The UK’s biggest Afro-Caribbean classic car club took over Catford Broadway in October for a Black History Month celebration.
The Afro Classics event on 18 October was organised in partnership with Radiate Festival, an event series promoting Black culture across London.
The club, founded by Gary Gordon in 2017 as a group for Black classic car enthusiasts, gives financial support to Black mechanics, and connects them with young Black people interested in the motor industry.
Radiate Festival hosted Lewisham’s first-ever market specifically for Black traders alongside the Afro Classics display.
“If you bring together a group of people with a common interest, once you’ve validated that interest then you start to engage with people,” said Gordon.
“The cars become less important, it’s about the relationships that develop.”
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