For the past three years, Irene Agbontaen has been a driving force in creating candid, online spaces to discuss everything Black love. With her partnership with Bumble beginning in 2020, Irene has set out to broaden the representation we see of dating while addressing challenges like fetishisation and stereotyping. In this interview we caught up with Irene…
Nana Esi’s short film poses a subtle challenge to the narratives of what it means to love and who is deserving of love. On Valentine’s day, Nana Esi released her film, ‘Is it my turn 4 love?’. She comments on “black love and what you feel when you’re in love from the physical aspect to the spiritual aspect.”…
Careless started sharing his music with the public in 2015, the year of white Air Forces, Ye’s distressed basics and LL Cool J hosting the Grammys. 2015 felt like a pivotal year in music, setting us up for a new era with artists like Careless laying the groundwork for their career. BROWNSATURDAY (prod. Ruben Joy)…
Don’t have any plans for Valentine’s Day? Here are my top 10 films centering Black Love. When it comes to depictions of Black love stories in film & tv, we are still very new to the game. Many cinephiles will point out the rise of Black romance movies came in the 1990s. In this decade,…