Today, Blkgrid's charity/activist spotlight brings you @afuahirsch - Afua is a journalist, qualified barrister and human rights advocate. In 2018, she published her bestselling book Brit(ish).She is now the Wallis Annenberg Chair of Journalism @USC#BlkgridSpotlight#Blkgrid
For our first post in 2021, Blkgrid's business spotlight brings you @MrAndyDavis - Andy is an investor and founder of @weare10x10 , a group that invests in the Black entrepreneurial talent of tomorrow. #BlkgridSpotlight
Blkgrid's fashion/arts spotlight presents you @vanleyburke - Vanley is the 'Godfather of Black British Photography'. For decades he has captured the evolving cultural landscape of Black Britain. His work is the largest photographic record of the carribean diaspora in Britain.
Today's Blkgrid music/entertainment spotlight brings you @Dellessa - Dellessa James is a Senior Artists relations manager at Amazon Music. Dellessa oversees the creative direction and execution of large scale campaigns at the company. #Blkgrid#BlkgridSpotlight
Today Blkgrid's charity/activist spotlight presents you @mentivity - Mentivity is a mentoring organisation that provides education support for young people from diverse backgrounds. Helping them to navigate issues on personal identity, school exclusions and mental health.
Today Blkgrid's business spotlight brings you @IamTobiOredein - Tobi Oredein is the founder of the media platform @BlackBalladUK which explores the human experience of Black women in Britain and beyond. Since 2017, she has commissioned over 150 black female creatives. #Blkgrid
Today Blkgrid's Sports spotlight presents you @ItsDonRobbie - Robbie Lyle is the founder of @aftvmedia, the largest football fan network in the world. AFTV boasts 1.2 million subscribers on YouTube and over 900 million channel views. #Blkgrid
Blkgrid's fashion/arts spotlight brings you @munroebergdorf - Munroe is one of the world's most prominent transgender models. Bergdorf has used her platform to raise awareness on anti-blackness, transgender rights and other LGBTQ+ topics. #Blkgrid
Today Blkgird's music/entertainment spotlight brings you Stormzy - Stormzy is a British musician who has become a 'pop icon' within recent years. He continues to break records within the industry as well as continually uplift and support the black community. #Blkgrid
Today Blkgrid's charity/activist spotlight brings you @FORWARDUK - Forward is an African women-led organisation working to end violence against women and girls. Enabling African women to have the dignity, health and equality they deserve. #Blkgrid#BlkgridSpotlight
It's Monday and Blkgrid's business spotlight presents you @deborahokenla - Deborah is the founder and CEO of @thisisysys - A diverse startup community, delivering enterpreneurial and employment programmes to diverse talent #Blkgrid#BlkgridSpotlight
Today, Blkgrid's Sports spotlight presents you Bobby Kasanga - Bobby is the founder of Hackney Wick FC. Through the sport of football, Bobby is helping the youth within the community to stay away from gang influences. Hackney Wick FC, engages up to 230 people each week
Happy Sunday, Blkgrid's fashion/arts spotlight brings you Samuel Ross - Samuel is the founder of @acoldwall an international fashion brand which has collaborated with the likes of Nike, Converse and Dr.Martens. #Blkgrid#BlkgridSpotlight
It's Saturday and Blkgrid's music/entertainment spolight brings you @johnboyega - John is an actor and a producer. In 2020, his production company signed a partnership deal with Netflix. This deal will lead to the creation of more films and TV series' centred on African stories.
Today is Thursday and Blkgrid's charity/activist spotlight presents you Lavinya Stevens - Lavinya is the founder and CEO of @CurriculumBlack , a social enterprise that was created to make black history an integral aspect of schools' history cirriculums. #Blkgrid