Black History Month
Black History Month was first celebrated in 1987, when it emerged as part of the African Jubilee Year Marcus Garvey celebrations. Here's our guide to some great sites dedicated to diversity and multicultural matters in SW Wales and beyond. If we're missing a site, let us know!
Black and Ethnic Minority Support Team
BEST has been formed with the aim of providing support to Black Minority Ethnic communities and organisations within the scope of the Communities First Programme. Funded by the Welsh Assembly, the whole ethos of BEST is to work in partnership to enable BME communities to develop the skills and resources they need to make meaningful and sustained change in their lives.
Website: www.best-cymru.org
Pogus Caesar Gallery
Site suggested by Emma Jeffares of Birmingham.
This excellent site promotes black art.The gallery covers the work of multi-media artist Pogus Caesar, with rare photographs, photomontages etc.
Website: www.oomgallery.net
Black Information Link
One of the major networking sites for Britain's Black and Ethnic Minority Communities. It features a special section on Stephen Lawrence, along with a range of other reports and publications. The site has an emphasis on interactivity, and members are invited to post their comments onto it.
Website: www.blink.org.uk
Black To The Future
Test your knowledge of black history with this quiz.
Website: www.blacktothefuture.co.uk
Black Voluntary Sector Network Wales
A young organisation which aims to represent the interests and views of black and ethnic minority communities in Wales.
Website:
www.switch-cymru.org.uk/html/BVSN/home
Commission for Racial Equality
Discover what Black History Month is all about here. The site looks at the contribution of ethnic minority communities to Britain, and you can also trace the history of immigration to Britain.
Website:www.cre.gov.uk.ethdiv/bhm.html
The Kafel Centre
Kafel is a voluntary charity working with Swansea's Muslim ethnic minority communities, taking its name from an Arabic word meaning 'to nurture'. The site details future plans for the Kafel Centre, which it is hoped will be of particular use to the most vulnerable and neglected sections of the community.
Website:
www.ben-network.org.uk/resources/KafelCetre.html
M.E.W.N. Swansea
MEWN (Minority Ethnic Women's Network) aims to empower women from black and ethnic minority communities and to enable them to develop their own initiatives and participate fully in mainstream services.
Website: www.mewn-cymru.org.uk
The Science Museum
Who was the first black woman in space? What role did Mary Seacole play in the Crimea War? If you're visiting London you can find out the answers to these questions as part of an series of events for Black History Month.
Website:
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/education/blackhistorymonth
The Women's Jazz Archive
This charitable trust was established in Swansea in 1986 by pianist and historian Jen Wilson. It offers courses and workshops in improvisation, African rhythm, bhangra, small group work, the collection of oral history and roots. Current research work covers the socio-cultural history of African American Music in Wales from the 19th century. The site is part of Channel 4's Black and Asian History Map.
Website: www.jazzsite.co.uk/wja/
Black History and Classical Music
Profiles of black composers and musicians through the ages, such as composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, French revolutionary Le Chevalier de Saint-George, violinist George A.P. Bridgetower, and Royal trumpeter John Blanke from the Tudor era.
Website: www.africlassical.com
Are we missing a site? Let Us Know!
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