BusinessRishi Sunak new winter economy plan: as stricter COVID-19 restrictions hit the nation: Self-employed? What you need to know
FilmJoin BFI London Film Festival UK premiere of Regina King’s highly anticipated directorial debut ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
TheatreNATIONAL THEATRE RELEASES NEW PODCAST SERIES: ‘THAT BLACK THEATRE PODCAST’ Winsome Pinnock, Roy Williams, Jackie Kay to feature
OnBoxBiyi Bandele dramatises Chinua Achebe’s classic tale Things Fall Apart on BBC Radio 4 with Cyril Nri
OnBoxExclusive!! Sophie Okonedo joins all-star cast in third series of critically acclaimed Sky original drama Britannia
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A NewsPM New lockdown measures: Restaurant, Bars Pubs must close 10pm: New restrictions remain in place for 6 months
OnBoxEMMYS LIVE: Mrs. America’s Uzo Aduba wins Supporting Actress – only Black woman nominated in category
A NewsEMMYS LIVE: Zendaya makes history at Emmys youngest person to win Lead Actress: Watch video speech here
OnBoxITV response to OFCOM stands by Diversity BLM Dance Routine after 23,308 complaints: saying it was a “authentic, heartfelt response” Watch video here
FashionLondon Fashion Week is Digital: Meet Halpern’s Heroines of the Front Line in new Spring- Summer ’21 Campaign
FilmRooftop Cinema special preview Screening: Escape From Pretoria stars Daniel Radcliffe watch at Alexandra Palace under the stars……
TheatreOLIVIER THEATRE REMODELLING PLAN FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE FOR SOCIALLY DISTANCED AUDIENCES FROM OCT
LiteratureBooker Prize Shortlist: Four writers of colour among the six authors: absence of British authors: Watch announcement here by Chair of Judges Margaret Busby
FilmOPEN CITY DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES GABRIELA PENA THE WINNER OF ASSEMBLY DOCUMENTARY LAB’S FUNDING
Creative CareersHas lockdown created career uncertainty? Sign up free to a professional Theatre course at Utopia Theatre: include scriptwriting, production and directing and more
FilmBFI Film Festival: Quick chat with documentary director Bassam Tariq ahead of fiction feature debut “Mogul Mowgli” stars Riz Ahmed
FilmBFI London Film Festival (#LFF) 2020 Launches: Our picks | Mangrove, Farewell Amor, Mogul Mowgli, David Byrne’s American Utopia
Uncategorized18TH EDITION LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THE CAPITAL PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON BRILLIANCE OF LONDON’S DESIGN COMMUNITY
A NewsBritish Journalism Award launches Barbara Blake-Hannah prize for journalists in honour of UK’s first Black on-screen TV Reporter
Literature MusicSouthbank Centre announce Inside Out, a 3-month series of multi-arts events broadcast from the Royal Festival Hall and beyond
FilmAfrican Odysseys Presents: 20 years since Injustice was made by Ken Fero it still speaks loudly to racial injustice
FilmReview: Director Ladj Ly’s debut flick “Les Misérables” frames police brutality in Parisian suburbs
Creative CareersFORMULA E are “Searching for new, diverse young voices” OPEN TALENT CALL: PRESENTERS Are you age 18 -24
InterviewThe Big Interview: Twice EMMY winning Photographer/ Cinematographer John Simmons ASC in his own words – Part one
FilmHeartbreaking news Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman dies age 43 | Oprah leads tributes, what people are saying
OnBoxDavid Olusoga delivers James MacTaggart Lecture at Edinburgh TV Fest on his experience and “other black people he knows in the industry”
A NewsBlack Owned Banks City First and Broadway Financial Corp merge to form largest Black owned bank in USA with a 1 Billion lender
ArtGordon Parks Part one ( The Social Injustice Photographer) review: are you ready for Part Two opens 1 Sept… Parks’s portrait of Muhammad Ali
OnBoxChannel 4 kickstarts fresh push for greater on and off screen representation with Black Takeover Day
FilmTENET Review: Big explosive cinema is back with Christopher Nolan’s hugely anticipated film: Watch trailer here & exclusive images
FilmKush Films: Director Taaqiy Grant to release HAPI the essential ‘black economics’ documentary film in UK – premiere 28 Aug
MusicJAZZ RE: FEST goes live today 5pm BST 23 Aug: artist line-up Anthony Joseph, Ms Maurice, Golden Mean, Jas Kayser and more
Creative CareersBFI London Film Festival opens 2020 Critics Mentorship Programme exclusively to 6 Black applicants: Want a career as a Film Critic/Journalist apply now closes 25 Aug
LiteratureEdinburgh International Book Festival online tonight Suzanne Bonnar & Joy Harjo with Jackie Kay 7pm BST
FilmAmma Asante MBE part of Carla 2020 21 – 23 Aug: conversations on new visions for diversity & inclusion in film & TV – Register FREE now
Film“The man who gives Spike Lee’s movies their soul” Terence Blanchard to receive TIFF Variety Artisan Award at the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards
InterviewTalking to jessica Care moore: Rockstar, Artist and Poet lends voice to new dance film “Our Bodies Back”
FilmNetflix: Project Power no.1 in 90 countries stars Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt with Dominique Fishback
OnBoxMiles Jupp, Jo Brand, Darren Harriott, Sara Pascoe, Daliso Chaponda and Jayde Adams curate BBC Radio 4’s first Summer Comedy Festival
TheatreDance film “Our Bodies Back” an empowering ode to Black womanhood directed by Jonzi D: Trailer Watch here
FilmRIZ AHMED’S MOGUL MOWGLI DIRECTED BY BASSAM TARIQ ACQUIRED BY BFI DISTRIBUTION FOR THE UK AND IRELAND
ArtPatrick Vernon joins Imperial War Museums expert voices to discuss how Britain should commemorate its history
A NewsFirst Women of Color becomes Presidential Running Mate to Biden potentially the oldest US President at 77: Watch Kamala speech here
FilmSundance London: Free Event (Re)Imagining the Future of Independent Film with Lena Waithe and Julia Oh on panel August 8th 5:30pm
FilmInterview with the First Female Director of Sundance Film Festival ahead of Sundance London 7-9 August
OnBoxChannel 4 Tonite 4 August 10pm: “The Talk” (prepares children for reality of living in a racist society) Rochelle Humes tries to scrub of her skin
FilmA Caribbean Tale: Talking to award-winning filmmaker Mary Wells ahead of Kingston Paradise Screening with WCFF
BusinessMeet Georgina Fihosy owner of Afrotouch Design: UK’s first Black-Owned Publisher to sell in Waterstones
FilmToronto Film Festival feature-film lineup: includes Opening Night film Spike Lee’s “David Byrne’s American Utopia” and directorial debut “Bruised” by Halle Berry
FilmRIDLEY SCOTT AND KEVIN MACDONALD REUNITE WITH YOUTUBE & INVITE THE WORLD TO CREATE “LIFE IN A DAY 2020” CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORIGINAL
A NewsLast Chance: BAFTA free online events featuring BAFTA-nominated talent includes Ncuti Gatwa, Suranne Jones and Gbemisola Ikumelo
ArtVisitors welcomed back to Imperial War Museums, as new Ai Weiwei commission is unveiled at IWM London
A NewsUK Parliament launches free online workshops for community and youth groups during Coronavirus outbreak
A NewsKanye West criticises Tubman at first campaign rally in South Carolina: breaks down while talking about abortion
MusicSouth African soprano Golda Schultz, Chineke! Orchestra and Kanneh-Masons join musical greats, from past and the present in new Prom season
Art“Breath is Invisible” works by Khadija Saye: Notting Hill Outdoor Installation addresses inequality and injustice
A News MusicPRS Foundation partner with top Black-led music organisations in 3rd round of Sustaining Creativity Fund to support Black music creators affected by COVID-19
A NewsMeghan Markle’s powerful speech to girls ‘Chase Convictions with Action’: ‘That Was the Hardest Part for Me’ read and watch video here…
ArtWateraid: Art of Change – Join Grayson Perry, Aida Muluneh and Russell Tovey to use your art to inspire change
A NewsLewis Hamilton shows his support for Black Lives Matter during victory in the Styrian Grand Prix
A NewsBank of England joins major British companies and institutions to apologise for African slave trade
FilmNetflix 10th July: The Old Guard a film by Gina Prince-Bythewood with Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne
ArtEnam Gbewonyo – Nude Me/Under the Skin: Unveiling our stories: Artist tribute to “one Black NHS Nurse at a time”
ArtJoin Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening sale works include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
TheatreUtopia Theatre’s Creative Hub online programme of events starts today 29 June: with over 40 African theatre Pros at the helm
A NewsSo Solid’s Swiss launches first ever Black Pound Day (27th June 2020) – How You can support a Black Business
A NewsThe Reckoning: Idris Elba and Kwame Kwei-Armah address The Arts, Media and Black Lives Matter Live Q&A today 25 June
BeyondNational Gallery of Jamaica: Virtual Last Sundays to ft. Emily Ruth (Cellist) and Evad Campbell (Keyboardist)
TheatreStatement from Royal Court: Anti-Racist Reflection & Action: admits that “theatre in this country including Royal Court” is racist
InterviewWindrush Day Interview: Joyce Fraser Chair of Trustees Black Heroes Foundation and writer of new play The Story of Claudia Jones
MusicWindrush Caribbean Film Festival joins Lambeth Council to sing Windrush song “You Can Get It If You Really Want” Performed by Nickolai Salcedo
A NewsMayor calls on Ministers to learn the lessons of Windrush scandal and cut immigration and citizenship fees
OnBoxWeekend TV that deals with racism: Selma and Panorama George Floyd: A Killing that Shook the World both on BBC iPlayer
SheCanAmma Asante and Tabitha Jackson to “Unpack Industry’s Intersectionality, Unconscious Bias” at Carla 2020
FilmDance short film “Jah Intervention” closing Film for Scotland’s Festival of Dance on Screen: watch free on 20th June
TheatreMojisola Elufowoju: Utopia Theatre launches Creative Hub Online with partner Sheffield Theatres
A NewsDave Chappelle addresses Slavery and brutal killing of George Floyd in Netflix Special: Full 8:46 video here
TheatreLockdown Theatre Festival: presents Rockets and Blue Lights on Radio 3 June 13 8pm (by Winsome Pinnock)
A NewsAs statues of Edward Colston and Robert Milligan fall Mayor unveils commission to review and improve diversity of London’s public realm
A NewsHollyoaks Production Company pledges change as actress Rachel Adedeji Racism Claim include being called “Blackie”
LiteratureLittle treats to Reinforce the Black woman in you: Girl, Woman, Other narrated on Radio 4 until 12 June
MusicKEVIN HAYNES: Alto Saxophonist Percussionist/ African Folklore Singer releases Ajo Se Po – third studio Album
Music“Let’s Stay (In) Together: A Benefit To Support The Apollo special appearance from Dionne Warwick
A News“I don’t know if I’m going to have a career after this”: Read John Boyega’s full speech against racism
FilmTwo Films: Watch today 29 May on We Are One | A Global Festival – Crazy World (Uganda) and Traveling While Black (USA)
Film“We Are One: A Global Film Festival” starts 29 May : Films to Watch -Daughters of Chibok, My Africa, Tessa Thompson talk, Black Barbie, She Could be Next and more
TheatreBEATFREEKS, BCA, TALAWA, Brixton House, AFRICA CENTRE, YOUNG VIC “PEN” OPEN LETTER TO CULTURE SECRETARY ON PROTECTING DIVERSITY IN THEATRE SECTOR
A NewsImpact of Covid-19 Report shows Government support schemes fail black and minority-led businesses during Pandemic
InterviewGiles Terera lends voice to new group to enable Theatre sector to reopen amidst fears 70% will be without cashflow by end of 2020
A NewsHigh Street: April’s retail sales figures will mean cull of indie stores – biggest slump since ONS figures started – 18% decline
A NewsActress Michelle Collins Announces #FortheLoveofArts Initiative with Sir Ian McKellen, Lennie James, Mandeep Dhillon, Joseph Fiennes, Sir Derek Jacobi….
FilmAcademy Award-winning director Orlando von Einsiedel’s New Doc Shorts on National Geographic’s YouTube
ArtGoodman Gallery Online: Kudzanai Chiurai: Solo Presentation at Vortic Paintings from the Radical Archive
FilmBAFTA unveils new steering Group to review membership, nominations and voting processes includes Noel Clarke and Ade Rawcliffe
LiteratureShortlist for 2020 AKO Caine Prize showcases huge diversity in the writing of African lives
A NewsMayor joins calls on PM to launch independent public inquiry into COVID-19 BAME disproportionality
Interview OnBoxInterview Sienna Arif-Knights-Enid Blyton’s iconic Malory Towers books brought to life on CBBC now on iPlayer
ArtWOWxBBC Festival is Online: Catch Jude Kelly and Seyi Akiwowo on why web is not working for women & girls, Karen Blackett, Angie le Mar & more
MusicDiary Date: MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FKA twigs LATEST ADDITIONS TO MIF LIVE LINE-UP
Interview LiteratureQuick Chat with Okezie Morro Creator of Tata Storytime: Stories read by UK’s Award Winning Actors, Charles Venn, Martina Laird, Adjoa Andoh, Arinzé Kene, Lucian Msamati and more.. online now
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MusicDigital Content at Barbican: Tribute to Legendary Afrobeat Drummer Tony Allen and other highlights
Art LiteratureNew photobook to add to your lockdown reading list – AFRICAN COSMOLOGIES: PHOTOGRAPHY, TIME AND THE OTHER
InterviewInterview with Windrush Justice Fund Founder Patrick Vernon OBE on new Generation Windrush Podcast
A News InterviewTonight BBC Local Radio UNITE TO HEAR REAL-LIFE STORIES BEHIND RACE AND COVID-19 with Karen Gabay, Summaya Mughal, and Dotun Adebayo
A News SheCanTemporary Surrey NHS Community Hospital named after Mary Seacole | 15.000 signed Petition to pay Tribute to BAME Nurses
A NewsInvitation to take part in Survey to give Britain’s Black business community the Voice it Deserves in this Crisis
InterviewCandid Conversations: Professor Dr. William “Lez” Henry Talks Education, Windrush, Covid-19 and more
A NewsNew Report: The Impact Covid-19 has on marginalised black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community organisations
ArtGoodman Gallery: From Tomorrow 5th May: Frieze New York Online with Yinka Shonibare, Kapwani Kiwanga and David Ajaye | Memories
A NewsJoin Wilson Center Africa Program’s webcast event, “Africa’s Digital Transformation in the Age of Coronavirus”
FilmFilmmakers invited to be part of the “My Windrush Story – What Windrush Means To Me ” Windrush Microcinema Project
TheatreBush Theatre Staff present: Three FREE masterclasses – musicals, writing character, and theme vs story
A News BeyondUN Goodwill Ambassadors Idris and Sabrina Elba launch appeal for IFAD $200 million coronavirus relief fund for Rural Communities
A News FilmDiary Date: Major Global Film Festivals Partner with YouTube to Announce We Are One: free Global Film Festival Starts May 29
Food InterviewTune in: Online Cookery Class with Tomi Makanjuola the “Vegan Nigerian” Sunday 26th April
TheatreBallet Black, present three acclaimed performances online as part of its Ballet Black On Film initiative
