BttF begins as Black History Month ends. A new Afrofuturistic Festival founded and directed by @IrenosenOkojie. A space for visionary imaginings to thrive.
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In light of several unrelated events, I have decided to make a list of Nigerian books starting with YA Fantasy books.
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This Thursday: @RSLiterature vs @bookslam @BGArtsCentre. A terrific line-up featuring Paterson Joseph @ignatius_sancho, Dorothy Koomson
@DorothyKoomson and Bernardine Evaristo
@BernardineEvari 📷
Plus DJs, poets, crafts & books! 📷
Tickets £10, here: ow.ly/mYoq50UlSJ6
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Today our team are at @ChristiesInc Auction house. The Radical Youth Takeover is part of @BTTFspace Afrofuturistic Festival fostering supportive spaces for young voices. Highlighting pathways into various creative industries & the world of auctioneering. #discovercreativecareers
Our Radical Youth Takeover Day at @ChristiesInc in partnership with @CreativeCareer5 kicks off with a lovely panel talk on routes into Christie's.
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Nia DaCosta’s ‘28 YEARS LATER PART II: THE BONE TEMPLE’ has wrapped production.
The second installment of a planned trilogy.
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Jordan Peele Presents 'Out There Screaming: An Anthology Of New Black Horror' blackgirlnerds.com/jordan-pe…
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Arsema Thomas and Darrell Britt-Gibson star in Nate Edwards’ ‘SHE TAUGHT LOVE.’
Now streaming on Hulu.
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4 Black Comic Book Characters We Haven’t Seen on the Big Screen Yet (But They Deserve It) blackgirlnerds.com/4-black-c…
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Leading Voices in Climate Justice: The Impact of Roishetta Sibley Ozane, Teresa Baker, and Leah Thomas dlvr.it/TDdRfW
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'Young Grandmaster Choi' is a New Manga Championing Black Female Representation in the Anime World blackgirlnerds.com/young-gra…
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Looking forward to being in conversation with the brilliant Elizabeth-Jane Burnett & 2023 Discoveries Prize winner Paige Cowan-Hall on Sunday for this @WomensPrize Discoveries x @BTTFspace panel on creative writing. Part of Free Books Festival @BooksCampaign Come along!
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Join #WomensPrize judge, author @IrenosenOkojie to learn all about creative writing, in our Women’s Prize Discoveries x Black to the Future Creative Writing Workshop at the Free Books Festival!
More information here: freebookscampaign.co.uk/free…
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On the support (or lack thereof) of Black authors... Have you noticed most of the book cons + events (particularly for SFF) are dominated by white author panels? Without orgs like @BBBookFestival, @BTTFspace etc Black authors wouldn't get opportunities to meet new readers.
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Our latest @BTTFspace Kinetic Discourses event on the 11th June features wonderful producer & theatre don @AlbiJames discussing his work with the galvanising Nigel Twumasi co-founder of manga network @mayamada at BRXTN Village Studios. @darkmattermktg_ bit.ly/3x2kEJh
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For our next Kinetic Discourses event on the 11th June brilliant producer & theatre impresario Alby James @AlbiJames discusses his vital work with the excellent Nigel Twumasi co-founder of manga network @mayamada at BRXTN Village Studios. @darkmattermktg_ bit.ly/3x2kEJh
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Catch our co-founder Nigel talking storytelling next month with Alby James, thanks to @BTTFspace for organising - looking forward to it!!
For our next Kinetic Discourses event on the 11th June brilliant producer & theatre impresario Alby James @AlbiJames discusses his vital work with the excellent Nigel Twumasi co-founder of manga network @mayamada at BRXTN Village Studios. @darkmattermktg_ bit.ly/3x2kEJh
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Here are some stills from the film @MichelSALU presented for Manifesto for Black Futures @BTTFspace & @bcaheritage . You can find out more about the project here. theredearthproject.org/liste…
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A beautiful and poignant evening. Thanks for making it happen @IrenosenOkojie @BTTFspace @bcaheritage @RSLiterature @thisisbooklove @christies
Big thanks to the magnetic @catwrote & the transformative @MichelSALU for sharing their terrific work @BTTFspace @bcaheritage last night + nourishing conversation steered by esoteric maestro Debo Amon.
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Thanks so much! A real pleasure to be part of this!! @MichelSALU @BTTFspace @bcaheritage Debo and @IrenosenOkojie and @RSLiterature
Big thanks to the magnetic @catwrote & the transformative @MichelSALU for sharing their terrific work @BTTFspace @bcaheritage last night + nourishing conversation steered by esoteric maestro Debo Amon.
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Big thanks to the magnetic @catwrote & the transformative @MichelSALU for sharing their terrific work @BTTFspace @bcaheritage last night + nourishing conversation steered by esoteric maestro Debo Amon.