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
A NewsRead Full Boris Johnson Speech here: “The death toll has been tragic” says PM: although Public unclear on what “stay alert” implies
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
