Category: Arts & Culture
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Let’s set the scene, It’s a cold Friday afternoon in East London, Shoreditch. The World Cup fever is at an all time high with the group stages coming to an end. The Ghana vs Uruguay match taking centre stage that day with the stakes higher than ever due to the history of this fixture.
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September 2022, The Southbank Centre launched Photo-Fantastic, a seven-day creative photography course led by Holly-Marie Cato and Eddie Otchere offering emerging Black and dual heritage photographers the opportunity to develop their skills, and prepare for careers in the creative industry.
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Guyanese-British rising star Letitia Wright shines forth as the leading character in Ryan Coogler’s second Black Panther movie. Born in Georgetown Guayana but raised in the streets of North London, Letitia has swiftly emerged as a forerunning actress and recent producer with her latest project The Silent Twins. She radiates a self-assured, restful and playful…
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At the age of 36 the African American filmmaker and producer from Oakland, California directed the world’s first black African-based Marvel movies featuring the best of black talent for its cast. From the first film Black Panther to the Wakanda Forever sequel, Ryan Coogler has gifted the world with fictional imaginations of a self-sufficient African…
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Black Eye is a new and exciting podcast led by host Timi Ariyo, focused on creating a space for open, honest, and intelligent conversation. Tackling difficult and important topics, each episode features a deep dive encouraging listeners to reflect on life as they know it.
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A platform dedicated to connecting music and art lovers, We Are Soul has been a space for lovers of poetry, lo-fi, neo soul and R&B music since their beginnings in 2015.
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Kemi Anna and Safeen James met in 2021 while working as Content Producers at a social media agency ‘OK COOL’ and after finding common ground in their love for their Nigerian heritage and filmmaking, they became friends which later developed into creative partners. Since then they’ve both become freelancers and have supported each other on…
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This October, GUAP had the great privilege of meeting Ebinehita Iyere’s Milk Honey Bees, young girls from across London who have come together to leave a literary legacy, narrating and documenting the real life experiences of Black Girlhood, Unfiltered.
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Gen Z is leading the way in the Great Resignation and young people are re-evaluating how work fits into their lives – and not the other way around. Meta has identified a group of creators following this trend and disrupting the 9-5 – turning what they love into what they do. From fashion forecasters, curators…
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Real togetherness is an elusive force which is painstaking to achieve but euphoric to experience. It is the process of community being formed, new moments being shared and a singular goal being pursued. It is complemented by self-reflection, which reveals to us that we are best defined as being a part of wide, inclusive community…