Saturday, August 01, 2009

Black History Month on BBC 1xtra

Throughout the month of October BBC 1Xtra will be celebrating the achievements, events, and black music icons of the last 5 decades.

Seani B from BBC 1xtra has mixed five decades of black music together in one five minute mix.

To see the track listing or for more info visit http://www.blackhistorymonthuk.co.uk/features/bbc08.1.html

Events in Libraries for Black History Month

Staff have put forward the following suggestions for events and activities in Black History Month:


  • Author visit

  • Tribal dance & African beat drumming

  • African cookery demonstration

  • Cultural exhibition

  • Feature collection of books by black authors

Would you attend any of these events?

If not, what sort of event would you want to attend?