#TBB10 With Karena Johnson, Artistic Director & CEO of Hoxton Hall
Hoxton Hall has been run by a woman for the last 44 years. Its current Artistic Director is south London born, Karena Johnson.
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Author: Akua Gyamfi
#TBB10 – With Author Lorna Liverpool and her hidden treasures
Born and raised in London, Lorna Liverpool’s passion for writing began when she won a poetry...
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Black Folks when it’s award season, let’s pour a little respectful liquor for the powerlessness of UK Black Award Shows.
What does winning a UK based black award do? Tell me UK based creatives… I’ll wait… … … Have any UK born black creatives in the arts ever walked into a meeting and confidently mentioned the British black award they won when it came down to bartering for a role, or a directing gig, a writing position, or as a producer?
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90% #OutOf100 – Hamilton is a must see for the creators of Hip Hop and the generations they birthed
When a show has nothing but 5-star reviews and is forever-sold-out, there’s pressure to...
Read More90% #OutOf100 – Spike Lee’s Series Reboot of She’s Gotta Have It. You’ve Gotta Watch It.
The problem with writing reviews after watching something which speaks so directly to your soul is...
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#TBB10 With Actor & Producer and Founder of Levile TV, Olaitan Olaoye
Olaitan Olaoye has studied, trained and worked professionally as an actor but after becoming disheartened by the lack of opportunities in the industry he decided to form his own entertainment platform, Levile TV.
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#TBB10 With Natasha Adams The Creative Behind New Web Series, Growin’ Pains
After gaining initial experience filming and editing music videos, going on to direct and co-produced the well received web series, 4Play. It was only after getting pregnant that Adams, put faith in her writing and decided to bring to life her new web series, Growin’ Pains.
Read More85% #OutOf100: Thor: Ragnarok is Silly, Over the Top and Really Quite Good.
Thor: Ragnarok is the third instalment of the Thor narrative after, Thor (2011) and Thor: The Dark...
Read More65% #OutOf100 – Sweet Country an Interesting Take on Racism in 1920s Australia.
Overall, I’m not sure if I liked this film. I spent a lot of time watching it with my brow furrowed. There are some brilliant fleeting scenes. Notably when you look at empty the IMDB pages of the Aborigine actors in this film, it’s a reminder of who is not represented in the major arts. But, the story is important, if only to once again shed light on the injustices the western world has put indigenous people across the globe through. That said, I’m getting tired of seeing people of colour in epic narratives depicting their suffering at the hands of angry White Fellas.
Read More91% #OutOf100 – Dee Rees Pulls off a Slow Burning Soulful Film with Mudbound #LFF2017
First of all watching Mary J. Blige on the big screen in an epic film like this, is a little bit...
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