DEAR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FANS, –

IT WAS A PROFOUND PRIVILEGE TO ORGANISE THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATIONS AT THE UK HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAY THE 20TH OF JUNE FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW.

THIS HAS BEEN OUR BEST BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATIONS SO FAR, I WAS HUMBLED AND OVERWHELMED.
THE JOURNEY CONTINUES- WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO TELL OUR STORIES, TELL OUR HISTORY AND EXHIBIT THE STRENGTHS THAT EMBRACE THE GENTLE STRINGS OF LOVE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPECIAL GUESTS THAT ATTENDED AND SUPPORTED THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATIONS – HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT 2015

MP ALOK SHARMA (AN AMAZING GENTLEMAN )- THE MP OF READING WEST- WHO HAS SUPPORTED THIS EVENT FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS

MP Chi Onwurah – THE MP OF NEWCASTLE CENTRAL – WHO ALSO GAVE A SPEECH AT THE EVENT

MP ANNE MCLAUGHLIN – THE MP FOR GLASGOW – WHO GAVE A SPEECH AT THE EVENT

MR Babatunde Loye – THE CHAIRMAN OF CANUK – (NIGERIANS IN THE UK )

MR Robin Marsh – THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNIVERSAL PEACE FOUNDATION

DoctorPamela Ayewoh-Bernard – THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, BEDFORDSHIRE

A SPECIAL THANKS ALSO TO CULTURAL AMBASSADOR Komolafe Omotunde WHO ATTENDED THIS EVENT ALL THE WAY FROM BUDAPEST, HUNGARY

.I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR KEY GUEST SPEAKERS FOR 2015- THEY WERE AMAZING

Tony Warner– CEO AND FOUNDER OF Black History Walks
Charmaine Simpson – DIRECTOR OF Black HistoryStudies
ALHAJ DR IBRAHIM K ASANTE ( Ibrahim Asante) FOUNDER OF SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEMS
DR James Heartfield – LECTURER, HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR
Lee Meta Jasper– COMMUNITY ACTIVIST AND HUMANITARIAN

A BIG THANK YOU TO THE PERFORMING ARTISTS 2015- I AM PROUD OT HAVE BOTH OF YOU AS FRIENDS

Deoba Authentic – CELEBRITY DEEJAY, RADIO HOST AND PERFROMING ARTIST
Jennifer Sobola – PERFORMING ARTIST

A BIG THANK YOU ALSO TO MY MEDIA PARTNERS WHO DID AN AMAZING JOB AT THE EVENT- YOU ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE COMMUNITY
Effycom Pro Duction- VIDEO FOOTAGE ON THE DAY – Ethel Elaka Gondwe

Marketing Ministers UK– OUR DRINKS SPONSORS FOR THE EVENT
ZIMLINK – Dark Zac AND Simba Smp – RESPONSIBLE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO FOOTAGE
Pamtengo RADIO STATION MANAGED BY King Mambo – LIVE STREAMING ON THE DAY, SOUND AND MUSIC
TrueAfrican Heritage – PHOTOGRAPHY by Rukayat Aderewa Basaru
9jadiaspora- SOCIAL MEDIA
Mr & Miss Black Beauty Universal Pageants BY Alicia Queen– SOCIAL MEDIA
Focus Organization MANAGED BY Atta Kouassii –
The Outerglobe presented by Debbie Golt on Resonance FM (104.4FM London (Soon to be DAB) and www.resonancefm.com
A HEALTHY HAPPY YOU – DESIGN managed by Charmaine Tesaga
Esoe Remo – DESIGN AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION
AFRICA4U – EMPOWERMENT, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY COHESION
Africana Project UK BY Richard Oluyinka
DEOASA CATERING BY Rita Madu-West
PRESIDENT OF AFRICAN SOCIETY – UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAMNwilo Onyeka Trinity
Kehinde S. Olaleye – PRESIDENT OF Nigeriasociety Londonmet

LIFE WOULD BE INCOMPLETE WITHOUT MY PARENTS – MRSigismond Olayode Fernandez AND MRS Pauline Fernandez AND MY SIBLINGS Nicolette Fernandez Okewole AND Steven Fernandez – I LOVE YOU TO BITS

I AM ALSO AVAILABLE TO GIVE TALKS AND VIDEO PRESENTATIONS ON BLACK HISTORY THEMES & WEST AFRICAN HISTORY TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES & SMALL GROUPS AT AFFORDABLE RATES IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER – YOU CAN BOOK EARLY BY RINGING +447882809005, ALTERNATIVELY, SEND ME AN EMAIL TO afripoet@gmail.com 10 PERCENT DISCOUNTS ON ALL EARLY BOOKINGS