Reflections on the Black Exodus from White Evangelical Spaces
Written by Mimi Anim I still have not watched the George Floyd video in its entirety. I think it’s dehumanising and desensitising to need…
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An Extract from Bringing Up Race by Uju Asika
In Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World, author Uju Asika examines the impact of racism on children…
Sunday Poem: The Writing on the Wall
‘Wogs out’ the graffiti sprayed In those Bedfordshire days That led me to question With what affection was my sort held? Signed ‘NF’…
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Election day – The Migrant’s Vote for Integration
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Bass Culture 70/50 is a four-week exhibition exploring the impact of Jamaican and Jamaican-influenced music on British culture, taking place in London from 25…
Looking B(l)ack Travel Symposium FULL programme (Zap Mama, Caryl Phillips LKJ & More) 19.10.18 – 21.10.18, Brussels
A weekend of talks and performances dedicated to the notion of Black Travel, curated by Johny Pitts, TV host and author of the forthcoming…
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Inspired by the Harlem Renaissance, this October Afropean hosts a Weekend at Bozar, Brussels Dedicated to the notion of Black Travel. Featuring live performances…
Nollywood – The Alternative Take: An Interview with Nadia Denton
The world of British Council film curator, author and cinephile Nadia Denton is returning to some kind of normality. She is fresh from the…
An Iberian Dichotomy
By Jacob Taylor-Mosquera As a Colombian raised in Seattle travelling the Iberian coast from Barcelona to Lisbon for the first time, Jacob Taylor-Mosquera…
Preview: ‘I Just Dey Observe’ Nigerian Film Festival @ The BFI, London 18th August 2018
Curator and West African film enthusiast Nadia Denton is determined to show the world that there is more to the Nigerian movie industry than…
The Saga of the Suez Canal @ The Arab World Institute, Paris
Forty centuries have passed since Pharaoh Sesostris III had the first canal built linking the major bodies of water in and around Egypt. Since…
Black Barcelona Festival – July 6th – 8th 2018
The third edition of Black Barcelona Festival, this year in a bigger venue: MACBA, boasts a very diverse offering of lectures, workshops, performances and…
RED BULL MUSIC ODYSSEY Explores UK Hip-Hop History – June 30th
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