Thursday 9th October 12pm
Black History Month Launch
The Sutton Black History Month Launch has acquired a reputation with Sutton Council staff as the event to find excellent food, so the Secombe Theatre was soon packed with hungry officers lured by the smell of exotic food and lively music. This year there were also displays of cultural clothing and artefacts supplied by volunteers representing their various countries of origin.
The celebration of influential black historical figures took the form of a photo montage which spread around the room. As well as local residents who had made their mark the homage included a portrait of Barack Obama, whose recent elevation to President Elect is a fitting culmination of this illustrious roll call.
There were a number of speakers including our own Sean Brennan, and Simon Latham. Guest speaker was Patricia Marsh who talked about the significance of Black History Month.
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