Wednesday , Mar.15 , 2006
Talented children from all over London attended City Hall last weekend to take part in the Mayor’s Black History Scholars’ Day.
At the event held last Saturday, 450 families with children aged 11 -16 mingled with celebrities including
Science of Big Brother fame, comedians Robbie Gee and Eddie Nestor and Bad Girls’ actress Antonia Okonma.
The children competed in workshops for prizes such as educational grants, laptops and book tokens worth up to £18,000.
Lorlett Hudson, Managing director of One Hand Can’t Clap: Things Mama Used to Say led one of the workshops.
During her presentation she showed the children cards with Jamaican proverbs printed on one side and then turned the card around to reveal its meaning. The unique invention is a way of teaching children about Caribbean oral heritage.
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