Black History Launch October 2002.

Black Brighton and Hove History, which was launched October 2002 at Momma Cherri’s Soul Food restaurant in Brighton, is a brand
new web site which helps local people find out about their city’s fascinating but often overlooked Black history.

Over 100 people attended the launch and watched with interest as they found out how to input their own history onto the web site. "We want all people (both black and white) to get involved. The group will be visiting various groups and helping the public add their material to the web site which will eventually been turned into a booklet which will be distributed in local schools and museums.

We want young people to send in photos,
we want to interview older people so they
can tell us what their first day in Brighton
was like. What do asylum seekers think when they moved to Brighton from another culture? How do people cope with homesickness, loneliness, racism? We want
to hear about their experiences… history is for everyone, and our project is about living history which is happening here and now!"