Words of Colour Productions, in partnership with Time to Change and Stereohype, is taking part in the Bloomsbury Festival in a pop up village in Russell Square, London. Words of Colour will be running two events with a focus on mental wellbeing. Write yourself well with Jackee Holder, who will be drawing on her latest… Continue reading Words of Colour at Bloomsbury Festival

The ladies are not for turning. Clare Holman (Liz), Stella Gonet (Thatcher), Marion Bailey (Queen), Fenella Woolgar (Mags). Photograph by Tristram Kenton Play: Handbagged Theatre: Tricycle Theatre Playwright: Moira Buffini Review by Natalie Gormally Moira Buffini’s extended version of her original 2010 play Handbagged offers up a witty, educational and reflective take on both the… Continue reading Handbagged

Kush Community Arts & Media Development is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jnr’s iconic ‘I have a dream’ speech with a spoken word competition for school children in Hackney. KS2 children will be encouraged to write down and perform their own insights into how we can live together as a multicultural society.… Continue reading MLK50 Hackney Schools Spoken Word Competition

Clint Dyer is an award-winning actor who has a 20 plus year career in film, TV and theatre. Dyer has starred in films such as SUS, The Trail and Mr Inbetween, appeared in the likes of Unknown, Sahara and Mr Bean 2, with Fallout, Trial & Retribution and Prime Suspect among his extensive TV work.

Brothers in arms: Calvin Demba (Kola) and Fiston Barek (Bashir) navigate the tricky world of immigration and race. Photograph by Johan Persson Play: Routes Theatre: Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court Playwright: Rachel De-lahay Review by Natalie Gormally Routes by Jerwood New Playwright Rachel De-lahay is a powerful and topical story of immigration, identity, family and… Continue reading Routes

Amid the heated debate over whether traditional publishing will survive e-publishing and the Kindle, what is happening to black publishing? Since the publication of Olaudah Equiano’s The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African in 1789, Margaret Busby launching Allison & Busby Ltd in the 1960s and the heady… Continue reading The state of Black British publishing

Despite the growth in social media, a press release is still an invaluable marketing tool to raise your profile, or that of your company or organisation. Journalists still rely on press releases for the majority of their stories, but sending the release on its own is no longer effective. You have to also to ‘pitch’… Continue reading How to write an effective press release

This Be Frank Theatre Company production is a thought-provoking play based on the real life stories of three child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Having escaped one of the world’s deadliest wars, they find themselves alienated from society and forced to live as outcasts. They, among many others, are facing a… Continue reading Like Enemies of the State

Black British writer Courttia Newland was this year described as one of the UK’s top 20 writers under 40 by The Observer newspaper. The award-nominated author, who in the spring published his acclaimed fourth novel, The Gospel According to Cane, first came to prominence in 1997 at the tender age of 23 with his debut… Continue reading In conversation with Courttia Newland