David Olusoga OBE, presenter of BBC2’s A House Through Time has through his TV work and writing sought to make history inclusive, expansive and diverse by shedding a light on how history is viewed through the media. He is determined to increase the appeal of history as a subject to young people from similar backgrounds to his own.
Filmmaker Anderson West said:
‘It was truly a fantastic event. Very thought provoking and I found myself inspired to get back into the History books. Thank you for championing events like this! ‘
No Black celebration is complete without food, so as part of the event audience members tucked into delicious homemade Caribbean and South American-inspired cuisine provided by Tunstall’s Brickhouse
@brickhousevents, who also provided an impressive menu at the Jumprov event we hosted as part of Black History Month last year.
Audience member Gwendoline posted,
‘The food was tasty. There was a brilliant response to the occasion. I know that many people were disappointed that they were unable to get tickets as it was a sellout. It was interesting how many people had questions and would have loved more time for questions as there were lots of people with burning questions. The snaking queue for the books and book signing was impressive.’
Gabriella Gay, trustee of the New Vic Theatre and Creative Director of Kwanzaa Collective UK introduced David Olusoga in a skirt that achieved a level of celebrity that rivalled that of David when the rhinestones were lit by stage lights, creating their own mini-illuminations.
She said:
‘I’m so inspired. Like David Olusoga, that's the kind of thinker, academic and storyteller I want to be! And humble too. Even with all his great achievements he was so humble. Thank you to the over 370 people who came to the theatre for our special Black History Month event. It was a resounding success. It sold out so quickly we could have sold double the amount of tickets’
We are pleased that people in Staffordshire and Cheshire were given a fantastic opportunity to hear from a leading voice in modern history and storytelling, in an evening that examined what history reveals about contemporary society and left us moved by the stories that connect us all.
