What Linett has done- & is doing- is keeping the artform, holding it & passing it on to the next generation (she is an active mentor of women DJs), to speak back to the erasure that constantly shrouds us as Black women. That is not a small thing- it is radical. That is resistance in its most tender form & it is the same spirit that moves through the work I do.

The series presents waacking as more than a dance style- a living art form rooted in Black queer culture & lovingly reinterpreted within an Indian context. The history, origins & creators of waacking are acknowledged, cited & respected, offering a rare example of cultural appreciation done right. Rather than extraction or imitation, what we see is translation, education & homage.

Set against the backdrop of the 1960s Bristol Bus Boycott, this production is both historically grounded & emotionally piercing.

The title alone pulled me in. Simple. Personal. My Friend Lanre. I knew the name Lanre was Yoruba...

I Dream a World is not just a book. It is an offering. Seventy-five Black women fill its pages, women who shaped America with their brilliance, courage & unwavering grace. From artists to activists, educators to elders, their stories speak across generations & the Atlantic.

I have long been intrigued by the Irish struggle. Drawn to its layered pain and poetry, I have asked Irish friends for film recommendations, searching for context. On a visit to Dublin, the sanitised, tourist-friendly gloss left me unsatisfied. I wanted the grit, the story beneath the souvenir shops

I had the privilege of visiting Crashing the Glass Slippers, an exhibition at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, Wales, by the award-winning & internationally acclaimed artist Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye...Eno-Amooquaye’s work is vibrant, bold, & unapologetically Afrocentric.

Welcome to my blog series Dr. A-L Tells: What to Read & Watch , where I get to share with you some of my favourite finds from books,...

I was drawn to Shabu by its thumbnail alone: a magnetic young Black face on a balcony, framed against a backdrop of flats.

If you’ve ever wondered what a life shaped by misogynoir as defined by Dr Moya Bailey looks like, Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words offers a