Category: Arts & Culture
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Andre Sanganoo-Dixon speaks on how Ancient African story-telling inspired his short film; Trauma of The African Samurai Film Description: Yasuke is confronted with a harsh reality and everything he accomplished in Japan is at risk of being destroyed. In this monologue, he reflects on his situation. Tell us a little about yourself? I’m Andre Sanganoo-Dixon.…
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![Check Out The 5K Grant Winners of Future Start-Up Now Founders [@create_jobs] [@A_New_Direction]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Untitled-design-2-180x180.png)
Future Start-Up Now Founders Award 10 Business Owners £5000 each In just a few short weeks, the first round of Future Start-Up Now-Founders has come to an end. This programme was set to award ten grants, to budding businesses in need of some support to their ideas to the next level. In light of the…
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![The UK Is Not Innocent: The Reality of Racism in the UK (Part 3) [@IbrahimKamara_] & More](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/RYO_2139-180x180.jpg)
We Hear From Black British Young People On Their Experience with Police in the UK In this three-part series entitled ‘The UK Is Not Innocent,’ we sit down with six individuals to listen to their stories of Police Brutality within the UK. In the first episode, we have two Stories of Police Brutality from Co-Founder…
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UK Hip-hop artist; Ty passed away in May due to complications related to COVID-19. A new permanent Brixton mural pays homage to UK Hip-hop artist Ty who passed away in May due to complications related to COVID-19. The stunning mural was unveiled today at Valencia Place by artists Bunny Bread and Jason Caballero of Create Not…
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Meet Muchengeti Madhovi, Director of Black Lives Matter Inspired Short Film “You Love My Culture, Filmed amidst the Black Lives Matter protests in London, You Love My Culture So Love My Life is an 8:46 short film directed by Muchengeti Madhovi which explores the current energy and urgency around the Black Lives Matter movement following the murder of George Floyd. Tell us…
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![GUAP Beauty: Founder of [@holycurls] Badria Ahmed On Owning Her Own Hair-Care Brand & Curl-Type Discrimination](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Holy-Curls-180x180.jpg)
Meet The Founder of Celebrity-Loved Hair-Care Brand; Holy Curls. Tell us a little about yourself I grew up in Sweden and moved to London in 2011. Before Holy Curls, I was working as a copywriter for different brands – both as a freelancer and in-house. I love the written language, and I’ve been writing ever since I…
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![Soho Theatre [@sohotheatre] announces film of hit play Typical exploring stereotypes of Black Masculinity](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/DSC7049-180x180.jpg)
A powerful exploration on how society stereotypes Black masculinity is the subject of new film created by award-winning creative movement Nouveau Riche and Soho Theatre. Typical, written by Ryan Calais Cameron and directed by Anastasia Osei-Kuffour, uncovers the man and the humanity behind the tragic real-life story of Christopher Alder, a Black British ex-serviceman. The…
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![GUAP Interviews: Omari Biriye On The “Impetuous Series” [@OmariBiriye]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMP14-180x180.jpg)
We interview Omari Biriye on the Impetuous Series” Film Description: A single father, Jermaine Simpson, is struggling with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the death of his child’s mother. Currently, unemployed and residing in his brother’s house. He’s struggling to make ends meet for himself and his five-year-old daughter. Tell us a little about yourself?…
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![GUAP Premiere: Stanley Thompson On Short Film ‘Why Did You Break My Bird’s?” [@stanleyviallithompson]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/r001-001-180x180.jpg)
We interview Stanley Thompson on the short film ‘Why Did You Break My Bird’s?” Film Description: Frank isn’t sure why he broke those birds but he’s trying to figure it out. Follow Frank as he uses the medium of a short film to attempt to understand have things have gone so south for him and…
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We Hear From Black British Young People On Their Experience with Police in the UK In this three-part series entitled ‘The UK Is Not Innocent,’ we sit down with six individuals to listen to their stories of Police Brutality within the UK. In the first episode, we have two Stories of Police Brutality from Co-Founder…