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Empowering and influencing the black community
through history, family genealogy and heritage. Supported by the Musician Ronnie Laws |
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Heritage
Networking
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Do you see yourself as a Heritage Networker - namely a Social Entrepreneur that wants to make a difference in the black community using history, culture and heritage to promote and empower the young and older generations to enrich the quality of their lives. Heritage Networkers share the following characteristics:
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Heritage
Networkers are creative people who use a range of mediums to communicate
their message and vision: - multimedia technology, science, arts, literature,
music, dance, theatre, film, audio, visual, design, architectural, innovation.
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Rebecca
Gordan From an early age, Rebecca has had a love and thirst for language and literature that has developed throughout her life. more |
Nubian
Jak is an accomplished singer/songwriter. Jak recalls that while growing
up he was always interested in learning about the achievements of great
people regardless of color. more
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Sandra
Bee is most known as Petronella from BBC2s
Brothers and Sisters. Sandra Bee is rapidly establishing herself
as one of the most popular and exciting performers of her generation, in
both the comedy and drama fields. more
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Asher
Hoyles has been a writer, performer and teacher
of Performance Poetry for a number of years. Her work has been published
in a variety of publications. more |
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Zhana
has worked as a writer/publisher and personal growth consultant for many
years. more |
AnasiThis project has been funded by the Millennium Commission, supported by Haringey Library services and the London Metropolitan University. It is part of Aim High's work in raising achievement in Black children. The aim is to give pride in our rich culture through edutainment.African storytelling traditions are primarily oral. It is an art form rich.... more |
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Leon
Robinson leads Positive Steps, a performing arts and multimedia production
company. more |
Bangie Faal As an up and coming artist from Senegal. more |
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Jasmine
JohnsonJasmine Johnson was born in Jamaica. She came to Britain as a teenager, where she finished off her secondary education at Hatherley Girl's school in Gloucester. more |
Poppy
Seed is an act that takes performance poetry to a new level. She presents
poetic jazz-roots and culture that has been described as being on the 'cusp
of poetry and song.' She sheds a positively appealing 'light' on urban music
scene. more |
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Trinity
Time ProductionsAddresses the imbalance in positive portrayals of African/Caribbean people within the media. more |
Birry
The co founder of the creative development group developing a range of creative art projects focusing on disaffected and socially excluded youngsters, young offenders and individuals wishing to build on their creative talents and abilities. more |
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Ciyo
BrownCiyo was born in Kingston, Jamaica and came to England at the tender age of six months. His very strong musical roots were initially developed, encouraged and nurtured at home, by both his mother who sang and his father who played guitar. more |
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Useful
websites Brent Social Entrepreneurs Network www.createchange.org.uk |
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