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Good call Patrick! Whilst you're at it, you can add my petition for Nanny to be arnned* Nana, as she was a leader, not some subservient nanny! Regards Kwaku *to be explained later Harrow Black History Season 2012 13th November 12 The Role of the Haiti Revolution & its Impact on the 1807 Slave Trade Act Time: 18.00 - 21.00 Price: Free event Venue: Harrow Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow HA1 2XP Harrow Black History Month 2012 Dr Hakim Adi presents The Role of the Haiti Revolution & its Impact on the 1807 Slave Trade Act with original music performance from Nazarene. Free event but please book: [log in to unmask] On 11 Nov 2012, at 11:13, Patrick Vernon wrote: > > > > > Thursday 15 November, 6pm - 7.30pm at Hackney Museum, Ground Floor > Technology And Learning Centre,1 Reading Lane,E8 1GQ. > > > > Jamaica has a firmament of national heroes including Nanny, Sam > Sharpe, Marcus Garvey, George William Gordon, Paul Bogle, Alex > Bustamante, and Norman Manley. > > > > This presentation will make the case for J. A. Rogers to be > recognised as another candidate worthy of such recognition. Rogers > was one of the most interesting and dynamic Black historians and > social commentators of modern times. He spent over fifty years > researching and publishing the contribution of Black people to world > history. Between the 1920s and 1960s Rogers wrote an influential > newspaper column and over 20 books. > > > > Rogers was a contemporary and acquaintance of Marcus Garvey, W E > Dubois and Malcolm X. In 1935, he became the first Black war > correspondent when Ethiopia was invaded by Mussolini. He died in > 1966 at the advent of Black power movement. > > > > This will be an interactive presentation where participants can see > some of his newspaper coverage and also make suggestions about who > should be the next national hero of Jamaica. Delivered by Patrick > Vernon. > > To book your place email: [log in to unmask] > > <The next Jamaican national hero.pdf>