October 22nd, 2021

BUSINESS • UK Black Business Show -Saturday 30th October at the QEII Centre, London. There will be more than 20 keynote speakers and 150+ exhibitors. https://ukblackbusinessshow.co.uk

• Matugga Rum - is produced by Paul & Jacine Rutasikwa from their scottish based distillery https://www.matuggarum.com/our-story Madia & Matilda - is a zero waste luxury sustainable clothing brand founded by Shalize Nichols https://www.madiamatilda.co.uk

• Copper Dust -provides luxury African home decor. Including a range of limited edition products. https://www.copperdustlondon.com

• Porte Noir is the new wine bar soon to open in the Kings Cross region owned by Idris Elba and his business partner David Farber it opens on Monday 25th of October https://www.portenoire.co.uk/bar-at-kings-cross/`

FILMS • Passing (NETFLIX) - In 1920s New York City a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white. https://www.netflix. The com/gb/title/81424320

• Judas and the Black Messia - William O'Neal is a petty criminal in the 1960s who agrees to work for the FBI to take down Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton.

EVENTS • Amiri Harewood - join talented young pianist Amiri Harewood for an. intimate recital in the Elgar Room, presented in partnership with Steinway & Sons. https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2021/amiri-harewood/ • 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

• Can I Live - Fehinti Balogun stars in this groundbreaking filmed performance that combines stunning visuals, hip-hop and spoken word to chart his journey as a Black British man into environmental activism. Mon 1 - Fri 12 November at the Barbican https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2021/event/complicite-fehinti-balogun-can-i-live

• Black in Full Colour - A free exhibition by emerging local black artists to celebrate their culture and heritage, Friday 1 October to Sunday 31 October at Woolwich Works

https://www.woolwich.works/black-in-full-colour

BOOKS

• Birds of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan -Follows Sameer a high flying lawyer in present day London who travels to Uganda to discover his origins and Hasan a sucessful family man in 1960's Uganda facing deportation due to his Asian background.

• This Close to OK by Lessa Cross-Smith -Recently divorced therapist Tallie Clark is heading home when she saves a man from jumping off a bridge. • The Uncomfortable Truth About Racism by John Barnes - A thought provoking book about racism and prejudice by the Liverpool and England football legend John Barnes. PODCASTS • Black, Broke & Brilliant https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/black-broke-and-brilliant/id1511001962 • Off The Cuff https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/off-the-cuff-podcast/id1153347287

RADIO • Manifesto by Benardine Evaristo - The author shares her powerful account of staying true to her vision. on BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0010nfc

WHAT AM I PAYING ATTENTION TO? • Sheku and Isata Kanneh Masons new classical album Muse is released on November 5th https://www.shekukannehmason.com

• Meet the team behind African Fashion Week London which was on last month

https://africafashionweeklondonuk.com/aboutafw/

• Travel Noire website and app - providing travel news, tips and destinations for Black travellers https://travelnoire.com • Rise by Siya Kolisi - the autobiography of the first black captain of the South African rugby team