Last month we curated an evening of conversation, live performance and collective listening of Shabaka Hutching’s work, old and new. Here are some of the highlights.
Category: Online Articles
Magazine Issue 7: FOOD
Calling all writers, farmers, artists, scientists, photographers, activists, food makers and food tasters!
After Grenfell: Community Organising in Acklam Village
As relief efforts wind down, local communities continue to rebuild and contend with the aftermath of the fire. How can we support survivors and keep the memory of Grenfell alive at this year’s Carnival?
Skin Deep meets Jamal Mehmood
We spoke to poet Jamal Mehmood about poetry, nostalgia, Nina Simone and his upcoming documentary series on South Asian grandfathers and their experiences immigrating to the UK.
WHAT ARE YOU READING??
Welcome to What Are You Reading?? where every month we’ll dedicate three flash reviews from you to writers of colour and their work.
Skin Deep meets Sabrina Mahfouz
We chatted with one of our IRL idols about writing what it means to be a Muslim women in the world right now, epic garage tunes, and defying stereotypes.
4 women, 8 names
Would an immigrant by any other name make it as far in Trump’s America? Four women of colour explore the politics of their names.
Our LGBTQ rights weren’t safe before, under the Conservative/DUP coalition they’re practically gone
May’s alliance with the right-wing DUP signals her readiness to barter away the rights of minorities. As LGBT+ we need to remind ourselves, to be complacent during these times is to take our rights for granted.
On Being an Ammartian: Nation Building on Youtube
As a diasporic Zimbabwean, sharing videos on Facebook and subscribing to Ammara’s YouTube channel is the only form of nation-building I might ever know…
Where are you really from?: The hidden lives of PoC in rural Britain
On the right to the countryside and how the focus on people of colour living in cities often means that those living in rural areas don’t get the support that they need and have their experiences overlooked…