Category: Arts & Culture
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![Photographer Toufic Beyhum Tackles Colonialism In New Photo Series. [@touficbeyhum]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/basketshoes-180x180.jpg)
Contribution by Toufic Beyhum. Toufic Beyhum has spent a good deal of time in Namibia and has watched first-hand how globalization has reached into African society. In particular, he has seen the impact -the quiet colonialism- of two global superpowers, the USA and China. In these three sets of photographs, he explores the impact these countries are…
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Music Supervisor @jumiaa Speaks To Us About How She Seeks To Create Impact Within The Music Industry
We spoke to Senior Music Supervisor and Cultural Creator at Pitch & Sync Jumi Akinfenwa. Jumi based in East London, has worked within the music industry for the past two years and seeks to use her skills and knowledge to help others. She is currently the co-chair of the Intersectionality Committee for shesaid.so, the leading…
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![Meet Tarique Al-Shabazz, The Artist Promoting Unity Through Intimacy. [@seriqueofficial]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/seanparis-180x180.jpg)
“Promoting unity through intimacy” – Tarique Al-Shabazz. Meet Tarique Al-Shabazz, a London based artist that is promoting unity through intimacy. Tell us a bit about yourself and where you grew up? I’m an artist currently based in East London, I was born in Liverpool and grew up on The Wirral… so yeah I’ve been about. …
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![Quil Lemons Is Changing Ideas On Black Masculinity in His New Photo Series. [@quillemons]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/170526-combo-main-idea-ac-501p_98564f5c8bb4fb90d8c25a606208b42c-180x180.jpg)
Quil Lemons Is Tackling The Idea of Black Masculinity in His New Photo Series. Back in 2017, Quil Lemons posted a photo on social media of himself wearing a constellation of silver stars on his face. An act that was exploring his own identity as a queer black man. This photo would be the spark…
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![Meet Rising Photographer Joyce Ng. [@joyceszeng]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/1547744181049-6-Joyce-Ng-Face-Value-for-Numero-China-2018-c-Joyce-Ng-180x180.jpeg)
Joyce Ng is the rising star in fashion photography. Joyce Ng was only 17 years old when she moved to London. Originally from China, Ng spent most of her life traveling from China, Canada and then London. Her life spent alternating from homes to schools was the precursor to what would be the epicentre of…
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![Young Activist Deja Foxx Is Fighting For Your Future! [@dejafoxx]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/0-1_2-180x180.jpg)
Activist, Community Organiser & Future POTUS, Deja Foxx. The Washing Post hailed Deja Foxx as “the new face of Planned Parenthood” in her fight for reproductive rights in the United States. In 2017, Deja Foxx had an exchange with US senator Jeff Flake that propelled her to the forefront of the reproductive justice movement. In…
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![GUAP Meets: Chloe Pierre, Founder of Wellness Brand thy.self [@thy.self]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RYO_0349-180x180.jpg)
We need more self-love and self-care brands like thy.self Founded by social media influencer Chloe Pierre, thy.self is a wellness brand actualising self-love and self-care. The diverse wellness community promotes ways in which to integrate love and care into your busy lifestyle, through social media, workshops, panels and more. We had the chance to spend…
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![Jheyda McGarrell is the New York Photographer To Watch! [@jheydamc]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/84358893_188301032523940_3058171994674712339_n-180x180.jpg)
From an NYU Student To The Most Sought Out Photographer, Jheyda McGarrell is Taking The Industry By Storm. California-born Photographer Jheyda McGarrell is taking the industry by storm. As well as championing the black, Mexican and queer experience through her own photography and film. She is also the curator of Art Hoe Collective, who create…
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![London Poet & Performer Travis Alabanza Is Fighting For Trans Voices. [@travisalabanza]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/maxresdefault-180x180.jpg)
Travis Alabanza Tells A Powerful Story of Survival Through Her Poetry & Performances. “I never knew, growing up on a council estate, that I could be black, and queer, and trans, and still live a life with happiness, love, and friends,” – Travis Alabanza A poet, theatre-maker and performer. Travis Alabanza has emerged as a…
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![Meet Humorous Sex-Positive Illustrator, Tiegan Ogugua [@forgettiegan]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/70A392CB-5BAA-4C96-95AC-70BA2A03A9A7-180x180.jpeg)
“I just started drawing legs, and bodies and lots and lots of boobs, all over my A3 sketchbook”- Tiegan Ogugua Tell us a bit about yourself and where you grew up? The basics are that I am a 21-year-old girl of mixed-race heritage who grew up in London and is currently studying in Nottingham. I…