out, book your tickets now!

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111) Fri 19.05.23 * Lagos Fridays

Date: Fri 19.05.23 * Time: 22.30pm – late * Location: Tunnel London 37 Jewry Street London EC3N 2ER * Hosts: Xclusive Eventz * RSVP: here

“XclusivEventzz” presents “LAGOS Friday’s”

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112) Fri 19.05.23 * Date Night Cooking Class

Date: Fri 19.05.23 * Time: 18.00pm – 20.30pm * Location: Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street London SE13 7BN * Hosts: Greenwich Pantry * RSVP: here

These cooking classes typically include the Chef’s favourite dish to show core techniques from a variety of fusion dishes from British, French, Italian, African, Asian and Indian.

Engaged couples and newly weds who want to explore and build a team working in the kitchen or simply expand their culinary repertoire will enjoy this challenge.

You will both learn to cook a three course meal from our chef specials. With plenty of learning, cooking and of course food to take home to friends and family there’s no excuse; just get stuck in with expert help from our cooking team.

Class Snapshot

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113) Fri 19.05.23 * African Dance Class at Paper Dress Yoga with Joelle Bantu

Date: Fri 19.05.23 * Time: 18.00pm – 19.00pm * Location: E8 1HR Mare Street London E8 1HRL * Hosts: Joelle Bantu & Paper Dress Yoga * RSVP: here

Ready for the wild side? Come shake, whine, twerk, stomp, and roar in this African dance class led by Joelle Bantu

Step into a sacred circle and allow traditional & urban African steps to unleash the rhythm in you!

Everyone is welcome!

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114) Fri 19.05.23 * CACAO DANCE TRIBE: Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony in North London

Date: Fri 19.05.23 * Time: 19.45pm – 22.00pm * Location: Confirmed upon booking (two minutes from Tufnell Park) * Hosts: URUBU Dance * RSVP: here

Friday Night Ecstatic Dance, Delicious Cacao, Epic Music! No booze, No Shoes, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish!!

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115) Fri 19.05.23 * Black Singles Matter Meetup (Ages 30-45)

Date: Fri 19.05.23 * Time: 20.00pm – 22.30pm * Location: The Square Pig 30-32 Procter Street London WC1V 6NX * Hosts: Black Singles Matter * RSVP: here

These events are geared towards single black professionals who are looking to network and make new connections leading to potential partner.

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116) Sat 20.05.23 FounderFest 2023

Date: Sat 20.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 17.30pm * Location: County Hall Belvedere Road London SE1 7GP * Hosts: FounderVine * RSVP: here

Join us at Founderfest 2023! Founderfest is a vital celebration of diversity in leadership, emerging talent, and inclusive innovation.

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117) Sat 20.05.23 Kakez N Chill

Date: Sat 20.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 17.30pm * Location: Aubert Court Avenell Road London N5 1BJ * Hosts: KAKEZ N CHILL * RSVP: here

Cake decorating but with a twist, social event where you have a drink in one hand and a pallet knife in the other. Come out, learn how to decorate and have fun while doing it.

On the day there will be;

-Cocktail theme cake decorating competition

-Summer theme cupcake competition

-A New Cocktail hour

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118) Sat 20.05.23 * Bashment vs Afrobeats South London Party

Date: Sat 20.05.23 * Time: 22.OOPM – LATE * Location: Lit Clapham 15-16 Lendal Terrace London SW4 7UX * Hosts: WHAT’S THE MOTIVE? * RSVP: here

Celebrating all things Bashment & Afrobeats we’re bringing non-stop vibes, good energy and all the freshest anthems, all night! This is not an event to miss!

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119) Sat 20.05.23 (May 2023 Exhibition) * Exhibition ‘Fragile’ by Tewodros Hagos

Date: Sat 20.05.23 * Time: 11.00am – 18.00pm * Location: 2 Melior Pl 2 Melior Place London SE1 3SZ * Hosts: Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery * RSVP: here

Fragile, the fourth solo exhibition at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, is a captivating new series of portraits that captures vulnerability.

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120) Sat 20.05.23 * The Black Men’s Consortium Performance Event

Date: Sat 20.05.23 * Time: 17.00pm – 19.00pm * Location: Brixton Library Brixton Oval London SW2 1JQ * Hosts: The Black Men Consortium * RSVP: here

The Black Men’s Consortium is a community-led exploration arts and health project in which Black men of African Descent meet to experience positive and meaningful interactions and discuss issues that matter to them.

Through opportunities to express oneself, speak, learn and empower themselves creatively by using and mixing politics with art in order to make performances which are rooted in the group members’ experiences.

The Black Men’s Consortium is a weekly creative space for Black men where differences of opinion and unspoken feelings and resentments can be safely voiced and shared.

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121) Sat 20.05.23 * Good Times Brunch – Shoreditch’s Ultimate Brunch Party

Date: Sat 20.05.23 * Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm * Location: The Joiner 2 Paul Street Shoreditch London EC2A 4JH * Hosts: Invasion Parties * RSVP: here

London’s Biggest Brunch Party! – WINGS, BURGERS, FRIES & *FREE COCKTAILS

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122) Sat 20.05.23 * Shoreditch Hip Hop & R&B Brunch Parties

Date: Sat 20.05.23 * Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm * Location: The Joiner on Worship 2 Paul Street London EC2A 4JH * Hosts: What’s The Motive? * RSVP: here

Shoreditch, home to creatives, trendsetters, hipster beards, eclectic dining and now the ULTIMATE weekend brunch parties!

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123) Sat 20.05.23 * Photo Walk | Creating a street portrait by Arteh Odjidja

Date: Sat 20.05.23 * Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm * Location: Wex Photo Video | London 37-39 Commercial Road London E1 1LF * Hosts: Wex Photo Video * RSVP: here

Arteh Odjidja is an award-winning photographer and educator specialising in portraiture and fine art photography. Born in London, he draws inspiration from his West African heritage and completed his degree in graphic design at the University of the Arts in London.

Arteh will discuss how to think about street portraiture, facing anxieties that may be limiting you, and how you can develop your unique style of portrait photography.

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124) Sat 20.05.23 * DJ Legs Over 35 Years In The Business

Date: Sat 20.05.23 * Time: 21.00pm – late * Location: SILKS 177-181 Rushey Green London SE6 4BD * Hosts: DJ Legs * RSVP: here

Dress code smart Tickets £10 online only from Eventbrite see the link below £15 from the DJ’s and usual outlets m@td I.D is required. Birthday or group bookings (Limited) call or WhatsApp 07702277821

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125) Sat 20.05.23 * AFRO PUMP

Date: Sat 20.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 11.00am * Location: The Green Room Arcola Street London E8 2DZ * Hosts: Dance Fusion Fitness * RSVP: here

High energy and targets major muscles with the use of weights to achieve a lean body – with afrobeats inspired sweat exercises!

Building strength and power through resistance training and learn new dance moves through an easy to learn dance choreography as part of the cool down to help enhance your coordination.

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126) Sat 20.05.23 * WalKings: Black Men’s Walking Group

Date: Sat 20.05.23 * Time: 10.20am – 12.30 start * Location: The Green Man 355 Bromley Road London SE6 2RP * Hosts: 360 Lifestyle Support Network CIC * RSVP: here

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact: carole@sirglondon.org or 360lsn@gmail.com

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127) Sat 20.05.23 * Kings & Queens: Soul & Reggae Parties 2 Floor Boat Party

Date: Sat 20.05.23 * Time: 18.30pm – late * Location: Festival Pier BELVEDERE ROAD London SE1 8XZ * Hosts: Soul & Reggae Parties * RSVP: here

Oh Yay Oh Yay!!

King Charles is to be Crowned!!!

And SOUL AND REGGAE PARTIES are going to be celebrating in true Regal Styleee

This is “The 2 floor Reggae and Soul Boat Party” not to be missed.

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128) Sat 20.05.23 * COORS PRESENTS: SATURDAY SESSIONS

Date: Sat 20.05.23 * Time: 11.00am – 23.30pm * Location: Boxpark Shoreditch 2-10 Bethnal Green Road London E1 6GY * Hosts: Boxpark Shoreditch * RSVP: here

Come down and enjoy the resident DJs throughout the day and into the evening every Saturday. Resident DJs will be playing from 2pm with chilled R&B, Amapiano, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Disco and more!

The perfect accompaniment to your food and beverage BOXPARK style. Grab a drink from the bar and sample the food from our amazing street food traders and enjoy the Saturday day and night vibes.

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129) Sun 21.05.23 * Afrofusion Afternoon Tea

Date: Sun 21.05.23 * Time: 14.00pm – 18.00pm * Location: The Countdown Lounge 39 Queenstown Road Battersea London SW8 3RE * Hosts: The Countdown Lounge * RSVP: here

If you like an afternoon tea with a twist this is the event for you.

What’s on the menu

Mini Lamb and Plaintain Kebabs

Mini Saltfish Fritters and Rice Akara

A selection of Lemon Drizzle Cake, Black Rum Cake and Banana Cake.

Homemade Scones filled with Clotted Cream and Strawberry Jam

Homemade Coconut Turnover.

Mini Cheese and Cucumber Sandwiches and Tuna Sandwiches with Mayonnaise spring onion and fresh black pepper. (Made with Harddough bread and whole meal bread)

Unlimited Herbal Teas, Coffee and Tea and of course a complimentary glass of Rum Punch or Fruit Punch.

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130) Sun 21.05.23 * Legends Of Comedy: London Show

Date: Sun 21.05.23 * Time: 14.00pm – 17.00pm * Location: The Comedy Store 1a Oxendon Street London SW1Y 4EE * Hosts: The Comedy Factory UK * RSVP: here

Legends of Comedy is a special event bringing together some of the pioneers of UK Black Comedy. TCF bring legends from Television, Radio to Stand up comedy award winning comedians that have paved the way for African Caribbean comedians, actors and radio presenters today.

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131) Sun 21.05.23 * Free dance class – Live Brazilian music – Party (Sundays in Vauxhall, SW8)

Date: Sun 21.05.23 * Time: 19.30pm – 21.15pm * Location:Tia Maria – Brazilian Bar & Restaurant London 126 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RB * Hosts: Forro Academy * RSVP: here

Forro are a Brazilian #dance school based in London, UK.

— FREE TASTER CLASS —

Never heard of forró? Think salsa, but with a Brazilian twist!

No previous dance experience is required and you do not need to bring a partner.

There are 2 levels of classes:

19:30-20:15 – Beginner
20:15-21:15 – Intermediate

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132) Sun 21.05.23 * XXL Sundays x SMADE Lounge

Date: Sun 21.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – late * Location: Ley Street 284 LEY STREET Ilford IG1 4BS * Hosts: SMADE Lounge * RSVP: here

NO HOODIES AND SWEATPANTS * ID AT THE DOOR * LAST ENTRY IS 1AM * SECURITY RESERVES THE SOLE RIGHT TO DENY OR APPROVE ENTRY.

AMAPIANO, AFROBEATS, SUYA & JOLLOF, DJ ANDYMOORE AND DJ SNEH MIXING THE POT OF GINGER. ARE YOU READY?

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133) Mon 22.05.23 * The Dusk-Eyed Queen: Music by Women from Africa and the African Diaspora

Date: Mon 22.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – 22.00pm * Location: University of Cambridge Hughes Hall Cambridge CB1 2EW * Hosts: Hughs Hall Music * RSVP: here

The Dusk-Eyed Queen: Music by Women from Africa and the African Diaspora explores the African and African diasporic experience through the works of some of the most exciting composers of the past two centuries.

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134) Mon 22.05.23 (May 2023 Film Exhibition) * What You See Here / What You Hear Here by Darry Daley

Date: Mon 22.05.23 (whole of May 2023) * ‍Time: 10am – late * Location: NOW Gallery The Gateway Pavillions London SE10 0SQ * ‍Host: NOW Gallery * ‍RSVP: here

NOW Gallery is thrilled to award the 2023 Young Artist commission to visionary filmmaker Darryl Daley.

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135) Tues 23.05.23 TCRU seminar: Possibilities for empowerment with young migrants in Ghana

Date: Tues 23.05.23 * ‍Time: 13.00pm – 14.00pm * Location:Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) 27-28 Woburn Square London WC1H 0AA * ‍Host: UCL TCRU * ‍RSVP: here

In this TCRU seminar, Dr Grace Spencer and Dr Jill Thompson explore promotion of sustainable livelihoods with young migrants in Ghana

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136) Tues 23.05.23 * Little Boabab London – Senegalese Food Pop-up @ Peckham Levels

Date: Tuesdays – Sundays in May 2023 * Time: midday – 21.00pm * Location: Centre Carpark, F1-F6, 95A Rye Ln, London SE15 4ST * Hosts: Little Boabab * RSVP: n/a

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137) Weds 24.05.23 * Black Betterment: Tottenham Chess Club

Date: Weds 24.05.23 * Time: 12.00pm – 19.00pm * Location: N15 4AJ High Road London N15 4AJ * Hosts: Electric Grubb * RSVP: here

FREE POLITICS & CHESS CLUB #RaceCodeChess @ #ElectricGrubb #Haringey #Tottenham #SevenSisters

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138) Weds 24.05.23 * ACS Non-Violence Resistance Parenting Programme (NVR)

Date: Weds 24.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm (every Wednesday in May 2023) * Location: Morningside Community Centre Cresset Road London E9 6SJ * Hosts: African Community School * RSVP: here

The 12 week programme focuses on topics such as:

De-escalation.
Parental presence.
Reconciliation gestures.
Understanding parent’ trauma and child trauma.

The programme runs within City and Hackney over a 12 week period.

For more information; please click here

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139) Weds 24.05.23 * The Story Behind My Caribbean Style – Cultural Style Week Screening

Date: Weds 24.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – 21.00pm * Location: The Africa Centre 66 Great Suffolk Street London SE1 0BL * Hosts: The Africa Centre * RSVP: here

In ‘The Story Behind My Caribbean Cultural Style’, docu-film, Jennifer Laurent-Smart expands on her ‘Cultural Style Week’ campaign video and provides further insight into the story behind her Caribbean cultural identity and how she expresses it through fashion.

The event will take place at the iconic Africa Centre Southwark, London. The go to place for pan-African food, music, art, culture and thought leadership!

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140) Thurs 25.05.23 * The YardBirds Choir

Date: Thurs 25.05.23 * Time: 18.30pm – 20.00pm * Location: Clitterhouse Farm Project Clitterhouse Playing Fields London * Hosts: Our Yard at Clitterhouse Farm * RSVP: here

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141) Thurs 25.05.23 * Living Free Asylum Corner

Date: Thurs 25.05.23 * Time: 18.00pm – 19.00pm * Location: MayDay Rooms 88 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1DH * Hosts: Living Free UK * RSVP: here

This is an event specifically for our members who are thinking of seeking asylum in the U.K or are currently going through the asylum process. The hub creates a safe space for them to share their experiences, get support with evidence gathering, network, and socialise every last Thursday of the month.

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142) Thurs 25.05.23 * Networking Event London, Meet Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Investors, UK

Date: Thurs 25.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – 22.00pm * Location: Getshop Today 491 Commercial Road Basement office on Arbour sq side London E1 0HA * Hosts: Getshop Today * RSVP: here

Join this business networking event in London to network and develop lasting business connections. This is an offline in-person event.

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143) Fri 26.05.23 * Africa Day 2023

Date: Fri 26.05.23 * Time: 14.00pm – 18.00pm * Location: UPF – UK, 43 Lancaster Gate, London 43 Lancaster Gate London W2 3NA * Hosts: UK Universal Peace Foundation * RSVP: here

Africa Day is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the achievements of a fast growing continent. There are many inspirational examples from nations like Botswana which is relatively free of corruption and has free education and health due to a growing economy based on diamonds. The family culture, (which really means the extended family) is prevalent throughout Africa. The religiosity of African people. The music and foods of different parts of the African continent always create a welcoming atmosphere. The world comes to Africa for minerals and other resources. There is so much more to learn from Africa.

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**144) Fri 26.05.23 * Handling Depression Practically: and Biblically**

Date: Fri 26.05.23 * Time: 09.00am – 21.00pm * Location: Online * Hosts: Therapy Really * RSVP: here

UK based CBT Therapist and Biblically Counselling Trainee Abigail explores scripturally-based methods for addressing mental health challenges and finding comfort in the midst of loneliness.

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**145) Fri 26.05.23 * Co-work & Connect**

Date: Fri 26.05.23 * Time: 09.00am – 21.00pm * Location: BCC Content Creation space London London SE8 3Gw * Hosts: Create Black Connect * RSVP: here

Black Create Connect is also aiming to facilitate more spaces for black professionals to meet and connect on a regular basis, and this space aims to do just that !

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146) Fri 26.05.23 * Single Black Professionals Meetup (25-44)

Date: Fri 26.05.23 * Time: 20.00pm – 23.30pm * Location: The Square Pig 30-32 Procter Street London WC1V 6NX * Hosts: Black Singles Match * RSVP: here

These events bring together single black professionals who are interested in expanding their social circle.

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147) Fri 26.05.23 * Amplify Her: Coffee Meeting for Women in the Music Industry

Date: Fri 26.05.23 * Time: 11.00am – 13.00pm * Location: 21soho 3 Sutton Row London W1D 4NR * Hosts: Amplify Her * RSVP: here

Let’s talk about the music industry, and share our experience and journey over Coffee.

Being an artist can have its ups and down and here we find a place to build a community, help each other and keep moving forward.

Once a month, there will be a topic, where we can each share our thoughts and our opinions.

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148) Fri 26.05.23 * Single Muslim Professionals Meet-up (24-38)

Date: Fri 26.05.23 * Time: 19.30.00pm – 23.00pm * Location: The Gantry London, Curio Collection by Hilton 40 Celebration Avenue London E20 1DB * Hosts: London Single Muslims * RSVP: here

These events offer single Muslim professionals the opportunity to meet like-minded single Muslims people and expand their social circle.

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149) Fri 26.05.23 * Public Health after Covid: Beliefs, Religion and Competing Epistemologies

Date: Fri 26.05.23 & Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 09.30am – 17.30pm * Location: King’s College London Strand London WC2R 2LS * Hosts: FASS the Open University * RSVP: here

Please note this is an in-person event only and registration is required. The conference format is as follows:

Conference Day 1 – Friday 26 May 9:30 – 17:00
Film Screening: Harmoni – Friday 26 May 17:30 – 19:30
Conference Day 2 – Saturday 27 May 9:30-17:00

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The film screening explores collaboration between faith-based and traditional healers and mental health professionals in Indonesia to improve mental health care (often framed as possession) and eradicate human rights abuses.

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150) Fri 26.05.23 * CACAO DANCE TRIBE: Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony in North London

Date: Fri 26.05.23 * Time: 19.45pm – 22.00pm * Location: Confirmed upon booking (two minutes from Tufnell Park) * Hosts: URUBU Dance * RSVP: here

Friday Night Ecstatic Dance, Delicious Cacao, Epic Music! No booze, No Shoes, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish!!

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151) Fri 26.05.23 * African Expressions Fashion Show – Cultural Style Week

Date: Fri 26.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm start * Location: Green Rooms 13-27 Station Road London N22 6UW * Hosts: Cultural Style Week * RSVP: here

The ‘African Expressions’ fashion showcase includes a special South African segment by LL Traditions who will be coming from Cape Town. Come and view the intricate and distinct beadwork of the Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele peoples to the hypnotic xibelani dresses of the Tsonga people, the practical colours, shapes and patterns are endless. Let’s not also forget beautifully patterned Sotho blankets, the shweshwe ensembles of Tswana traditional wear, vividly coloured clothing of the Venda and the elegant layering of Sepedi dresses!

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152) Fri 26.05.23 * Lagos Fridays

Date: Fri 26.05.23 * Time: 22.30pm – late * Location: Tunnel London 37 Jewry Street London EC3N 2ER * Hosts: Xclusive Eventz * RSVP: here

“XclusivEventzz” presents “LAGOS Friday’s”

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153) Sat 27.05.23 * Curls, Coils and Sisters

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 15.30pm * Location: Al Manaar | The Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre 244 Acklam Road London W10 5YG * Hosts: Curls, Coils and Sisters * RSVP: here

Empower yourself at the UK’s first Black & Muslim Hair Care Event! 3 workshops to help you navigate curls & coils as a Black or Muslim woman

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154) Sat 27.05.23 * Black Tie Gala Dinner, Hilton Hotel

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 18.00pm – 23.00pm * Location: DoubleTree by Hilton London Kingston Upon Thames 1 Skerne Road Kingston upon Thames KT2 5FJ * Hosts: Kevin Kararwa Leukaemia Trust * RSVP: here

The Kevin Kararwa Leukaemia Trust (KKLT) was founded after the death of Kevin Kararwa. Kevin was a charismatic young black man who died at the age of 24yrs, after failing to get a Stem Cell Donor. KKLT wants to create a legacy to stop this ever happening to anyone else, especially those from the African/Caribbean and Asian ethnic groups as the chances of finding a cure are lower for this group.

The event is aimed to celebrate life while also raising awareness and money to help the charity continue doing the amazing work of saving lives, so that no body ever suffers from leukaemia again.

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155) Sat 27.05.23 * Afristoricals AFA Workshop

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 18.30pm – 21.00pm * Location: Pempamsie 45 Craven Park Road London NW10 8SE * Hosts: Afristoricals * RSVP: here

AFA Workshop is a practical workshop where you will master everything you need to connect with your lineage.

AWAKEN your ANCESTRAL TRADITIONS and join us for this unique workshop that will guide you on your way to the Most Ancient African Traditional Science – MAATs!

JOIN THIS WORKSHOP to easily learn how to heal and repair your mind from mental slavery. Awaken the ANCESTRAL CONNECTIONS in your HERITAGE and learn a new tradition from Ndigboo – one of the most Ancient inhabitants of Mother Earth.

Find the peace inside when you discover these important aspects of African Traditions:

Uwa – The Origins of the Universe
Afia Na Ano – The 4-Day Week
Ezemezu – The Original Spirits
Ndi Ichie – The Ancestors
Oji – The Materials
Ipiacha Ahu – Grand Rising Daily Ritual
Anabata Ajuju – Ask Me Anything

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156) Sat 27.05.23 * Dowdelin & Sanoy (DJ)

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 20.00pm – late * Location: The Jago 440 Kingsland Road London E8 4AA * Hosts: WoodBurner * RSVP: here

The self-proclaimed ‘creole afro-futurists’ fuse fragmented electronic sounds and jazz with music from across the African diaspora.

Checkout SANOY is an Italo-Ethiopian London based DJ and musician with a particular influence for funk, disco, classic house and african music alongside Dowdelin; who are based in Lyon with roots in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Armenia, the four-piece, self proclaimed ‘Creole Afro-Futurists’ group will spread the love with their addictive new foot shuffler Simé Love.

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157) Sat 27.05.23 * Good Times Brunch – Shoreditch’s Ultimate Brunch Party

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm * Location: The Joiner 2 Paul Street Shoreditch London EC2A 4JH * Hosts: Invasion Parties * RSVP: here

London’s Biggest Brunch Party! – WINGS, BURGERS, FRIES & *FREE COCKTAILS

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158) Sat 27.05.23 * The Dialogue Of Energies:

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 18.30pm – 20.30pm * Location: 21 Sunnyside Rd 21 Sunnyside Road London E10 7BB * Hosts: The Earth Centre UK * RSVP: here

The Earth Center’s London M’TAM School of Kemetic Philosophy and Spirituality is holding a Wisdom Of The Nile lecture/discussion event.

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159) Sat 27.05.23 * KARIBU NIGHT

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 20.00pm – late * Location: Goldsmiths Students’ Union Dixon Road London SE14 6NW * Hosts: Mai Karibu * RSVP: here

A night celebrating African Prints and Everything African .

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160) Sat 27.05.23 * ‘Walk the Lane’ guided tour

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 14.00pm – 16.00pm * Location: Wandsworth Town Library 11 Garratt Lane London SW18 4AQ * Hosts: Geoff Simmons * RSVP: here

Geoff Simmons is the Heritage Coordinator and founder of this project and can be contacted at rgbsimmons182@gmail.com. This is an entertaining and informative Guided Walk from Wandsworth to Tooting along Garratt Lane, one of south London’s most historic routes! Learn about the street named after an African King; and the other after an orchid.

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161) Sat 27.05.23 * Shoreditch Hip Hop & R&B Brunch Parties

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 13.00pm – 17.00pm * Location: The Joiner on Worship 2 Paul Street London EC2A 4JH * Hosts: What’s The Motive? * RSVP: here

Shoreditch, home to creatives, trendsetters, hipster beards, eclectic dining and now the ULTIMATE weekend brunch parties!

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162) Sat 27.05.23 * More Time More Life

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 22.00pm – late * Location: Secret loation- TBC * Hosts: About Last Night * RSVP: here

More Time More Life

Celebrating DJ Larni & DJ Shortman First Ever Birthday Bash!

This Will be the greatest event of may do not miss out

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163) Sat 27.05.23 * ABYSS Booty Camp (Lewes)

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 11.00am * Location: ABYSS Brewery + Tap UNIT 3 Davey’s Lane Lewes BN7 2BF * Hosts: Twerk 4 Fitness Africa * RSVP: here

If you need to shake off the sloth after a month of full-commitment festivities, ABYSS Booty Camp is for you! Led by Nozuko, these classes promise to get your heart racing and your booty shaking without the usual January flavour of self-punishment. Join her every Saturday morning in the taproom.

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164) Sat 27.05.23 * Black Owned Hackney Market

Date: Sat 27.07.23 * ‍Time: 10.00am – 18.00pm * Location: Bohemia Place Markets Bohemia Place London E8 1DU * ‍Host: Bohemia Market Place * ‍RSVP: here

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165) Sat 27.05.23 * COORS PRESENTS: SATURDAY SESSIONS

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 11.00am – 23.30pm * Location: Boxpark Shoreditch 2-10 Bethnal Green Road London E1 6GY * Hosts: Boxpark Shoreditch * RSVP: here

Come down and enjoy the resident DJs throughout the day and into the evening every Saturday. Resident DJs will be playing from 2pm with chilled R&B, Amapiano, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Disco and more!

The perfect accompaniment to your food and beverage BOXPARK style. Grab a drink from the bar and sample the food from our amazing street food traders and enjoy the Saturday day and night vibes.

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166) Sat 27.05.23 * AFRO PUMP

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 11.00am * Location: The Green Room Arcola Street London E8 2DZ * Hosts: Dance Fusion Fitness * RSVP: here

High energy and targets major muscles with the use of weights to achieve a lean body – with afrobeats inspired sweat exercises!

Building strength and power through resistance training and learn new dance moves through an easy to learn dance choreography as part of the cool down to help enhance your coordination.

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167) Sat 27.05.23 * Contested Identities: At the Intersection of Black, British and Muslim

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 11.00am start * Location: Online * Hosts: Islamic Art and Material Cultural Collaborative * RSVP: here

A conversation exploring multiple identities and the fractures within through Ejatu Shaw’s photography.

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168) Sat 27.05.23 * WalKings: Black Men’s Walking Group

Date: Sat 27.05.23 * Time: 10.20am – 12.30 start * Location: The Green Man 355 Bromley Road London SE6 2RP * Hosts: 360 Lifestyle Support Network CIC * RSVP: here

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact: carole@sirglondon.org or 360lsn@gmail.com

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169) Sun 28.05.23 * OKHA , the queer + Black book club

Date: Sun 28.05.23 * Time: 16.30pm – 19.00pm * Location: PRIM Library @ Not Just Another Store Unit 5 5 Calvert Avenue London E2 7JP * Hosts: PRIM BLACK * RSVP: here

OKHA wants to bring works by African, Caribbean and Afro-Latinx people to the forefront, to provide a space for book lovers and those who never really read to come together and also create a space where we can share perspectives, learnings and experiences orally. This month of May 2023 presents: ‘Rosewater’ by Liv Little.

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170) Sun 28.05.23 * Afrofusion Afternoon Tea

Date: Sun 28.05.23 * Time: 14.00pm – 18.00pm * Location: The Countdown Lounge 39 Queenstown Road Battersea London SW8 3RE * Hosts: The Countdown Lounge * RSVP: here

If you like an afternoon tea with a twist this is the event for you.

What’s on the menu

Mini Lamb and Plaintain Kebabs

Mini Saltfish Fritters and Rice Akara

A selection of Lemon Drizzle Cake, Black Rum Cake and Banana Cake.

Homemade Scones filled with Clotted Cream and Strawberry Jam

Homemade Coconut Turnover.

Mini Cheese and Cucumber Sandwiches and Tuna Sandwiches with Mayonnaise spring onion and fresh black pepper. (Made with Harddough bread and whole meal bread)

Unlimited Herbal Teas, Coffee and Tea and of course a complimentary glass of Rum Punch or Fruit Punch.

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171) Sun 28.05.23 * African Drumming Workshop

Date: Sun 28.05.23 * Time: 11.00am – 13.00pm * Location: Shoreditch Town Hall 380 Old Street London EC1V 9LT * Hosts: One Drum Africa x Abass Dodoo * RSVP: here

A monthly African drumming workshop that enhances your wellbeing, helps you to find your centre of wellness and mindfulness. Rediscover your own natural rhythm through the ancient art of African drumming.

Abass Dodoo, comes from a Ghanaian tribe of Master African Drummers with a long legacy of using ancient African drumming rhythms to unite individuals, families and communities through communal interactive African drumming circles.

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172) Sun 28.05.23 * Afro Hair & Beauty Live

Date: Sun 28.05.23 * Time: 10.30am – 18.00pm * Location: Business Design Centre 52 Upper Street London N1 0QH * Hosts: Afro Hair & Beauty * RSVP: here

Islington’s Business Design Centre plays host to Afro Hair & Beauty Live, the hottest event in London on 28th and 29th May 2023. Come along and join the ultimate hair and beauty experience where you can be pampered from head to toe.

This is the only place that you will find award-winning hairdressers under one roof giving one-to-one advice, specialist make-up artists on-hand to work their magic transformations. See stunning hair and fashion shows, get a nail makeover, henna tattoos and much more.

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173) Sun 28.05.23 * Free dance class – Live Brazilian music – Party (Sundays in Vauxhall, SW8)

Date: Sun 28.05.23 * Time: 19.30pm – 21.15pm * Location:Tia Maria – Brazilian Bar & Restaurant London 126 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1RB * Hosts: Forro Academy * RSVP: here

Forro are a Brazilian #dance school based in London, UK.

— FREE TASTER CLASS —

Never heard of forró? Think salsa, but with a Brazilian twist!

No previous dance experience is required and you do not need to bring a partner.

There are 2 levels of classes:

19:30-20:15 – Beginner
20:15-21:15 – Intermediate

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174) Sun 28.05.23 * Immigrant Comedy Show

Date: Sun 28.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – 21.30pm * Location: Camden Comedy Club 100 Camden High Street London NW1 0LU * Hosts: EEcom Fest * RSVP: here

Chin Wang – ChinaAkpos – NigeriaLucie ingram – CzechiaSaban kazim – TurkeyKuan wen -TaiwanAnd our host: Radu Isac – Romania

In need of a good laugh? Expect a night of great atmosphere, the best kind of comedy from the funniest immigrants in London!

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175) Sun 28.05.23 * XXL Sundays x SMADE Lounge

Date: Sun 28.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – late * Location: Ley Street 284 LEY STREET Ilford IG1 4BS * Hosts: SMADE Lounge * RSVP: here

NO HOODIES AND SWEATPANTS * ID AT THE DOOR * LAST ENTRY IS 1AM * SECURITY RESERVES THE SOLE RIGHT TO DENY OR APPROVE ENTRY.

AMAPIANO, AFROBEATS, SUYA & JOLLOF, DJ ANDYMOORE AND DJ SNEH MIXING THE POT OF GINGER. ARE YOU READY?

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176) Sun 28.05.23 * Guyana Folk Festival

Date: Sun 28.05.23 * Time: 13.00pm – 20:00pm * Location: Oasis Academy Shirley Road Shirley Croydon CR9 7AL * Hosts: Guyana Social Development Association UK * RSVP: here

The Guyana Folk Festival is a family day of the best in Guyanese culture, food, music & entertainment

The first Guyana UK Folk Festival was held in 2008. This cultural extravaganza aims to bring a taste of Guyana’s rich cultural heritage to the shores of the UK. Performers have included GUSDA’s Patron and Guyanese icon, Ram John Holder (aka Pork Pie), Flautist Keith Waithe, Actress Doris Harper-Wills and Poet Marc Matthews. The event has also had special performances from US and Guyanese based artist Terry Gadraj, Big Red, Jumo Primo (former lead singer of the world-famous Byron Lee & the Dragonaires) and Comedienne Liza Singh

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178) Mon 29.05.23 * Bubble Wednesdays – Dancehall Classes

Date: Mon 29.05.23 * Time: 20.00pm – 21:30pm * Location: Brockwell Park Dulwich Road London SE24 0PA * Hosts: Girls About Peckham * RSVP: here

This class is 100% AUTHENTIC NO CARBON COPIES

1st time Bubbler friendly

Come as you are, WE SAY SUBSTANCE OVER HYPE. Don’t be shy this space is for ALL!!!

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179) Mon 29.05.23 * City Splash Festival 2023

Date: Mon 29.05.23 * Time: 12:30pm – 22:00pm * Location: Brockwell Park Dulwich Road London SE24 0PA * Hosts: City Splash * RSVP: here

Our 2nd year of City Splash was a dream and we cannot wait to join back together again for #citysplashfest23 to celebrate Reggae, Dancehall, Afrobeats, Caribbean and African culture.

City Splash will continue to bless you all with Love, Music + Positive Vibes!

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180) Mon 29.05.23 (May 2023 Film Exhibition) * What You See Here / What You Hear Here by Darry Daley

Date: Mon 29.05.23 (whole of May 2023) * ‍Time: 10am – late * Location: NOW Gallery The Gateway Pavillions London SE10 0SQ * ‍Host: NOW Gallery * ‍RSVP: here

NOW Gallery is thrilled to award the 2023 Young Artist commission to visionary filmmaker Darryl Daley.

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181) Tues 30.05.23 * Explore Africa! Children’s Workshop @ Wallington Library

Date: Tues 30.05.23 * Time: 12.00pm – 13.30pm * Location: Wallington Library Shotfield Wallington SM6 0HY * Hosts: Sutton Council Cultural Services * RSVP: here

Become a linguist as you learn to say hello in several African languages, watch the storyteller as the African folktale comes alive. Learn an African inspired dance and create African art with sustainable materials with our Art teacher. Ideal for children aged 3-10 years. Organised with School of African Languages.

If you realise you are unable to attend an event after booking, please cancel your ticket to allow others to take your place. To do so find the original booking confirmation email and click the ‘View and manage your order online’ link.

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181) Tues 30.05.23 * Little Boabab London – Senegalese Food Pop-up @ Peckham Levels

Date: Tuesdays – Sundays in May 2023 * Time: midday – 21.00pm * Location: Centre Carpark, F1-F6, 95A Rye Ln, London SE15 4ST * Hosts: Little Boabab * RSVP: n/a

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182) Tues 30.05.23 * SES Explorer Talk: Chaz Powell – The Wildest Journey

Date: Tues 30.05.23 * Time: 19.00pm – 20.30pm * Location: Coopers Arms 87 Flood Street London SW3 5TB * Hosts: Scientific Exploration Society * RSVP: here

After exploring and hiking the globe for over 17 years, Chaz Powell now lives his life as an explorer, expedition leader, and survival guide. His ongoing project ‘The Wildest Journey’ is all about his wildest journeys by foot along Africa’s wildest rivers with an aim to raise awareness for wildlife conservation and anti-poaching.

Find out more about The Wildest Journey and hear Chaz share stories from his incredible journeys on foot.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Tuesday 30th May 2023

Venue: Albert Room, Coopers Arms, 87 Flood Street, Chelsea, London SW3 5TB

– Drinks in the bar from 6.30pm

– Talk upstairs in the Albert Room at 7pm (followed by Q&A)

– More drinks in the bar afterward, if wanted!

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183) Weds 31.05.23 * HAWA Ladies Night

Date: Weds 31.05.23 * Time: 7pm – 22.00pm * Location: Mayfield Wellbeing Hub 202 Cambridge Heath Road London E2 9LJ * Hosts: Women Inclusive Team * RSVP: here

As a non for-profit charity organisation, ‘Women Inclusive’ are organising a ladies only charity event on 30th June 2021 at 7pm to raise money to sustain our community Kitchen, which will enable us to support those most in need within our community. Women Inclusive are inviting friends and professionals from across London to support them by attending and sharing this event with their networks, The funds raised from the tickets, will cover the basic cost of the community KitchenSo as well as tasting delicious East African Somali Cuisine and enjoying a full and entertaining evening.

“You will support WIT to continue supporting those in need, last year we have served over 28000 meals/food parcels.”

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184) Weds 31.05.23 * BBFPN Presents the London Face Painting Jam 2023

Date: Weds 31.05.23 * Time: 12.00pm – 19.00pm * Location: Coopers Arms 87 Flood Street London SW3 5TB * Hosts: Black British Face Painters Network * RSVP: here

A fun and friendly event for face painters of all levels of the face and body art industry.

BBFPN welcome the public to come and experience the magic and creativity of the face and body art world. With FREE face and body painting all day.

Activities on the day.

Competitions * Workshops with amazing international artists * Balloon twisting * Bouncy Castle * Traditional African and Caribbean Cuisine * Face Paint Swap Shop

And lots more!

*There are limited workshop spaces so please contact us for further information

This years theme is Disney’s live action The Little Mermaid

Hosted by the BBFPN; Black British Face Painters Network

Sponsored by 2Meenie, Nyglorious Face Arts and iRok Body Art

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185) Weds 31.05.23 * ACS Non-Violence Resistance Parenting Programme (NVR)

Date: Weds 31.05.23 * Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm * Location: Morningside Community Centre Cresset Road London E9 6SJ * Hosts: African Community School * RSVP: here

The 12 week programme focuses on topics such as:

De-escalation.
Parental presence.
Reconciliation gestures.
Understanding parent’ trauma and child trauma.

The programme runs within City and Hackney over a 12 week period.

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186) Weds 31.05.23 * Black Betterment: Tottenham Chess Club

Date: Weds 31.05.23 * Time: 12.00pm – 19.00pm * Location: N15 4AJ High Road London N15 4AJ * Hosts: Electric Grubb * RSVP: here

FREE POLITICS & CHESS CLUB #RaceCodeChess @ #ElectricGrubb #Haringey #Tottenham #SevenSisters

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187) Thurs 01.06.23 * Sickle Cell Disease: A Cultural History: Free Lecture

Date: THURS 01.06.23 * Time: 18.00pm – 19.00pm * Location: Gresham College Barnard’s Inn Hall Holborn London EC1N 2HH * Hosts: Gresham College * RSVP: here

Sickle Cell Disease can only be understood in the context of racial politics. Predominantly seen in populations of African heritage, the diagnosis and treatment of this disease from the 1920s onwards draws attention to the importance of culture in biogenetic understandings of disease. Medical practices associated with sickle cell disease also shed light on health care disparities and the cultural construction of pain.

A lecture by Joanna Bourke

This event is also available to watch live online. To register, visit: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/sickle-cell-history

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188) Thurs 01.06.23 * world music @ temperance | Suntou Susso Band

Date: Fri 01.06.23 * Time: 19.00pm – 23.00pm * Location: Temperance 33 Bath Street Leamington Spa CV31 3AF * Hosts: Temperence Bar * RSVP: here

Susso is a multi-instrumentalist: Kora player, percussionist, singer and composer from The Gambia. Born a Griot in a 700-year old tradition, the Kora – harp-lute with 22 strings – is unique to the Griots of the Mandinka people. Griots have a unique societal role as oral historians, transmitting and preserving a people’s culture through the generations in song, music and poetry.

Suntou’s family includes some of the world’s most well-respected West African musicians. His musical abilities are outstanding, perhaps unique for his generation. An in-demand and charismatic performer, he attracted attention as soon as he arrived on Suntou the UK music scene.

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Written by Tholani Alli,

AfricanCultureBlog

Making African London Community Data Reachable, Relevant & Readable

200 Afrocentric Events Londoners Can Look Forward To in May 2023

**Sun 30.04.23 * ODO Banquet: An Event to Meet Your Soul Mate!**

**Sun 30.04.23 * Black History Tour of British Museum – Afternoon Tour – Sun 30 April 2023**

**Sun 30.04.23 * Black Owned Hackney Market**

30.04.23 * Bank Holiday Sunday Afrobeats n Brunch Special

**Mon 01.05.23 (March 9th 2023 – May 6th 2023) * Living the Dream Exhibition**

**Mon 01.05.23 (May 2023 Film Exhibition) * What You See Here / What You Hear Here by Darry Daley**

**Mon 01.05.23 (May 2023 Exhibition) * Exhibition ‘Fragile’ by Tewodros Hagos**

**Mon 01.05.23 * ACS Zumba Course**

**Tues 02.05.23 * Gender, climate change and sustainable development**

**Tues 02.05.23 * Tiata Fahodzi Presents: Museum Lates**

**Tues 02.05.23 * Cannabis Europa London**

**Tues 02.05.23 * Shisha Tuesdays**

**Weds 03.05.23 * ACS Non-Violence Resistance Parenting Programme (NVR)**

**Weds 03.05.23 * Black Light: On the Origin and Materiality of Blackness**

**Weds 03.05.23 * Black Betterment: Tottenham Chess Club**

**Weds 03.05.23 * ‘Gendering Racial Capitalism’ Public Lecture**

TAM presents the return of our favourite ‘Jazz in the City’, now in Canary Wharf! Welcome the weekend with some of the finest players in London!

TAM presents the return of our favourite ‘Jazz in the City’, now in Canary Wharf! Welcome the weekend with some of the finest players in London!

70) Fri 12.05.23 * AFRICAN CARIBBEAN CHILDREN ACTING COURSE £40 INCLUDES LAMDA ENTRY ONE YEAR

Celebrating cultural heritage through fashion, hair and beauty; 21-27 May 2023 – Community events

The Black Men’s Consortium is a community-led exploration arts and health project in which Black men of African Descent meet to experience positive and meaningful interactions and discuss issues that matter to them.

Through opportunities to express oneself, speak, learn and empower themselves creatively by using and mixing politics with art in order to make performances which are rooted in the group members’ experiences.

The Black Men’s Consortium is a weekly creative space for Black men where differences of opinion and unspoken feelings and resentments can be safely voiced and shared.

TAM presents the return of our favourite ‘Jazz in the City’, now in Canary Wharf! Welcome the weekend with some of the finest players in London!

The Black Men’s Consortium is a community-led exploration arts and health project in which Black men of African Descent meet to experience positive and meaningful interactions and discuss issues that matter to them.

Through opportunities to express oneself, speak, learn and empower themselves creatively by using and mixing politics with art in order to make performances which are rooted in the group members’ experiences.

The Black Men’s Consortium is a weekly creative space for Black men where differences of opinion and unspoken feelings and resentments can be safely voiced and shared.

**144) Fri 26.05.23 * Handling Depression Practically: and Biblically**

**145) Fri 26.05.23 * Co-work & Connect**

This class is 100% AUTHENTIC NO CARBON COPIES

1st time Bubbler friendly

Come as you are, WE SAY SUBSTANCE OVER HYPE. Don’t be shy this space is for ALL!!!

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Sun 30.04.23 * ODO Banquet: An Event to Meet Your Soul Mate!

Sun 30.04.23 * Black History Tour of British Museum – Afternoon Tour – Sun 30 April 2023

Sun 30.04.23 * Black Owned Hackney Market

30.04.23 * Bank Holiday Sunday Afrobeats n Brunch Special

Mon 01.05.23 (March 9th 2023 – May 6th 2023) * Living the Dream Exhibition

Mon 01.05.23 (May 2023 Film Exhibition) * What You See Here / What You Hear Here by Darry Daley

Mon 01.05.23 (May 2023 Exhibition) * Exhibition ‘Fragile’ by Tewodros Hagos

Mon 01.05.23 * ACS Zumba Course

Tues 02.05.23 * Gender, climate change and sustainable development

Tues 02.05.23 * Tiata Fahodzi Presents: Museum Lates

Tues 02.05.23 * Cannabis Europa London

Tues 02.05.23 * Shisha Tuesdays

Weds 03.05.23 * ACS Non-Violence Resistance Parenting Programme (NVR)

Weds 03.05.23 * Black Light: On the Origin and Materiality of Blackness

Weds 03.05.23 * Black Betterment: Tottenham Chess Club

Weds 03.05.23 * ‘Gendering Racial Capitalism’ Public Lecture

TAM presents the return of our favourite ‘Jazz in the City’, now in Canary Wharf! Welcome the weekend with some of the finest players in London!

TAM presents the return of our favourite ‘Jazz in the City’, now in Canary Wharf! Welcome the weekend with some of the finest players in London!

70) Fri 12.05.23 * AFRICAN CARIBBEAN CHILDREN ACTING COURSE £40 INCLUDES LAMDA ENTRY ONE YEAR

Celebrating cultural heritage through fashion, hair and beauty; 21-27 May 2023 – Community events

The Black Men’s Consortium is a community-led exploration arts and health project in which Black men of African Descent meet to experience positive and meaningful interactions and discuss issues that matter to them.

Through opportunities to express oneself, speak, learn and empower themselves creatively by using and mixing politics with art in order to make performances which are rooted in the group members’ experiences.

The Black Men’s Consortium is a weekly creative space for Black men where differences of opinion and unspoken feelings and resentments can be safely voiced and shared.

TAM presents the return of our favourite ‘Jazz in the City’, now in Canary Wharf! Welcome the weekend with some of the finest players in London!

The Black Men’s Consortium is a community-led exploration arts and health project in which Black men of African Descent meet to experience positive and meaningful interactions and discuss issues that matter to them.

Through opportunities to express oneself, speak, learn and empower themselves creatively by using and mixing politics with art in order to make performances which are rooted in the group members’ experiences.

The Black Men’s Consortium is a weekly creative space for Black men where differences of opinion and unspoken feelings and resentments can be safely voiced and shared.

144) Fri 26.05.23 * Handling Depression Practically: and Biblically

145) Fri 26.05.23 * Co-work & Connect

This class is 100% AUTHENTIC NO CARBON COPIES

1st time Bubbler friendly

Come as you are, WE SAY SUBSTANCE OVER HYPE. Don’t be shy this space is for ALL!!!

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**Sun 30.04.23 * ODO Banquet: An Event to Meet Your Soul Mate!**

**Sun 30.04.23 * Black History Tour of British Museum – Afternoon Tour – Sun 30 April 2023**

**Sun 30.04.23 * Black Owned Hackney Market**

**Mon 01.05.23 (March 9th 2023 – May 6th 2023) * Living the Dream Exhibition**

**Mon 01.05.23 (May 2023 Film Exhibition) * What You See Here / What You Hear Here by Darry Daley**

**Mon 01.05.23 (May 2023 Exhibition) * Exhibition ‘Fragile’ by Tewodros Hagos**

**Mon 01.05.23 * ACS Zumba Course**

**Tues 02.05.23 * Gender, climate change and sustainable development**

**Tues 02.05.23 * Tiata Fahodzi Presents: Museum Lates**

**Tues 02.05.23 * Cannabis Europa London**

**Tues 02.05.23 * Shisha Tuesdays**

**Weds 03.05.23 * ACS Non-Violence Resistance Parenting Programme (NVR)**

**Weds 03.05.23 * Black Light: On the Origin and Materiality of Blackness**

**Weds 03.05.23 * Black Betterment: Tottenham Chess Club**

**Weds 03.05.23 * ‘Gendering Racial Capitalism’ Public Lecture**

**144) Fri 26.05.23 * Handling Depression Practically: and Biblically**

**145) Fri 26.05.23 * Co-work & Connect**