November 5th, 2021
- consultraw
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min read
BUSINESS • Jamii - Discount card and marketplace for Black British creators. Buy and sell unique products from Black companies.
• Elsie and Fred - An online boutique created by siblings Natalie, Leanne and Ryan. Fun, bold, fresh and eco-friendly.
• Hill Hub - Fixed or flexible workspaces in a beautiful former police station in Dartford.
https://thehillhub.com/about/
• Sojo App - the app by physics and philosophy graduate Josephine Phillips works by connecting its London users to local seamstresses or tailoring businesses and delivering items via bicycle.
It's available on Iphone and Android. It currently has a 4.9 rating on the App store. https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/what-to-wear/a35351851/sojo-app-sustainability/
• Treasure Tress - Hair care and beauty products delivered to your door for only £20 per month https://www.treasuretress.co.uk
FILMS
• King Richard (HBO Max)- Follows Richard Williams the father and coach of tennis players Venus and Serena Williams. Starring Will Smith. In cinemas from November 8th.
• Concrete Cowboy (NETFLIX) - A growing of age set around a group of Urban Cowboys stars Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin
EVENTS • Get Up Stand Up - The Bob Marley Musical
https://getupstandupthemusical.com
• Royal Academy Summer Show - selected by coordinator Yinka Shonibare runs through 2 January 2022. The theme is 'Reclaiming Magis'.
https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/summer-exhibition-2021
• Lubaina Himid (Art Tate Modern) - 25 November - 3rd July 2022
• Chineke Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall - Thursday 25 November
BOOKS
• In Black & White - Alexandra Wilson - chronicles her experience as a bi-racial barrister in Britain
• The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare - Adunni a Nigerian girl regarded as property at the age of fourteen, yet determined to find her 'louding voice' and live a life that she controls.
• Empireland: How Imperialism Has shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera - A balanced and insightful study of the British empire and contemporary attitudes towards it (Sunday Times).
PODCASTS
• Access and Opportunity with Carla Harris - On the Access and Opportunity podcast, host Carla Harris, a Vice Chairman at Morgan Stanley, asks the question: How can we connect capital with communities that traditionally have been left behind?
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/access-and-opportunity-with-carla-harris/id1402774310
• Black, Br*ke & Brilliant - Is hosted by Ivy and Samira. These girls are not shy when it comes to dragging the UK government and we love to see it.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/black-broke-and-brilliant/id1511001962
RADIO
• Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (BBC Sounds) - A sizzling tale set in 1960's Harlem in 10 episodes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0010gfq
WHAT AM I PAYING ATTENTION TO?
• Spending Black: The currency of Community (BBC Iplayer). Aaron Roach Bridgeman explores whether shopping at black-owned businesses, really can make a long lasting difference to the lives of the Black community.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09x4szx
• The Black British Wealth Creation Report will be published on the 11th of November on the Black Britain & Beyond website
• Be The One: Creating a Legacy of Empowerment - 11-14 November (Hybrid event). Register at the website below.
https://www.blackbritainbeyond.org.uk
• Black British Voices: Project aims to give Black communities across the UK a voice on issues that matter. Help shape the narrative and take the survey today (closes Sunday 07 Nov).
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