Meeting
of Minds
The Leading Exporter of African Narratives.
What's On
Highlight
Andi Oliver and The Pepperpot Diaries
7:30 pm
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27 April 2023
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
Arts & Culture
Aïda: The Ethiopian princess in love with her Egyptian captor
Love and duty collide and nations clash in Verdi’s political drama, starring Elena Stikhina and Angel Blue
Real Reads
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Who is the Prime Minister building a better future for?
Real Reads
Autograph presents: Amplify ‘Stranger in the Village’ Afro European Matters
interdisciplinary artists create new works, emphasising the experience Afrodiasporic communities in Europe, identity formations. migration and freedom of movement
Real Reads
SHE’S IN Ctrl: Dr Anne Marie Imafidon’s new Book on How Women Can Take Back Tech
An inspirational exploration of why women are under-represented in tech, why it matters, and what we can do about it
Real Reads
In conversation with Candy-Ellie Graham, founder of Cultural Style Week
A new global movement to encourage and empower people of all backgrounds to celebrate their unique cultural heritage through fashion, hair and beauty
Africa in Focus
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After 60 years, a new mental health bill makes the rounds
Africa in Focus
London’s biggest festival of African cinema, Film Africa, celebrates its 10th Edition
Themes covered include a mother’s love, belonging, sisterly bonds, migration, sexuality, gender, religion, repressed trauma and freedom struggles
Africa in Focus
Phaidon catalogues a continuum of African Artists from 1882 to today
A groundbreaking A-Z survey of the work of over 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Africa
Africa in Focus
Iwájú: Disney and Kugali to Collaborate on New Series
Described as a ‘love letter to Nigeria’, the long-form series is steeped in science fiction, and includes themes of class divide and inequality
Grad Zine
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Slay in Your Lane Authors, Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené, Talk on New Children’s Book, The Offline Diaries
Grad Zine
DJ Kem Kem on Stanford University, the Need for Women-Focused Spaces in Music, and Working with Tems
“It’s exhausting but I know my worth”: Grad Zine talks with the multifaceted Nigerian creative, ahead of her next show in London, in March
Grad Zine
Precious Mustapha on Fate: The Winx Saga and Complex Black Characters
“I was hoping that they went for a dark-skinned girl for accurate representation like the cartoon. So, I was really happy when I got the role”
Grad Zine
13 Going on 30: The Parentification of Black Girls
From cooking, cleaning, studying and taking care of siblings, essentially being the ‘second mother’ or ‘third parent’. Parentified children become hyper-independent adults
My2Cents
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The White Man’s Burden
2022 Year in Review
2022 was a very sombre year, characterised by soaring food and energy prices, record breaking temperatures, and the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
AVOCADO+ Applications open for the UK’s only accelerator programme for BAMER-led organisations
An innovative one year programme designed to build the capacity and sustainability of small organisations
Rishi wins the race to the top. But will his race divide or unite the UK?
Is Sunak’s appointment a triumph of EDI, or is he just another tokenistic pawn, pursuing dither and delay tactics against racial progress
Investigations
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Investigating the Causes and Consequences of South Africa’s July 2021 Riots
Investigations
Human Rights Abuses Still Persist Six Months on from Nigeria’s #EndSARS Movement
“I’ve been stopped, singled out for my hair, my short dress. They search my bags looking for condoms to arrest me for prostitution. It’s insane”.