Following the launch of the Stormzy Scholarship in 2018, Cambridge have announced that Stormzy is offering two scholarships to black…
Last Chance on today 17th Aug: Destination #Dermalogica Pop-Up Event
Skin care brand Dermalogica announces the launch of their two-day immersive pop-up, Destination Dermalogica, taking place on Friday 16th August…
Rodgers’ Meltdown a radical world party ends PLUS 2020 dates announced
Southbank Centre’s 26th Meltdown came to a close Sunday night after its most critically-acclaimed installment yet: nine days of world…
The Best Way to Stop Knife Crime is to Put a “note” on Fried Chicken Boxes #KnifeFree
The Home Office is branded racist for trying to get the message of #knifecrime directly to “criminals” by putting messages on fried…
In Conversation with Clare Anyiam-Osigwe
Alt A caught up with Director/Writer Clare Anyiam-Osigwe whose debut feature film No Shade marked the 6th film to get a…
In Conversation: Dancer/Choreographer Mbulelo Ndabeni on stage in “Tree”
Alt caught up with Mbulelo Ndabeni the South African born London-based choreographer, dancer, teacher, movement director. Ndabeni is also founder…
1-54 African Art Fair London dedicates their 1-54 FORUM to Curator Bisi Silva
1-54 African Art Fair returns to Somerset House, London, 3 – 6 October 2019. 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair has…
Ed Fringe: Red Dust Road by Jackie Kay from today 14th Aug to 18th August
Chronicling Jackie Kay’s 20-year search for her biological mother and father and her quest for them to recognise her own…
Brighton Dome presents Kalakuta Republik inspired by Fela
A globalised Africa takes centre stage in this ‘thrillingly inventive act of choreographic rebellion’ (Le Monde) by Belgian-Burkinan choreographer Serge…
Must see Edinburgh Fringe: Hear Word! #Naija Woman Talk True
Playwright Ifeoma Fafunwa brings together ten of Nigeria’s biggest stars in her play Hear Word! to tell stories of domestic…
Disney’s Artemis Fowl which co-stars Nonso Anozie now set for 2020 UK release
The production which has been delayed for several years now has been delayed further and is now due to be…
BFI: Capitaine Thomas Sankara + Q&A with Dr Ama Biney, Political Historian
Don’t miss this acclaimed documentary about the intelligent, radical and humane former President of Burkina Faso. An acclaimed documentary portrait…
GALLERY TALK SERIES: CURATED BY ZAK OVÉ with Charlie Phillips
WED 21 AUG 2019, 13.00 – 13.30 | CHARLIE PHILLIPS Part of Get Up Stand Up Now at Somerset House- Learn more of Phillips’…
FILM: HITSVILLE: THE MAKING OF MOTOWN
The remarkable film charting the creation and incredible success of the legendary Motown Records against the backdrop of the growing…
Exhibition: NEIL KENLOCK – LOST LEGACIES OF THE BRITISH BLACK PANTHERS
Join Photofusion and 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, for this timely and important exhibition of the prolific, Jamaican-born Windrush photographer…
Ghana: Catch Ade Solanke at Chale Wote Street Art Festival
Ade Solanke is the among the participating artists at CHALE WOTE 2019, she will be doing a reading of her…
Roundhouse: FADES, BRAIDS & IDENTITY ROOTS FOR A CROWN
A docufiction film by poet Julian Knxx. Roots for a Crown explores and challenges a range of issues around locks – including…
Quick Chat: Inua Ellams Writer of Barber Shop Chronicles
ALT: What has it been like seeing the success of Barber Shop Chronicles celebrating two hundred and fifty shows or…
National Museums Liverpool – Slavery Remembrance Lecture 2019:
National Museums Liverpool announced Johny Pitts will be delivering the Dorothy Kuya Slavery Remembrance Lecture, as part of our Slavery Remembrance Day…
Young Vic: REMEMBERING TONI MORRISON
Shared readings in celebration of Toni Morrison’s life and work, hosted by Kwame Kwei-Armah. ‘We die. That may be the…
Talking to Joan Iyiola: On Stage in “Tree” Young Vic | Win 2 Tickets
Joan Iyiola is a British actress based in London. She is best known for playing the title role in The…
African Odysseys presents Carnival in the Time of the Sound System
14:00-17:30 The UK Jamaica Sound System took its place in the Notting Hill Carnival of the 1970s amid the revelry…
NEWS: American novelist, essayist, editor, Toni Morrison Dies
The American novelist, essayist, editor, teacher and professor has died: she passed away age 88 in a New York hospital…
Southbank Centre: Another Me curated by Soweto Kinch
Unlock your preconceptions at this year’s exhibition of works entered into the Koestler Awards for arts in criminal justice, curated…
EUROPEAN PREMIERE OF THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD,TO OPEN 63RD BFI LONDON FILM FEST
Starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw, Paul Whitehouse and Gwendoline Christie. (Courtesy of Lionsgate UK)…
Review: Fast and Furious: Hobbs & Shaw Thrilling Rollercoaster takes the Franchise up a Notch
This is the return of the slick blockbuster, fast cars, designer suits, big action scenes and muscle (Idris Elba) and…
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents The Invisible Man and the Masque of Blackness
Marking the artist Zak Ové’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles. Ové (b. 1966) is a British visual artist of…
Nile Rodgers’ Meltdown opens with Disco Wonderland on the river
Nile Rodgers & CHIC, the World Premiere of Eurythmics Songbook, Johnny Marr, Jungle, Anitta, Thundercat, SOPHIE, Songhoy Blues, Alfa Mist,…
Review: Young Vic “Tree” Takes on Apartheid- Spectacular!
Following a run at the Manchester International Festival Tree comes to the Young Vic bringing Idris Elba to the London…
Competition: Enter The Bodley Head/FT Essay Prize
Calling young writers each year the Financial Times and The Bodley Head, one of Britain’s leading publishers of non-fiction, team…
BFI: Andrew Dosunmu’s Restless City
Andrew Dosunmu’s feature debut delves into the fringes of New York’s thriving pan-African community. Djbril, a West African immigrant, hopes…
BFI: Swimming in Your Skin Again: Shorts Programme explore Black Beauty on Screen
+ Q&A with directors Baloji (Congo), Abdou Cisse, Amira Tajdin (Kenya) and Rhea Dillon. Where does black beauty reside? Is…
ICA: Black Quantum Futurism take over ICA for two weeks
August sees the ICA present Temporal Deprogramming, a two-week programme from Philadelphia-based interdisciplinary artists Black Quantum Futurism, including a new…
Edinburgh Fringe: Dexter and Winter’s Detective Agency by Nathan Bryon
Edinburgh Festival Fringe the largest arts festival in the world has now started. Every August for three weeks the city…
Review: BBC Proms Angelique Kidjo – First Lady of African Music gives Salsa infused Show
Kidjo’s Tuesday’s night BBC Proms late-night performance was billed as a tribute the late salsa vocalist Celia Cruz. With a…
Last Chance! Ablade Glover: Wogbe Jeke – We Have Come a Long Way until 3rd August 2019
October Gallery celebrates Ablade Glover’s 85th anniversary with an exhibition of vibrant new works by the artist. In a career…
SheCAN: Two Free Tickets BAME Women Blues in the Night – Kiln Theatre
As part of the ALT A SheCAN initiative we are soft-launching our drive to get more BAME women to experience…
Bush Theatre: Cast Announced For #Chiaroscuro – Shiloh Coke, Preeya Kalidas, Anoushka Lucas, Gloria Onitiri- amplifying voices of WOC
Director Lynette Linton’s first production as Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre. Chiaroscuro will run from 31 August until 5 October. With a…
RADA STUDIOS: Memories In Mind: Women of the Windrush Tell Their Stories
Catch Soprano Nadine Benjamin and Composer Shirley Thompson this weekend at RADA Studios. (Image courtesy of Nadine Benjamin) Using instrumental…
Royal Albert Hall – PROM 16: ANGELIQUE KIDJO
Dubbed ‘the undisputed queen of African music’, three-time Grammy Award-winner Angélique Kidjo makes her Proms debut with her nine-piece band…
Womad Festival: Line up includes Salif Keita, Ziggy Marley, Afro-Cuban All Stars, and Macy Gray
Celebrating its thirty-seventh year, WOMAD is a melting pot of music, dance, food, art, spoken-word, poetry, science and more; embracing…
Review: Blues in the Night: Sharon D. Clarke Brings Back the Blues- A Must See!
Olivier Award winning actor/singer Sharon D. Clarke sings the blues in Director Susie Mckenna’s Blues in the Night that opened…
Interview: Catch Sheila Atim’s Play ‘Anguis’ at Edinburgh Fringe
#Olivier award-winning actor Sheila Atim (The Old Vic’s Girl From The North Country) will bring her first-ever written play Anguis to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which…
Film: Interview with Alex Kayode-Kay
Alex is a director and actor, known for The Solution. Earlier this year Kayode-Kay was nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh TV Festival’s New…
Chigozie Obioma and Oyinkan Braithwaite make the 2019 Booker Prize Longlist
The longlist, or ‘Booker Dozen’, for the 2019 Booker Prize has been announced, the 13 books were selected by a…
Film News: Alex Kayode-Kay’s “The Solution” gets YouTube Release
Alex Kayode-Kay joins the British content creators who write direct, produce and star in their independent films. Earlier this year…
Win Two Tickets Inua Ellams R.A.P Party
Founded by Barber Shop Chronicles writer Inua Ellams, and featuring London’s new young people’s laureate Theresa Lola, R.A.P (Rhythm and…
Film News: Hustlers stars Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer
HUSTLERS, which is inspired by a viral 2016 New York Magazine article, follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who…
No Direct Flight August 2019, BFI Southbank – Ticket Offer 2 for 1!
The global Pan-Africanism movement was nearly a century old by the time the internet arrived. No surprise then that diasporic…
Lion King Review: Enchanting Remake Sticks Safely to Original
This year we have seen two Disney toons remake classics with Dumbo and Aladdin (Will Smith), The Lion King is…
