Are there barriers to a successful music career in the UK if you are Black?
While there is currently no data about the experience and everyday reality for Black musicians in the UK,…
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Look Up! illustrator Dapo Adeola designs 2021 Books Are My Bag tote
Award-winning illustrator Dapo Adeola has been revealed as the creator of this year’s ‘Books Are My Bag’ Limited-Edition Bag. The…
“Love, loss and redemption” – Reviewing Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom
Transcendent Kingdom, a poignant and gritty story of a Ghanaian family who left the motherland for America, is…
Nylah’s Naturals haircare brand founder secures Dragons’ Den investment
Kam Davis, CEO and founder of afro-textured and curly haircare brand, Nylah’s Naturals, has secured funding following an appearance…
What does my skin need to wear today? Funmi Fetto talks moisturisers
Have we been using moisturisers wrong all this time? Beauty expert Funmi Fetto has come up with a…
“My baby will never come home” – body of Richard Okorogheye found
Hope that 19-year-old Richard Okorogheye would be found safe and sound were dashed last night after it was…
Simone Boseman calls for colon cancer awareness at NAACP award show
In an emotional speech at this year’s NAACP Image Awards, Simone Boseman, the wife of the late Black…
Five things a mum of an autistic child wants you to know about the condition
If you a mum of an autistic child, what do you want society to know and understand about…
Michelle Obama catches up with pupils from her fave London schools
Michelle Obama reunited once again with students from two London-based schools; Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School in Islington and…
“Work hard and have belief in yourself” BAFTA top honour for Noel Clarke
Award-winning actor, producer, writer, and director Noel Clarke will receive the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at…
Sir Lenny Henry & friends urge the Black community to take the COVID jab
Sir Lenny Henry has written an open letter to encourage Black Britons to take the COVID-19 vaccine, signed by…
Re-imagine classic novel Noughts & Crosses in new illustrated edition
In celebration of the newly illustrated version of Malorie Blackman’s YA classic Noughts & Crosses, the book’s illustrator…
Empress & Aniya: YA novel from Queenie author, Candice Carty-Williams
Empress & Aniya, South London’s answer to ‘Freaky Friday’ is the upcoming YA novel from bestselling author of…
Black women have lowest chances of having a baby through IVF: new report
A new report has highlighted the inequalities minority ethnic women experience during fertility treatment and IVF with Black…
Menopause Whilst Black: No Black women should have to navigate it alone
If you are a Black woman and menopausal, chances are you are winging it when it comes to…