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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…
2019 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: 112 FEATURES ANNOUNCED
The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced its new independent feature films selected across all categories for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The…
Homegrown Festival: Occupy – a Battersea Arts Centre takeover
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London Art Fair Full Guide to Last Couple of days ends Sunday 20th Jan
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If you are in Portland, USA this Saturday 19th January the Portland Community College’s Cascade Festival of African Films are hosting…
Review: Stop and Search at the Arcola
It is a play about stop and search right? No, it is a play about “interrogation and surveillance”. Somewhere, everywhere…
You: Introducing Hempz Age-Defying Range with Natural Hemp Seed Oil
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Things Fall Apart among 12 novels considered “Greatest Book Ever Written” alongside Alice Walker’s Beloved
The list of 12 novels compiled by Encyclopaedia Brittanica, as 12 books which have for “various reasons, have been considered…
SheCAN: Classical Music Pioneer Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE, FRAM, HonFTL
“In the last 38 years, when my career began there were virtually no women in double bass sections of the…
You: Introducing Bohemian Chic Minerals – Ethical Make-Up
Bohemian Chic Minerals started in June 2011 after years of researching and experimenting by Jameela Kosar who spent years mixing minerals…
Royal Court Theatre: Inside Bitch
“You’ve seen Orange is the New Black. You’ve seen Locked Up. You’ve seen Bad Girls. So, what have we got…
Book Review: The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
Let’s paint the picture, Mandela imprisoned in a cell which was only 2.4 metres by 2.1 metres, he wrote his…
SheCAN: Talking to Leslie Harris, director of Just Another Girl on the IRT
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Autograph ABP: CALL FOR EVENT PROPOSALS
Autograph are inviting artists, photographers, writers, performers, musicians, curators and collaborators to propose an event or activity that explores cultural…
OnStage: Interview with Wil Johnson in Lynn Nottage’s Sweat
Actor Wil Johnson is a native Londoner as a teenager he had no interest an acting career it was just…
New Film Release: Kevin Hart in The Upside
For fans of crowd pleasing the Intouchables (2011), a massive hit about the friendship between a white millionaire and black…
Royal African Society presents Africa in 2019: Prospects and Forecasts
RAS flagship events in London and Edinburgh, delivered in partnership with the British Council and Centre of African Studies and Edinburgh Global, to discuss…
The Duchess of Sussex new Royal Patron for National Theatre
The National Theatre announced that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex is its Royal Patron. The patronage reflecting Her Royal…
SWEAT EXTENDS AT THE DONMAR WAREHOUSE UNTIL SATURDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2019
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Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox join Tom Hiddleston in Betrayal by Harold Pinter
Two of the country’s most exciting young stars, Zawe Ashton and Charlie Cox, will join Golden Globe, Olivier and Evening Standard Award winner Tom Hiddleston in The…
NetFLIX: Black Mirror with Letitia Wright, Daniel Kaluuya and Michaela Coel
Season 4: Created and written by Charlie Brooker, Black Mirror taps into our collective unease with the modern world and…
Beyond: Dubai Art Jameel presents PAST DISQUIET
Past Disquiet’ is a documentary and archival project centred on research conducted on and around the story of the International Art…
FULL BAFTA NOMINATIONS: 5 Nominations for Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, Best Director, Best Film, Original Music and Adapted Screenplay
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Netflix: Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart Making History
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Introducing South African Photographer Alice Mann Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize 2018 Winner
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The premier bar, club and lounge space in London’s West End has undergone a full and fantastic restoration. This iconic…
Comic Judi Love to Host London Critics’ Awards
Britain’s leading film critics today announced that actor, comic and social commentator Judi Love will host the 39th London Critics’…
Partner Promo: Portrait of Humanity Final Call Less Than 24 Hours To Enter
LAST CALL to submit your images of individuality, community and unity. Submit your images and your work could go on…
Golden Globe Awards: ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ wins BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his reality and crosses paths with his counterparts from other dimensions to stop a…
Live Red Carpet Golden Globe 2019: Mahershala Ali Best Supporting Actor for Best Motion Picture winner The Green Book
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Live Red Carpet Golden Globe 2019: Beale Street Star Regina King Wins Best Supporting Actress
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Partner Promo: LESS than 48 hours to enter Portrait of Humanity!
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Unwritten: Caribbean Poems After the First World War
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” ‘Every poet is an optimist. But on the way to that optimism ‘you have to reach a certain level…
BECTU’s Theatre Diversity Action Plan
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Arcola Theatre presents Stop and Search
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Nonso Anozie Game of Thrones and Artemis Fowl Actor at New Beacon Books
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SheCAN: Looking Forward – Zoe Whitley curating British Pavilion at 2019 Venice Biennale
For art lovers a date for the diary Dr. Zoé Whitley Tate’s Curator International Art, was appointed curator of the…
Imperial War Museum presents John Akomfrah – Mimesis: African Soldier
John Akomfrah’s new multimedia installation remembers the millions of Africans who fought as soldiers or served as porters during the…
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Design Museum presents David Adjaye: Making Memory
On Monday 11th February to mark the opening of his exhibition Making Memory, hear Sir David Adjaye OBE discuss his…
UCL: Bridging the Divide Between African Diaspora Studies and African Studies: A Critical Workshop
The United States has seen a growth of Black studies, Africana studies, and African Diaspora studies programs in recent years.…
Interview: Kwame Kwei-Armah Artistic Director Young Vic
Again we bring you another inspiring artistic journey which first appeared in the summer print edition of Alt A Review.…
Diary Date 2019: Young Vic presents Death of A Salesman
“I don’t say he’s a great man…but he’s a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So…
SheCAN: Richard II – Powerful Major UK Stage Production First ever company of Women of Colour in Shakespeare Play
Adjoa Andoh and Lynette Linton direct the first ever company of women of colour in a Shakespeare play on a…
SheCAN: Naija Love Stories by Ola Awonubi
Love transcends race, culture and religion: the book explores the universal theme of love through Naija short tales to celebrate…
