Real Reads
Aug 2020
Black August and Why August 28 Is A Major Date In Black History
Black August has a fascinating history, and falls in the same month as many important events in the Black radical calendar
Aug 2020
Addressing “Black on Black Violence”
It is a blatant prevarication to characterise Black people as not addressing or caring about “Black on Black violence”
Aug 2020
David Harewood & BBC team up for ‘Race, Coronavirus And Me’
Health inequalities have existed silently for a long time, but the Coronavirus pandemic has opened a pandora’s box
Aug 2020
ITV to adapt The Confessions of Frannie Langton
The bestselling debut novel from writer Sara Collins is a brilliantly searing depiction of race, class, and oppression
Aug 2020
African Odysseys Presents: Injustice
African Odysseys presents a collection of films which speak to the Black Lives Matter movement in the UK and the world
Aug 2020
Failed by the System: Mercy Baguma living in ‘extreme poverty’ found dead next to her crying baby
Mercy Baguma, an asylum seeker from Uganda, was left destitute after leave to remain expired
Aug 2020
ANTHEMS Black – The Daily Podcast Series Amplifying Incredible Black Voices from Across The UK
The series will underpin the rich and diverse cultural and social impact Black communities have made in the UK
Aug 2020
Africa Prize selects 2020 finalists ahead of virtual event
The Prize supports the brightest minds across the continent, who develop innovative ways to solve global problems
Aug 2020
Five commissions from Channel 4 to mark Black History Month
The five commissions, will offer an important platform for different aspects of the Black experience in modern Britain
Aug 2020
Steve McQueen’s Mangrove to open the 64th BFI London Film Festival
Mangrove tells the true story of the Mangrove 9, the group of black activists who clashed with London police
Aug 2020
Some of Africa’s most important heritage sites will be lost to climate change without intervention
Climate change has already resulted in loss and damage to African heritage
Aug 2020
The 2nd Annual AACFA TV Honours
The virtual ceremony paired presenters from the worlds of showbiz and public service