THIS weekend sees the launch of Wales Black History Month - a celebratory programme of events which engages, educates and empowers individuals, community groups and Wales-wide communities in acknowledging and recognising the contributions that the African Diaspora has made in the history of Wales’ economic and cultural development. Foster Cunliffe & Co. owned twenty-six ships, including four slave ships, working the Triangular trade between Africa, the West Indies, British North America and Britain. "When we think of the history of North Wales, we think of medieval castles, of mining, of Victorian seaside resorts," said Miranda, who read History at Christ Church, Oxford. "North Wales is often overlooked by English scholars of Black British History, but, like the rest of the United Kingdom, it has its own stories to tell." On Sunday September 30 from 2pm-6pm there will be the launch for Wales Black History Month in Wrexham at Ty Pawb on Market Street.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 28, 2018 09:22 UTC