‘Before the posters arrived, word had reached us about a new football academy coming to town.’ Read ‘House No. 49’ by @Olaomojarabi which was shortlisted for the 2024 #CWprize. Illustrator: Tinuke Fagborun 🎨 https://t.co/2walSjJ4wH
The Diane Abbott situation has honestly deeply affected me, and I know it's affected a lot of black folk.
We all knew that racism & misogyny is rife in the UK. But to see the reactions from those in power when a black women has been so clearly & disgustingly threatened...
So sorry, but we’ve been at @BrxHouseTheatre for 2 days & we’ve received no donations.
This Sat, we’re meant to host a free Festive Market for people to collect items plus we’ll distribute some to local charities.
If we don’t receive anything, it will hard for us to help others
4 days ago we interviewed Roshdi Sarraj for a @washingtonpost story about the 23 journalists killed in the Israel-Gaza war.
Roshdi, also a journalist, spoke of his late Palestinian colleagues with pride. Today we discovered that Roshdi was killed in an Israeli strike on his home
Today is #SlaveryRemembranceDay. This day stands as a reminder of the bravery, courage, resilience and determination of enslaved African people who continuously fought for their freedom: https://t.co/JZ6UhMNXMa
Illustrations: @tinuuke
We have decided to freeze council tax in Tower Hamlets.
The cost of living crisis is spiralling out of control - the last thing our residents need are extra bills.
https://t.co/80hO9aVblk
📢 This is our new mural in @TowerHamletsNow, celebrating black heritage in East London through depicting plant life from the African and Caribbean continent. Thank you @AbdalUllah and @tinuuke for working with us on the project with our young co-producers and local community 🙌
499 days since the Taliban’s barbaric BAN on girls going to school & 36 days since they BANNED women from going to university.
This is a shameful mark on humanity. In the 21st century, when millions of girls are deprived of an education in Afghanistan — the world remains silent.
This is Sumaya. She has been locked up at home for 491 days, banned from going to school or university by the Taliban.
She pleads the world to listen. She begs Afghan girls to try & learn any way they can at home, so that they can rise and stand up for their basic human rights.
📢 This week we were in Wapping creating a new community mural to celebrate diversity through nature with cultural references from Africa. We’ll be back next week to complete the project, thank you to all the local residents for your kind comments, refreshments and hugs 🫶
Now in Paperback!
Anansi And The Golden Pot @taiyeselasi@tinuuke@dkbooks
On a holiday to visit his beloved Grandma in Ghana, Anansi the spider and Anansi the boy meet, and discover a magical pot that can be filled with whatever they want.
https://t.co/oUKfa1mBKZ