Category: People
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Eugene Ankomah: an artist highlighting the problem of knife crime in the UK through collective community action
Eugene Ankomah: an artist highlighting the problem of knife crime in the UK through collective community action
We need to talk honestly about the link between austerity and knife crime in the UK.
Art,
People
Hoard, Bim Adewunmi’s love letter to the Black British experience
Hoard, Bim Adewunmi’s love letter to the Black British experience
Bim Adewunmi's debut play, exploring the contours of a multi-generational British Nigerian family.
People,
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Noughts and Crosses – why Malorie Blackman’s tale is still so relevant today.
Noughts and Crosses – why Malorie Blackman’s tale is still so relevant today.
Nkenna Akunna chats to actor Heather Agyepong about playing Sephy in Sabrina Mahfouz's adaptation of Noughts & Crosses.
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People,
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How can we go forward if we don’t make peace with our past?
How can we go forward if we don’t make peace with our past?
Skin Deep's Nkenna Akunna meets Shingai to have an honest conversation about growing up, ancient civilizations and dealing with grief.
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People,
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On Obibini and Cultural Influences: In Conversation with Arts Foundation Futures Winner, Kwame Asafo-Adjei
On Obibini and Cultural Influences: In Conversation with Arts Foundation Futures Winner, Kwame Asafo-Adjei
Nominating Kwame Asafo-Adjei for the Arts Foundation Futures award, Robert Hylton interviews the now winner on cultural identity, dance and the influences he draws from.
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Skin Deep meets Palestinian singer, songwriter and rapper Maysa Daw
Skin Deep meets Palestinian singer, songwriter and rapper Maysa Daw
Skin Deep’s Courtney Yusuf caught up with Maysa ahead of the release of their new album, ‘Ben Haana wa Maana’.
People
Getting Enough of Scams: The Audacity of Whiteness
Getting Enough of Scams: The Audacity of Whiteness
We can't get enough of scams, yet there seems to be little to no mention of the obvious characteristic linking white-collar scam celebrities: their whiteness.
People,
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In conversation with Yara Rodrigues Fowler on her debut novel: Stubborn Archivist
In conversation with Yara Rodrigues Fowler on her debut novel: Stubborn Archivist
Novelist Yara Rodrigues Fowler on archiving, longing, and how to put yourself back together again having been completely shattered.
People,
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They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us: Skin Deep meets Hanif Abdurraqib
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us: Skin Deep meets Hanif Abdurraqib
Nkenna Akunna talks to Hanif Abdurraqib about his book ‘They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us,’ a stunning interrogation of the United States through music.
People,
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Representing the Black Diaspora: Aml Ameen and Shantol Jackson on the importance of Idris Elba’s ‘Yardie’
Representing the Black Diaspora: Aml Ameen and Shantol Jackson on the importance of Idris Elba’s ‘Yardie’
Nkenna Akunna meets with Aml Ameen and Shantol Jackson to talk about their roles in Idris Elba's directorial debut, 'Yardie'.
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Skin Deep Futures
Skin Deep Futures
In looking to the future, Skin Deep platforms grassroots collectives that are working in different ways to uplift their communities.