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Review of Black History Month & Autumn 2015
REVIEW OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH OCTOBER 2015 INTRO One month, 17 events in a collection of talks, TV appearances, radio programmes, debates and discussions, and appearances across the country from Cardiff to Birmingham, and of course, Bristol. Roger hosted his weekly radio show, The Old Skool Cruising Show which had…
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Journey’s Through the Deep South – The Gullah Community in the Sea Islands
Roger was recently retracing some of his footsteps in Sea Islands where the twin sisters of the Deep South the charming Charleston and seductive Savannah reside. But in between these two great American southern cities lie a little known community with familar links to Africa and UK. Here is an…
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pt 3: AFTER THE HURRICANE. AMERICA REMEMBERS TEN YEARS ON Rebuilidng Hope, Celebrating Resilience
AFTER THE HURRICANE. AMERICA REMEMBERS TEN YEARS ON Ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf-Coast region Roger Griffith visits America’s most unique major city New Orleans during the memorials of the anniversary. In this his third extract he brings the story of ten years ago up to the present…
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AFTER THE HURRICANE. AMERICA REMEMBERS TEN YEARS ON
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf-Coast region Roger Griffith visits America’s most unique major city New Orleans, during the memorials of the anniversary. In part two he describes in vivid detail the background to the events of the cataclysitic failure of the authorities that led to 1800 deaths…
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Journeys Through the Deep South 2015 pt 1 – 10 Years On Hurricane Katrina
AFTER THE HURRICANE. AMERICA REMEMBERS TEN YEARS ON Ten years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf-Coast region Roger Griffith visits America’s most unique major city New Orleans during the memorials of the anniversary. He begins by going back to the events of August 2005. Part One – A Storm is…
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The Shootings in Charleston, USA – Slaughter of the Innocents
Today is going to be a sad, poignant day across America and my condolences go to the grieving families. The church is important to many in America generally and particularly within the African-American communities providing links of sustenance as well as prayer, a sense of community, support and comfort. It…
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From The Windrush to the White House – Film Season
Author Roger Griffith gives his rationale behind choosing his double-film bill which was screened to a packed audience at the Watershed on 17th May 2015 http://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/6564/nothing-but-a-man-short These films compliments his book My American Odyssey From the Windrush to the White House http://rogergriffith.co.uk Roger is one of the team of Come…
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Remembering Malcolm X in Bristol 2015
REMEMBERING MALCOLM X Malcolm X throughout his life was a controversial figure, pimp and preacher, illiterate and icon. Fifty years on from his assassination in New York, his legacy lives on. Roger Griffith of Ujima Radio explores his life and gives some clues as to why he remains a cultural…
