Alt Africa has teamed up with the Shakespeare’s’ Globe to give away 2 pairs of tickets to some lucky readers.…
SheCAN: Interview Kiki Layne: “Seeing Lupita encouraged confidence about..my chocolate skin and my natural hair” Lead #BealeStreet
She beat 300 rivals to the role after what she describes as a “chemistry reading” with co-star Stephan James. Her…
Human Rights Watch Film Festival, London Inspirational Voices Demanding Change
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival will be presented in London from 13 to 22 March 2019, featuring 15 award-winning…
Gate Theatre: Anthony Simpson-Pike Directs “The Ridiculous Darkness”
“I was attracted primarily by the humour of the script. It’s genuinely one of the funniest plays I’ve read. And…
Beyond: Paris-London. Music Migrations New Exhibition includes “costume of Fela” and Playlist of #King Sunny Ade’s Juju Music
Opening in March 2019 Paris-London. Music Migrations presents more than 600 documents and works of art related to music – instruments, costumes, photos,…
Sundance London Returns to Picturehouse in May 2019
The fifth annual Sundance London will take place from the 30th of May to the 2nd of June 2019. The…
SheCAN: English Novelist Andrea Levy Dies: Celebrate Her Legacy
Windrush chronicler/writer Andrea Levy, has died, aged 62, from cancer. Levy started writing in her 30’s and the three novels she…
BFI Future Film Festival presents… Redcon-1 + Q&A
A squad of eight Special Forces soldiers is sent on a rescue mission to a city ruled by the undead.…
“Is This Tomorrow?” at the Whitechapel Gallery: Artist Kapwani Kiwanga Collaborates With Adjaye Associates
More than 60 years on Is This Tomorrow? is derived from This is Tomorrow, one of the most prominent exhibitions…
SheCAN: Shakespeare’s Globe’s Richard II: Talking to Adjoa Andoh and Lynette Linton
Powerful and inspiring these two women need no introduction, so what we have is an accomplished actress/director of radio, stage…
FILM NEWS: Octavia Spencer stars in Ma
Everybody’s welcome at Ma’s. But good luck getting home safe. Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner…
Cottons: Calling all lovebirds. Only a few spots left!
Celebrate your Valentine’s Day with Cottons and enjoy the special Valentine’s menu with a hint of Caribbean flavour! The award-winning…
OLD VIC presents The American Clock
‘For them the clock would never strike midnight, the dance and the music could never stop…’ Visionary director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre &…
Books: Diversity by June Sarpong
Broadcaster/author June Sarpong in an recent interview talked about being excluded from a photo shoot by her then employers MTV,…
Curators Announced for 2019 Lagos Biennial II
The Àkéte Art Foundation announce curators for the 2019 edition of the Lagos Biennial: Antawan I. Byrd Hansi Momodu-Gordon, and Tosin Oshinowo…
BFI African Odysseys present UK Premiere of Sprinter + Q&A hosted by Akala
All roads lead to the BFI this Saturday 16 February 2019 14:00 NFT1 Storm Saulter’s award-winning follow-up to his feature debut…
Chineke! Orchestra to perform at Barbican/Culture Mile Sound Unbound
Sound Unbound, the ambitious weekend-long project celebrating classical music from the medieval era to the present day returns 18-19 May…
Theatre News: Femi Elufowoju Wins for Director “Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives 2019 Offies
The Offies (The Off West End Theatre Awards) recognise and celebrate the excellence, innovation and ingenuity of independent theatres across…
SheCAN: ..and the winner of the EE Rising Star Award 2019 is …Letitia Wright
Letitia Wright was first named as one of the ‘Stars of Tomorrow’ by Screen International back in 2012, with a…
Grammys 2019 News: Seun Kuti Loses out to Soweto Gospel Choir
Seun Kuti did not get the Grammy award in the World Music Category losing out to South Africa’s Soweto Gospel…
BAFTA: Mahershala Ali wins supporting Actor / No Director win for Spike Lee
EE British Academy Film Awards winner have been announced at the ceremony hosted by Joanna Lumley at the Royal Albert Hall,…
Today TEDx Oxford Zoe Adjonyoh part of “Building Bridges
Sharing her culinary journey through the lens of identity as a speaker at TEDxOxford as part of their ‘Building Bridges’ conference.…
Sir Lenny Henry New Drama Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle comes to BBC Four
Driven by the Windrush scandal that meant the thousand of British citizens, who made massive contributions to the UK, industries…
Apollo Theatre: EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE
Layton Williams will play the role of Jamie New, and he is joined by Shane Richie as Hugo/Loco Chanelle, Hayley Tamaddon as Miss Hedge and Sabrina…
Mandela: The Official Exhibition Opens in Leake Street SE1
Mandela: The Official Exhibition is the major new global touring exhibition that takes visitors on a personal journey through the…
Nespresso VIP dinner held at Kensington Palace following Official BAFTA Nominees Party
Nespresso partnered with acclaimed two Michelin-star chef Daniel Clifford to create an exclusive menu for the 2019 Nespresso VIP dinner…
The EE Rising Star Awards Last Chance to Vote for Cynthia Erivo, Letitia Wright and more…
The EE Rising Star Award, was known as the Orange Rising Star Award, it is one of the award categories…
Artist Interview: Osaze Amadasun at Rele Gallery Nigeria ‘Young Contemporaries’
Rele Gallery in Nigeria has created a platform for young artists to showcase works with a first exhibition of the…
SheCAN: Meet the Black Cultural Archives’s (BCA) New MD Arike Oke
From 4th March 2019, Arike will lead the BCA, the only national heritage centre dedicated to collecting, preserving and celebrating…
Hollywood and Broadway Actor Colman Domingo Star of “Beale Street” Talks Baldwin
“I think James Baldwin is akin to William Shakespeare when it comes to the belief that the strongest bond is…
Lettie Precious Among Writers Awarded The First Royal Court Theatre and Kudos Writing Fellowship
Royal Court Theatre and Kudos announced that writers Lettie Precious, Rabiah Hussain and Ross Willis had been selected to each receive…
Chuck Gallery Manchester Celebrate 3 Year Anniversary with An Art Bazaar
Wednesday, the 13th of February – An Art Bazaar in celebration of the Chuck Gallery’s 3rd year anniversary. An evening…
BFI Future Film Festival returns BFI Southbank Feb 21-24
The UK’s most important Festival for young aspiring filmmakers aged 16-25 will deliver interactive masterclasses, industry workshops, screenings, Q&A’s, immersive…
1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair Marrakech
1-54 returns to La Mamounia between the 23 – 24 February 2019. For its second Marrakech edition, 1-54 will present…
BFI present Forgotten Black TV Drama Just Like Mohicans
Trix Worrell won Channel 4’s Debut ’84 prize for best script with this compelling story of a black youth thrown…
El Anatsui: Material Wonder at October Gallery
The October Gallery, now in its 40th year, announce on 28th February an exhibition of works celebrating the force and creative vision…
TATE BRITAIN present Don McCullin Photographer
Tate Britain presents a major retrospective of the legendary British photographer Sir Don McCullin. Renowned as one of Britain’s greatest…
Sir David Adjaye OBE Explains Making Memory His New Exhibition
The newly knighted British architect Sir David Adjaye OBE brings his work to the Design Museum- literally. The award-winning architect…
Review: Green Book
Green Book is the Oscars nominated film based on the true story of African American classical jazz #pianist Dr Don Shipley (Mahershala…
SheCAN: SouthBank Centre presents New Daughters of Africa
On Saturday 9th March 6pm be there for the launch of Margaret Busby’s major new global anthology of writing by…
GLASS IS “UNBREAKABLE” AS IT REMAINS NUMBER ONE AT THE UK BOX OFFICE
M. Night Shyamalan’s comic book thriller Glass has topped the UK and Irish box office for the second week in a row…
Interview: Gabriel Gbadamosi Writer Stop and Search
“Now is a time of distrust and distrust is pulling apart the glue that holds us together” Gabriel Gbadamosi is…
Royal Court presents Passages: Marking 70 years of V Empire Windrush’s Arrival
“7 Films for 7 decades” To mark seventy years after the arrival of passenger liner V Empire Windrush at Tilbury…
sundance 2019 news: “Native Son” Film Adaption by First Time Director Rashid Johnson Acquired by HBO
Young African-American Bigger Thomas (Ashton Sanders) comes of age in the South Side of Chicago during the 1930s, where he…
BAFTA TO HOST CAREER RETROSPECTIVE WITH CHIWETEL EJIOFOR
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced that BAFTA-winning actor Chiwetel Ejiofor will discuss his career at a ‘BAFTA:…
Richard Schlagman Art Book Awards 2019 Open For Submissions
Launched 25th January 2019, excellence in the world’s English-language arts publishing scene will be celebrated through eight new awards for books…
OnBOX: Tonight! BBC One! London’s Knife Wars: What’s the Solution?
TONIGHT: BBC One (London), Wednesday 23 January, 10.45pm-11:30pm, and afterwards on BBC iPlayer Tina Daheley hosts a debate asking police,…
91st Oscars® Nominations: Mahershala Ali “Green Book”, Regina King “If Beale Street Could Talk, “BlacKkKlansman” Spike Lee and Roma” Alfonso Cuarón…
Actor-comedian and Oscar®–nominated writer Kumail Nanjiani and actress–producer–director Tracee Ellis Ross announced the 91st Oscars® nominations today (January 22), live from…
SheCAN: Clare Perkins Leading Lady
Clare Perkins is an English actress currently on stage as Cynthia in Sweat the Lynn Nottage production which is now…
London Critics Name Roma as Film of the Year
Alfonso Cuarón’s personal drama also wins Director of the Year, while Yorgos Lanthimos’ period black comedy The Favourite takes four…
