African History+@Croydon

AfricanHistory+ @ Croydon is a family-friendly event marking African History Season 2014 & Marcus Garvey/UNIA @ 100.

It includes British black music history through films, records and Q&As; brief biographies of record producer Neil ‘Mad Professor’ Fraser, classical composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and 1913/14 Battersea Mayor John Archer through film and presentations; Look How Far We've Come Community Talk, which consists of the screening of the 'Look How Far We've Come: Commentaries On British Society And Racism' vox pops documentary followed by ‘How Does Racism Manifest Itself In Croydon?’ workshop covering Council, Police, Health Service, Education and Employment; with the evening wrapped up by live by Pauline Thomas & Band performing Bob Marley's music that speak to some of the themes highlighted by Marcus Garvey's UNIA.