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Celebrating people and communities

events guide 2013 music • art • literature • talks • exhibitions • workshops

www.norfolkblackhistorymonth.org.uk

Chair’s Welcome

It gives me great pleasure to present Norfolk’s 10th Black History Month (BHM) programme, containing over 100 events across the county. BHM brings together a diverse set of people to celebrate the contribution of Black people, past and present, and it gives everyone the opportunity and confidence to look into and appreciate their own and others’ history and heritage.

BHM serves as an education project as well as an entertaining experience for those who know little of, or are just curious about, African, Asian and Caribbean culture and the British connection. This year we have organised a variety of events for different ages and tastes from talks and lectures to theatre and music, from family fun to children’s activities.

The theme for 2013 is ‘Celebrating Black History: Past, Present and Future’. We have chosen this theme so that we can reflect on the contribution of the trailblazers who cleared the way for us, whilst acknowledging how far we’ve come and looking towards the future with hope of the promise it holds.

We must celebrate Black history past, present and future to ensure that our past continues to impact, improve, and secure our present, and give rise to our future opportunities.

Table of Contents

Launch Events page 4

Music & Drama page 5-15

Children & Families page 17

Community Festival page 19-24

Activities & Workshops page 25-26

Arts & Literature Festival page 27-41

Film Festival page 43-46

Talks & Exhibitions page 47-51

Finale Event & Profiles page 53-54

Calendar of Events centre pages

This year sees the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation (issued on January 1, 1863), the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington (which took place on August 28, 1963) and 50 years of Jamaican independence. We have organised talks and discussions focusing on these pivotal events in our history to explore their context and consequences.

This year Black Heritage and Culture Norfolk in partnership with Norfolk County Council, and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner Norfolk Constabulary has supported a number of community events linked to Norfolk BHM 2013 with community groups being awarded £200 towards an event to celebrate this year’s theme.

The strength of Norfolk’s BHM celebration is our vision of creating an educational and entertaining event for all of Norfolk’s communities along with our partnership approach and the hard work of communities and volunteers who have helped organise the events and of course everyone who’s going to take part.

I hope this programme inspires you to go out and enjoy what Norfolk BHM 2013 has to offer, and I extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has been involved in what promises to be another fantastic October. There is something for everyone to participate in celebrating our shared history and there is so much we can learn from each other and from our past that will help us shape a better future. Come and join us.

Norfolk Black History Month is supported by communities and voluntary groups, statutory agencies such as local authorities, museums, libraries and criminal justice agencies. I would like to extend a special thank you to the support given by Norfolk County Council, Norfolk Constabulary, Norwich City Council, the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Writers’ Centre Norwich, Norfolk Library and Information Services, ZIMCAN, NEAD, University of East Anglia, The Bridge Plus+, Community Connections, UEA Afro Caribbean Society, Norfolk Jazz and Blues Society, The Castle Mall, Creative Arts East, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Cinema City, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, Broadland Council, Norfolk FA, Norwich Mind and various organisations and community groups for their support and in making Norfolk Black History Month one of the best and well organised BHM celebrations nationally.

I look forward to sharing in a busy and exciting Black History Month, this October, with you all.

Abraham Eshetu Chair – Norfolk Black History Month

Celebrating Black History: Past, Present and Future

4 Norfolk Black History Month 2013

Friday 27th September5:30pm

BHM LauncH at norwicH city HaLL

The theme for this year’s celebration is Black History: Past, Present and Future. The launch will include a short presentation by members of the public, voluntary and community groups and key public sector leaders on the theme. Our aim is to celebrate and recognise the positive achievements of black people locally, regionally and nationally.

Launch after party from 8pm til late at Café Bar Marzano – come and enjoy Jess Ferrera and his Afro Cuban band.

Free entry

at Norwich City Hall St Peters Street, Norwich NR2 1NH t 0344 980 3333

Cafe Bar Marzano The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich NR2 1TF t 01603 665504

Tuesday 24th September5:15-8:15pm

autuMn inSEt EvEning for tEacHErS

This is a chance to see our new exhibition ‘Masterpieces: Art and East Anglia’. We have an exciting line-up of workshops for primary and secondary school teachers and there will be an opportunity to tour the city with the Centre’s guides.

Booking essential by 17 September. Payment (if applicable) required on booking – no tickets on the door. Early-bird booking does not apply. Call 01603 593199. Includes refreshments.

Free entry (school friends) £10 (non-school friends)

at The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ t 01603 593199 w scva.ac.uk

Launch Events

Tuesday 1st – Sunday 27th October10am-5pm

BHM african MarkEt

BHM 2013 gets off to a great start once again with the African Market at Castle Mall in the heart of Norwich. The market offers BHM memorabilia, clothing, crafts, jewellery and much more. Bring your friends and family, come and say hello and be part of a great atmosphere!

Free entry

at The Castle Mall Norwich NR1 3DD t 01603 766430 w castlemallnorwich.co.uk

Visit www.norfolkblackhistorymonth.org.uk for up-to-date event info and news

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Music & Drama

Tuesday 1st October7:30pm

rationaLE: in My SHoES

Rationale’s explosive and funny new hip-hop dance theatre production centres on the troublesome relationship between a father and son. In a desperate attempt to confront their problems, they attend an extreme therapy session where

Sunday 29th September8pm

MaSta acE + DJ forMat

Saturday 5th October8pm

tHE SwEEtBEatS + Support

Dance all night to the joyful sounds of The SweetBeats. Jamaica is where this music starts – the journey ends in bliss. The soaring saxophone and double-trouble trombone energise your soul while the sweet vocal harmonies entrance your heart. Chunkin’ rhythms and addictive riffs keep you rocking all night – resistance is futile! Come do the rocksteady.

£10 £8 concessions

at Norwich Arts Centre 51 St Benedict’s Street, Norwich NR2 4PG t 01603 660352 w norwichartscentre.co.uk or w ueaticketbookings.co.uk

Masta Ace has always managed to remain current and classic at the same time. One of the most imaginative, narrative lyricists ever to emerge from the mean streets of Brooklyn USA, his albums have been likened to mini-movies.

they finally begin to understand how it feels to inhabit another person’s shoes.

£10 £8 concessions £7 student groups

at The Playhouse 42-58 St Georges Street, Norwich NR3 1AB t 01603 598598 w norwichplayhouse.co.uk

£15 (max. 6 tickets per booking)

at Open 20 Bank Plain, Norwich NR2 4SF t 01603 763111 w ueaticketbookings.co.uk


Music & Drama


Tuesday 1st October8:30pm

Luke Arnold, vocalist and ace blues player, hosts this open jam session. His harmonica heroes are Stevie Wonder, Sonny Terry and

Sonny Boy Williams. Luke spent an influential month in New Orleans where Tabby Thomas and Keith Slater were further fuel for developing his full vocals and wide ranging blues harp style.

Wednesday 2nd October8:30pm

One of the most respected blues men in the UK (regularly featured on Paul Jones’ Radio 2 Show) Dave Thomas hosts the open blues jam. Dave’s early influence was the blues super hero Robert Johnson. In 2006 Dave was invited to Cleveland, Ohio, to record with harmonica ace Wallace Coleman. Dave also had the privilege of recording and singing with legendary blues man Robert Lockwood Junior.

norfoLk BLuES SociEty: BLack HEroES of tHE BLuES

Tuesday 22nd October8:30pm

Guest host John Watcham leads the open jam session with his consummate blues vocal and harp playing. He teams up with

guitarist Yuuki McClure for a resounding blues journey of note. Over thirty years ago John had ears for Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson (1st and 2nd), Noah Lewis and most of all Big Walter Horton.

Wednesday 30th October8:30pm

World class blues musician Paul Tinkler attracts the cream of Norfolk’s bluesmen to the society’s blues jams. Paul moved to Norfolk decades ago and

cites influences including Lonnie Johnson, Josh White, ‘Queen’ Victoria, Memphis Slim and more recently Jimmy Witherspoon, who he saw at the UEA.

Free entry

at Tracks @ The Railway 40 Station Road, North Elmham, Dereham, Norfolk NR20 5HH t 01362 668300

Free entry

at The Walnut Tree Shades Old Post Office Court, Norwich NR2 1NG t 01603 622910 w thewalnuttreeshades.com

Contact Norfolk Blues Society East Anglia on [email protected]

Music & Drama


Sunday 6th October4pm

get up and Boogie with aLExanDEr o’nEaL, HEatwavE, SHakatak and more

The ultimate Earth Wind & Fire, Shakatak, Rose Royce’s Gwen Dickey, Heatwave and a rare appearance by the legendary Alexander O’Neal. A line up of some of the most impressive names in soul… the hits just keep on coming!

£33.50 (max. 10 tickets per booking)

at St Andrews Hall The Halls, St Andrews Plain, Norwich NR3 1AU t 01603 628477 w standrewshall.co.uk

Saturday 5th October9pm-2am

craig cHarLES funk & SouL nigHt

Craig Charles is bringing his legendary Funk and Soul Club to Norwich this October for a night overflowing with groove-ridden-beats, rare-disco-treats and soul-jam-shakers for all those dance-floor funksters.

Building on sell-out performances at clubs up and down the country, headline festival appearances and a prime time radio slot, The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club guarantees only the funkiest tunes will make it into the best party in town!

£12 (over 18s only – proof of ID required)

at Open 20 Bank Plain, Norwich NR2 4SF t 01603 763111 w open247.org.uk w ueaticketbookings.co.uk

Saturday 5th October7:30pm

pangaEa

Exciting groove orientated music inspired by African, Middle Eastern, European and Latin American traditions allied to the experimental approach of Pharoah Sanders, Yusef Lateef and Mulatu Astatke. Intense, beautiful and playful sounds from Dave Ingham (tenor/soprano sax and keyboard), Stephen Mynott (guitar), Dave Holgate (double bass), Jesse Barrett (drums) and Bodhi (bougarou and percussion).

For bookings, contact Stephen Mynott on 01502 568684 or 07789 320168.

£6

at The Cut New Cut, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 8BY t 0845 673 2123 e [email protected] w newcut.org

Music & Drama



BLonDE on BLack

Sophisticated chanteuse Chrissie D. and her trio reprise the songs of Ella, Billie, Sarah, Nat and many more of the great black heroes of jazz accompanied by a soul food buffet supper.

Contact 01263 821312 or [email protected]

£12 including Soul food buffet

at Cafe Bar Marzano The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich NR2 1TF t 01603 665504

Thursday 10th October8pm

NORWICH SOUND & VISION PRESENTS: nS+v13 gHoStpoEt + no cErEMony + SuLLivan anD goLD

Mercury Music Prize nominated avant-garde hip hop/indie artist Ghostpoet is joined on the opening night of the festival by Manchester electro pop trio No Ceremony.

£15 advance £17 on the door £30 early bird gig wristband

Tuesday 8th October8pm

rHiannon giDDEnS & LEyLa MccaLLa (OF THE CAROlINA CHOCOlATE DROPS)

The Carolina Chocolate Drops started creating a buzz with their pursuit of American roots music with an African persuasion in the style of the jug band. Their 2010 debut ‘Genuine Negro Jig’ drew in wider styles and its follow-up, ‘Leaving Eden’ took an even broader sweep of American roots. At this point, cello-playing Leyla McCalla joined founder member, Rhiannon Giddens, in the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Taking a break from the full Carolina Chocolate Drops line-up, Rhiannon and Leyla come back to the UK to tantalise us with their solo material as well as their work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops.

£13 / £10 concessions Seated event



Music & Drama


Monday 14th October7:30pm

Hip Hop SHakESpEarE prESEntS: ricHarD ii LivE tour fEaturing BaSHy + akaLa + MORE SPECIAl GUESTS TBC

Founded in 2008 by MOBO award-winning hip hop artist Akala, The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company (‘THSC’) is a music theatre production company aimed at exploring the social, cultural and linguistic parallels between the works of William Shakespeare and that of modern day rappers. In 2009, THSC received a London 2012 Olympic ‘Inspire Mark’, which coincided with the first ‘Hip Hop Shakespeare Live’ show in the Cultural Olympiad’s Open Weekend. To date THSC’s work has consistently proved popular with youth and audiences of all ages having toured the world.

Showreel (short version): www.bit.ly/thscshowreelshort Showreel (extended version): www.bit.ly/thscshowreel

Hip Hop Shakespeare Live (highlights): www.bit.ly/thsclivereel

£10 (Maximum of 10 tickets per booking)

at Open 20 Bank Plain, Norwich NR2 4SF t 01603 763111 w open247.org.uk w ueaticketbookings.co.uk


rEginaLD D. HuntEr – in tHE MiDSt of crackErS

Following two previous sell-out tours of the UK, a total sell-out season at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and the release of his debut stand up DVD, Reginald D. Hunter Live, Reginald will bring his own unique blend of humour to Norfolk in a brand new show, Reginald D. Hunter – In The Midst Of Crackers.

£24 (Age advisory: 16+)

at The Corn Exchange Tuesday Market Place, Town Centre, King’s lynn, Norfolk PE30 1JW t 01553 764864 w kingslynncornexchange.co.uk

Music & Drama


The Anna Mudeka Band play songs rooted in the Mbira music of Zimbabwe, and have created a unique sound, full of colour, vibrance, happiness and spice which they call chimurenga pop! This will be a fantastic night of lively, uplifting music and dancing that’s not to be missed! These events are run by Creative Arts East with funding from Norfolk County Council, Kings’ Lynn District Council, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and Arts Council England.

To book your place, please contact Creative Arts East at [email protected] or telephone 07568 532744.

Creative Arts East is offering a free transport service provided by the West Norfolk Community Transport Project for people with mobility issues for these performances at the libraries in the King’s Lynn and West Norfolk district. If you wish to use this service please contact Creative Arts East at [email protected] or phone 07568 532744.

£5 per person £15 for groups of 4 people

tHE anna MuDEka BanD

Friday 11th October7pm

at Dersingham Library Chapel Road, Dersingham, Norfolk PE31 6PN t 01485 540181


at King’s Lynn Library london Road, King’s lynn, Norfolk PE30 5EZ t 01553 772568/761393


at Downham Market Library The Priory Centre, 78 Priory Road, Downham Market, Norfolk PE38 9JS t 01366 383073


at Hunstanton Library Westgate, Hunstanton, Norfolk PE36 5Al t 01485 532280

Friday 18th October7:30pm

at Gaywood Library River lane, Gaywood, King’s lynn, Norfolk PE30 4HD t 01553 768498

Wednesday 16th October7:30-9:30pm

BLack HiStory MontH SpEciaL LivE MuSic triButE - Song noir

Song Noir pay homage to stars like Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Bill Withers and Lauryn Hill. With a blend of jazz, funk and hip-hop, Song Noir tell the stories behind the songs...

Let yourself be entertained by Francesca (vocals) and Clifford Andrews (saxophone) of Song Noir with Matt Hodges (piano) and Cath Evans (percussion).

For more information please visit songnoir.com/bhm

Free entry



Music & Drama



Baka BEyonD

After 20 years of mixing African and Celtic music in equal measure, Baka Beyond have become one of the finest danceable bands around, creating the sound of the global village. The band support the Baka Pygmies of Cameroon by sending royalties to help with development projects and tour with Baka musicians.



Friday 18th October11pm-4am

rootS rEggaE: paSt, prESEnt anD futurE

Rebel Lion Sound presents a musical feast for your ears, bringing

together legendary veterans alongside rising stars.

PAST: With over 40 years in the soundsystem business, Fatman International Sound out of North London will take you on a musical journey from the 1960s to the present day. PRESENT: Norwich’s own Rebel Lion Sound will be delivering the freshest roots music accompanied by the talented mic man Stamina Li. FUTURE: Get ready for the sounds of tomorrow with vocal talents from Ram One, MOBO award nominee, and the Unique Brothers, some of the youngest and most exciting talent in the scene.

£5 on the door

at Kartel Nightclub 68 london Street, Norwich NR2 1JT


wHitE Boy in HarLEM

The young Edward Burra visited Harlem in the 1930s and 40s at the height of The Harlem Renaissance. At that time Harlem was one of the most culturally dynamic places in the Twentieth Century. A celebration of the English artist’s life and work is presented by Robert Short and the Rebus Theatre in The Curve. Immediately afterwards a Harlem style jam session with the Dave Holgate Trio is accompanied by a mouth watering soul food supper in Marzanos Bar.


£12 inc. theatrical performance, jam session & supper

at The Curve Auditorium & Cafe Bar Marzano The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich NR2 1TF t 01603 665504

Music & Drama


Monday 21th October8pm

anDrEw roacHforD + Support

Andrew Roachford’s trademark has become his rare ability to put into words, feelings you didn’t even know you had. ‘It’s one of the reasons why I make music; to bring out those things that people feel, but haven’t always got a voice for. I like to bring the inner person to the forefront.’ And over the years, anthems like ‘Only to be with You’, ‘The Way I feel’ and ‘Complicated’ to name but a few have done just that.

£12 in advance £14 on the door


Saturday 19th October1-4pm

BLuEBErry MuSic HouSE prESEntS: worLD MuSic StagE at Mac 2013

This stage will showcase African and world music bands featuring Sefokanuteh & Meriya (African kora music), Andy Kirkham & guitar (acoustic music) and Jose Ferrers & Guateque band (Cuban salsa).

Contact Mahamadou Sefo on 07943 576009 or [email protected] or Stefi Barna on 07964 494836 or [email protected]

magdalenstreet.blogspot.com

Free entry

at The Blueberry Music House 20 Cowgate, Norwich NR3 1SY t 01603 475001 w theblueberrymusichouse.com

Music & Drama


Thursday 24th October8:30pm

taMikrESt

Tamikrest are often called Tinariwen’s little brothers and there are definitely parallels to draw between these two Saharan bands, but when Tamikrest stepped onto the scene the stakes were raised. Tamikrest take the traditional Tuareg sound and throw other influences (the likes of Pink Floyd and Dire Straits) into the mix. They take generators deep into the desert in search of the perfect synthesis of their traditional ritual drumming and the music of Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley.



Wednesday 23rd October7:30pm

MikiLL panE + aMpLify Dot

Hackney-born rapper Mikill Pane has been propelled onto the brink of radio ubiquity with the most original and exciting British hip-hop debut of 2013. As well as trading in rap breakbeats and pop hooks, he seamlessly straddles a string of guitar-based sounds, including punk, ska and reggae.


at The Waterfront 139-141 King Street, Norwich NR1 1QH t 01603 632717 w waterfrontnorwich.com or w ueaticketbookings.co.uk

Monday 21st - Saturday 26th October7:30pm

Plus Wednesday 23rd & Saturday 26th October2:30pm

twELvE angry MEn

Twelve jurors have death on their minds and a life in their hands as they must decide the fate of a young delinquent accused of murdering his father.

£6.50-£28.50 + fee

at Norwich Theatre Royal Theatre Street, Norwich NR2 1Rl t 01603 630000 w theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

Music & Drama


Tuesday 29th October7pm doors open 7:30pm start

acS Jazz, SpokEn worD anD poEtry

A musical and poetic celebration of African Caribbean culture presented by local and university talent. Expect an elegant and sophisticated night and come dressed to impress!

(Details subject to change)

£6 members £8 non-members

at City Academy Norwich 299 Bluebell Road, Norwich NR4 7lP t 01603 452628 w cityacademynorwich.org


tHE MigHty DiaMonDS + Support

The Mighty Diamonds – Donald ‘Tabby’ Shaw, Fitzroy ‘Bunny’ Simpson and Lloyd ‘Judge’ Ferguson formed in 1969 in the Trenchtown area of Kingston, Jamaica. They are the most consistent and long-running vocal trio in Jamaican musical history and for the past 41 years have been entertaining and educating the world with their sweet harmonies and conscious lyrics.

£16 in advance £18 on the door



Hot 8 BraSS BanD

New Orleans’ Hot 8 Brass Band have attracted a phenomenal buzz, appearing on The Culture Show on BBC 2, recording a Maida Vale session for Gilles Peterson’s show on BBC Radio 1, and laying down a couple of tracks with Basement Jaxx. Their music has also featured on a Volkswagen advert. The line-up boasts eight players of the highest calibre, bringing their passion and noise through a bevy of trombones, saxophones, trumpets, snare and bass drums, all buoyed up by the immense tuba basslines of band leader Bennie Pete.

£12.50 in advance £15 on the door



Music & Drama



JackSon LivE in concErt

Jackson Live in Concert sees long-time fan and hugely talented Ben recreate the Michael Jackson experience with his stunning rendition of all his favourite songs. Jackson Live in Concert features all-live vocals and music, fabulous costumes, and of course all the signature dance moves associated so fondly with the undisputed King of Pop. Pure MJ!


at The King’s Lynn Corn Exchange Tuesday Market Place, King’s lynn, Norfolk PE30 1JW t 01553 764864 w kingslynncornexchange.co.uk


wrEtcH32 with gEorgE tHE poEt + JacoB BankS + contExt

‘Blackout’ is the first single to be released from Wretch 32’s forthcoming third studio album. Premiered on MistaJam’s Radio 1Xtra show, and also named Zane Lowe’s ‘hottest record’, the track was produced by emerging talent Knox Brown who hails from Birmingham and created the record in his bedroom studio.


at UEA LCR University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ t 01603 508050 w ueaticketbookings.co.uk

Friday 1st November8pm

a SpEctruM of BLack worLD MuSic

The Pangaea Jazz Arkestra serve up hip swaying, toe shuffling, black culture based World Music with Dave Holgate (bass), Dave Ingham (saxes and keyboard), Stephen Mynott (guitar) and Jesse Barrett (percussion), alongside a buffet of exotic Caribbean food.


£12 (includes Soul food buffet supper)


Norfolk Library and Information Service offers resources and facilities to support the learning, reading and leisure needs

of people of all ages.

The library service is pleased to be part of Norfolk Black History Month because we aim to make our services more relevant and accessible to the whole of Norfolk’s

diverse community.


Children & Families

Tuesday 29th October11-12am

at Earlham Library Colman Road, Norwich NR4 7HG t 01603 454338

Tuesday 29th October2:30-3:30pm

at Wroxham Library Norwich Road, Wroxham, Norfolk NR12 8RX t 01603 782560

Wednesday 30th October11-12am

at Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich NR2 1TF t 01603 774 774


at Mile Cross Library Aylsham Road, Norwich NR3 2RJ t 01603 425906

aLL aBout africa

Join Nigerian born storyteller Patience Unazi for a fun event for all the family

featuring stories and songs from all over Africa. The event is free but please book a place in advance by phoning or calling in at the library hosting the event.

Free entry

Monday 28th October11am-12noon

at St Williams Way Library Williams loke, St Williams Way, Norwich NR7 0AJ t 01603 434123

Monday 28th October2:30-3:30pm

at Blofield Library The Reading Room, North Street, Blofield, Norfolk NR13 4RQ t 01603 712902

Free entry

at The Sainsbury Centre UEA, University Drive, Norwich NR4 7TJ t 01603 593199 w www.scva.org.uk

Sunday 13th October2-5pm

BHM faMiLy fEStivaL

Celebrate Black History Month 2013 at the Sainsbury Centre’s Family Festival! Come and enjoy an afternoon packed with demonstrations and creative activities for the whole family. Why not discover something new in the world art collections, and join a special gallery trail?

There will be plenty of Afro-Cuban musical fun too, as well as face painting and a dance class.

tHE oSiLigi troupE of MaaSai warriorS

The Osiligi Maasai Warriors show includes music, song, and

the extraordinary ‘jumping’ of the Maasai, in addition to conveying fascinating information about life in their home village of Kisamis. The Troupe’s performance is stunning and always receives rapturous applause!

The group of traditional performers from Kenya regularly visit the UK and raise funds for their village.

£7 adults / £6 concessions / £5 children

Sunday 6th October7:30pm

at Swaffham Assembly Rooms Market Place, Swaffham, Norfolk PE37 7AB t 01760 722800


at Diss Corn Hall St Nicholas Street, Diss, Norfolk IP22 4lB t 01379 652241

Creative Arts East lIVE! t 07568 532744 e [email protected]



Community Festival

Throughout October and November9am-5pm

coLourfuL pHotograpHS ExHiBition

Following on from the successful exhibition last year called ’Mindful Photography’, this celebratory Photographic Exhibition presents a range of diverse and dazzling images underscoring the cultural concerns of the region. The work was put together by a group of talented individuals interested in the conveying ideas of union. Florencio Junior, David Indge, Rositsa Stefanova and Fernado Usai are the artists.

Free entry

at: The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich NR2 1TF Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat lane, Norwich NR2 1EW Interface Learning, Unit 6, Beckham Place (off Esdelle Street), Norwich NR3 3DZ

Florencio Junior/David Indge t 07423 279383 e [email protected] e [email protected]

Throughout OctoberAll day throughout Norwich

SEEking HuMan EquaLity: tHE iMpact of Having a onE-SiDED viEwpoint of tHE worLD

A presentation and discussion comparing the impact of having the freedom to express creatively with a limited freedom to express it. What makes the difference and how does creative expression have an impact on society? Prepare to be engaged!

Contact 07786 841653 or [email protected] or visit facebook.com/cola.colaman for more details.

Free entry

at: MIND, 50 Sale Road, Norwich NR7 9TP Monday & Wednesday 1-3pm

Interface Learning Unit 6, Beckham Place, Norwich NR3 3DZ Monday & Thursday 2-4pm

Under-1-Roof Training & Development Centre 100-102 Westwick Street, Norwich NR2 4SZ Monday-Friday 10am-12noon

Community Festival


Contact Dee Robinson at International Families Club on 01603 662648 or 07799 661009 or [email protected]

Free entry

at Fusion Digital Gallery The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich NR2 1TF t 01603 727950 w theforumnorwich.co.uk

Wednesday 5th October3-7pm

atHLEtic LEgEnD kipcHogE kEino aka kipkEino (kEnya)

The Kenyan community will be celebrating the life of athletics legend Kipchoge Keino aka Kipkeino. The

athlete competed at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo and participated in subsequent Olympics, Commonwealth games and African games at 10,000 metres, 5,000 metres, 3,000 metres, 1,500 metres and steeplechase. Kipkeino now runs a Children’s Home, Primary School and Secondary School. Kenyan food will be served at this event open to all members of the community and is accessible by wheelchair users.

Contact Linnet Ouna on 07502 405981 or [email protected]

Free entry

at NIC, The Bridge Plus+ The Blue House, 19 Muspole Street, Norwich NR3 1DJ t 01603 617076 e [email protected] w bridgeplus.org.uk


BLack HiStory MontH anD intErfacE LEarning – 10 yEar cELEBration EvEnt

Sithabile Dube, a contemporary Zimbabwean dancer living in Norwich, will work with the young people to develop a dance routine to perform in celebration of BHM at the 10th anniversary of Interface Learning.

Sithabile has supported the work of the International Families Club and taught African dance to its young members.

There will be multicultural food and refreshments.

Thursday 10th October12noon-2pm

ManDELa woMEn’S Day

Join our International Women’s Support Group for this special Community Cuisines event in honour of Nelson Mandela. Women from a range of cultural backgrounds will speak about the ways in which this South African icon has empowered women. Come and meet people, hear words of inspiration and share taster dishes from around the globe.

Free entry



Community Festival



MuSic & DancE for ziMBaBwE

A celebration of African song, dance and rhythms. This concert will raise funds for the Mudeka foundation set up by Anna Mudeka (more info on mudekafoundation.com).

The afternoon features performances from Dumisani African drumming and dance group showcasing west African rhythms, Drumskin performing with Anna Mudeka, the founder of the charity, Afroluso, a group of Portuguese dancers, and Broadland School of Dance.

Contact the theatre box office or [email protected] or for more information visit facebook.com/MusicandDanceforZimbabwe

£7.50 / £5 concessions

at St Georges Theatre King Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 2PG t 01493 331484 (box office) t 01493 369964 (enquiries)


oDon kaSEra – a JournEy froM rEfugEE to inSpirationaL tEacHEr of karatE

Norwich United Karate instructor Odon Kasera, who runs karate training for local people in Norwich, will be sharing his experience as a refugee from the Congo. Odon arrived in the UK in 2010 from Uganda 3 years ago to start a new life in the UK. He uses karate training to promote integration and volunteers his teaching at Bignold primary school.

This event is open to members of the public of all ages. Food and drinks will be served.

Contact Sensei Odon Kasera on 07404 469157 or kaseramurhula@ yahoo.co.uk

Free entry


Saturday 12th October7:30pm

african DinnEr BaLL

Enjoy a delicious 4 course African meal with live music and dance from Tambai Ensemble. Special guests on the night are Alex Dunlop and DJ Eric Knight. This is an opportunity to dress to impress and have a great night out. All proceeds go to the Mudeka Foundation’s Muda School Building Project.


£35 per person

at Glen Lodge Marlingford Road, Bawburgh, Norfolk NR9 3lU

Community Festival


Sunday 13th October4-6:30pm

cELEBrating JuLES kaBoMBo’S coMMitMEnt

This celebration is to thank Jules Kabombo for his huge contributions to the Norwich Minority Ethnic

Association of Disabled People. Jules Kabombo has worked tirelessly over the years to support newcomers to Norwich and ensure that they have access to practical support.

Contact Jules on 07424 379487 or [email protected]

Free entry

at St John’s Cathedral Unthank Road, Norwich NR2 2PA

Thursday 19th October7-9pm

p.H.o.E.B.E (proMotion of HEaLtH, opportunity, EquaLity, BEnEvoLEncE anD EMpowErMEnt)

Mollin Delve, who works for PHOEBE, a Suffolk organisation which promotes inclusivity for ethnic minority women and children, will talk about the work of the organisation and answer questions from the audience. There will also be the chance to hear great music and enjoy refreshments.

Contact 07956 437813 or [email protected], or visit www.zimcan.btck.co.uk for more information.

Free entry



cELEBrating tHE LifE anD tiMES of Dr. tai SoLarin

Society Alive (SA) this year will celebrate the life and times of Dr. Tai Solarin, Nigeria’s foremost educationist, civil right activist and a crusader for the war against corruption in Nigeria and Africa. Dr Solarin (1922-1994) advocated good education for all and fought a running battle with the government.


Free entry

at Clover Hill Village Hall Humbleyard, Clover Hill, Norwich NR5 9BN


Community Festival


Monday 21st - Friday 25th October10am-6:30pm

BrEckLanD BLack HiStory MontH DancE wEEk – xEn artS youtH DancE group

Students and youth dance groups in the Breckland area will get the chance to take part in a fun-filled week-long residency with a leading African Contemporary dance company from London, Xen Arts Youth Dance Group. The workshops will expose youngsters to exciting new choreography and there’ll be the chance to learn about black history along the way. Friends and family will be invited to the studio at the end of the week to watch the work in progress.

Contact 07795 433640 or [email protected], or visit www.xenarts.co.uk for more information.

Photograph © Alice Mutasa.

Free entry

at Litcham High School Church Street, litcham, King’s lynn, Norfolk PE32 2NS

Thursday 19th October10am-5pm

MagDaLEn-auguStinE cELEBration 2013

Join us at our annual Magdalen Street Festival. There will be a range of activities around the streets for everyone including music, dance, street art, history tours, craft workshops & stalls, children’s activities, food stalls from a range of cultures and traditions and lots more. There will be special stages at Anglia Square, St Augustins Church, Antros Court yard, St Saviour Church and the Blueberry Pub featuring special acts. The Heritage Tour this year will be conducted by the well known Brian Ayres, ex-County archeologist. At ‘The Stage’, St. Augustines, there will be a specially commissioned photo exhibition depicting the variety of businesses and traders in the area, and The Dandy Horse – a new business in 2013 – is raffling a bicycle as prize on the day. Magdalen Street and St Augustines represent probably the most culturally diverse section of Norwich. Come, celebrate and experience what’s positive here.

Free entry

on Magdalen Street and St Augustines Street


Community Festival


cELEBrating tHE LifE of Dr. aLLan gLaiSyEr MinnS

A celebration of the life of Dr. Allan Glaisyer Minns, the first black mayor in Norfolk

and in the UK! The achievements of Glaisyer, elected in Thetford in 1904, are testament to his hard work, dedication and self-belief… an inspiration to us all!

The event includes live African drumming, a performance from dance troupe Afrolosu and entertainment from Afrozulu, the history-performer from South Africa.


£5 per family

at Litchfield Community Centre Suffolk Road, South Town, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 0EP


aggrEy of africa - Dr. JaMES EMManuEL kwEgyir aggrEy (1875 - 1927)

A discussion of the achievements of Dr James Emmanuel Kwegyir Aggrey, a legendary intellectual, missionary and teacher from Ghana. Come and listen to the talk, enjoy mouth-watering Ghanaian food and listen to the best in Ghanian music.


Free entry


Thursday 31th October2-4:30pm

fun, fooD anD StorytELLing

This exciting event showcases cultural foods, storytelling and music for the whole family. Come along to be informed, entertained and fed!

Contact 01493 656372 or [email protected] or [email protected]

Free entry

at The Magdalene Methodist Church Magdalen Way, Gorleston, Norfolk NR31 7DB t 01493 661 741



Activities & Workshops

Sunday 13th October12:00-5:00pm

footBaLL unitES anD raciSM DiviDES A BHM FOOTBAll TOURNAMENT

Norfolk BHM will be holding a 5-a-side football tournament at UEA Sportspark to help kick off our celebrations. Teams from across Norfolk will compete in this prestigious tournament in a bid to be named Norfolk BHM Football Tournament 2013 champions.

This event is organised by Tiger Football Club, Norwich Mind and BHM and is sponsored by Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk and Norfolk FA.

Free entry

at UEA Sportspark University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ t 01603 592398 e [email protected] w sportspark.co.uk


Wednesday 2nd OctoberSong Noir events for Black History Month

Brought to you by Clifford Andrews (‘Jazz and Blues Project’ director and ex-lecturer at City College) and Francesca (vocalist of Song Noir). For more info please visit songnoir.com/bhm

7:30-8:30pm

MooD inDigo – How africa cHangED popuLar MuSic

Discover how the collision of African music with western music in the last century helped create the sounds of jazz, blues, soul, rock, hip-hop and rap. A dynamic presentation supported by video and audio.

8:30-9:30pm

LEt’S iMproviSE! MuSic workSHop

Find out how you can use the ‘devil’s interval’ and ‘call and response’ to create improvisations. Join in this practical workshop and have fun exploring your own creativity within a supportive group.

For musicians of all backgrounds and levels (12 years old and above), no previous improvisation experience is required.

Free entry


Wednesday 30th October

african DruMMing witH anna MuDEka DRUMMING AND MUSIC FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

To celebrate Black History month, Anna Mudeka is back by popular demand. Come and have a go at African drumming, a free half term activity suitable for all the family (for children aged 4+). Presented in partnership with COAST Arts Festival.

Bookings and information: www.casaf.co.uk or www.annamudeka.com

Free entry

11am-12noon

at Sheringham Library New Road, Sheringham, Norfolk NR26 8EB

2pm-3pm

at Cromer Library Prince of Wales Road, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9H

Activities & Workshops



tHE coLour of worDS

If you like reading and discussing books, you’ll love this evening of literary chat. Join some of Norfolk’s finest writers as they read from, and talk about, novels by black writers which have made them think and feel differently about the world.

Guest writers include Nick Caistor, prize-winning literary translator and author of non-fiction including a critically

acclaimed biography of Che Guevara; Sarah Bower, whose first

novel ‘Needle in the Blood’ was Susan Hill’s Book of the Year in

2007; and Hayley Long, celebrated writer of teen fiction, shortlisted

for the Costa Book Awards 2012 for her novel ‘What’s up Jody Barton?.’


BLack powEr: DISCUSSING MAlORIE BlACKMAN’S NOUGHTS & CROSSES

If you’ve been bowled over by ‘Noughts & Crosses’ by the UK’s children’s laureate Malorie Blackman,

or even if you haven’t read the book but want to find out what you’ve been missing, come along to this energetic evening discussion. ‘Noughts & Crosses’ explores an alternative world in which dark-skinned Crosses enact Jim Crow-like laws against pale-skinned Noughts. This ground-breaking novel – which was one of the 20 titles handed out for World Book Night this year – will serve as a starting-point for a broader discussion about racism in western society.


DiffErEnt or DEficiEnt? HOW BlACK CHARACTERS SPEAK IN MARK TWAIN’S THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRy FINN, AND HOW THIS GETS TRANSlATED

‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,’ by Mark Twain has attracted controversy for decades over

its depictions of African-Americans. In this talk Dr B.J. Epstein, lecturer in literature and public engagement at the University of East Anglia, delves into the issue and questions how much of black characters’ cultures, dialects, and beliefs have been lost in translation. The issue is whether the black characters are depicted as different or as deficient, and what this says about society’s views of black people.

Free entry

at The Curve Auditorium The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich NR2 1TF t 01603 727950

Arts & Literature Festival

SEptEmbEr OctObEr OctObEr NOvEmbErM

oNDA

y23 30 7 14 21 28

MoNDAy

Othello p43 Portrait of Abraham Eshetu p48 Hip Hop Shakespeare p9 Andrew Roachford p12Twelve Angry Men p13Xen Arts Youth Dance Group p23

All About Africa p17A Passage to India p46Bride & Prejudice p46

TUES

DAy

24 1 8 15 22 29

TUESDAy

Teacher’s Inset Evening p4 Rationale: In My Shoes p5Black Heroes of the Blues p6Othello p43Forever Free? p47

Rhiannon Giddens & Leyla McCalla p8The Colour of Words p27

The Anna Mudeka Band p10To Kill a Mockingbird p44Represent Your Country p49Warrior Marks p50

Black Heroes of the Blues p6Twelve Angry Men p13Xen Arts Youth Dance Group p23

Hot 8 Brass Band p14ACS Jazz, Spoken Word & Poetry p14Afternoon Tea & Books p30All About Africa p17Danny Keen p48

WED

NESD

Ay

25 2 9 16 23 30 WEDNESDAy

Black Heroes of the Blues p6Song Noir Workshops p26

UEA ACS Debate p47 The Anna Mudeka Band p10Song Noir p10Don Quixote p44

Twelve Angry Men p13Mikill Pane & Amplify Dot p13Xen Arts Youth Dance Group p23How Norfolk Got the Groove p49

Black Heroes of the Blues p6Wretch32 & George the Poet p15Jackson Live p15All About Africa p17African Drumming Workshop p26To Kill a Mockingbird p44

THUR

SDAy

26 3 10 17 24 31 THURSDAy

How Norfolk Got the Groove p49 Ghostpoet & No Ceremony p8Black History in Poetry p30Osiligi Maasai Warriors p17Mandela Women’s Day p20Collection & Commemoration p50

The Anna Mudeka Band p10Different or Deficient? p27

Twelve Angry Men p13Tamikrest p13Black Power: Noughts & Crosses p27Xen Arts Youth Dance Group p23How Norfolk Got the Groove p49

Fun, Food & Storytelling p24

FRiD

Ay

27 4 11 18 25 1

FRiDAy

BHM Launch Night p4 The Anna Mudeka Band p10John Agard & Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze p30

The Anna Mudeka Band p10Baka Beyond p11Roots Reggae p11Dr. Tai Solarin p22

Twelve Angry Men p13The Mighty Diamonds p14Xen Arts Youth Dance Group p23Dr. Allen p24

Black World Music p15

SATU

RDAy

28 5 12 19 26 2 SATURDAy

The Sweetbeats p5Craig Charles Funk & Soul Night p7Pangaea p7Athlete Kipchoge Keino p20

Blonde on Black p8Interface Learning p20Odon Kasera – Karate p21African Dinner Ball p21

White Boy in Harlem p11World Music Stage at Mac 2013 p12P.H.O.E.B.E. p22Magdalen/Augustine Celebration p23Lumumba p45

Twelve Angry Men p13Dr. James E. Kwegyir Aggrey p24

BHM Finale p53

SUND

Ay

29 6 13 20 27 3

SUNDAy

Masta Ace & DJ Format p5 Get Up & Boogie p7Osiligi Maasai Warriors p17The Color Purple p43

Reginald D. Hunter p9BHM Family Festival p17Music & Dance for Zimbabwe p21Jules Kabombo’s Commitment p22Football Tournament p25

Emmanuel’s Gift p45 To Kill a Mockingbird p44Escape From Tibet p46

Throughout october/ october & November:

African Market p4Seeking Human Equality/Colourful Photographs p19Library Reads p31-40High Wind In Jamaica p48


SEptEmbEr OctObEr OctObEr NOvEmbEr

MoN

DAy

23 30 7 14 21 28M

oNDAy

Othello p43 Portrait of Abraham Eshetu p48 Hip Hop Shakespeare p9 Andrew Roachford p12Twelve Angry Men p13Xen Arts Youth Dance Group p23

All About Africa p17A Passage to India p46Bride & Prejudice p46

TUES

DAy

24 1 8 15 22 29

TUESDAy

Teacher’s Inset Evening p4 Rationale: In My Shoes p5Black Heroes of the Blues p6Othello p43Forever Free? p47

Rhiannon Giddens & Leyla McCalla p8The Colour of Words p27

The Anna Mudeka Band p10To Kill a Mockingbird p44Represent Your Country p49Warrior Marks p50

Black Heroes of the Blues p6Twelve Angry Men p13Xen Arts Youth Dance Group p23

Hot 8 Brass Band p14ACS Jazz, Spoken Word & Poetry p14Afternoon Tea & Books p30All About Africa p17Danny Keen p48

WED

NESD

Ay

25 2 9 16 23 30 WEDNESDAy

Black Heroes of the Blues p6Song Noir Workshops p26

UEA ACS Debate p47 The Anna Mudeka Band p10Song Noir p10Don Quixote p44

Twelve Angry Men p13Mikill Pane & Amplify Dot p13Xen Arts Youth Dance Group p23How Norfolk Got the Groove p49

Black Heroes of the Blues p6Wretch32 & George the Poet p15Jackson Live p15All About Africa p17African Drumming Workshop p26To Kill a Mockingbird p44

THUR

SDAy

26 3 10 17 24 31 THURSDAy

How Norfolk Got the Groove p49 Ghostpoet & No Ceremony p8Black History in Poetry p30Osiligi Maasai Warriors p17Mandela Women’s Day p20Collection & Commemoration p50

The Anna Mudeka Band p10Different or Deficient? p27

Twelve Angry Men p13Tamikrest p13Black Power: Noughts & Crosses p27Xen Arts Youth Dance Group p23How Norfolk Got the Groove p49

Fun, Food & Storytelling p24

FRiD

Ay

27 4 11 18 25 1

FRiDAy

BHM Launch Night p4 The Anna Mudeka Band p10John Agard & Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze p30

The Anna Mudeka Band p10Baka Beyond p11Roots Reggae p11Dr. Tai Solarin p22

Twelve Angry Men p13The Mighty Diamonds p14Xen Arts Youth Dance Group p23Dr. Allen p24

Black World Music p15

SATU

RDAy

28 5 12 19 26 2 SATURDAy

The Sweetbeats p5Craig Charles Funk & Soul Night p7Pangaea p7Athlete Kipchoge Keino p20

Blonde on Black p8Interface Learning p20Odon Kasera – Karate p21African Dinner Ball p21

White Boy in Harlem p11World Music Stage at Mac 2013 p12P.H.O.E.B.E. p22Magdalen/Augustine Celebration p23Lumumba p45

Twelve Angry Men p13Dr. James E. Kwegyir Aggrey p24

BHM Finale p53

SUND

Ay

29 6 13 20 27 3

SUNDAy

Masta Ace & DJ Format p5 Get Up & Boogie p7Osiligi Maasai Warriors p17The Color Purple p43

Reginald D. Hunter p9BHM Family Festival p17Music & Dance for Zimbabwe p21Jules Kabombo’s Commitment p22Football Tournament p25

Emmanuel’s Gift p45 To Kill a Mockingbird p44Escape From Tibet p46

Throughout october/ october & November:





Tuesday 29th October2:30-4pm

aftErnoon tEa anD BookS

Join us in the Vernon Castle Room on the 2nd Floor of the library to discuss our two Library Reads books, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

by Harper Lee and ‘The Color Purple’ by Alice Walker. Enjoy a slice of cake and a cup of tea too!

Free entry

at Norfolk and Norwich Millenium Library The Forum, Millenium Plain, Norwich NR2 1AW This is a free talk but spaces are limited, so please contact Sarah by phone or email to book your place, so we know how much cake to buy! t 01603 774774 e [email protected] w theforumnorwich.co.uk

Thursday 10th October6-7pm

BLack HiStory in poEtry - an EvEning witH tHE ‘ExpLoring poEtry’ group

Join the ‘Exploring Poetry’ group for an evening of poetry celebrating Black History Month & National Poetry Day.

Bring your favourite poems, or listen to others reading and enjoy the discussions. Refreshments available.

Free entry

at Loddon Library 31 Church Close, loddon, Norfolk NR14 6EX t 01508 520678


JoHn agarD & JEan ‘Binta’ BrEEzE PRESENTED BY WRITERS’ CENTRE NORWICH AND NORFOlK BlACK HISTORY MONTH IN ASSOCIATION WITH RENAISSANCE ONE

Enjoy an evening of powerful performance, laughter and brisk word-play with Caribbean poets John Agard and Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze.

Both poets will have you hooked from the start. John Agard, who currently holds the Queen’s Medal for Poetry, is loved by adults and children alike. Playful, yet full of purpose, poems such as ‘Mr Oxford Don’, ‘Limbo Dancer at Immigration’ and ‘Half Caste’ have become classics. Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze, from Jamaica, inspires audiences around the world with her mastery of the politically powerful ‘dub’ artform. She is the author of many poetry collections and in 2013 was awarded an MBE for Services to Literature.

To book, contact 01603 877 177 or [email protected]

Photography © Paul Taylor/ Renaissance One

£7 / £5 concessions




acLE viLLagE rEaD

Half of a yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The novel is set in 1960s Nigeria, during a vicious civil war in which a million people died and thousands were massacred in cold blood. A young boy from a poor village employed at a university lecturer’s house, a middle-class woman confronting the reality of her relatives’ deaths and a white

writer who falls in love with a local woman, are swept up in the violence during these turbulent years.

My Best Friend’s Girlby Dorothy Koomson

What would you do for the friend who broke your heart? Best friends Kamryn and Adele thought nothing could come between them, until Adele slept with Kamryn’s fiancé, Nate. Worse still, she got pregnant and had his child. When Kamryn discovered the truth about their betrayal she vowed never to see any of them again.

Free entry

at Acle Library Bridewell lane, Acle, Norfolk NR13 3RA t 01493 750693

attLEBorougH town rEaD

Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman

Sephy is a Cross – a member of the dark-skinned ruling class. Callum is a nought – a ‘colourless’ member of the underclass who were once slaves to the Crosses. The two have been friends since early childhood. But that’s as far as it can go. Until the first steps are taken towards more social equality and a limited number of Noughts are allowed into Cross schools… Against a background of prejudice and distrust, intensely highlighted by violent terrorist activity by Noughts, a romance builds between Sephy and Callum – a romance that is to lead both of them into terrible danger.

Tail of the Blue Birdby Nii Parkes

Sonokrom, a village in the Ghanaian hinterland, has not changed for thousands of years. Here, the men and women speak the language of the forest, drink aphrodisiacs with their palm wine and walk alongside the spirits of their ancestors. The discovery of sinister remains, possibly human, definitely ‘evil’, in a vanished man’s hut brings the modern world into the village in the form of Kayo, a young forensic pathologist convinced that scientific logic can shatter even the most inexplicable of mysteries.

Free entry

at Attleborough Library 31 Connaught Road, Attleborough, Norfolk NR17 2BW t 01953 452319

October events

Celebrate Black History Month by reading and sharing the same book(s) at the same time over the Autumn. Share your views about these books, specially selected by local libraries, online at norfolklibrarybookreviewblog.wordpress.com. More information is available on the notice boards in each of the participating libraries.



caiStEr viLLagE rEaD

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

The story travels through Jamaica, Turkey, Bangladesh and India but ends up in a scrubby North London borough, home of the book’s two unlikely heroes: prevaricating Archie Jones and intemperate Samad Iqbal.

Free entry

at Caister Library Beach Road, Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 5EX t 01493 720594

ayLSHaM town rEaD

A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines

Join us, and the rest of Aylsham, in reading this story of a young black man sentenced to death for a murder he didn’t commit.

Books will be available from 30th September - 2nd November.

Free entry

at Aylsham Library 7 Hungate Street, Aylsham, Norfolk NR11 6AA t 01263 732320



coStESSEy coMMunity rEaD

Black Mamba Boy by Nadifa Mohamed

Aden, Yemen, 1935. A city vibrant, alive, and full of hidden dangers. And home to Jama, a ten year-old boy. But then his mother dies unexpectedly and he finds himself alone in the world.

Free entry

at Costessey Library Breckland Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR5 0RW t 01603 742669

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Enter a vanished and unjust world: Jackson, Mississippi, 1962, where black maids raise white children, but aren’t trusted not to steal the silver. There’s Aibileen, raising her seventeenth white child and nursing the hurt caused by her own son’s tragic death; Minny, whose

cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue; and white Miss Skeeter, home from College, who wants to know why her beloved maid has disappeared.

Skeeter, Aibileen and Minny. No one would believe they’d be friends; fewer still would tolerate it.

DiSS town rEaD Free entry

at Diss Library Church Street, Diss, Norfolk IP22 4DD t 01379 642609

MunDESLEy viLLagE rEaD Free entry

at Mundesley Library 18 Cromer Road, Mundesley, Norfolk NR11 8BE t 01263 720702



HELLESDon town rEaD

Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley

The summer of 1948 in the City of Angels and there’s heat on the streets and in the ghettos of LA when

Daphne Monet hits the sidewalk. Heat when she disappears with a trunkload of someone else’s cash. ‘I’m just asking you to find a girl...’ A simple decision for Easy Rawlins – no job, a mortgage and money due. Simple but for one thing. Nobody ever warned him – better the devil you know.

Books will be available from 30th September - 31st October PLUS Pop-up Book Group 18th October 2pm-3.30pm, with free tea and cake!

Free entry

at Hellesdon Library Wood View Road, Norwich NR6 5QB t 01603 427790

HarLESton town rEaD

Marrowbone Marble Company by Glenn Taylor

A powerful novel of love and war, righteousness and redemption, and the triumph of the human

spirit. From the author of the critically-acclaimed The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart comes this sweeping novel of love and war, power and oppression, faith and deception, set over the course of three defining American decades.

Free entry

at Harleston Library Swan lane, Harleston, Norfolk IP20 9AW t 01379 852549

Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin

Meet Angel Tungaraza, professional cake-baker, amateur matchmaker, an ear to listen and a shoulder to cry on.

A uniquely charming, funny and touching novel of life and food set in Rwanda, a country recovering from unimaginable terror and violence.

gorLESton town rEaD Free entry

at Gorleston Library lowestoft Road, Gorleston, Norfolk NR31 6SG t 01493 662156

MiLE croSS rEaD Free entry

at Mile Cross Library Aylsham Road, Norwich NR3 2RJ t 01603 425906



HEtHErSEtt viLLagE rEaD

The Dying Wish by Courttia Newland

The story travels through Jamaica, Turkey, Bangladesh and India but ends up in a scrubby North London borough, home of the book’s two unlikely heroes: prevaricating Archie Jones and intemperate Samad Iqbal.

Mudbound by Hillary Jordan

When Henry McAllan moves his city-bred wife, Laura, to a cotton farm in the Mississippi Delta in 1946, she finds herself in a place both foreign and frightening. When it rains, the waters rise up and swallow the bridge to town, stranding the family in a sea of mud. As the

Second World War shudders to an end, two young men return from Europe to help work the farm only to face far more dangerous battles against ingrained bigotry.

Free entry

at Hethersett Library Queen’s Road, Heathersett, Norfolk NR9 3DB t 01603 810188

norwicH rEaD

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

In 1960, on the cusp of the US Civil Rights movement, Harper Lee’s one and only novel was published and has since become one of the best-loved stories of all time.

The Color Purpleby Alice Walker

A powerful insight into the problems faced by an African American woman over 40 years from the early 1900s including poverty, racism and sex discrimination.

Free entry

at Norfolk and Norwich Millenium Library The Forum, Millenium Plain, Norwich NR2 1AW t 01603 774774



rEEpHaM viLLagE rEaD

Long Song by Andrea Levy

July is a slave girl who lives upon a sugar plantation named Amity and it is her life that is the

subject of this tale. She was there when the Baptist War raged in 1831, and she was present when slavery was declared no more.

Free entry

at Reepham Library Bircham Institute, Market Place, Reepham, Norfolk NR10 4JJ t 01603 870474

SwaffHaM town rEaD

Look We Have Coming To Dover! by Daljit Nagra

Taking in its sights Matthew Arnold’s ‘land of dreams’, Nagra explores the idealism and reality

of multicultural Britain with wit, intelligence and no small sense of mischief.

Free entry

at Swaffham Library The Pightle, Town Centre, Swaffham, Norfolk PE37 7DF t 01760 721513

SprowSton coMMunity rEaD

Love by Toni Morrison

This audacious vision of the nature of love – its appetite, its sublime possession, its dread – is rich in

characters and striking scenes, and in its profound understanding of how alive the past can be.

Free entry

at Sprowston Library Recreation Ground Road, Norwich NR7 8EW t 01603 408426



Beloved by Toni Morrison

Terrible, unspeakable things happened to Sethe at Sweet Home, the farm where she lived as a slave for so many years until she escaped to Ohio. Her new life is full of hope but eighteen years later she is still not free. Sethe’s new home is not only haunted by the

memories of her past but also by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved.

grEat yarMoutH town rEaD

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The limits of 15 year old Kambili’s world are defined by the high walls of her family estate and the dictates of her fanatically religious father. When Nigeria is shaken by a military coup, Kambili’s father sends her to live with her aunt. In this house, noisy and full of laughter, she discovers life and love –

and a terrible, bruising secret deep within her family.

The Secret Life of Beesby Sue Monk Kidd

Lily has grown up believing she accidentally killed her mother when she was four. Now fourteen, she yearns for her mother, and for forgiveness. Living on a peach farm in South Carolina with her father, she has only one friend: Rosaleen, a black servant whose sharp exterior hides a tender heart. South Carolina in the sixties is a place where segregation is still considered a cause worth fighting for. When racial tension explodes one summer afternoon, Lily feels compelled to act.

Free entry

at Great yarmouth Library Tolhouse Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 2SH t 01493 844551

tuckSwooD rEaD Free entry

at Tuckswood Library Robin Hood Road, Norwich NR4 6BX t 01603 452038

wESt EarLHaM rEaD Free entry

at West Earlham Library 17-18 Earlham West Centre, Norwich NR5 8AD t 01603 451881



fakEnHaM town rEaD

Little Soldier by Bernard Ashley

When Kaninda survives a brutal attack on his village in East Africa he joins the rebel army. However, aid workers

take him to London, to a new home and family. Kaninda soon learns that clan and tribal conflicts surround him, estate versus estate and urban tribe against urban tribe.

Free entry

at Fakenham Library 22 Oak Street, Town Centre, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 9DY t 01328 862715

HingHaM town rEaD

Marshmallows for Breakfast by Dorothy Koomson

When Kendra Tamale returns to England from Australia she rents a room from Kyle, a divorced father of two,

and begins a new job. She’s looking forward to a fresh start and a simple life. Then she bumps into the man who shares her awful secret, and things fall apart. The only way to fix them is to confess to the terrible mistake she made.

Free entry

at Hingham Library The Fairland, Hingham, Norfolk NR9 4HW t 01953 850621

DErSingHaM viLLagE rEaD

Tiny Sunbirds Far Away by Christie Watson

Lagos, Nigeria. Blessing’s Mama found Father lying on top of another woman. It’s bad enough when her

father abandons them. But when her mother loses her job, they have to leave home and move into her grandfather’s compound. Living with a poor countryside family is a shock beyond measure.

Free entry

at Dersingham Library 59 High Street, Dersingham, Dereham, Norfolk NR19 1DZ t 01362 693184

October and November events

Celebrate Black History Month by reading and sharing the same book(s) at the same time over the Autumn. Share your views about these books, specially selected by local libraries, online at norfolklibrarybookreviewblog.wordpress.com. More information is available on the notice boards in each of the participating libraries.



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Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler

Shalerville, Kentucky, 1939 is a world where black maids and handymen are trusted to raise white children and tend to white houses, but from which they are banished after dark. Sixteen-year-old Isabelle McAllister, born into wealth and privilege, finds her ordered life turned upside down

when she becomes attracted to Robert, the ambitious black son of her family’s housekeeper. Before long Isabelle and Robert are crossing extraordinary, dangerous boundaries and falling deeply in love.

Free entry

at Holt Library 9 Church Street, Holt, Norfolk NR25 6BB t 01263 712202

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Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman

Eleven-year-old Harrison Opoku, the second best runner in Year 7, races through his new life in England with his personalised trainers – the Adidas stripes drawn on with marker pen – blissfully unaware of the very real threat around him. Newly arrived from Ghana with his mother and older

sister Lydia, Harri absorbs the many strange elements of city life. But his life is changed forever when one of his friends is murdered.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cryby Mildred D. Taylor

Cassie Logan finds it hard to understand why the family farm means so much to her dad. She finds it even harder growing up in a place like Mississippi in the 1930s. But as she witnesses the hatred and destruction all around her, Cassie begins to see why she must find strength in the people she loves and stand up for what she believes.

Free entry

at King’s Lynn Library london Road, King’s lynn, Norfolk PE30 5EZ t 01553 772568



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Hello Mum by Bernadine Evaristo

It is a hot summer afternoon. Tension is in the air. A gang of youths on bikes gathers outside a chip shop and a teenage boy is stabbed and left bleeding on the street. Hello Mum is a powerful and moving novel about a frightening current issue.

Look We Have Coming To Dover! by Daljit Nagra

Taking in its sights Matthew Arnold’s ‘land of dreams’, Nagra explores the idealism and reality of multicultural Britain with wit, intelligence and no small sense of mischief.

Free entry

at King’s Lynn Library london Road, King’s lynn, Norfolk PE30 5EZ t 01553 772568

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Scottsboro by Ellen Feldman

Alabama, 1931. A posse stops a freight train and arrests nine black youths. Their crime: fighting with white boys. Then two white girls emerge from another freight car, and within seconds the cry of rape goes up. One of the girls sticks to her story. The other changes her tune, again and again. A young journalist fights

to save the nine youths from the electric chair, redeem the girl who repents her lie, and make amends for her own past.

Free entry

at Taverham Library Sandy lane, Taverham, Norfolk NR8 6JR t 01603 260545



Library Book title Author Page

October events

AcleHalf of a yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

31My Best Friend’s Girl Dorothy Koomson

AttleboroughNoughts & Crosses Malorie Blackman

31Tail of the Blue Bird Nii Parkes

Aylsham A Lesson Before Dying Ernest J. Gaines 32

Caister White Teeth Zadie Smith 32

Costessey Black Mamba Boy Nadifa Mohamed 33

Diss The Help Kathryn Stockett 33

Gorleston Baking Cakes in Kigali Gaile Parkin 34

Harleston Marrowbone Marble Company Glenn Taylor 34

Hellesdon Devil in a Blue Dress Walter Mosley 34

HethersettThe Dying Wish Courttia Newland

35Mudbound Hillary Jordan

Mile Cross Baking Cakes in Kigali Gaile Parkin 34

Mundesley The Help Kathryn Stockett 33

NorwichTo Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee

35The Color Purple Alice Walker

Reepham Long Song Andrea Levy 36

Sprowston Love Toni Morrison 36

Swaffham Look We Have Coming To Dover! Daljit Nagra 36

Tuckswood Beloved Toni Morrison 37

West Earlham Beloved Toni Morrison 37

Great YarmouthPurple Hibiscus Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

37The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd

October and November eventsDersingham Tiny Sunbirds Far Away Christie Watson 38

Fakenham Little Soldier Bernard Ashley 38

Hingham Marshmallows for Breakfast Dorothy Koomson 38

Holt Calling Me Home Julie Kibler 39

King’s LynnPigeon English Stephen Kelman

39Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor

Taverham Scottsboro Ellen Feldman 40

WymondhamHello Mum Bernadine Evaristo

40Look We Have Coming To Dover! Daljit Nagra


Sunday 6th October7:15pm

tHE coLor purpLE + introDuction [15] DIRECTOR: STEVEN SPIElBERG

Introduced by Dr. Sarah Godfrey, Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at UEA.

Steven Spielberg’s raw and powerful adaptation of Alice Walker’s controversial, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel; a powerful insight into the problems faced by an African American woman over 40 years from the early 1900s including poverty, racism and sex discrimination.

Greeted with mixed reviews in 1985 when it received 11 Oscar nominations and not a single statuette, the film has been re-evaluated in recent years and is becoming acknowledged as one of Spielberg’s masterpieces.

Monday 30th SeptemberTuesday 1st October2:45pm

nt EncorE: otHELLo [12A] DIRECTOR: NICHOlAS HYTNER

The National Theatre presents a major new production of William Shakespeare’s play about the destructive power of jealousy.

Olivier Award-winning actor Adrian Lester (Henry V at the National Theatre, BBC’s Hustle) takes the title role. Playing opposite him as the duplicitous Iago is fellow Olivier winner Rory Kinnear (The Last of the Haussmans, Skyfall), who is reunited with director Nicholas Hytner (Timon of Athens, One Man, Two Guvnors) following their acclaimed collaboration on the National Theatre’s recent production of Hamlet.

Othello, newly married to Desdemona – who is half his age – is appointed leader of a major military operation. Iago, passed over for promotion by Othello in favour of the young Cassio, persuades Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair.

Normal ticket prices apply

at Cinema City St Andrews Street, Norwich NR2 4AD t 0871 902 5724 (10p a minute from a landline) w picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Cinema_City

Film Festival

Film Festival


Tuesday 15th October10am

to kiLL a MockingBirD SCHOOlS SCREENING

In 1960, on the cusp of the US Civil Rights movement, Harper Lee’s one and only novel was published and has since become one of the best-loved stories of all time. It was adapted for the silver screen in 1962 by producer Alan Pakula and director Robert Mulligan. This Oscar-winning film expertly captures the book’s essence and the ways of the Old South during the Depression of the 1930s.

Please note this screening is exclusively for schools, colleges and educators. To book contact [email protected] or call 01603 625145.

£3 per pupil / teachers free


to kiLL a MockingBirD + intro

Introduced by writer and broadcaster Andrew Smith, who made the acclaimed BBC 4 documentary To Kill a Mockingbird at

50, about how Monroeville, Alabama has changed since it was used by Harper Lee as the setting for her novel.

Wednesday 30th October3pm

to kiLL a MockingBirD

Without intro.

Normal ticket prices apply


Wednesday 16th October9pm doors / 9:15pm start

roH. LivE: Don quixotE [No CERT]

Composer: Ludwig Minkus. Choreographer: Carlos Acosta, after Marius Petipa. Cast: TBC. Run Time: 180 mins approx. (incl. two intervals).

The adventures of Cervantes’ bumbling knight have been the inspiration for many

ballets, best known of which is the Don Quixote of Marius Petipa with music by Ludwig Minkus. All the elements of the great classical ballets are here: emotion, drama and vivid characters.

Royal Ballet Principal Guest Artist Carlos Acosta has danced the virtuoso role of Basilio many times. So it is especially exciting that he is creating this new production for the Royal Ballet, which will have designs by Tim Hatley, who will give a modern edge to a broadly traditional staging.

The music is full of Spanish flair and atmosphere, with a characteristic clarity of melody and rhythm that makes it instantly appealing – here arranged by Martin Yates, who also conducts.

Don Quixote is a wonderfully entertaining ballet, known not only for its grand pas de deux, but for the ‘white act’ visions of the beautiful Dulcinea and many lively scenes – a crowded port, an uproarious tavern – that bring the whole company on stage.



Film Festival


Sunday 20th October6:30pm doors open 7pm start

EMManuEL’S gift UEA ACS FIlM NIGHT

Narrated by Oprah Winfrey, Emmanuel’s Gift tells the story of a Ghanaian man born with a severely deformed right leg who attempts to change the stigma attached to disabled people in Africa and America. He sets out of

cycling across Ghana with one leg whilst opening the hearts and minds of society and politicians. On his journey he meets many people inspired by his story including Robin Williams.


£2 members £3.50 non-members

at UEA Lecture Theatre 1 University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ t 01603 456161


LuMuMBa

Lumumba is a political thriller that tells the story of legendary Congolese leader Patrice Emery Lumumba. His vision of a united Africa earned him powerful enemies, including the Belgian authorities and the CIA, who also supported Lumumba’s former friend, Joseph Mobutu. The film, starring Eriq Ebouaney, brilliantly documents Lumumba’s rise and rapid fall from power, just months after becoming Congo’s first post-independence leader. Lumumba was barely 30 when the first tremors of a botched decolonisation thrust him to the forefront of the international political arena. In a few years, he became the most reviled man of this intense cold war period. Becoming prime minister of one of the most mineral- and resource-rich countries in Africa meant that his destiny as tragic hero was already charted, his assassination already programmed. He would remain in power for only three months.

Journalist and Prospective Labour Party Candidate Clive Lewis will spend the evening with young people from the mentoring programme Mixed Martial Arts Club.

Contact Dee Robinson on 01603 662648 or 07799 661009, or email [email protected]

Free entry

at Interface Learning Unit 6, Beckham Place, Norwich NR3 3DZ t 01603 662648


Film Festival

Monday 28th October10:30am-12noon

a paSSagE to inDia BOllYWOOD DANCE FAMIlY WORKSHOP

Bollywood celebrates 100 years of cinema in 2013 with events globally throughout the year. COAST’s homage includes an introduction to the origins of Indian festival dance by Tina Vallance of Jaya Dance. Participants will also learn a Bollywood/Bhangra dance routine using colourful scarves, ankle bells, bindis, and saris. Much fun was had at COAST 2012 in Tina’s workshops - early booking recommended!

Bookings: www.casaf.co.uk Information: www.jayadance.com

£3 £4 family ticket (4 people)

Workshop & Film: £5 per person £16 family ticket (4 people)


EScapE froM tiBEt IllUSTRATED FIlM SCREENING

Director Nick Gray will introduce this special screening of his acclaimed documentary which tells the dramatic and emotional true story of the escape over the Himalayas by Tibetans fleeing Chinese repression in their country. Also appearing will be Tenzin, who was only 11 years old when his escape was filmed, now the subject of a new book.

Bookings and information: www.casaf.co.uk

£7

Cromer & Sheringham Art & Literary Festival – COAST 2013 celebrating Bollywoods 100 years in Cinema


BriDE anD prEJuDicE BOllYWOOD FEATURE FIlM SCREENING

From the Director of ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ (Gurinder Chadha) comes this heartwarming Bollywood-style adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic tale. Funded by the UK Film Council and released in 2004, this musical rom-com (cert 12, 111 mins) is filmed mainly in English and has all the vitality of a classic Bollywood production – good, clean ‘cheesy’ fun!

Bookings: www.casaf.co.uk

£3 £4 family ticket (4 people)

at Cromer Community Hall, Garden Street, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9HJ Brought to you by Cromer & Sheringham Art & literary Festival – COAST 2013


Tuesday 1st October6-7:30pm

‘forEvEr frEE?’ LincoLn’S EMancipation procLaMation anD tHE rEaL MEaning of frEEDoM

Dr. Becky Fraser will be presenting a talk entitled ‘Forever Free: Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and the Real Meaning of Freedom’.

In the 150th year anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all enslaved peoples in the Confederate States of America, this lecture will consider the very complex and complicated dimensions of freedom for the nearly four million enslaved peoples the Proclamation applied to. In addition it will question whether Lincoln can be, and indeed should be, hailed as the Great Emancipator, given the limits of the actual declaration and its historical legacies.

Free entry

at Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich NR2 1AW This is a free talk but spaces are limited, so please contact Sarah by phone or email to book a place. t 01603 774774 e [email protected] w theforumnorwich.co.uk

Wednesday 9th Octoberdoors open 6pm starts 6:30pm

uEa african cariBBEan SociEty (acS) DEBatE

‘Is black history month still necessary?’ (we here at BHM would certainly hope so!) And ‘does social media create further divisions between races?’ UEA’s African Caribbean Society host lively discussions.

Contact Moses Osibanjo on [email protected]

Free entry

at UEA Congregation Hall University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ t 01603 456161


Talks & Exhibitions

Talks & Exhibitions



portrait of aBraHaM ESHEtu (CHAIR OF THE BlACK HISTORY MONTH COMMITTEE)

Jamaican artist Danny Keen makes the first public showing of his portrait of Abraham Eshetu, chair of the Black History Month Committee. This striking portrait recognises the unstinting work that Abraham Eshetu has carried out to enhance equality and unite communities across Norfolk.

Tuesday 29th OctoberFrom 10am

JaMaican artiSt Danny kEEn lIVE, DIRECT, AND IN RESIDENCE AT THE SAINSBURY CENTRE

Jamaican artist Danny Keen, live, direct and in person recreates the sights, sounds, colours and rhythms of his native Caribbean in kinetic oil painting technique to the calypso music of Caspar ‘Calypso King’ James and his ukulele.

From Tuesday 1st October throughout BHMFrom 10am all week

HigH winD in JaMaica PAINTINGS BY DANNY KEEN

Jamaican artist Danny Keen shows a series of twelve abstract paintings that recreate in oils the sights, sounds, colours and rhythms of the artist’s native country.

For more details contact 01263 821312 or [email protected]

Free entry


Free entry

at The Sainsbury Centre UEA, University Drive, Norwich NR4 7TJ t 01603 593199 w www.scva.org.uk

Talks & Exhibitions


How norfoLk got tHE groovE BY NORFOlK BlUES AND SOUl HERITAGE

Black rhythm and blues, containing all the ingredients of Rock & Roll, came to Great Britain with USAF servicemen in WW2. As the Cold War increased in tension during the 1950s and 60s, more USA personnel flooded into Norfolk and the Anglian region, bringing Soul music along with them.

Norfolk soul musician John Davison tells the story of how Norfolk pioneered Blues and Soul into Great Britain, taking us along with him on a fascinating personal journey.


Strut your StyLE - rEprESEnt your county BY UEA AFRICAN CARIBBEAN SOCIETY (ACS)

A chance for everyone to showcase their country’s style and traditional clothing with excellent African and Caribbean music.


£5 members £4 non-members

at Mantra Nightclub 50 Prince Of Wales Road, Norwich NR1 1ll t 01603 660662 w mantranorwich.com

Accompanying him all the way is Norfolk’s very own, down home USA, all American, original, former USAF solid Soul man, Bruce Lucas.

Free entryThursday 3rd October7-9pm

at Cromer Library Prince of Wales Road, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9HS t 01263 512850

Tuesday 23rd October2:30-4:30pm

at North Walsham Library New Road, North Walsham, Norfolk NR28 9DE t 01692 402118

Wednesday 24rd October2:30-4:30pm

at Mundesley Library 18 Cromer Road, Mundesley, Norfolk NR11 8BE t 01263 720702


Talks & Exhibitions


Tuesday 15th October6pm-7:30pm

‘warrior MarkS: aLicE waLkEr’S writing’

Dr. Rebecca Tillett from UEA will be giving a talk entitled ‘Warrior Marks: Alice Walker’s Writing’.

The controversy surrounding both the publication of the Pulitzer Prize winning The Color Purple (1982) and Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film adaptation focused on claims that Walker had refused a full focus on racism in order to discuss African American women’s experiences of sexism in the 1930s American South. Moreover, Walker’s depiction of often fraught relationships and power dynamics between African American men and women, and within black families was condemned as fuelling racist stereotypes. Taking The Color Purple as a starting point, this lecture will assess the relationship between Walker’s writing and her own passionate and ongoing commitment to political commentary and activism.

In addition to forming part of our Black History Month, this is also a Banned Books event.

Thursday 10th October12noon-1:30pm

‘coLLEction anD coMMEMoration: SLavEry in SigHt anD MEMory’

Nicole Wilson from UEA will be presenting a talk entitled, ‘Collection and Commemoration: Slavery in Sight and Memory’.

This talk looks at visual representations of slavery in museums and memorial sites across the United Kingdom. It considers the unseen and the unsaid in such commemorative spaces and addresses the idea that the practice of memorialisation is twinned with forgetting. Contemplating the evolution of museological practice from the birth of the modern museum in the eighteenth century, it also ponders whether such practices can offer restitution and for whom, if they do, this restitution serves.

Free entry

at Norfolk and Norwich Millenium Library The Forum, Millenium Plain, Norwich NR2 1AW These are free talks but spaces are limited, so please contact Sarah by phone or email to book a place. t 01603 774774 e [email protected] w theforumnorwich.co.uk

Talks & Exhibitions


Wednesday 30th October11am-12noon

tHE anti-apartHEiD MovEMEnt in Britain

Launch Event for ‘The Global Anti-Apartheid Movement in Norwich’ Exhibition at Norwich Millennium Library.

Monday 14th – Thursday 31st OctoberLibrary opening hours

BLack HiStory MontH ExHiBition: tHE gLoBaL anti apartHEiD MovEMEnt in Britain

This enlightening exhibition will examine the extent to which the local political landscape influenced the character of anti-apartheid protest in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s.

Wednesday 16th October6-7:30pm

‘tHE LocaL DiMEnSion of tHE anti-apartHEiD MovEMEnt: tHE caSE of norfoLk’.

Dr. Nick Grant from UEA will be giving a talk entitled ‘The Global Anti-Apartheid Movement in Norwich.’

This talk will address the materials that make up the Global Anti-Apartheid Movement in Norwich exhibition. It will explore the contributions of local businesses, politicians and students in Norwich to the international consumer boycott of apartheid South Africa.

Free entry

at Norfolk and Norwich Millenium Library The Forum, Millenium Plain, Norwich NR2 1AW t 01603 774774 w theforumnorwich.co.uk

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Saturday 2nd November7:30pm

BLack HiStory MontH finaLE

Music from Zimbabwe, Cuba and the Gambia will bring colour, flavours and rhythms to celebrate Black History Month Finale 2013. This event will bring together the best artists from Norfolk’s black music scene, including The Anna Mudeka Band, Jose Ferrera and Quetec, Sefo Kanuteh Quintet, DJ Abraham Eshetu and many more. This promises to be the best Norfolk BHM show ever, so bring your dancing shoes!


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Claire Hynes

Claire Hynes is the literary director for Black Culture and Heritage Norfolk and member of the Norfolk Black History Month Steering Group with a responsibility for the BHM Literary

Festival. She recently completed a PhD in creative and critical writing at the University of East Anglia and has taught creative writing prose fiction to undergraduates at the UEA and in the community to young people and children. She has worked as TV producer and a print journalist and is about to complete her first novel.

Obert Murwira

Obert lived in Norwich in the 1970s. After completing his further education in the UK, he returned to Zimbabwe where

he played various significant roles in the education system and its development. In 2000, Obert returned to the United Kingdom with his wife and four children and first taught in Guildford, Surrey and then Thetford, Norfolk. Having retired in August 2012, Obert is now enjoying life participating in various community activities. He is an active member of the Zimbabwean Community and The Bridge Plus+.

Ejike Ndaji

A Solicitor at Overburys Solicitors, Ejike is heavily involved in the community and is a member of the Norfolk Black History Month Steering Group. Ejike set up OUTSPOKEN;

a charity music event aimed at raising money for local charities. Previous events have supported the likes of the Foodbank and the Leeway charity. He is a Director at Norfolk Community Law Service which provides free independent legal advice to those without means and is a Trustee at Red Balloon Norwich which is a school for the recovery of bullied young people.

Gervais Kouloungou Mambs

Gervais moved to Norfolk 10 years ago from the Ivory Coast where he resettled after fleeing

persecution from his home country Congo-Brazzaville. Currently employed by the British Red Cross as a Refugee Service Co-ordinator, he has helped set up the Refugee Orientation Centre where Norwich first became a dispersal for people seeking sanctuary in Britain. Among his successes, Gervais has helped develop and implement the Gateway Protection Programme in Norwich, a UNHCR and Home Office partnership scheme that offers a legal route for settlement to up to 750 refugees every year. He founded the Norfolk French Speakers Association (NORFRESA) to help French speaking people to settle in Norfolk. He is currently the Chair of The Bridge Plus+, a local organisation that promotes community cohesion.

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