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Black History Month 2021

大象传媒 Wales marks Black History Month 2021 with documentaries, interviews, articles and more...

Betty Campbell: Statue for a Heroine

Cerys Matthews presents the story of Wales鈥檚 first black head teacher, Betty Campbell.
A Killing in Tiger Bay

The story of the Cardiff Five, one of Britain's most notorious and astonishing miscarriages of justice.
Black and Welsh

Cardiff-born film-maker Liana Stewart explores what it means to be black and Welsh.
Wales' Black Miners

Nathan Blake uncovers the incredible hidden history of black miners in the Welsh valleys.

The Casablanca: The Club That Changed Our Lives

How the Casablanca Club, a black-owned night club in Cardiff鈥檚 docklands, became a magnet for people from all walks of life, and in the 1970's and 80's, it changed people's lives.
Scrum V Podcast - Ashton Hewitt and Nathan Brew on racism

Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt and former Wales back Nathan Brew address the issue of racism.
Wales' Forgotten Race Riots

A vicious outbreak of racial violence on a scale never before seen in Britain shook Butetown in Cardiff a century ago. Mo Jannah uncovers its lasting impact.
A Letter to Mrs Campbell

Gavin Porter celebrates the huge influence Betty Campbell had on generations of young people growing up in Butetown.
Shreds: Murder in the dock

A young woman is murdered in a frenzied knife attack. Outside, a man is crying and covered in blood. What happens next almost defies belief. Yes, this really did happen鈥�

Ashton Hewitt: Dragons wing hopes to meet racist abuser

Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt would like to have a "constructive conversation" with the person who racially abused him on Twitter.
Betty Campbell: Statue of Welsh black heroine unveiled

A monument to honour Betty Campbell, Wales' first black head teacher and black history campaigner, has been unveiled in Cardiff.
'As a black female, it's important I can be seen'

As Black History Month begins, three female trailblazers talk about their experiences.
Black Lives Matter: 'We were taken advantage of. That is what hurt'

Singing pensioner Neville Howard can remember 鈥渘o blacks, no Irish鈥� signs in windows.
Ashton Hewitt: Dragons wing on race and the importance of speaking out

Ashton talks social media, education and the importance of honest conversation about race.
Eddie Parris: The forgotten story of the first black footballer to play for Wales

Eddie Parris from Chepstow became a pioneer when he won his only Wales cap in 1931.
Butetown's vibrant community with deep roots

How Wales' industrial past led to one of the oldest multi-cultural communities in the UK..
Swansea anti-slavery campaigner to get blue plaque

Jessie Donaldson ran a safe house in the United States and campaigned for slaves trying to escape.

"Why are people surprised that I speak Welsh?"

鈥淚 think their surprise is always based on the colour of my skin.鈥�
Jamaica, Port Talbot and Me

Jalisa and Yasmin's experiences of Port Talbot's 'close-knit' Jamaican community.

Coleridge-Taylor's 'Nonet in F minor' - In celebration of Black History Month, members of 大象传媒 NOW and pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips perform ‘Nonet’ by Composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. The son of a mother from London and father from Sierra Leone, Coleridge-Taylor was heralded as the ‘African Mahler’ in the early 1900s, and his music enjoyed great popularity and regular performance during his lifetime.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Nonet in F minor

Our third October performance is a wonderful piece by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, his Nonet!

Spotlight On: Ryan Bancroft

An interview with the new Principal Conductor, Ryan Bancroft.
Abel Selaocoe: Africa Meets Europe

Abel Selaocoe performs newly orchestrated versions of his own works alongside the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Clark Rundell.
Errollyn Wallen's NNENNA

Ryan Bancroft leads 大象传媒 NOW in this performance celebrating Black History Month.

Betty Campbell

Learn all about Wales' first black headteacher who also helped create Black History Month.
Identity of Place: Tiger Bay

Explore the multicultural history of Tiger Bay.
History of the Blues

Ever wondered about the origins of The Blues? Learn about its history, features and impact.

Betty Campbell

Cerys Matthews sy鈥檔 adrodd hanes prifathrawes ddu cyntaf Cymru.
Hunaniaeth lle: Tiger Bay

Ymchwilia hanes amlddiwylliannol Tiger Bay yng Nghaerdydd.
Cerddoriaeth Blues

Ydych chi erioed wedi meddwl am darddiad Y Blues?

John Ystumllyn a stori pobl ddu 'gyntaf' Cymru

Ei gipio o Affrica a鈥檌 gludo i Gymru i weithio fel gwas: hanes 'Jac Ddu鈥� o Gricieth
Windrush, gobaith, siom: Hiliaeth a鈥檔 teulu ni

Roz Richards sy'n siarad am ei phrofiad hi a'i theulu o hiliaeth yng Nghymru a thu hwnt
'Cywilydd rygbi Cymru': Gadael mamwlad i chwarae'r g锚m

Jonathan Davies a Tony Collins sy'n cydnabod cyfraniad Billy Boston.