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Eugene Ankomah: an artist highlighting the problem of knife crime in the UK through collective community action

We need to talk honestly about the link between austerity and knife crime in the UK.

Published 29 May 2019
Categorised as Actions, Activism, Art, Online Articles, People, Policy, Skin Deep Meets

Hoard, Bim Adewunmi’s love letter to the Black British experience

Bim Adewunmi’s debut play ‘Hoard’ explores the contours of a multi-generational British Nigerian family.

Published 29 May 2019
Categorised as Art, Online Articles, People

Noughts and Crosses – why Malorie Blackman’s tale is still so relevant today.

Nkenna Akunna chats to actor Heather Agyepong about playing Sephy in Sabrina Mahfouz’s adaptation of Noughts & Crosses.

Published 30 April 2019
Categorised as Art, People, Skin Deep Meets

How can we go forward if we don’t make peace with our past?

Skin Deep’s Nkenna Akunna meets Shingai to have an honest conversation about growing up, ancient civilizations and dealing with grief.

Published 17 April 2019
Categorised as Art, Online Articles, People, Skin Deep Meets

On Obibini and Cultural Influences: In Conversation with Arts Foundation Futures Winner, Kwame Asafo-Adjei

Nominating Kwame Asafo-Adjei for the Arts Foundation Futures award, Robert Hylton interviews the now winner on cultural identity, dance and the influences he draws from.

Published 2 April 2019
Categorised as Art, Online Articles, People, Skin Deep Meets

What happens when the people at the bottom of the empire tell the story?

On basking in the glory of history being made on stage in Lynette Linton and Adjoa Andoh’s Richard II revival.

Published 21 March 2019
Categorised as Art, Learnings, Online Articles

Touching Bass’ first label release – from Hiatus Kaiyote’s Clever Austin

It isn’t very often that music can move you to tears while simultaneously making you screw up your face with equal parts confusion and delight.

Published 16 March 2019
Categorised as Art, Online Articles

Skin Deep meets Palestinian singer, songwriter and rapper Maysa Daw

Haifa-born singer, songwriter, rapper, and musician Maysa Daw is a member of Palestinian hip-hop group DAM. Courtney Yusuf caught up with Maysa ahead of the release of their new album, ‘Ben Haana wa Maana’.

Published 15 March 2019
Categorised as Art, Online Articles, People, Skin Deep Meets

Getting Enough of Scams: The Audacity of Whiteness

We can’t get enough of scams, yet there seems to be little to no mention of the obvious characteristic linking white-collar scam celebrities: their whiteness.

Published 12 March 2019
Categorised as Learnings, Online Articles, People

In conversation with Yara Rodrigues Fowler on her debut novel: Stubborn Archivist

Novelist Yara Rodrigues Fowler on archiving, longing, and how to put yourself back together again having been completely shattered.

Published 2 March 2019
Categorised as Online Articles, People, Skin Deep Meets

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