Sly & The Family Stone have released an animated video adaptation of their 1968 song ‘Everyday People’ in support of Black History Month. 2021 saw Sony’s entertainment channel, This Is Certified, collaborating with BET Digital to establish a four-part digital series in celebration of Black History Month. The #MyBlackIs four-part programme produces weekly animations exploring […]Read More
My Hero Academia just recently announced their third film to be released next summer. In preparation for all new content coming in 2021, including its fifth season, we interviewed Anairis Quiñones, voice of Rabbit Hero: Mirko. Anairis has an abundance of voice roles in indie games and animation. She plays Nessa in Pokémon: Twilight Wings, […]Read More
After a strange year of uncertainty, Netflix gifted its viewers with new comedy-drama Teenage Bounty Hunters, only to snatch it away a month ago through a swift cancellation. Unfortunately, this will not come as a surprise after many fan favourites of a similar ilk, including The Society and I Am Not Okay With This, have […]Read More
Last week, the education charity Teach First announced that AQA, the largest exam board in the country, does not feature a single black author in its list of GCSE English Literature set texts. The report concluded that “there is no doubt that pupils should continue to learn from the kinds of literary classics that they […]Read More
On 24 September, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced a series of changes to target a lack of diversity in their membership and voting system. These changes come as a result of a 7-month internal review, arriving after the most recent BAFTA ceremony was criticised for its all-white nominees in all […]Read More
Amazon Prime Video has released a trailer for upcoming horror movie Evil Eye, produced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Jason Blum. Adapted by Madhuri Shekar’s audio play of the same name, Evil Eye examines themes of myth and reincarnation through an Indian-American lens. The cast stars Sarita Choudhury (Mississippi Masala, Jessica Jones), Sunita Mani (Mr. […]Read More
In a month’s time, Star Trek will be getting its first explicitly transgender and non-binary characters. The Sci-Fi franchise is again about to boldly go where no man has gone before. The third season of the popular series Star Trek: Discovery will star trans actor Ian Alexander (The OA and The Last of Us Part […]Read More
After a lead cast member commented on the lack of diversity in the show's creative team, Lucy Martin reports on Aisha Dee's open letter to the creators of 'The Bold Type'.Read More
It has been announced that a Latin-American checkbox will be introduced on Arts Council England’s diversity monitoring forms. This commitment comes following years of campaigning by Latinx advocacy organisations, and was confirmed by the Chief Executive (Darren Henley) on a Zoom call organised by the arts and culture movement What Next? on the 10th June. […]Read More
Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK Theatre, two of the UK’s biggest theatre membership organisations, have announced their new partnership with Inc Arts. This comes after conversations surrounding #BlackLivesMatter have developed over the past few weeks. Set up by Amanda Parker, Inc Arts was founded to support and drive racial diversification within the British […]Read More
'Celebrate Eid At Home' messages were promoted at a larger rate than social distancing advice on VE Day. This has consequences on the way British Muslims are perceived. Read More
The best way to learn someone’s secret is to have them write a story. “So it really happened?” one reviewer demanded. “The professor made her do. . .that in exchange for raising her boyfriend’s grade?” The author—still under a mandate of silence—shrugged. “Is it based on your life?” someone else slyly asked. Nostrils flared, eyes […]Read More
Racism in Hollywood has been around for about as long as the camera. The first narrative film “L’Arroseur arose” was made in 1895; the first use of “Blackface” was used only ten years later in 1905. It was then used in films up until the 1940’s. Ever since then, the film industry has relied on […]Read More
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