'This is the communication between generations. This is the past telling us...you will be okay. That's what fiction does for us.'
Karen Lord speaks on disaster, aftermath, and finding inspiration out of (Kamau Brathwaite's) Dust.

#bocas2024 ⚡️ngctrinidadandtobago

Years ago a prize like this did not allow me to give up. I love finding new talent and giving them a chance to shine. I believe there are unique voices out there that haven't been heard yet. If I can help even one person, I'll feel like I've made a difference. #literaryfiction

We are currently accepting applications for our Breakthrough Mentoring Programme for Writers of Colour ⬇️

Across nine-months, four aspiring authors will receive one-to-one guidance from a published author-mentor, plus a tutorial with a literary agent.

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Petition launched to save Black British #Literature MA at #Goldsmiths amid serious funding cuts

'It's like Black Lives Matter. The whole thing happened years ago. It hasn't disappeared,' Kadija George tells us

#education #costofliving
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New Author Interview - today on the blog we welcome Daniel Carpenter to talk about their new collection of weird and horror fiction Hunting By The River, urban horror and short fiction! runalongtheshelves.net/interviews/202…

Save the MA in Black British Literature at Goldsmiths College. Please sign the petition
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merisesher Kehinde Andrews Jackie Kay khadijah Koroma David Olusoga The Typo King FRSL / FRSA Irenosen Okojie Bernardine Evaristo lemn sissay OBE FRSL Nii Ayikwei Parkes Simon Prosser

This just arrived! Proofs for Curandera, the new novel by Irenosen Okojie, out in June. Would you look at that cover? And surely this wins the award for best title 2024?! I’m very looking forward to reading it.

#WeGrownNow expands to theaters nationwide TOMORROW. Showtimes at Ticktes.WeGrownNow.com

In 1992 Chicago, near the end of the Cabrini-Green housing projects, two boys navigate a world changing fast in Minhal Baig’s beguiling film, “We Grown Now,” writes Michael Phillips.
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Elisabeth Moss says ‘THE INVISIBLE MAN 2’ is still planned to happen.

“We are closer than we’ve ever been to cracking it”

(Source: youtube.com/watch?v=URvJgg…)

You better make some time in your art to wrestle with what is wrong in the world.

I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since Alien vs Predator with Sanaa Lathan #AlienDay

Keke Palmer and SZA to star in Issa Rae-produced buddy comedy from TriStar Pictures

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For BET, I caught up with Mary J. Blige again to talk about her Strength of a Woman Festival, giving back to her hometown, her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, and working on what could be her final album. ✍🏾

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Morehouse students grill their President on having Biden @ graduation
'There's a possibility of a genocide happening & we're seeing our government continually sending more & more weapons.'
'We the students telling you we see it as 'that's being complicit!''

What’s better than one visionary titan of speculative fiction? Two! Catch Women’s Prize Longlisted author Karen Lord in conversation with Black to the Future founder Irenosen Okojie. Hugely excited for this, it’s one you don’t want to miss!👇🏽👇🏽

☄️ NEW | The world is changing & humanity must change with it.

Join Karen Lord for a unique #FaneOnline event in partnership with Dark Matter, to celebrate the paperback of her wondrous sci-fi novel: #TheBlueBeautifulWorld .

📝 Register FREE: fane.co.uk/karen-lord

Thebe Magugu’s Latest Heritage Collection Honours Centuries-Old “Lobola” Tradition with South Africa’s Distinguished Luminaries trib.al/pTo4QU7

“⁦David Harewood⁩ on acting, racism and his new role at RADA.”
Brilliant interview in the ⁦The Guardian⁩, with the even more brilliant David Harewood, on what it means to be the first Black President of ⁦RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)⁩ & racism in the acting. theguardian.com/culture/2024/a…