Top 5 Misconceptions of The 2020 Black Lives Matter Movement Over the last few weeks, hundreds and thousands of activists have joined protests in cities all over the world for the Black Lives Matter movement. Following the murder of unarmed Black American man – George Floyd on May 25th. The footage quickly circulated on social…
The Black Lives Matter Movement in 2020 and The Timeline of Events That Led To It May 25th, 2020 – The Death of George Floyd George Floyd, an unarmed African-American man was killed at the time of his arrest by a white police officer; Derek Chauvin. The murder occurred after an arrest of Floyd was…
BBC Three’s People Just Do Nothing, Steve Stamp, Shares His Top 5 Films From Black Film Directors This week, MASSIVE Cinema Shutdown shares five essential films to watch right now from Steve Stamp – actor, writer, and creator of BAFTA award-winning BBC Three comedy, People Just Do Nothing. Best known for playing the silly but lovable…
Every voice needs to be heard in the fight against injustice, inequality, and ignorance. Everyone everywhere has a duty to do as much as they possibly can to ensure justice is not only served in the case of George Floyd but to ensure history does not repeat itself. Of course, to do this, deeper institutional…
Top 5 Books This Week By Black Authors! 1. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie As teenagers in Lagos, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are fleeing the country if they can. The self-assured Ifemelu departs for America. There she suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships, all…
We will never forget Grenfell Tower On this day, we remember the lives that were lost on Sunday 14th June 2017 in Grenfell Tower. A total of 72 people lost their lives in a fire, that consumed them and their loved ones before their time. By the time the fire brigade arrived at the scene,…