Share the dream

Today, in ordinary lives and through prominent figures one can glimpse both the journey and the dream -- and the rocky passage in between. The powerful traditions, struggles and aspirations of Black people in urban western society are evident in the voices of:

• Black writers and artists,
• Philosophers and community activists,
• Media and sports personalities,
• Trend setters and prominent leaders,
• Black leaders and young achievers,
• Preachers and parliamentarians, and many others.

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• Mapping the Afro-Caribbean Diaspora
  Goodbye poverty and plantations, hello yankee dollar and prejudice in the Panama Canal

Today's Blacks in Britain are building on their heritage and cultivating leadership in diverse fields. That is why we are looking at black men and women in the thick of the action in business, information technology, media publishing, and architecture.

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• Delia Dolor
  brings fresh outlook to black journalism

• Dream girls
  get down to business at Cafe Royal

Our Gallery offers a window on the Black world - in cultural thought and expression, and in social action. Ways of "being and becoming" are explored for the valuable insights they give us to black heritage and cultural development.

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• Fowokan
  Artist of the Diaspora

• Women and War-time Conflicts
  from Central America to East Africa

• Chris Ofili
  Artist prize-winner

• Images of Krio Architecture
  Freetown Sierra Leone

 

Browse our Archives for previous Gallery personalities and art works.

 

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Black London

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• A Capsule History
  The shaping of Black London

 

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Browse our Archives for past classic texts

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