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Sweet Tooth  the new post-apocalyptic Neflix series adapted from a limited comic book by Jeff Lemire. Produced by Robert & Susan Downey Jr. The series is about a half deer & half human boy who searches for a new beginning with a gruff protector. The 'gruff protector' is Thomas Jepperd played by British actor Nonso Anozie known for his breakout role in Cass and following up  Rockn...

In May Amazon Music launched +44 its first ever original podcast hosted by Zeze Millz and Sideman. The podcast sees Zeze and Sideman joined by some of the biggest names in Black music, sports, film, TV, and culture. Released each Friday, the hosts and their guests will tackle some of the hottest issues of the week, from the biggest stories to hit the news agenda to the latest releases across music...

Carol Russell is a screenwriter and founder of Fresh Voices UK which amplifies the work of ethnically diverse screenwriters to the television industry. Her work includes principal scriptwriter of Comin’ Atcha Cleopatra; multi-award-winning, BAFTA-nominated drama series Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle. She was one of the BAFTA-nominated team of adapters of Jacqueline Wilson’s Story of Tracy Beaker....

The  Richard Antwi Scholarship  is an annual award, which found its first scholar in 2018. The scholarship funded by three UK major record labels, music publishers, and several of the top independent music companies and music law firms emerged from the abundance of goodwill Richard left after his untimely passing. Director of Africa @ Sony Music UK, Taponeswa Mavunga was a close fri...

Eric Collins is the CEO of Impact X Capital Partners and the host of the new British business show 'The Money Maker'. Named as among the UK's top 100 BAME leaders in technology by the Financial Times, Eric Collins provides his business acumen and expertise to companies he believes he can help turnaround. The series sees Collins immerse himself into the everyday challenges of a company so...

British-born actress & model Jodie Turner-Smith has been cast as Anne Boleyn in the new Channel 5 series Anne Boleyn. Anne was Henry VIII's second wife who was eventually beheaded allegedly for treason. Jodie Turner-Smith known for her roles in Queen & Slim and Without Remorse leads the story which takes the perspective of Anne's fight against the patriarchy before her untimely death. We s...

Anne Boleyn is a new three-part intimate psychological thriller from Channel 5 about Henry VIII's notorious wife. Told from a new perspective – hers. The show explores Anne’s final months as she struggles to secure a future for her daughter and to challenge the powerful patriarchy closing in around her.  Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim) leads as Queen Anne Boleyn. The ensemble cast inclu...

Barry Jenkins is a multi-award winning filmmaker who has become a much revered storyteller, especially by lovers of black narratives which push against expected stereotypes. So it may have come as a surprise to some when it was announced he'd adapted Colson Whitehead's critically acclaimed novel The Underground Railroad which follows two enslaved people make an escape for freedom for a 10-part Ama...

Sheila Atim is an MBE holding, Oliver award-winning actress, singer, composer, and playwright whose understated grace is superseded with her commanding on stage and screen presence. In her first American TV project, Sheila has been cast as Mabel a key character in Barry Jenkins' highly-anticipated series Underground Railroad. We spoke to her about the importance of telling our historical stories,...

In the space of a few years, Zeze Millz has become an important voice of the culture. The award-winning cultural commentator, who's known for speaking her mind no holds barred, has carved out a niche and social commentary platform that showcases her fearless, unique ability to cut through the noise. We caught up with her to talk about a new YouTube series Black Lives in Music - which sees Zeze tal...

Sky's latest original comedy series is Bloods created by BAFTA-nominated actor/writer Samson Kayo and award-winning actor/writer/author Nathan Bryon. The series that stars Samson in the lead alongside Jane Horrocks follows a pair of seemingly mismatched paramedics and their fellow ambulance station colleagues through the life-saving world of a south London emergency service. We spoke to Samson and...

Sharon Duncan Brewster is a quiet British Black acting icon whose breadth of work covers screen and stage. With notable TVG roles in Bad Girls, Top Boy, and Sex Education. Commanding the stage in acclaimed productions such as A Street Car Named Desire at the Royal Exchange in Manchester and A Midsummer Night's Dream at Liverpool Everyman Theatre. She's also the first Black human woman to have a sp...

Award-winning writer, actor, and director Adjani Salmon and writer, director, and producer, Sebastian Thiel have teamed up on a new project Dreaming Whilst Black . Loosely inspired by real-life events,  Dreaming Whilst Black  follows aspiring filmmaker Kwabena (Adjani Salmon) in and out of reality as he tries to make it in Babylon. With the echoes of his family’s disappointment and compl...

Aysha Scott is a writer, producer, director, and founder of A Scott Productions and A Scott Academy and is also an actress and mother to two children who are also making headway in the arts industry. Her latest project Dismissed is a short film about a compassionate catholic teacher who panics when she finds a suicide note in her classroom and attempts to discover the vulnerable pupil. We spoke to...

After leaving Zimbabwe, South Africa for Hollywood Tongayi Chirisa hasn't looked back with roles on the stage, screen and the multi-talent sings a bit too. One of his more recent roles is in the Janelle Monae led horror Antebellum . Whilst on a book tour successful author Veronica Henley experiences a shocking turn of events that upends her whole existence, plunging her into a horrifying reality t...

Ever since she stole her hearts in Lee Daniels' Oscar-nominated Precious Gabourey Gabby' Sidibe has had stand out roles in well loved projects including Empire, American Horror Story, and The Big C In the horror Antebellum , Gabourey plays 'Dawn' best friend to lead character Veronica a successful author played by Janelle Monae. The film focuses on Veronica, who on the tail end of promoting her la...

Tobi Bakare has been an ever-present on British television sets for the last decade. His seven-year run as everyone’s favourite police officer JP Hooper earned him widespread critical acclaim and led to roles alongside acting greats like Samuel L. Jackson ( Kingsman: The Secret Service ). However, before he was patrolling the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie, he was a Hackney-boy with amb...

Alycia Pascual-Pena rose to fame when she secured the part of Aisha Garcia in Peacock TV’s reboot of Saved By The Bell . This year, Pascual-Pena makes her feature film debut as Lucy Hernandez in Amy Poehler’s new film Moxie . Based on the bestselling book by Jennifer Mathieu, Moxie is a feminist chick flick for the twenty-first century that follows Vivian (played by Hadley Robinson), a shy 16-year...

Over the course of his career, Danny Sapani has appeared in many fan favourites, from  Black Panther  to  Killing Eve . Sapani can also be currently seen on National Theatre at Home taking leading roles in the National Theatre productions of  Medea  and  Les Blancs . Most recently, Sapani appeared opposite Adrian Lester in the world premiere of Lolita Chakrabarti’s ne...

Kyla Frye is an award-winning actress and filmmaker who is also the founder of Fryeday Entertainment production company. With a breakout role in Noel Clarke's West 10 LDN the BBC adaptation of Courttia Newland's (Small Axe) book Society Within - Frye's versatility has allowed her to bring about three short films that have received critical acclaim - showbiz documentary, “The Key”, Amazon Prime cri...

Tom Moutchi's most recent milestone is being announced as ‘Anthony’ a teacher at a PRU in BBC THREE’s new comedy-drama PRU (Pupil Referral Unit). At this stage of his career, Tom is all too familiar with the attention brought on by fame. From his teenage years in Peckham as an internet sensation to the set of big-budget blockbusters ( The Hustle ), Tom has appeared on our laptops, phones, and TV s...

#TheLostTapes We spoke to British Nigerian actor, writer, director O-T Fagbenle, back in February 2020 pre-Lockdown. At the time he was filming season 4 of The Handmaid's Tale where he continues his role as Luke, Offred's husband and father of her daughter pre-Gilead. He'd just been announced as Rick Mason in Marvel's Black Widow and he was getting ready for the release of his Channel 4 comedy sho...

With over 15years film & TV experience under his belt, Nicky Bedu is the co-founder of Fully Focused Productions, the production company renowned for having its finger on the pulse of the UK's up and coming filmmaking talent. With their offshoot YouTube platform Million Youth Media (MYM Media) racking up millions of views on their content which showcases work from underrepresented young filmma...

Anita Abayomi is one of the founding members of the UK’s first Black female-led football podcasts (Goal Diggers UK). Alongside amplifying the voice of Black women in sport through her own platform, she has also been invited to make guest appearances on the likes of Sky Sports News to speak on football-related matters, racism, and female representation. Goal Diggers UK Instagram: https://instagram....

Ryan Calais Cameron’s career spans the worlds of TV and theatre, writing and acting. Previous hits include his play  Retrograde , which was shortlisted for the 2019 Alfred Fagon Award and Verity Bargate Awards 2020, and  Queens of Sheba  (co-written with Jessica Hagan), which won the 2018 Edinburgh Untapped Award before transferring to the New Diorama Theatre for sell-out performanc...