Patrisse Khan-Cullors is an artist, organiser and freedom fighter from Los Angeles, California and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. Join Black Lives Matter UK organisers for a day of inspiration, energy and organising at Impact Hub Birmingham. From 6pm, join Siana Bangura in conversation with the writer and organiser to reflect on her […]
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The ‘Re-imagining Black Britain’ Conference is a one-off collaboration between Black British platforms and organisations No Fly on the WALL, Sassy Tees, We Are Superwoman and Cultured Lens. The conference aims to bring together a wide range of attendees, speakers, facilitators, and performers for a day of inspiration, celebration, collaboration, and re-imagining. With panels exploring identity […]
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‘The panel discussion was full of sparks, jokes, laughter, wise words and honest reflections. The panelists discussed how to be your own hype man, how to build a supportive community around yourself, and how to bypass traditional gatekeepers by creating your own content. “The gatekeepers are watching us.” Writer/activist/poet Siana Bangura’s main piece of advice […]
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The angry black woman trope is a longstanding widely spread pernicious stereotype of black women that has found its way into mainstream popular culture, the media, working environments, schools, colleges, universities, and other institutions as well as rearing its ugly head in everyday interactions and the personal lives of black women. More often than not, […]
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Catch Siana THIS Sunday (29th October 2017) at the UK’s first one-day festival celebrating Black British girls and women. From 15.30 to 16.20, Siana will be on a panel chaired by Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, the co-founder & executive director of UK Black Pride. Other panellists include: Gena-mour Barrett, staff writer at Buzzfeed; Sian Anderson, BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ […]
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In response to the recent mudslides and floods in Sierra Leone, The Salone Collective have curated a series of events to raise awareness and funds for victims of the ongoing effects of these natural disasters. From vigils to live music events, young Sierra Leoneans and allies have been doing their small part to show solidarity […]
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In 1991 a brutal civil war broke out in Sierra Leone, a country on the west coast of Africa. Since the war the narratives around the country has always been negative and often linked to the civil war, blood diamonds, child soldiers, amputations, sex slaves and the recent Ebola epidemic. The war left an indelible […]
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This weekend Siana took part in the Litro Weekender! She hosted a poetry hour in which she was in conversation with guests about the themes in her debut collection of poetry, ‘Elephant’ and also ran a marvellous Litro Women’s Hour with Irenosen Okojie and Frances Mensah Williams. Many thanks to Karibee Books for coming along […]
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Poet in Residence Siana Bangura returned to Housmans to celebrate the one year anniversary of the publication of her award winning debut collection of poetry, Elephant. Special guests supporting on the night were poet and performer Shareefa Energy and singer-songwriter Ayelle. Earlier this year, Housmans was proud to announce our very first Poet in Residence […]
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Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House. In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, “Remember This House.” The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and assassinations of three of his close […]
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