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THE FLOWERING OF LOZELLS

October 5th, 2017 | by John OMeara

It’s hard to do anything in Lozells without bumping into someone – something to do with the layout of the [&hellip

AFRICAN OASIS

October 2nd, 2017 | by Gaelle Finley

Handsworth kicked off Black History Month with a rare showing of African Oasis, a documentary directed in 1982 by one [&hellip

FRIENDS OF HANDSWORTH PARK

October 1st, 2017 | by Gaelle Finley

We had a great summer in the park with Simmerdown reggae fest, a jazz festival at St Mary’s Church, sports [&hellip

A SENSE OF BELONGING

September 27th, 2017 | by Shuranjeet Takhar

Suranjeet Singh Takhar, who grew up in Charles Road, Handsworth, and later lived in the St. Michael’s Hill area, reports [&hellip

AFRICAN OASIS

September 25th, 2017 | by Gaelle Finley

Handsworth kicked off Black History Month with a rare showing of African Oasis, a film directed in 1982 by one [&hellip

MY STORY,OUR JOURNEY: THE SIKH MIGRATION EXHIBITION AT BMAG

August 11th, 2017 | by John OMeara

A neighbour of mine brought his Sikh martial arts troupe to a local fundraising event and they performed for and [&hellip

UNDERSTANDING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, AND ENDING IT

July 6th, 2017 | by John OMeara

Project Somali (Piers Road Centre, Handsworth) has produced an exceptional piece of work addressing female genital mutilation (FGM). The book [&hellip

REPORTING HATE CRIME IN LOZELLS

June 16th, 2017 | by Gaelle Finley

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR MULTI-CULTURAL CENTRE

June 3rd, 2017 | by Eddy Aigbe

LAYING DOWN BLACK HISTORY

May 21st, 2017 | by John OMeara

‘We don’t write things down enough’ said Val Powell’s friend Paulette Hamilton, ‘we need to tell our story as the [&hellip