Jaja Muhammad, formerly of BBC Africa and BBC Radio 4, produces and presents Generation Windrush, a two-part podcast documentary from Broccoli Content. Broccoli is a podcast production company that creates opportunities and gives a platform to diverse voices. The Windrush deportation scandal being close to her heart as a grand-daughter of Windrushers on both sides,…
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We may not always see them on huge billboards in central London but Black Brits have been creating amazing content in the theatre space. Recently, iconic plays like Misty, Barber Shop Chronicles and Nine Nights have come and gone but there’s always a new wave of plays to discover. Autumn and Winter is the perfect time to get cosy in a dark theatre and immerse yourself in black stories. Here is a list of must-see plays from Black British theatre-makers this season.
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This September, we’re recognising #NationalSickleCellAwarenessMonth, remembering that “there is a huge lack of knowledge and it is up to us as a people to demand more education on the disease.”
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This is Black is a festival celebrating the work of four emerging Black playwrights. It is running throughout August at the Bunker Theatre in London Bridge, an intimate venue that champions upcoming and “ambitious” artists. The four plays will run in paired double bills, with an exhibition on display every Sunday. Click here to read…
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This is Black was formed to create a “fringe-like experience” for Black artists.
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We live in an age where wellness and optimal health are constantly on the agenda, but unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be the case when it comes to cervical screening attendance. Cervical cancer screenings for women between the ages of 25 and 64 are at a 20-year low according to Public Health England. So much…
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How much of your average day relies on tech? Probably a lot of it. Banking, navigation, meditation, social media hot takes and everything else in between is likely delivered to you on a pay-monthly, portable supercomputer. It’s how you’re able to read this, after all! Infinite digital services and apps come packaged with the promise…
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Arinze Kene’s monologue play is thought-provoking, immersive and humorous right from the outset.
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Photography by: @Fiona.giali, @itsbiancastella, @sa.ki.dee, @facesplaceslaces
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Let’s start with the fact that I went to a predominantly black secondary school. When I got to college there were less black people, when I was at university there were even less black people and by the time I started my PhD… well… our rarity indirectly catapulted me into the involuntary position of ‘spokesperson…
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