Black Cultural Archives
Black Cultural Archives (BCA) was founded in 1981 to record and preserve the history of people of African descent in Britain.
We have a growing archive collection that documents the history of people of African and African-Caribbean descent in Britain. The collection includes rare documents, essays, photographs, oral history testimonies and objects dating from the second century to the present day. We are working to open UK's first Black Heritage Centre in Brixton, London.
To find out more about the BCA, to volunteer or visit the archive for research please email info@bcaheritage.org.uk or go to www.bcaheritage.org.uk
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Today we had a visit from the RasTafari - The Majesty & The Movement UK committee.
The photo above of committee members, with Paul Reid Director of Black Cultural Archives (second from left), was taken in the archive store at Black Cultural Archives.
They are looking to link up with individuals or groups who have valuable information or experience to contribute to the capturing of the story of Ras Tafari in the UK, contact rascostafari@aol.co.uk for more information.
Are you curious about the past? Have you ever wanted to know more about a treasured object or document that belongs to your cultural heritage?
The Africa Centre and Black Cultural Archives would like to invite you to bring along an object or documents connected with your heritage to be looked at by our panel of experts.
The item could be an object, photograph, print or drawing; or documents such as letters, diaries, minutes from between 1950-2000, and must be easily portable.
Your item will be examined by three experts who will give you information on the history of the item and how to look after it.
The event will take place at the Africa Centre on the 28th May between 5-6:30 pm as an antique-road-show-style compliment to our partnership event Past Performance: Part II which starts later at 7 pm
If you are interested in booking a slot please email your name, contact number and brief item description to events@africacentre.org.uk.
(c) Heritage Lottery Fund. Kois Miah.
Join us for a book sale on Saturday 18th May. 13:00-17:00.
Big Up to our Learning Manager and resident historian SI Martin on his Earth Day.
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Past Performance Part 1: Archiving art, performance and design
Tuesday 16th April 2013
Time: 19:00-21:00
Place: Africa Centre
Join Black Cultural Archives and the Africa Centre tomorrow an evening exploring the nature of heritage and collecting and the institutions, organisations and individuals that are custodians of African and Caribbean heritage.
This event is the first of a two-part series of discussions and talks that will start to unravel the difference between archives, libraries, and museums; it has been shaped to provide practical advice and guidance on the material they hold, and to offer insights into the ways that you can access and make use of archives.
Past Performance Part 2 is on 28 May at 7pm.
more information here
From January 1969. (Archiving is a habit, stunt like me.) (at BCA - Black Cultural Archives)
Getting ready with Nydia Swaby to host the Black Feminist Collective!!
Gone clear with the Olive Morris decal on her nails!
