Category: Arts & Culture
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The “Valeries’s Law” petition by community organisation and charity Sistah Space was signed by over 100,000 people and has now been debated in Parliament. But Sistah Space continue their fight. 2 years on from Hackney Council forcibly removing safehaven Sistah Space from its home in Mare Street, Hackney, amongst the local African and Caribbean community,…
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Learn from some of the talented mentees on Netflix’s “Top Boy Mentee Scheme” as they share unmissable words of advice for emerging creatives Top Boy is no stranger to putting new faces on the map, with our GUAP26 cover star Jasmine Jobson serving as one of the show’s many gifts. On and off the screen,…
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Olisa Jr. interviews New York artist Jewel Ham on her latest exhibition, ‘i said what i said.’ Interview & Words by Olisa Jr. At 23 years old, the New York artist Jewel Ham, living through her rookie and the vet stage as she refers to it, is making a name for herself with every beautifully…
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Get ready to skin out at these femme-friendly events – we’ll see you there! London’s nightlife scene is never short of queer and femme-friendly nightlife events. These collectives and initiatives are creating safe, inclusive spaces for queer, trans and intersex people of colour (QTIPOC) in the capital – the perfect spaces to let off some…
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The first painting of Bethany Collins’ work I came across was her piece, “Well, They Just Don’t Match Up” II, from her series titled Noise. It was an undoubtedly alluring visual of white spatters of chalk, layered over seemingly construed white text, that was partially erased across the canvas. I recall the strong feeling of confusion that…
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Gender inequality still exists in Women’s month? Shock horror! Every year, International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated and has been for the past 100 years. Tuesday 8th March 2022 was no different. The day in March, which marks Women’s history month, sets out to commemorate the social, cultural, political and economic achievement of women and…
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Highlighting Black Artists, taking up space in the world of NFT. Words by: Olisa Jr. For such a long time, art has served as a surreal and peculiar visual language of self-expression, communication, commentary, or even common understanding, evidently becoming a ubiquitous language of its own, much like a gift from the heavens; and for…
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To grease or not to grease. That is the question. In 2017, I stopped getting my braids done professionally and doing my own natural hair and protective styles. Between then and now, I’ve probably tried every single natural hair product you can think of. Mixed every possible ingredient concoction:: gelatine, avocado, banana baby food, flaxseed,…
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“Activate your Goddess energy (Get everything you want)”. “How to make him want you.” “Masculine behaviours to STOP NOW!” As with many things, it all started with a deep dive on TikTok. I found myself scrolling through #divinefeminine,#hypergamy, #feminineenergy, #goddess and finding an overrepresentation of Black women making content underneath these hashtags. TikTok now seems…
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![Letesha Renee, is the remarkable creative director and designer behind the unisex luxury clothing brand; Eugene Taylor. [@_EUGENETAYLOR]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AF6B4773-scaled-e1646073374269.jpeg)
Letesha Renee’s Eugene Taylor has taken the fashion world by storm, and she is the designer to watch as she makes space for herself on the New York stage. Letesha Renee, is the remarkable creative director and designer behind the unisex luxury clothing brand; Eugene Taylor. Eugene Taylor has taken the fashion world by storm,…