RICE N PEAS FILMS - Living Histories

The sons, daughters and grandchildren of some of the 20th century's most inspirational political and civil rights leaders came together for the first time in London in 2002 as speakers at the Mayor of London's Black History Month. Speakers included Atallah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, Yolanda King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Zinzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson Mandela, Tashar Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and Dr. Gorkeh Nkrumah, son of Kwame Nkrumah.

The day after they were made, the master recordings of this conference were loaned to Rose McDonald, an active member of the film union BECTU. Miss McDonald claimed to be working on the behalf of Lee Jasper and the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. She has refused to return these master recordings and we have no knowledge of her whereabouts. These master recordings were a valuable part of the Rice N Peas historical archives. If anyone has viewed material which relates to this conference or knows of the whereabouts of Miss Rose McDonald, please > contact us