The Black Secret Blog

 Marvellous Truths of Black History and African Heritage

Learn more about the amazing history and facts of Black People around the world.

Celebrating African Ancestry Oct 08, 2023

 Illustration by Bro. Jeorge

Featuring Dr Gina Paige & The Black Secret

 

 

Greetings Black Secret Progressives,

 

Our next live event for Black History Month UK is on Saturday 14th October in London and promises to be a night to remember.

The Black Secret is proud to...

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Fighting For History: We Need Your Help Professor Hakim Adi & First MRes Course Under Threat Sep 13, 2023

 

by Bro. Jeorge

photograph of Professor Hakim Adi & Bro. Jeorge

 

Dear Progressives,

 

The Black Secret needs the support of the community to help with a very important cause which is dear to our hearts. A revered academic and friend of the founders of The Black Secret, ...

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What's Happening: Spotlight on The Spelmore Institute Jul 19, 2023

 

by Bro. Jeorge

photograph of teachers, administrators & pupils of Spelmore

 

 

Greetings Black Secret Progressives,

As we enter the summer months, we want to share with you some of the wonderful work which our Black Secret Community are engaged in. Many of our...

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Sankofa & The Importance of Remembering Jun 05, 2023

 

Restoration by Bro. Jeorge

Vintage restored photograph of: Nana Offei Kwasi Agyeman,
Krontihene of Akuapem

 ( circa early 1900's )

  

Greetings Black Secret Progressives,

 

Recently I had the chance to visit my homeland, the country of my birth, Ghana, for the...

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Tea With Dr Julius Garvey! May 11, 2023

From left to right: Robin Walker,
Dr. Julius Garvey, Danny Thompson &
Jeorge Asare-Djan
( 25th Oct 22 )

 

Black History Month UK ( in October 2022 ) was Big, Brilliant & Bold. In a word it was a Blast! There were so many highlights for us at The Black Secret, from the...

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October Black History Month! Knowledge Is King! Oct 05, 2022

 

October Black History Month! Knowledge Is King!

 

Illustration by Bro. Jeorge

Featuring images of: Viola Davis, Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, Carter G Woodson & the UK Black Power Movement ( circa 1970's )

 

 

Greetings Black Secret Progressives,

As we enter...

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The Secret Is Out! London Launch Is a Roaring Success! Aug 18, 2022

 

The Secret Is Out!
London Launch

Is a Roaring
Success!

 

The Black Secret

From far left: Jeorge Asare-Djan, Danny Thompson,
Robin Walker & Michael Amaning 
( from A Tribe Called Progess )

 

Sunday the 7th of August 2022, was the official launch of The...
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Civilisation of the Moors May 01, 2022

Did you know that the Moors were the African people who rescued Europe
from a state of barbarism in the middle-ages.

Between the 8th and 15th centuries they brought innovations in technology, education, architecture, agriculture, and social habits (i.e. personal and public hygiene). Through...

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Empire of Kanem Borno Apr 18, 2022

Did you know that the tradition of African knights and Cavalry from the Kanem Borno empire is still celebrated today? And the network of mediaeval castles built by them still stands?

Kanem Borno was a major empire covering north-eastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, eastern Niger, Western Chad, and...

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