Poetic Temple x BHM

Welcome to The Africa Centre! Join us on October 15th 2025 at 6:00 PM to10pm for Poetic Temple x Black History Month , Open Mic, and Special Guests Features!

This is the only place you need to be this Month for your best Our story experience!

Borrowing from the book by Courttia Newland entitled A River Called Time, Poetic Temple uses this Black History Month as an opportunity to get poets reimaging the stories of African people and the diaspora. "What if?" is the question as we search for different endings to our heroes and Sheroes stories.

What if there was never slavery or Colonisation?

If you are a poet, lover of Poetry and spoken word. Passionate about healing and looking for unique and beautiful spaces to enjoy, then this is the night for you!

Nat Nye the Lyrical Alkhemist has wowed crowds since his early days as a Roundhouse poet performing at the Roundhouse, to performing at the likes of Wilderness Festival, Royal Reception for Princess Anne at Olympic Park, Camp Bestival, U.S Embassy, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, H Club, V&A Museum, Black Cultural Archives, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Ronnie Scotts, Battersea Arts Centre, UCL University, SOAS University and BBC London Radio's The Scene & Dotun Adebayo Sunday Show. Nat Nye established the Mansa HArts company in 2021 to assist artists who want to create work to enhance thier world. Stella B, is a multi-disciplinarian artist, Pan Africanist, Community Champion and Custodian of Culture. Co-Founding Mansa HArts alongside Nat Nye in 2020 as an advocate for Art with Consciousness.

Stella B works as a singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, Creative Director, visual artists (using film, contemporary arts, photography and digital art). Interchanging her roles seemingly effortlessly from events management, curation, project management to live performances, she has blessed events at prestigious venues such as UK Parliament, Sadler's Wells, Tate Modern, Wilderness Festival, ALSO Festival, The H Club, UCL University, Poetry Cafe, Brixton Rizty, Bronze Women Statue Opening, Natwest London HQ and on BBC London Radio's The Scene, Hello Love, Flo Vortex and The Africa Centre.