Black Heritage Today UK

“And there it stands, my whole life. It’s an awful thing to think about, the way love never dies!” Their church may be humble but their lungs are full with fervour. As the gospel singing soars, Sister Margaret, an uncompromising pastor of her Harlem church, recognizes that she has a congregation in revolt against her [...]

Nine black teenagers board a train in Scottsboro, Alabama, in search of a new life. By the end of their journey, their lives – and those of every American – would be changed forever. This powerful story tells of nine black teenage boys who were accused of rape in Alabama in 1931. The landmark set of legal [...]

When her father dies, Funmi is forced to make some difficult choices, which are not helped by the arrival of his two wives from Nigeria. Funmi has it all: a career, doting husband and a comfortable life in London… until the day her father dies and his two Nigerian wives arrive in a flurry of [...]

Four young Black performers will be catching the eye of talent scouts as they take centre-stage in the West End musical The Bodyguard, made popular by the film version starring the late Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. Actress and singer Heather Headley as Rachel Marron and Lloyd Owen as Frank Farmer – a former U.S. [...]

The title may receive a double-look but be assured that it’s just having a laugh! One Monkey Don’t Stop Show and led by black led Eclipse Theatre Company stars Jocelyn Jee Esien, the first and only Black woman who has had her own TV comedy show in the UK. Guaranteed Side-splitting laughter. Set in a [...]

The Bodyguard Musical receives its world premiere at the Adelphi Theatre where it opened officially in December 2012. The musical is based on the hit film of the same name, which starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner in a romantic tale of a music superstar Rachel Marron and her bodyguard Frank Farmer. The film’s soundtrack [...]