{"id":23807,"date":"2018-10-28T21:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T21:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=23807"},"modified":"2018-10-28T21:00:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T21:00:22","slug":"africa-on-the-square-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/africa-on-the-square-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa on the Square 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Africa is celebrating its culture, food and music on Trafalgar Square. With over 25,000 people visiting last year, on 27 October, this is their fourth time bringing Black History Month to an amazing close in the heart of London.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6mDVbwCnnlw<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The hosts on the stage are Esther Alade originally from Nigeria and Usifu Jalloh from Sierra Leone. This reflects the diversity of the African community in London. There will be an exclusive fashion show directed by Africa Fashion Week London, a young talent exhibit\u00a0and an African market with a variety of products, offering food and crafts, as well as activities for children and families.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AfricaOnTheSquare?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AfricaOnTheSquare<\/a> 2018.  Colourful dancers \ud83d\udc83 and drummers \ud83e\udd41 in different African costumes parading around the Square. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pl5q74QkHe\">pic.twitter.com\/Pl5q74QkHe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hatman of London (@GrantChito) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantChito\/status\/1056508432465977345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AfricaOnTheSquare?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AfricaOnTheSquare<\/a> 2018.  Drummers \ud83e\udd41 in their colourful tribal costumes parading around the Square. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GNyfy91hpR\">pic.twitter.com\/GNyfy91hpR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hatman of London (@GrantChito) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantChito\/status\/1056485807765241856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">When announcing the lineup on the square, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: \u201cOnce again, Africa on the Square will\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s2\">show our capital at its best, as people of all ages and backgrounds come together to celebrate the impact of our African and African Caribbean communities. During this month we also acknowledge the struggles for equality for those of African heritage that have been fought by truly great men and women of the past. But more than anything else, this is a time of celebration.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Africa on the Square is an incredible celebration of African cultures, music, food and the communities who contribute so much to London &#8211; and it\u2019s free.<\/p>\n<p>Join the festivities in Trafalgar Square from 12pm. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5CAAaJgVdY\">pic.twitter.com\/5CAAaJgVdY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (@MayorofLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorofLondon\/status\/1056112381158440960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\"><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">Paulette Simpson,\u00a0<\/span>Executive Director of <em>The Voice <\/em>(the only British national Afro-Caribbean weekly magazine), commented in an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.colourfulradio.com\/content\/event\/34360\">interview<\/a> with Colourful Radio: \u201cAs Britain\u2019s leading black newspaper, we are proud once again to support the Mayor of London\u2019s Africa on the Square celebrations as media partners.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photographed below, James Burchall told the Voice of London that he\u2019s \u201cvery delighted that his culture and heritage are celebrated\u201d and that so many people have asked to take a picture of him which made him feel \u201cspecial on this day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Laurence Sessou, who has over 20K followers on Instagram, also photographed below, said that she\u2019s \u201cvery proud from where she comes from, seeing people from different cultures celebrate and support us is something that makes me very happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' 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gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23814'>\n\t\t\t\tPeople taking part in activities on the square\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/dscf2670\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2670-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2670-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2670-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2670-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23815'>\n\t\t\t\tPeople taking part in activities on the square\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/dscf2663\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2663-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2663-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2663-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2663-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23816'>\n\t\t\t\tPeople taking part in activities on the square\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/dscf2660\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2660-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2660-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2660-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2660-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23817'>\n\t\t\t\tPeople taking part in activities on the square\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/dscf2659\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2659-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2659-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2659-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2659-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23818'>\n\t\t\t\tPeople taking part in activities on the square\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/dscf2652\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2652-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2652-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2652-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2652-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23819'>\n\t\t\t\tPeople taking part in activities on the square\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/dscf2649\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2649-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2649-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2649-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2649-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23820'>\n\t\t\t\tPeople taking part in activities on the square\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/dscf2641\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2641-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23821\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2611-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2611-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2611-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2611-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23826'>\n\t\t\t\tPeople taking part in activities on the square\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/dscf2607\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2607-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2607-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2607-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2018\/10\/DSCF2607-1-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23827'>\n\t\t\t\tPeople taking part in activities on the square\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt 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