A Black British Girl's Perspective of a Global Village
So you know when you've had an idea lingering in your head for a while, and you finally come to your senses that it's about time you did something about it? Well, that was me today! I've had the idea for a while to create a webseries/vlog about my travel experiences... And even though I... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/GEawEY4CDaE This year's Istanbul Biennial theme “Saltwater” suggests restorative properties; cleansing, nourishing and “healing” as the curator, Christov-Bakargiev, has indicated. And it was the latter of these properties that resonated with me when I escaped the tourist sites (which ironically, I became a sight for the locals and tourists fixated on a black girl wandering around... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/6AmnH2BJ9JY Interview with Socio-Cultural Movement for Haitian Workers (MOSCTHA) human rights lawyer Genaro Rincón (Spanish), with proposal writer and translator Zahid Alan Perez. #TheRaceIsOver is a series of interviews on the topic of racial equality. An open forum allowing a safe space to discuss delicate subjects revolved around race. Let's start talking about it. #BlackHistoryMonthUK
https://youtu.be/OZGBdNY6xJc Since opening its doors in a basement location in HapJeong 합정, Brown club aka Brown Soul / Seoul has continued to provide a service offering locals and visitors alike a haven for hip-hop, funk, soul and R’n’B in South Korea's capital. I had the opportunity to experience "Hip-Hop" culture in Seoul earlier this year... Discovering... Continue Reading →
Fred Kuwornu has started a movement, perhaps without even intending to. But then again, that's to be expected of the Italian-Ghanaian filmmaker and activist whose films 18 IUS SOLI and Inside Buffalo, examine issues of race, ethnicity, and national identity in Italy's contemporary multi-cultural setting. What the filmmaker of Blaxploitalian; his latest documentary film to be... Continue Reading →
Highlighting two amazing young African-American women who've ditched the limitations of their home country that come with being women - and black, to reap opportunities that South Korea has to offer them - despite the obvious challenges. They've adopted the Korean culture and language which makes them blend in, yet they're using their 'blackness' to their... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/jLq9ODJBNvA Just hours after arriving in Seoul, I'd already heard the name "Samuel Okyere" mentioned to me whenever I introduced myself as a Ghanaian... And the pattern continued late into the evening. So without much hesitation, in under 24hrs after arriving in Korea, I took to twitter to reach out to the Ghanaian TV personality... Continue Reading →
From Santo Domingo to Seoul - friendship beyond borders I first met Soo when I volunteered in the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2013. The young Korean volunteer who at the time was doing a 1 year placement with charity organisation Good Neighbors DR, was my flatmate during my one month stay with the... Continue Reading →
"Let's do Lunch: An Urban Girl's Guide To Making Contacts - And Keeping Them!" If making contacts - and keeping (the important part!) was my forte over the past decade, I probably wouldn't have come up with the idea to start a blog which essentially taps into why I'm pretty s*** at keeping in touch... Continue Reading →
I've set up a blog dedicated to all things #Art4Change, a project created by me - Kai Lutterodt! Please subscribe so you can follow the journey which starts on the 19th Aug in NYC then shortly after Port-au-Prince where I'll be teaching arts and crafts to children living in camps. http://www.art4changetheworld.org I'm also collecting children's... Continue Reading →
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