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Happy Black History Month! 🎉✊🏾Join us for Black STEAM 2024 - Celebrating Black brilliance and living history-makers in science, technology, engineering arts and mathematics. Don’t miss this powerful event 🚀 Book your tickets now! 👉🏾blacksteam2024.eventbrite.co.uk

@BlackAutistics Hi @BlackAutistics thanks for your interest 😊 We plan to share speaker details two weeks prior to the event.

@blastfestuk Hey, when can we expect the event timetable to be released? :-)

Happy Black History Month! 🎉✊🏾Join us for Black STEAM 2024 - Celebrating Black brilliance and living history-makers in science, technology, engineering arts and mathematics. Don’t miss this powerful event 🚀 Book your tickets now! 👉🏾blacksteam2024.eventbrite.co.uk

The event will share the findings of a recent project involving 10 community researchers from Birmingham. Together we'll learn about how educational apps/EdTech are being used in Birmingham schools and what impact this is having on Black heritage children. From 12.45pm - 3.50pm

Come and join our friends Data Tech & Black Communities today at @thinktankmuseum for a free, informative and interactive afternoon of talks, presentations and activities for parents/carers, educators and the wider community! lu.ma/n8z1cq0i

Fluxcon was a lot SO many creative people making B-Side Hip Hop Festival go off nicely We'll have to update the website soon to let the world know how and who to thank Love

What is all the liberation theory without an understanding of Self defence? Join Denise 'Pantera' for an intro session to the Afro-Brazilian art of Capoeira Is it a dance, a game or a fight... come find out at Fluxcon as part of B-Side Hip Hop Festival on Sat 8th June at 1pm

A.I. is already here and settled in How does it affect the Black community and how can we guide it's direction to better outcomes? Come and find out how this project between @blastfestuk Warwick Uni and Afroflux is going and join in the conversation on Sat 8th Jun as B-Side

THIS WEEK join us on ZOOM 💻🎧 Fri 22nd March at 6:30pm for monthly NetCon when a panel of scientists, health professionals & community advocates 🔬🩺🦠 will discuss latest innovative treatments for the Black community. REGISTER NOW 👉🏾 bit.ly/3cxjR3p #BuildingConnections

Thank you for an unforgettable 2023! Our programme and partnerships this year show our commitment to creating an equitable, culturally responsive STEAM ecosystem that works for Black communities, cradle to career and beyond. We wish you peace, abundance and a prosperous New Year!

We have a fantastic line-up today! Take a look at some of our Birago Day speakers and performers👇🏾

Today’s event is dedicated to our now ancestor, the late poet, professor & actor, Benjamin Zephaniah. We’re saddened by the loss of Birmingham’s greatest storyteller and thank him for his fearless, artistic and honest contribution to our lives.

It’s Birago Day!🦩🦚 Join us today at the @thinktankmuseum to celebrate African and Caribbean folklore!🪘Join us from 1.30-3.30pm for an afternoon of talks, performance and activities!

Sharing her experience so far, @AnitaShervingt1 (Director of #BLASTfest) talks about her project (funded by the Digital Good Research Fund) about 'Re-imagining AI with Afrofuturistic Speculative Design'. #inspiration for some future projects in #birmingham? #digitalgood @ESRC

Fantastic to hear from @AnitaShervingt1 and her work with @blastfestuk... Opening opportunity and awareness of black STEAM at the Black Steam showcase. Part of the @⁨digitalgoodnetwork

We promised Black brilliance + we delivered, closing #BHM ‘23 with our 10th annual Black STEAM Showcase! We would like to dedicate a special thank you to our amazing speakers, contributors + volunteers! @CIPHERJEWELS @msoulfires @y_ohene @WFarahslt #RobertClarke @DrMaterialsMum

@WFarahslt @AnitaShervingt1 @msoulfires @CIPHERJEWELS @y_ohene It was an absolute pleasure to have you Warda, thank you for sharing your incredible story! 💫

Had such a brilliant time @blastfestuk @AnitaShervingt1 Thank you for putting together such a necessary event. So inspired by the other keynotes @msoulfires @CIPHERJEWELS @y_ohene

@DiscovMaterials Thank you! It was fantastic to have you with us! 💫

We've had a wonderful time at Black STEAM 10 today. It was great to meet so many current and future innovators! Thanks for having us @blastfestuk

16 years ago I released #BlackBoys #BlackBoys16thAnniversary #BlackBoys ✊🏾👊🏾🖤 #BlackHistoryMonth