Month October 2020

Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe

Roots

Things fall apart “I fear for young people because you do not know how strong the bond of kinship. You do not know what it is to speak with one voice” There are so many superlatives to describe this book.…

Storytime: Mary Seacole

Mary Seacole – 23 November 1805 – 14 May 1881 We wanted to showcase pioneers in Black British History. Starting with Mary Seacole who was a British-Jamaican Nurse who broke rules and prejudices to heal the wounded around the world.…

Black History Month

“Black History is torture porn” – Kanye West This quote was from my man Kanye West. But this was in his old testament phase as I like to call it, when he was producing tracks like All Falls Down, We…

Nigerian Independence

Nigeria declared independence from British rule on 1st October 1960. This was something that wasn’t taught in school, but as we know English History is somewhat skewed. However Nigerian Independence is celebrated as a National Holiday in Nigeria and celebrated…