When people in the UK celebrate Black History Month every October, the British Royal Airforce (RAF) may not be the first thing they think of when looking at outstanding contributions and courage in the Armed Forces. The Royal Air Force has a long and distinguished history of diversity. For example, many RAF personnel who made [...]
UK Black History Month | London, England
While Blacks in the U.S. may lament the celebration of Black History Month in February — the shortest month of the calendar year— Black Brits have the luxury of celebrating the contributions of their ancestors in one of the longest months — October. Black History in England was first celebrated in 1987. The month of October was [...]
Bermuda 400th Anniversary | Bermuda
Bermuda is in the midst of its greatest celebration in history, the 400th anniversary of its founding. In 1609, the flagship of the second expedition sent to America by the Virginia Company of London, named the Sea Venture, was wrecked off the shores of Bermuda (providing the theme of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”).
Montreal Jazz Festival | Montreal, Canada
With well over 500 concerts spread over 10-days attended by 2 million people or more, the Montreal International Jazz Festival is billed as the world’s largest, attracting some of the world’s most famous and popular artists. Not a jazz fan? No worries. Featured musical genres span from Jazz to African to ‘50s-60s R&B to Folk [...]
Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
Salvador is the capital of the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. It was the first major port and the capital of colonial Brazil for almost two centuries. From 1500 to 1815, a significant portion of the country’s sugar, gold and diamond trade passed through the city. It was a golden age for the town, when magnificent homes and [...]
Bahia, Brazil
The Woman from Bahia, Artist Unknown, Mid-18th Century, Museu Paulista, Universidade Sao Paulo, Brazil It is in Bahia more than anywhere else in Brazil, where the African influence in the makeup of the country’s culture and pysche is the most readily visible, from the spicy dishes still called by their African names (caruru, vatapa, acaraji), to the ceremonies of [...]
