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Romuald Hazoume: “The issue for African art is not whether people say it’s good or bad, it’s when they don’t say anything”

Interview with Romuald Hazoume, one of Africa’s most internationally acclaimed artists

Angie Le Mar: “A wake-up call to all of us”

Lewisham’s very own Angie Le Mar exudes a charismatic quality with a positive humbleness and understanding of life. An established comedienne, radio presenter, writer and director but also a wife and a mother. Angie Le Mar is well known for her presence on Choice FM and for selling out the Hackney Empire on more than [...]

Prisoners in their sordid world

On Black Sisters’ Street tells the story of four women, Ama, Efe, Joyce and Sisi, black Nigerian immigrant prostitutes, working in Antwerp, Belgium.

Black Comic Book Superheroes Exhibition at Swiss Cottage Library (until 6 Nov)

The exhibition at the Swiss Cottage Library spanned a hundred years of black comic superheroes in one small room off of the main library.

Illuminating black cinema: Shadow and Act

It’s a common gripe that there are not many black films around, or at least you never seem to hear about them.

PRECIOUS awards: celebrating the achievements of black women

In 1999, frustrated by the lack of magazines representing women of colour, publishing and new media specialist Foluke Akinlose launched PRECIOUS Online. The event was to mark the beginning of a remarkable journey that led Akinlose to expand the Precious brand into an online network and a sought-after business awards scheme. Mainstream media took notice, making Foluke one of Courvoisier’s Top 500 people to watch in 2008! The business woman took time out of her busy schedule to tell us about the PRECIOUS Awards.

A Good Day to be Black and Sexy: The uncensored interview

The bfm Film Festival opens this Friday (6 Nov – 10 Nov). And while all eyes are on Chris Rock’s Good Hair, there is another film that got the Editor of Catch a Vibe enthralled: A Good Day to be Black and Sexy. And independent black film for grown- ups, that picture black love in ways we’ve seldom seen.

Roberto Fonseca, ‘a musical experience not to be missed’

We interviewed virtuoso Jazz pianist, Roberto Fonseca, in May before his gig at the ICA. Fonseca is back in London for the London Jazz Festival. He will be performing at the Southbank Centre on Sat 14 Nov, sharing the stage with Cape Verdean singer Mayra Andrade. We’re giving you another opportunity to get better acquainted [...]

This Is It: review

The rumours and controversy surrounding the release of This Is It were as wild as those surrounding Michael Jackson’s life and death. Body doubles were used in the film! The movie is a blatant way of making money from Michael Jackson’s death! Fans are staging a boycott because the film fails to address MJ’s health [...]

The real spirit of reggae?

This exploration of reggae was obviously made by someone who is passionate about the music. French director Jérôme Laperrousaz has had a 25-year love affair with Jamaica, and he wants to share this with the world. The approach he has taken with this documentary, however, means he is unlikely to produce many converts.
The film is [...]

There is a thin line between Love and the Black Arts

Catch a Vibe caught up with Nigerian artist Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy MBE to discuss what Black History Month means today and just what it was like to meet the Queen!

Channel 4’s Race Season

Consider this: two women are sitting side by side; one woman is black, the other white. Physically their differences are obvious, but what about mentally? Could one be, by virtue of her race alone, less intelligent than the other?

The notion that black people are inherently less intelligent than their white counterparts is not a new argument and is rarely met with anything other than fervent contempt, criticism and the denunciation of those who would dare to utter such a concept, as promoting a culture of racism.

Young Designer Awards: A Celebration of Young Talent

‘Funnily enough one of the first sewing lessons I had at school I sewed my finger up,’ Joanna Marcella recalls vividly. Who was to know upon leaving she would start up her own design company producing children’s clothing. She now runs a series of fashion events dedicated to raising the profile of exceptionally talented young [...]

Tricycle’s Not Black and White Season

On the outside Kilburn’s Tricycle Theatre is not much to look at; yet from within this small theatre and cinema complex many a play focusing on the cultural experiences of different ethnic minorities have been played out; and the latest offering, the Not Black and White season is no different.

Not Black and White is a programme of three plays commissioned by Tricycle’s director Nicholas Kent and written by Britain’s most prominent black playwrights

Simon Owoade: ‘Black History Month has to be more than slavery’

Simon Owoade is the writer of The Curse of Being Black in Britain, an examination of his opinions and experiences of racism working for HM Revenue and Customs and the prison service. Catch a Vibe mwet up with the writer / motivational speaker to disccuss Black History Month and what it means to be black [...]

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