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.
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.
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us: Skin Deep meets Hanif Abdurraqib
Nkenna Akunna talks to Hanif Abdurraqib about his book ‘They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us,’ a stunning interrogation of the United States through music.
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Chant Down Babylon: we chat to curators Tobi Kyeremanteng & Ruthie Osterman
In a celebration of Black and Brown lives and experiences, Skin Deep’s Nkenna Akunna chats to Tobi and Ruthie on the creation of Babylon Festival.
The Host
Working with displaced families seeking sanctuary has forced Marwa Belghazi to stay still and to be grounded, so she can extend that feeling to others who have just arrived.
Representing the Black Diaspora: Aml Ameen and Shantol Jackson on the importance of Idris Elba’s ‘Yardie’
Nkenna Akunna meets with Aml Ameen and Shantol Jackson to talk about their roles in Idris Elba’s directorial debut, ‘Yardie’.
Skin Deep meets creator of Deportation Discs: Luke De Noronha
How do we imagine a future outside of the racist capitalistic global structure we live in? Edna Mohamed speaks to Luke De Noronha about Deportation Discs, racist immigration policies, and mobilising for a future without deportations.
Skin Deep meets Attab Haddad, an oud-player with a passion for flamenco
Courtney Yusuf speaks to Iraqi-British oud-player and composer Attab Haddad.
Skin Deep Futures
In looking to the future, Skin Deep platforms grassroots collectives that are working in different ways to uplift their communities.