BttF begins as Black History Month ends. A new Afrofuturistic Festival founded and directed by @IrenosenOkojie. A space for visionary imaginings to thrive.
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In light of several unrelated events, I have decided to make a list of Nigerian books starting with YA Fantasy books.
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This Thursday: @RSLiterature vs @bookslam @BGArtsCentre. A terrific line-up featuring Paterson Joseph @ignatius_sancho, Dorothy Koomson
@DorothyKoomson and Bernardine Evaristo
@BernardineEvari 📷
Plus DJs, poets, crafts & books! 📷
Tickets £10, here: ow.ly/mYoq50UlSJ6
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Today our team are at @ChristiesInc Auction house. The Radical Youth Takeover is part of @BTTFspace Afrofuturistic Festival fostering supportive spaces for young voices. Highlighting pathways into various creative industries & the world of auctioneering. #discovercreativecareers
Our Radical Youth Takeover Day at @ChristiesInc in partnership with @CreativeCareer5 kicks off with a lovely panel talk on routes into Christie's.
Our Radical Youth Takeover Day at @ChristiesInc in partnership with @CreativeCareer5 kicks off with a lovely panel talk on routes into Christie's.
We're thrilled to have Michael Morgan the senior animator for Black Panther, Spiderman and Star Wars speaking at our Radical Youth Takeover Day on the 19th November in partnership with @ChristiesInc & @UKScreenSkills as part of Creative Careers Week. bit.ly/3Ut2AAR
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Nia DaCosta’s ‘28 YEARS LATER PART II: THE BONE TEMPLE’ has wrapped production.
The second installment of a planned trilogy.
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Jordan Peele Presents 'Out There Screaming: An Anthology Of New Black Horror' blackgirlnerds.com/jordan-pe…
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Arsema Thomas and Darrell Britt-Gibson star in Nate Edwards’ ‘SHE TAUGHT LOVE.’
Now streaming on Hulu.
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4 Black Comic Book Characters We Haven’t Seen on the Big Screen Yet (But They Deserve It) blackgirlnerds.com/4-black-c…
Great evening at Christie's last night with this terrific panel & and a jam packed audience. What a buzzy, enjoyable occasion. @ChristiesInc Big thanks to Gabriel Gbadamosi & @kadijattug for steering the conversation beautifully.
We're so pleased the second Manifesto For Black Futures at Christie's Lates @ChristiesInc featuring the brilliant Gabriel Gbadamosi, @kadijattug ,Hamed Maiye, @mamoyobornfree & BttF founder @IrenosenOkojie is this Friday 27th September 8.10pm. Come along.
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Leading Voices in Climate Justice: The Impact of Roishetta Sibley Ozane, Teresa Baker, and Leah Thomas dlvr.it/TDdRfW
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'Young Grandmaster Choi' is a New Manga Championing Black Female Representation in the Anime World blackgirlnerds.com/young-gra…
We're so pleased the second Manifesto For Black Futures at Christie's Lates @ChristiesInc featuring the brilliant Gabriel Gbadamosi, @kadijattug ,Hamed Maiye, @mamoyobornfree & BttF founder @IrenosenOkojie is this Friday 27th September 8.10pm. Come along.
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Looking forward to being in conversation with the brilliant Elizabeth-Jane Burnett & 2023 Discoveries Prize winner Paige Cowan-Hall on Sunday for this @WomensPrize Discoveries x @BTTFspace panel on creative writing. Part of Free Books Festival @BooksCampaign Come along!
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Join #WomensPrize judge, author @IrenosenOkojie to learn all about creative writing, in our Women’s Prize Discoveries x Black to the Future Creative Writing Workshop at the Free Books Festival!
More information here: freebookscampaign.co.uk/free…
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On the support (or lack thereof) of Black authors... Have you noticed most of the book cons + events (particularly for SFF) are dominated by white author panels? Without orgs like @BBBookFestival, @BTTFspace etc Black authors wouldn't get opportunities to meet new readers.
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Our latest @BTTFspace Kinetic Discourses event on the 11th June features wonderful producer & theatre don @AlbiJames discussing his work with the galvanising Nigel Twumasi co-founder of manga network @mayamada at BRXTN Village Studios. @darkmattermktg_ bit.ly/3x2kEJh
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For our next Kinetic Discourses event on the 11th June brilliant producer & theatre impresario Alby James @AlbiJames discusses his vital work with the excellent Nigel Twumasi co-founder of manga network @mayamada at BRXTN Village Studios. @darkmattermktg_ bit.ly/3x2kEJh
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Catch our co-founder Nigel talking storytelling next month with Alby James, thanks to @BTTFspace for organising - looking forward to it!!
For our next Kinetic Discourses event on the 11th June brilliant producer & theatre impresario Alby James @AlbiJames discusses his vital work with the excellent Nigel Twumasi co-founder of manga network @mayamada at BRXTN Village Studios. @darkmattermktg_ bit.ly/3x2kEJh