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Retire or Fire? - The Fate of the Diversity Hire!
Over the last couple of years, more and more companies are implementing diversity hire schemes, with an increase in headlines claiming “the first [insert demographic] to….” on front-page news…
Tọlá Okogwu Interview
Meet Tọlá Okogwu, author of the fantastical Onyeka adventure series consisting of ‘Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun’ (2022) and ‘Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels’ (2023)…
Behind the scenes with Black Britain Unspoken
In 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery invited Black British storytellers, filmmakers, and creatives to share experiences and perspectives of being Black and British, with the chance to pitch, produce and release a short unscripted film on discovery+ during Black History Month…
Kem Anyanwu Interview
Kem Anyanwu is Founder of Kemystery Management and has been trailblazing within the entertainment and talent management sector. Anyanwu’s management works to be at the forefront of changing systems, building opportunities both local and global in the film industry…
Declaration of Independence
Dear Black People, Kedu! (Hi!) Let me introduce myself properly…my name is Priscilla Ikonnaya Igwe. I am a child of God, descended from the Igbo tribe, and a Sickle Cell Warrior…
I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)
I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking) (2021) opens to a serene, scenic valley with bees buzzing amongst the wildflowers, besides a pale-blue tent in which Danny and her 8-year old daughter, Wes, ease into their morning routine on a mother-daughter camping trip…
Neptune Frost
Neptune Frost (2022) is described as an “Afrofuturist fantasia musical” and “uncharacterizable” because it is, in its own right, completely unique…
Inspired by our struggles and successes
In 1916–17, Hubert Harrison founded the New Negro Movement. In 1917, he established the first organisation - The Liberty League - and the first newspaper (The Voice) of the "New Negro Movement" and this movement energised Harlem and beyond with its race-conscious and class-conscious demands for political equality, an end to segregation and lynching as well as calls for armed self-defense when appropriate…
Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters
“But what has really left Haiti in such a state today, what makes the country a constant and heart-rending site of recurring catastrophe, is its history.” Exclaims the Guardians Jon Henley in his historical deep dive Haiti: A Long Descent into Hell…