On Tuesday we released the story of Nigerian-born fashion design graduate Sade and her band of the same name. The story, by guest writer Thomas Burrows, considers how many musicians synonymous with 80's pop culture had real connections to East Yorkshire and focuses in particular on Helen Folusade Adu who became 80s music icon Sade. To read this story click here.
'Our Histories Revealed': Last Few Days of the Exhibition!
On Wednesday our latest blog post was a reminder that our exhibition at Hull History Centre finishes this Saturday (21 October) and encourages everyone to visit. We were also able to share the numerous wonderful comments left by visitors to the exhibition on a new specially created page.
You can read our blog here and take a look at our Visitors Comments page here.
On Tuesday we released the fantastic story of Black soldier, John Lewis Friday, by guest writer John Ellis. Friday joined the British Army in the early nineteenth century, he fought at the Battle of Waterloo and received a medal for his bravery. He was stationed in Hull for a short time marring Mary Woodhall at Sculcoates in 1817.
On Wednesday we released a blog piece about historian Peter Fryer acknowledging his pioneering contribution to Black History.
Project update, Exhibition News and Project Events!
This is an extremely busy time for the project team as we have several exciting events coming up in Hull. On Tuesday, we released a blog post detailing the start of our new exhibition, our forthcoming project events and details about how you can get involved with the project. Read more about how to attend our exhibition, study day or presentations. Find our more on our Events page or read our latest blog post here.
On Wednesday we released a blog and picture diary of our events last week. We have included photographs of our fantastic exhibition opening night and a visit by the High Commissioner of Ghana. If you have not yet visited the ‘Our Histories Revealed’ exhibition, please come along to the Hull History Centre before it ends on 21 October.
Yesterday we released a story by Dr Douglas Field about the American writer and social critic, James Arthur Baldwin. Find out about his life and how he is connected to Hull here.