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Black History Month 2020

蘑菇短视频 Wales marks Black History Month 2020 with documentaries, interviews, articles and more...

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.
Wales and Slavery - The Untold Story

Was Wales involved in the slave trade? Sean Fletcher travels to Jamaica to look for clues.
The Rugby Codebreakers

Carolyn Hitt tells the untold story of the Welsh Rugby Union players in Rugby League.

Mo Omar: Becoming Welsh

Somali-born, Cardiff raised comedian Mo Omar charts his journey to becoming Welsh.
The Listening Project - A Black History Month Special

Dot Davies presents a selection of chats recorded to mark Black History Month.
Wales' Forgotten Race Riots

Mo Jannah discovers how racial violence shook Cardiff a century ago.
Monumental Change: The Statue Debate

Suzanne Packer explores how Welsh statues became a flashpoint for debating bigger issues.
Mis Hanes Pobl Dduon - Stori Roz

Stori merch i un o genhedlaeth Windrush. The story following a daughter of a family from the Windrush generation.

"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.

'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.

Coleridge-Taylor's 'Nonet in F minor' - In celebration of Black History Month, members of 蘑菇短视频 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.
Ryan Bancroft conducts the 蘑菇短视频 NOW

Music by Errollyn Wallen, James B Wilson, Florence Price & Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Errollyn Wallen's NNENNA

Ryan Bancroft leads 蘑菇短视频 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.