It’s been a week since Kenya Barris’ You People landed on Netflix and like any film with some topical racial commentary, it had my kettle boiling. Co-written by lead star Jonah Hill, the film centres around the romantic relationship between Amira (Lauren London), a Black Muslim woman, and Ezra (Hill), a White Jewish man, as they try to navigate the religious and cultural hurdles between both themselves and their families.  Read more

As promised, we’re back exploring Jasmine Lee-Jones’s marvellous play, the Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner. Only this time we’ll be doing things a little differently. I want to share with you a conversation that I had with a good friend a few months ago. One summer’s morning Ruby Asare and I embarked on a stroll where we deep dived into our own experiences; discussing all things colourism, racial fetishism, anti-Blackness, the Seven Methods and more. Read more

This week we’ll be curing the UK of its historic amnesia. There’s much about our British history that the powers that be would have us forget. However, there is much worth remembering! And so, may this Black History Month signify the beginning of all of our culture all awakenings! Black History is just British history after all... Read more

The Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner tells the story of the appropriated and undervalued Black Woman in society. It's a wonderfully daring creation in which playwright Jasmine Lee-Jones explores an array of topics: race, colourism, appropriation and more... This week we'll be paying special attention to the cultural appropriation of Black Women and the way in which they are disregarded by both Black and non-Black society.  Read more