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GRAMMY Awards To Celebrate 50 Years Of Hip Hop With Historic Segment At 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards

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October Gallery presents Transvangarde: Pushing Boundaries

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Turner Contemporary Sonia Boyce: Feeling Her Way

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No Black Actors in Lead Categories at 2023 Oscars nominations, limited nominations: who was nominated

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Artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah RA to represent the UK at 60th International Art Exhibition: La Biennale di Venezia

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EE BAFTA Film Awards 2023: first time Nominee for Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) Michael Ward nominee for Best Supporting Actor

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London Art Fair ALT picks: Basquiat, Cynthia Corbett: Ashley January, Photo 50: Heather Agyepong, Joy Gregory, Ben Uri Gallery: Tam Joseph, Koop Projects: Patrick Tagoe-Turkson and more

Launching the London and international art collecting calendar with a superb selection of Modern and…

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Cast announced: Hamlet reimagined for young audiences, returns to National Theatre and to tour schools

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Intersection: Poetry and Prose – Derek Owusu in conversation with Professor Benjamin Zephaniah : FREE EVENT

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London Art Fair Photo50 Beautiful Experiments: ALT chats with curators Pelumi Odubanjo and Katy Barron

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First look images: Idris Elba returns in Luther: The Fallen Sun- with Cynthia Erivo and Andy Serkis

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Michelle Commander Named Deputy Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Commander received her doctorate and Master of Arts in American studies and ethnicity from the University of Southern California, Master of Science in curriculum and instruction from Florida State University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Charleston Southern University. She is a recipient of research fellowships from the Ford Foundation and the Fulbright Scholar Program. Commander is an elected member of the American Antiquarian Society.

Win Two Tickets: Bukky Bakray to make stage debut in world premiere of Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini’s Sleepova at Bush Theatre

Sleepova, an ode to black women and their boundless spirits and wild dreams is a…

More than 150,000 people are homeless in London today

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Courtney Bowman, Laurie Kynaston and Billy Luke Nevers announced as host for 23rd WhatsOnStage Awards

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British Journal of Photography announce winners for Portrait of Britain

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Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa bring big stars to Ghana with Pan- African Black Star Line Festival

Black Star free concert a week of performances kicked off in Ghana, it feature sperformances…

Win Two Tickets: New musical Sylvia starring Beverley Knight and Sharon Rose as Emmeline and Sylvia Pankhurst

Beverley Knight and Sharon Rose as Emmeline and Sylvia Pankhurst, in the much-anticipated world premiere…

Looking ahead: 3 Films to watch this January: with a strong Black character/cast Empire of Light, Till,  I Wanna Dance With Somebody

TILL Based on the true story of Mamie Till-Bradley, an educator and activist who pursued…

Mandela Ticket Offer: Get 25% OFF Book by 5th Jan

Mandela at the Young Vic Theatre, presented in proud partnership with Nandi Mandela, Luvuyo Madasa and the Mandela family (…

4 MIGHTY Exhibitions ending soon to catch this January in London: Bitter Nostalgia, Hieroglyphs unlocking ancient Egypt, The New Black Vanguard and Fashion Africa

Saatchi Gallery Bitter Nostalgia Ends 25 January 2023, Gallery 4 Featuring new works by emerging…

New Year Honours 2023: Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah made CBE for “Ella’s Law” Fight

King Charles has released his first New Years Honours list, more than 1000 people across…

London New Year’s Eve Fireworks tickets sold out: take a New Year’s Eve Dinner Cruise instead with a view of the Fireworks

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Catch up TV: Loose Women win Britain Get Singing a spotlight on Mental Health: viewers moved to tears by Brenda Edward’s tribute to son Jamal

Britain Get Singing, the one-off Christmas extravaganza, aired on Christmas eve on ITV and ITVX.…

King’s Head Theatre: And Then the Rodeo Burned Down

It’s the best place in the world so why would anyone burn it down? Can…

The Job Hunting Tips You need in 2023: The Interview

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Still time to enjoy Theatre this holiday with Alice and The Wife of Willesden

ALICE…. Hurry ends… 31 December Multi-award-winning company Poltergeist weave rap music together with the sights…

The Sun offers feeble apology for publishing Jeremy Clarkson’s Meghan rant “claiming columnist views are their own” read here

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People with dementia face ‘perfect storm’ as rising costs mean one in ten is cutting vital care and support, warns Alzheimer’s Society

Survey reveals those living with the condition face ‘devastating’ isolation as they cut crucial support…

Today 6:30pm 22 Dec: Alyam Alyam + Masterclass with Ahmed El Maanouni at ICA

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Steve McQueen’s new artwork Sunshine State at IFFR 2023

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Isioma Daniel Gives Eyewitness Account of Incident at Asake Brixton Academy concert and calls concert goers to come forward as the full story is not being reported

“I started getting suffocated. There was pushing at me from the back and from the…

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The 2023 edition of Photo50, Beautiful Experiments, curated by Pelumi Odubanjo and Katy Barron, will present the work of…

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Stills, Edinburgh 9 March – 10 June 2023 What is Black Britain? In 2021, photographer…

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Are you the next “big thing” in Theatre? Genesis Theatre Design Programme launch to increase diversity in theatre sector: Clint Dyer at helm

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**Apple TV+ Announces New Two-Part Documentary Event Featuring Tennis Legend Boris Becker***

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BAFTA, BFI NETWORK and British Council publish industry-first Short Film digital toolkit for aspiring talent

BAFTA, BFI NETWORK (awarding National Lottery funding) and the British Council unveil a new comprehensive…

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E-WERK Luckenwalde’s 2023 artistic programme – The Material Revolution – is announced 

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Bush Theatre announces its script submissions window and Emerging Writer’s Group

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How Hybrid Working Is Helping Neurodiverse Workers Thrive: What is neurodiversity

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Riches Full series to drop on ITVX This Dec: everything you need to know so far….

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Nigerians are making a global impact in the music, entertainment, and sports industries while the…

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LIAF 2022: Disrupting the Narrative (Black voices, British lives) + Screentalk 15*

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** 16 DAYS 16 FILMS ** | The Annual Short Film Initiative Addressing Violence Against Women in partnership with UK Says No More

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Missed Film Africa & BEYOND NOLLYWOOD Director Q&As with Clarence A Peters and Amil Shivji watch FULL interviews here

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https://tynesidecinema.co.uk/event/neptune-frost/

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https://jerwoodarts.org/exhibitionsandevents/events/morning-tour-jerwood-photoworks-awards-4-2/

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