July 29, 2023
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BUSINESS
• Mama Jerk- Mama’s Jerk are an innovative Caribbean street food team serving great tasting Jamaican Jerk inspired cuisine. Over the years they’ve gathered a huge following for their fiery and succulent 24 hour marinated smoked jerk chicken as well as a number of innovative Jamaican Jerk spiced vegan , vegetarian and fish dishes. The food is prepared using authentic ingredients to create delicious Jerk flavours and they create their own secret recipe Jerk sauce, passed down the generations from Mama Charlotte using fresh ingredients and adding an extra kick to the food. Time Out described them as London’s best jerk chicken, as did the Evening Standard and you can book them and their gazebo to serve at your event right here.
• Cally Munch -Cally Munchy is an Afro-fusion catering service that uses food to bring people of different cultures together. They have taken time-honoured, traditional recipes and added a daring dash of creativity to deliver the most exciting dishes. By doing this, they are opening a world of flavour and possibilities for people to experience a different type of fusion. Cally's 2018 award-winning Jollof Rice is a marriage of recipes from Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria. Their most ordered dish is the Cally Chicken - a blend of Bangali Cally's ongoing popularity is fostered from their past work with clients like, Peabody, UBS, Vans, Beavertown and Cisco to name a few.
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EVENTS
• UK Black Business Show (Saturday 22nd, October, Business Design Centre) -
An unrivalled experience, in which attendees can connect with professionals and businesses across a number of industries for knowledge-sharing, networking and inspiration
Hear and learn from the stories and experiences of successful women and men in business
Attendees will gain practical knowledge and skills through in-depth workshops, seminars and talks designed to advance and develop their soft skills
Experience unparalleled networking opportunities
Join a lively and friendly community of like-minded people: grow your network
Be inspired about black business in the UK
• UK Black Business Week (17th - 22nd October, 8 Northumberland Ave, London WC2N 5BY) - Bringing together entrepreneurs and professionals from a range of industries, join us for the UK Black Business Week Launch Event, where you will have the opportunity to connect with business leaders. Be sure to secure your ticket for this exciting networking party including food, music, drinks and inspirational talks to launch an epic new week.
•An Evening with Edward Enninful Live in conversation with Michaela Coel, the first Black editor-in-chief of British Vogue traces his astonishing journey into one of the world's most exclusive industries, candidly sharing how, as a Black, gay, working class refugee, he found in fashion not only a home, but the freedom to share with people the world as he saw it. He also shares how, when he took his position at Vogue, few at the heights of the elitist world of fashion wanted to confront how it failed to represent the world we live in. But as a champion of inclusion throughout his life, he rapidly changed that. Now, whether it's putting first responders, octogenarians or civil rights activists on the cover of Vogue, or championing designers and photographers of colour, Enninful has cemented his status as one of the world’s most important change-makers. And he's just getting started. Told in his own words for the very first time, with his signature style, grace, and heart, this is the story of a visionary who changed not only an industry, but how we understand beauty.https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/evening-edward-enninful?eventId=911522
• African Tropical Modernism July 26th, The Africa Centre) - A conversation with Tosin Oshinowo In conversation with journalist Francesca Perry, Nigerian architect and designer Tosin Oshinowo will discuss her diverse architectural and design practice. Oshinowo’s designs embody a contemporary perspective on the next generation of African design and afro-minimalism: a responsive reflection of the past, present, and future of architecture and design that prioritizes sustainability, resilience, and poise. The conversation will explore Oshinowo’s work and inspirations, ranging from overlooked traditions..
•Clothing Customisations (September 9th, Africa Centre) ) - Clothing Customisation with Emmanuel Unaji This introduction to sustainable fashion customisation is hosted by artist Emmanuel Unaji. The hour-long workshop will examine clothing customisation techniques Emmanuel uses for his own custom garments. Attendees will learn how to reuse and repurpose old clothing items into unique statement pieces.https://www.africacentre.org.uk/events/
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BOOKS
• Take My Hand: (Dolen Perkins-Valdez) -Montgomery, Alabama. 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend has big plans to make a difference in her community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, she intends to help women make their own choices for their lives and bodies. But when her first week on the job takes her down a dusty country road to a tumbledown cabin, she's surprised to find that her new patients are just eleven and thirteen years old. Neither of the Williams sisters has even kissed a boy, but they are poor and Black, and for those handling their welfare benefits, that's reason enough to have the girls on birth control. As Civil grapples with her new responsibilities, she takes India and Erica into her heart and comes to care for their family as though they were her own. But one day she arrives at their door to discover the unthinkable has happened, and nothing will ever be the same. nspired by true events and a shocking chapter of American history, Take My Hand is a novel that will open your eyes and break your heart. An unforgettable story about love and courage, sisterhood and solidarity, it is also a timely and hopeful reminder that it only takes one person to change the world.
4.5 out of 5 Amazon
4.44 out of 5 Goodreads
• ‘Don't Cry For Me (Daniel Black)- A Black father makes amends with his gay son through letters written on his deathbed in this wise and penetrating novel of empathy and forgiveness, for fans of Ta-Nehisi Coates, Robert Jones Jr. and Alice Walker As Jacob lies dying, he begins to write a letter to his only son, Isaac. They have not met or spoken in many years, and there are things that Isaac must know. Stories about his ancestral legacy in rural Arkansas that extend back to slavery. Secrets from Jacob's tumultuous relationship with Isaac's mother and the shame he carries from the dissolution of their family. Tragedies that informed Jacob's role as a father and his reaction to Isaac's being gay. But most of all, Jacob must share with Isaac the unspoken truths that reside in his heart. He must give voice to the trauma that Isaac has inherited. And he must create a space for the two to find peace.
4.7 out of 5 Amazon
4.4 out of 5 Goodreads
PODCASTS
• Say Your Mind - Kelechi Okafor is the host of Say Your Mind. Tune in every Monday for her unique take on current events sprinkled with bad language and an abundance of straws.
•Cut the Chat - “The barber chair podcast” It can’t be truer than that! It brings me back 10 years ago before I started growing my locks. I remember myself seated in that comfy chair, facing the mirror with the trimmer’s noise in my ear and listening to cross discussions of guys reshaping the world. The feeling is now downloadable!
RADIO
• Headliners George the Poet (BBC Sounds) - The spoken word performer and star of BBC Sounds’ ‘Have You Heard George’s Podcast?’ on his brand of musical poetry. Read less
FILM/TV
•Till (October 2022 in cinemas) -Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was brutally lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie's poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother's ability to change the world.
• Nope from Jordan Peele (July 22) In anticipation of its long-awaited release, Jordan Peele has already shared that the mysterious movie is a “great American UFO story”, adding that he wanted it to be considered a “spectacle” that would get us back into movie theatres after a long stretch of being shuttered by the pandemic. Though the trailer doesn't reveal what this film's monster is, in classic Peele style, we do see some of the havoc it brings to the California desert. One scene shows a power outage interrupting Palmer's dance session, before the caption, "from Jordan Peele" literally descends on her house. Kaluuya's horse then gets spooked and runs away, with the actor later asking, "What's a bad miracle?" There are also shots of all the characters, including Steven Yeun's cowboy, looking up at the sky in fear, followed by dust storms engulfing the ranch. In the final shot, as Palmer is fleeing the ranch, she gets sucked into the air.
• Crump (Documentary, Netflix) - An intimate yet expansive profile of Ben Crump, the lawyer dubbed “Black America’s attorney general.”
WHAT AM I PAYING ATTENTION TO?
• BBI (the Black Business Institute) - I didn't know it existed until it popped up in my search engine yesterday! See their website. Have you heard of them?
•VAMP AGENCY - Ruby-Jade Aryiku is the Co-founder and Head of PR of VAMP, the biggest black talent, and digital agency in the UK, recognised as the ‘go-to agency’ for films with a diverse cast. Clients include Warner Bros, Disney, Universal Music, ISAWITFIRST and many more. VAMP has conducted publicity campaigns for Black Panther, Just Mercy, Queen & Slim, Noughts & Crosses, Judas and the Black Messiah and many more. VAMP have developed a strong influencer network, filled with 70 of the biggest black influencers from across the UK. When not working on VAMP, Ruby provides freelance PR and consultancy services to blackowned businesses on a pro bono basis.
WHAT I AM PERSONALLY RECOMMENDING?
1. The Hackney Empire Theatre -A serious pipeline for new talent in the capital through their creative futures programme. Hackney Empire’s Creative Futures programme is designed to nurture and provide support, fuelling artists and creative entrepreneurs just like you. Whatever your ability or background, access a world of regular events, from weekly and half-term workshops, to the Artist Development Programme, Youth Forum, or creative weekenders like On Track. Each will give you front-row access to some of the industry’s biggest players, role models and like-minded peers, whilst building your skills, confidence and understanding. Have your voice heard and get your work seen. Make your next move now.
2. Hav Plenty - directed and written by Christopher Cherot, the film is based on autobiographical events about love and a fun-filled weekend. Some critics and fans compared this film to the styling of Woody Allen films for its quirky writing , a relatable love story, and loveable original characters. Good looking black folk and a great script! A 90's classic!
3. Black Cultural Archives, 1 Windrush Sq. Brixton, SW2 1EF - Since 1981 Black Cultural Archives (BCA) has embarked on the journey to collect and preserve materials that redress the historical balance and representation of people of African and Caribbean descent in Britain. Our archive collection is now one of the most comprehensive collections that document the history and cultural heritage of Black Britain. Originating as a community archive amassed over many years, the archive has been transformed into a professional archive that meets international quality standards and houses over 50 sq metrics of archival materials across two sites. With the support of Heritage Lottery Fund, archivists and trained volunteers continue to catalogue, contextualise and expand the archive collection. Our unique archive collection differs from conventional, traditional archives as it remains rooted in the community that created it.
Have a great weekend!
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