Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp

What a joy to see the BFI screening of The Eyes of Ghana, directed by Ben Proudfoot, in the presence of the creative team and the film’s remarkable 93 yr old star Chris Hesse, who was the personal cameraman of Kwame Nkrumah.

Film score recorded by the Chineke! Orchestra at Abbey Rd Studios.

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"German authorities registered approximately 3,200 right-wing extremist-motivated crimes committed by people up to the age of 24 in 2020. Last year, the number was more than double, at over 7,100....most of these crimes were committed by male adolescents between the ages of 14 and 17."

Meanwhile in the USA 🇺🇸 …

#Chicago

Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’ Oregon officials say the atmosphere outside an ICE building that has drawn daily demonstrations since June has grown worse since the president’s threats.

President Trump called Portland “War ravaged” to justify his move to send troops to the city. But in the days before his announcement, federal officials tasked with protecting government buildings said protests outside an ICE facility were “low energy.”

This is what happens when you need migrants but hate the fact that you need them.

I’d like to be more optimistic, but reading this article, it really feels that we’ve reached a tipping point, where unless the whole funding paradigm shifts much more radically, with significantly more cash in the pot for local councils, and soon, that the fallout is going to be really painful.

BFI and Indian equivalent join forces on film production - Arts Professional British and Indian cinema leaders have agreed to work together to boost international co-production and commemorate film heritage.

British and Indian cinema leaders have agreed to work together to boost international co-production and commemorate film heritage. #NewsInBrief

Omar Yaghi, the new Nobel Laureate, was born to a Palestinian refugee family.

Black British Theatre Awards Tickets | Piccadilly Theatre in London & West End | ATG Tickets The Black British Theatre Awards 2025 returns to the West End for the 7th awards celebrating UK theatre’s black talent.

Have you booked your tickets yet for this year's Black British Theatre Awards?

Sunday 26th October 2025, at the Picadilly Theatre
, London.

You know it will be lit! 🔥

Book here 👉🏾 www.atgtickets.com/shows/black-...

That face looks familiar!

A person with short brown hair dances joyfully in a bright indoor space, wearing dark blue joggers and a light blue long-sleeve cardigan, one arm extended and a hand on their chest.

Just announced two exciting, new inclusive dance opportunities for dance practitioners & artists: Company Class (20 Oct–28 Nov) & ArtistLab (24–28 Nov) at Clod Ensemble.

Learn more about these events and book your tickets: candoco.co.uk/whats-on/

Photo credit: Camilla Greenwell.

NEW: The Nerve @thenerve.news, the new publication launched by former Observer journalists including @carolecadwalla.bsky.social, has attracted more than 900 paying subscribers in its first week
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Thank you for all the support out there. We are blown away - and so grateful 🙏💪

Cambridge Film Festival returns with 11 days of premieres, stars and local stories Cambridge Film Festival is back this October with 100+ films, star names and local stories on screen

🎬 Cambridge Film Festival returns this month – 11 days, 100+ films, star names and local stories on screen. Tickets available now. Details ⤵️

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @camfilmfest.com

#FreedomFlotilla

#FreedomFlotilla

The new growing terrace on the first floor of Wood Green Library, run by the Ubele Initiative, is designed to bring the discovery and joy of planting and growing to children and young people.

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Libraries are not just about books.

#EatWoodGreen
#LibrariesMatter

Great to see Muswell Hill Library open again today after extensive restoration and refurbishment!

It is the final of Haringey’s nine libraries to reopen after £4.9million has been spent improving the libraries and making them accessible for everyone.

#LibrariesMatter.

The Chineke! Junior Orchestra were on outstanding form this afternoon, at @southbankcentre.bsky.social’s Royal Festival Hall, under the baton of Yudania Gómez Heredia!🔥🤎🔥

The future of classical music is bright. ✨✨✨

Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

‘Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here’

‘Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life’

#Gaza

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The new growing terrace on the first floor of Wood Green Library, run by the Ubele Initiative, is designed to bring the discovery and joy of planting and growing to children and young people.

🌿🌱🪴🍃🌱🪴🌿

Libraries are not just about books.

#EatWoodGreen
#LibrariesMatter

YouTube video by WLA Barbados PM DESTROYS Israel & U.S. at UN LIVE – “They Make a Desert and Call It Peace!”

Such respect for the PM of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, on her address to the United Nations Assembly.

As a political leader, she consistently shines on the world stage as a beacon of maturity, humanity, courage and clarity.

#BeMoreLikeMia
#UNassembly

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cVn...

Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme The prime minister believes a new scheme would help crack down on illegal working in the UK.

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce plans for a compulsory UK-wide digital ID scheme in a speech on Friday.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

UK boosts pandemic readiness with new vaccine factory Moderna's chief executive has hailed the UK as a country that "still believes in vaccination" - perhaps a dig at the company's homeland, where Donald Trump's administration has taken a more sceptical ...

UK boosts pandemic readiness with new vaccine factory

news.sky.com/story/uk-boo...

Ha ha ha! 😂

Good for him.

UN General Assembly: Live News and Updates President Xi Jinping told a U.N. climate conference that his country would seek to reduce emissions by at least 7 to 10 percent by 2035. Ukraine’s president appealed for more weapons to fight Russia and warned of the dangers of a new arms race.

China, the world’s largest carbon polluter, announced at the UN on Wednesday that it intended to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 7% by 2035. It was the first time Beijing has made such a strong commitment to halt global warming. Follow live updates from the UN General Assembly.

Here’s me on returning to classes at The Place London, only about 40 yrs after I first went to the evening school there. www.instagram.com/reel/DO_ZdLs...

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“In the years that I couldn’t write, I was fighting depression,” Adichie tells CNN.

“Not being able to write fiction when fiction is the thing that you deeply love — it’s just a terrible place to be.” https://cnn.it/3Kd6fQP