Her mode of storytelling is visceral and captivating, an art form that sets her apart from her peers in her industry.
Reform The Funk is an independent cultural platform created in a bid to challenge the status quo by promoting thought-provoking and emotive art.
The Je Ne Sais Quoi of Afropunk Paris.
Afropunk Paris. The annual and infamously black arts festival has been celebrated in Paris, France for the past two years; 11 years after it’s initial debut in Brooklyn, New York.
Capturing Identities with Photographer David Kasnic.
When does a photograph become something more than just photography? Chicago-based photographer David Kasnic answers this question with the authentic images he captures which reveal stories of individuals in a genuine way that depicts realities rather than forced assertions.
Explore the Soulful Expression of Deva Mahal.
Our conversation with Deva Mahal (pronounced Diva) is very telling of the profundity she beholds as a person, and her ability to peel back layers of herself just to bare her soulful reveries, is as if sacrificial.
French Artist Alix Marie Explores Body Experiences Through Photographic Sculptures.
London based French artist Alix Marie works interconnectedly between the two creative fields of photography and sculpture; producing her exceptional three-dimensional installations and objects which hint to a single specific notion: TOUCH.
Ones To Watch Part II: The Newest Models Fashioning London Culture.
We talk to 7 models to watch from some of London’s most ethnically diverse modelling agencies. They discuss their ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and their colourful, layered London realities.
The Truth About Sex Through Fiction.
Kayleigh Daniels Dated is a series of short sex stories drawing attention to the realities of female sexuality.
Girma Berta and iPhone Gazing.
Born in 1990, self-trained Ethiopian photographer Girma Berta, utilizes the camera of his iPhone to capture unique images which record the daily lives of people of his hometown, Addis Ababa.
Afrobeats Dancer, Nqobilé Danseur, on Going Solo and Her Responsibility to Represent.
One-third of the female dance group, CEO Dancers, who found fame as 2013 semi-finalists on Britain’s Got Talent, she remembers that period as an opportunity to fly the flag for African dancing.
Spectrum: Exploring Masculinity Through Dance.
SPECTRUM is reinterpretation of the dated archetype of a man, which operates in the mainstream culture.
In Conversation with Soulful Ghanaian Songstress, EFYA.
Ghanaian singer and songwriter, Jane Awindor, better known as EFYA transcends the scope of Afrobeats in a romantic applaud to a genre so rigid in its rhythm and drum melodies that she dictates a whole new sound veritable on every body of work she puts out, be it features, refixes or her own music.
Hot Brown Honey: When Cabaret Meets Activism.
Using the audacious art of cabaret to discuss gender, sex, colonialism and mental health, sounds like something that would tip the credibility scales into cringeworthy territory. Not so in the case of neo-burlesque troupe Hot Brown Honey.
Dance The Light Away with Luis Alberto Rodriguez.
Luis Alberto Rodriguez, New York born and raised creative, has managed to depict this link between dancing and photography using the human body as his key tool.
To Be Conscious of Colonialism
Students at the University of Manchester have become the subject of controversy after defacing a mural of Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘If’, painted on the wall of a newly renovated student union, and replacing it with Maya Angelou’s ‘Still I Rise’.
Trap House Jazz, Masego Soulfully Breaks Genre Conventions.
There’s a certain whimsicality to Masego that is present in everything the hip-hop and jazz multi-instrumentalist does.
Pride Is A Riot: Meet the London Club Kids Who Continue The Fight.
Pride is over; and for most that means their yearly quota of rainbows, sparkles, drag queens and club kids has officially been fulfilled. However, what always gets lost in pride season, particularly in recent years, is that pride, the event, started as a riot.
A Group Like CUTWITH.
A group like CUTWITH, on paper, shouldn’t work. The members, Sean, Shem, and Betty Adewole, who met through nights out and mutual friends, began freestyling together and knew instantly there was a music chemistry they wanted to tap into.
Inji Seo and Her Curvy Creations.
South Korean based illustrator and animator Inji Seo’s creates characters who are bold, curvy and beautiful.
Reaching Europe: Sofie Amalie Klougart Photographs Young Men from West Africa.
‘Reaching Europe’ is a photographic series by Danish documentary photographer Sofie Amalie Klougart. The series documents the conditions of African migrants after arriving on the Italian coast of Sicily.
Talking Diversity with Model Lauren Lambert.
We caught up with model, personality and winner of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model 13 to discuss diversity, ageism and being a model of colour in the fashion industry.