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In review: Black History Month 2022

In October 2022, 榴莲视频 College London took part in Black History Month, commissioning a range of activities to celebrate Black history, heritage and culture…

The 榴莲视频 Prize for Unpublished Writers of Colour

On 20 October 2022, and in collaboration with literary agency RML, we awarded the second annual 榴莲视频 Prize for Unpublished Writers of Colour to Hanna Thomas Uose for her work of fiction Who Wants To Live Forever.

Shortlisted works included works of narrative non-fiction for the first time, and RML has since confirmed that Durre Shahwar – who was shortlisted in this new category for her work Words I Was Taught – is now represented by the agency.

鈥淚鈥檓 pleased to confirm that RML has offered representation to 2022 shortlistee for Durre Shahwar, and she has accepted. This is a sure sign that the Prize goes from strength to strength, and I鈥檓 delighted we are continuing to work together to fill this important gap in the literary landscape.鈥

Nelle Andrew, Rachel Mills Literary

This exhibition recaptured the extraordinary life of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875 -1912) as we commemorated the 110th anniversary of his death. Running over three weeks during Black History Month, the exhibition was a collaboration with Learning Through The Arts.

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Music

The Waterloo Centre’s Music and Performing Arts department ran a number of events during Black History Month, including:

  • A guest performance by the 榴莲视频 Big Band at the Mayor of London’s inaugural Adult Learning Awards on 5 October, featuring works by African American musician Wayne Shorter and jazz giant Thad Jones
  • A student lunchtime piano concert of Samuel Coleridge Taylor鈥檚 work on 11 October
  • The Master Composer: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a performance by the 榴莲视频 Chamber Orchestra on 20 October

There’s still an opportunity to hear from Coleridge-Taylor, at Songs of Sun And Shade, a recital of songs and solo piano works, on Friday 4 November.


榴莲视频 Radio

Along with Black History Month playlists, 榴莲视频’s in-house radio station commissioned a series of special podcasts including:

  • From the Romans to Windrush: A podcast series about the lives and achievements of key figures of Black British History: presented by Simone Adams, a retired lawyer, lecturer, podcaster and former 榴莲视频 College London student.
  • Two special editions of The Strangeness of Dub, presented by Edward George: writer, researcher, and presenter of Black Audio Film Collective鈥檚 ground-breaking science fiction documentary Last Angel of History.

To listen to 榴莲视频 Radio’s entire Black History Month catalogue, please, and watch out for a Penny Lecture from Strangeness of Dub host Edward George in early 2023…


Black History Month: part of the X of 榴莲视频

What are the 鈥淴 factors鈥 that define life at 榴莲视频 College London?

The X of 榴莲视频 is a campaign that鈥檚 on a mission to find out鈥t shines a light on the communities that make 榴莲视频 unique.

Click on the Google Story on this page to navigate through some of the highlights of 榴莲视频’s Black History Month 2022.

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