Category: Arts & Culture
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Breaking into the writing word is hard. The industry seemingly likes to champion Black writers one at at time. Growing up as an avid reader, chances in finding a book written by a person of colour for people of colour from the UK, were close to none. However, in the past few years, there has…
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Mental health is highly disregarded by a lot of communities and usually brushed off or completely ignored. Here are the facts, in both the UK and worldwide: When a mental health issue becomes long term and gets in the way of your day to day activities, it’s considered a disability.. Mental health problems are one of…
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It’s coming near to the end of 2017 and there are still people in the world that are being sold off like bonds on the stock exchange. The recent exposure of the Libyan slave trade has people horrified, but should we really be that surprised ? Modern day slavery has taken several different forms in…
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![Black listening party [@Blklisteningparty] launches CTRL Listening party](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ctrl.png)
Black listening party is launching a series of black listening parties celebrating Iconic black artist albums stretching across all time periods; the past, the present, the future. It aims to celebrate black talent and artistry within the music field. If it couldn’t just get any better, each listening party will take place in an…
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![This Is Boxing Review [@Thisisboxing]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/unnamed-2.png)
Last night at York Hall in Bethnal Green This Is Boxing teamed up with Link up TV to host a night full of knock outs, quite literally. The multi-faceted event that was a blend of live entertainment and boxing had everyone out of their seats hailing with excitement. The night consisted of some stellar performances from…
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![Meet more of the artists behind the Fixation exhibition by [@thewhogallery]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/unnamed-6.jpg)
We explore a further three of the artists who were featured in the Fixation exhibition by pop up The Who Gallery. The Who Gallery aim to showcase young emerging artists across the city. A loss of control is central to any addictive behaviour Cheridesign_ – illustrator Cheri is a graphic designer and illustrator. She helped…
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Grenfell is one of the worst calamities in the UK, yet received so little from the Government. And the survivors have suffered a lot of unimaginable trauma and lost more than people can comprehend. The head of the fire brigade union has described the Grenfell tower disaster as ‘a crime that should topple the Government’. Six…
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![Meet the artists behind the Fixation exhibition by [@thewhogallery]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/unnamed-5.jpg)
We popped into the Fixation exhibition by pop up gallery The Who Gallery last month. Below, we meet three of the artists who were involved and explore their work. The Who Gallery aim to showcase young emerging artists across the city. Fixation, curated by Makesa Kaizen and Richard Dixon, was about exploring all types of…
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Black Muslim women? Is that some type of sauce? Because I really want to know. Black Muslim women have continuously been erased from the mainstream media, either from TV or any other part of the public eye. This isn’t surprising considering that both identities; Black and Muslim, hardly get much representation anyway, apart from the…
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![This Is Boxing: A Revolutionary Boxing Event for Urban Millennials [@Thisisboxing]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/thisisboxing.png)
THIS IS BOXING UK, OPENING NIGHT Sunday 17th December, York Hall This Is Boxing is a new revolutionary sporting event created by urban millennials for urban millennials. This is Boxing is a multi- faceted event created by Ant Opara, Whylee & Jared. The event was curated in order to create an environment that showcases talent in both boxing and…