We all know someone who’s launched a podcast at some point in the last 5 years but not all of them stand the test of time or are actually that interesting (although that depends on what you find interesting). All over the internet, there are a plethora of podcasts to choose from for your listening […]
Founder and CEO of SonX, Lee Gray pioneered and birthed his vision in 2021 of a content platform that enables musicians to monetize and grow their existing fanbase via premium content subscriptions. SonX today is not a social network, but a safe space for artists to identify, engage and monetize their most active fans. Gray […]
Afro-Queer Artist and filmmaker Topher Campbell has over 20 years of experience in film, theatre, performance, writing, and site-specific work. His work focuses on sexuality, masculinity, race, human rights, and climate change. I recently had the honour of speaking to Topher about his latest documentary: Moments That Shaped Queer Black Britain. Moments That Shaped Queer […]
Brittney Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a seven-time WNBA All-Star, who plays for the Phoenix Mercury has been detained in Russia for over 100 days. She has also played for the Russian women’s basketball team, UMMC Ekaterinburg during the WNBA offseason since 2015. Having to play basketball in two different countries is becoming […]
Youth worker, social media maverick, and founder of Exist Loudly, Tanya Compas has teamed up with Instagram as part of their Black Perspectives initiative, inspired by Instagram’s ongoing commitment to champion and support young Black creators to grow and make a living on and off the platform. Tanya has launched Erasure; a two-day bootcamp where […]
Back in the nineties, noughties, and even the 2010s, I talked about my hair like it was a burden. “It’s frizzy; coarse; hard to control; takes ages to straighten.” I was achingly jealous of friends with straight (or straightenable) hair who didn’t spend half a day washing theirs. This pain was exacerbated further by language […]
At this point, it’s almost impossible not to associate summer with Love Island. This year was no different. We all waited with anticipation for the chance to live vicariously through the chosen tributes – sorry islanders. Now 6 weeks in and nearing the finale it’s safe to say that (some) of the current cohort have […]
Uganda’s LGBT+ community suffered yet another setback in May when lawmakers approved a bill to further outlaw same-sex relations. At Pride Uganda, we see this as a dangerous development that will only serve to fuel homophobic sentiment and increase violence against our community. The Sexual Offences Bill was approved by parliament on 3rd May and now awaits […]
Ironically, this article starts with a celebrity news hook. In February, rapper and poet Noname explained her refusal to feature on the soundtrack of the film ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’, about activist and Black Panther Party leader, Fred Hampton. Pointing out that the film missed out on Hampton’s anti-imperialist politics, as well as the […]
June was named Pride Month in remembrance of the Stonewall Riots of June 1969 and it promptly became a month for LGBT+ people to exist loudly and visibly in all shades of the rainbow, across the whole world. President Bill Clinton was the first President to recognize the month of June as the ‘Gay and […]
