Biko.
Find Out Moreand articles that will explore the life and work of
South African revolutionary Bantu Steve Biko,
the father of Black Consciousness.
Glory Sam-Jolly
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the Black female narratives of today
Harmonia Rosales
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we explore Rosales' groundbreaking work
Glory Sam-Jolly
Read Moreof a young "arti-vist" telling
the Black female narratives of today
Africa’s Stolen Artefacts – Change is Coming
A number of recent developments have re-invigorated the campaign to return Africa’s stolen artefacts to their rightful owners. Edo Museum of West African Art In September, the architecture firm Adjaye Associates confirmed their appointment to design and construct the Edo …
The Black Feminine – Harmonia Rosales’ Ode to her Ancestors
Harmonia Rosales is one of the artists chosen by artist and curator Glory Sam-Jolly (@gloryology) as part of our Black History Month artist #takeover on the theme, The Black Feminine. Intention and result rarely reconcile perfectly. But, on seeing Rosales’ …
Glory Sam-Jolly – a young “arti-vist” inserting the Black feminine into contemporary art
I knew near instantly on seeing Glory Sam-Jolly’s work that she was the perfect person to give us an insight into the Black Feminine in contemporary art. Young, ambitious and immensely talented, her work turns heads for its audacity, placing …
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Monday 7 December 2020 | Black Lives Matter – Lessons from 2020
Join us as we review the state of the global struggle for Black human rights in light of the events of this year and ask what lessons there are to be learnt. Aiming to place the death of George Floyd, …
Monday 1 February 2021 | The Trial of Steve Biko
Registration opening 1 December 2020 | In 1978, the leadership of the South African Students’ Organisation, founded by Biko, and the Black People’s Convention were put on trial in apartheid South Africa. What followed was one of the seminal events …
Saturday 20 February 2021 | A Course in Black Consciousness
Registration opening 1 December 2020 | Join us for this enlightening and engaging course in which we will not only place Black Consciousness in its historical context but will learn how to deploy its tools in pursuit of our personal …
Saturday 6 March 2021 | I Write What I Like
Registration opening 1 December 2020 | Join us in this amazing writing workshop in which Biko’s work is used as inspiration to help participants to write more audaciously and consciously. Biko wrote audaciously, striking fear into the heart of the …
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Who We Are
The African History Project is a response to the world’s call to better synthesise and distribute Black histories.
The Project aims to address the dearth of engaging, comprehensive and intuitive resources in this area. Through the design and delivery of courses and resources, we hope to make quality Black history education available to all.
How you can help
Many people recognise the need to facilitate and advocate for the study of Black histories and it is for these people that this Project has been launched.
For too long there has been no way for people to make tangible contributions to the expansion of the study of Black histories – that’s where we come in!
We are eager to build our community of champions so that we can take this project forward and re-balance the scales of historical discourse. If you can, we would appreciate any amount that you can contribute to this Project. We thank you in advance for your support and generosity as we embark on this long overdue task to redress the imbalance in global narratives that have historically excluded the Black experience.