History

Portal Launch & Public Lecture : C.L.R. James and opposition to WWII WORLDwrite, the Hackney based youth education charity is launching a new knowledge portal on the life and works of Trinidadian born writer C.L.R. James. The launch will feature an extraordinary alternative lecture on C.L.R. James and other writers’ opposition to WWII with James […]

Jazz Giant and Pioneer, Sidney Bechet, Honoured With Blue Heritage Plaque in Fitzrovia The year is 1907 and in the garden of a house in New Orleans , the great cornet player Freddie Keppard and the Manual Perez band w ere playing for Leonard Bechet’s 21st birthday party. While they were playing they heard some […]

Historic Unveiling On Armistice Day 2014 Of Europe’s First African & Caribbean War Memorial On the 11th of November 2014 at 11 minutes past 11am, a two minute silence will be observed on London’s Windrush Square in Brixton, honouring the fallen soldiers of the First and Second World Wars. This will be followed by the […]

Photographic Exhibition West Indies to West Midlands The Drum and Why Are West Indians Project presents ‘West Indies to West Midlands’ Photographic Exhibition by Inès Elsa Dalal To commemorate the centenary of the First World War, The Drum are proud to host an insightful and intriguing exhibition by rising Birmingham based photographer Inès Elsa Dalal, […]

Recognize’s coach trip to the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool Recognize’s coach trip to the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool is thought provoking day of reflection. We will be departing from outside The Drum 144 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4UU at 8:00am. Our Luxury coaches are fully equipped with reclining seats, seatbelts,on board toilet, […]