# Event Details - **Event Name**: Ishmahil Blagrove JR season: Frontline book talk plus Q&A - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 pm - **Event Description**: 30 years of research went into this incredible book where Blagrove interviewed 160 elders for this 800 page historical masterpieceAbout this EventThis event is organised by Black History Walks as part of 60 Years Since 1965 the first ever Race Relations Act, and 20 years of the African Odysseys film series. We present a season of Blagroves' films and books plus Q&A with the man himselfIndependent filmmaker Ismahil Blagrove of made a raft of hard-hitting, pioneering documentaries that cover three decades of work which still have an important social justice legacy.Rice N Peas is an independent publishing and production company investigating social justice concerns, producing and publishing thought-provoking content RiceNpeas.org website HEREBlagrove worked with mainstream media like BBC and Channel 4 but rejected their bias and chose to make his own self-financed films, show them at grassroots venues and sell DVDs direct to the audience.Before phones had cameras in them Blagrove was getting incredible footage from inside crack houses, presidential palaces and civil war battlefields . He grew up in London schooled by civil rights activists like schooled by activists and creatives such as Roy Sawh, Frank Crichlow, Rhodan Gordon, Margaret Busby, Sonny Blacks and Maxwell Worrell. He took on police brutality, fought NF fascists, taught at Hyde Park university, negotiated with Sierra Leonean warlords and rode a fold-up Brompton bicycle for 6 month tour of Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China and LaosHe also spent three decades researching 'Frontline : a story of struggle, resistance and Black identity in Notting Hill' where he interviewed 160 elders, then self published his 800 page book of their stories. He presently lives in Cuba and this is a rare public appearance.Frontline covers many subjects including:Mangrove 9 trialGentrificationDrugs and corruptionThe role of the FrontlinePolice brutalitySpeakers cornerMusic and clubsDocumenting history, writing and filmWindrushAfrican/Caribbean diaspora politicsand much more. Rare copies of 'Frontline' will be on sale.This author talk is linked to the screening of two of Blagroves films 'Cuba: with or without Fidel 'and 'Bang Bang in the Manor' on Friday Other coming events from www.blackhistorywalks.co.ukBlack History Steam train tourAfeni Shakur and the trial of the Panther 21Black History Bus Tour/ River CruiseBlack Women Resistance Leaders6 African leaders removed by the FrenchHackney, Harlem, St Paul'/Bank, Theatreland and Soho Black History WalksAfrican Odysseys, Racism in Academia and @BFI SouthbankFrantz Fanon weekender60 years of Black British Civil Rights, racism @BFI with Professor Gus JohnKung Fu and anti-racist street fighters with Professor Lez HenryTeaching Black history in China with Professor Deidre OsborneWorld Wars and Black soldiers. African Odysseys @BFI with Professor Patrick Vernon60 years of Black history Success Stories 1-20Sign petition to save African Odysseys and Black film history at BFI Southbank HEREAfrican Odysseys is now hosting films across London due to systemic racism at the BFI There will be an updates at future events Full details HEREhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2WhsNMloqY&t=20s https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/8c9b7690-e238-11f0-983f-3f1406156a47-rimg-w972-h740-dcd6d6d6-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/8cbfa060-e238-11f0-b1e5-fb8d04c0193d-rimg-w681-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/ishmahil-blagrove-jr-season-frontline-book-talk-plus-qanda/100001977485050017 - **Event Categories**: entertainment, sports, art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Stewart House via Senate House - **lat**: 51.52113749999999 - **long**: -0.1275353 - **full address**: Stewart House via Senate House, Stewart House via Senate House entrance, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Ishmahil Blagrove JR season: Frontline book talk plus Q&A - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/f521f5fe49db76401042475879fb9f1c9b1091e62e855da2bca7637d68325410-rimg-w1200-h1600-dc4c4435-gmir.jpg?v=1766739310 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Ishmahil Blagrove JR season: Frontline book talk plus Q&A being held? - **A:** Ishmahil Blagrove JR season: Frontline book talk plus Q&A takes place on Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Mon, 23 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Stewart House via Senate House, Stewart House via Senate House entrance, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Ishmahil Blagrove JR season: Frontline book talk plus Q&A? - **A:** Ishmahil Blagrove JR season: Frontline book talk plus Q&A is organized by Black History Walks. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Ishmahil Blagrove JR season: Frontline book talk plus Q&A is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in London, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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