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Manchester Black History Society


​NEW COURSES IN 2017

New Black History courses are planned to begin in January 2017

​More information to come...


Manchester Black History Society was established by Linford Sweeney in 2014 to promote awareness and discussions within the local community about black history, community activities and future achievements. It has a core membership of forty people who attend classes at Coffee Nubia, 155B Princess Road, Manchester M14 4RE

Black History Month 2017












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Black History Month 2016


Theme:
​​Resistance, Revolution and Resilience in the Caribbean, 1690 - 1938



6th October
Resistance and the Maroons in Jamaica


13th October
Caribbean-wide Resistance and Resilience


20th October
Revolution in Haiti


27th October
Emancipation and its Aftermath

Presenter/Facilitator: Linford Sweeney




More information...

Email Linford Sweeney: info@inspiredhistories.com

Black History Classes and Discussions 2017

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Black History Classes and Discussions 2016

14th January
A Celebration of the Life of Dr Frances Cress Welsing (who recently passed away)

21st January
The Role of Melanin and Dark Skin.

28th January
What Caused the Black Man to Fail?

4th February
Strong Black Women

11th February
Strong Black Women Pt 2

18th February
Children Slavery and the Future

3rd March
The Rise and Fall of the Black Panthers

17th March
Recovering from Enslavement and Colonisation Trauma (REACT) 
presented/facilitated by Dr Erica McInnis, African-centred Clinical Psychologist and Winston Churchill Fellow (2016)

31st March
Marcus Garvey: "The Black Moses"

14th April
Bob Marley: History, Spirituality and Life

28th April
Daring Resistance by Enslaved People and their Descendants that Changed Life in the Caribbean Forever

12th May
Were White People the First to Populate Earth?

2nd June
The 1970s, Jazz Funk and Black Self-identity

30th June
"Just because we' re magic doesn't mean that we are not real." Jesse Williams
(A discussion about the state of black people in the world and what each person can do to improve it)

28th July
Do Black Lives Matter?
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