Real Reads
Aug 2020
The young West Africans finding their voice through streetwear
“Our designs are centered around our culture; the way we were raised and the way we live today”
Aug 2020
London Writers Awards 2021 open for applications from Black Writers & Writers of Colour
London Writers Awards’ package of mentoring, creative and career support shows a real understanding of what it means to emerge and thrive as a writer
Aug 2020
‘The Upper World’ by Femi Fadugba is a genre-defying first book, acquired by Penguin
“With this book, I wanted to combine ideas that aren’t meant to go together. Like time-travel physics and life on an estate”
Aug 2020
Who is Black in the UK? And who are the beneficiaries of Black Programmes and Funding?
Without unambiguous language, there’s the potential that once again African pain, will be someone else’s gain
Aug 2020
S.O.U.L Fest x Disney Pixar: Creators of ‘Soul’ discuss representation in animation
A special panel discussion with filmmakers Pete Docter, Kemp Powers, producer Dana Murray and more.
Aug 2020
Influencer Jackie Aina to Executive Produce ‘Social Beauty’ Documentary
The upcoming film will center on Black women-turned-social-media-influencers changing the standards of the mainstream beauty market
Aug 2020
Black British Rapper Releases Book to Inspire Creatives During The Pandemic
The book chronicles the roller coaster ride of being an entrepreneur, educator, big brother and rap artist
Aug 2020
CALL FOR PAPERS: Reclaim Narratives of African Women Artists
This symposium offers a critical platform for scholars to evaluate and re-examine histories and archives by African women artists
Aug 2020
New Book Release: ‘The Digital Lives of Black Women in Britain’ by Dr. Francesca Sobande
The book includes conversations about identity, inequality and digital activity, rooted in Black feminism and intersectionality
Aug 2020
Instagram ‘censorship’ of black model’s photo reignites claims of race bias
“What is it about a plus-size black woman’s body that is so offensive and so sexualised?”
Aug 2020
Call for Submission: Redefining New Black Feminist Thought
Open Cultural Studies Journal seeks new essays to answer: How is a new generation of black feminists representing a black feminist agenda?
Aug 2020
Everything: The Real Thing Story – The searing saga of Britain’s soul pioneers
Liverpudlian quartet the Real Thing, who tackled prejudice and challenged the pop status quo in the 70s, are the subject of Simon Sheridan’s fond and vital documentary