@desireereynolds.bsky.social
Creative Director Dig Where You Stand
Curator/Writer
South Londoner up north
Working class histories
Repp: Rachel Mann @CAA
Curator/Writer
South Londoner up north
Working class histories
Repp: Rachel Mann @CAA
Pinned
I just got here. No idea how this works yet but I couldn’t take the hellsite, the porn offers, the extreme cruelty and anxiety the hellsite caused any longer. Writing, film and history nerd. Working on a book of documentary prose. 🤓
Really lookong forward to this chat with @lanre-bakare.bsky.social tonight on his book about Black communities during the Thatcher era putside of London. Important, insightful, a glorious love letter.
festivalofdebate.com/2025/lanre-b...
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May 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Really lookong forward to this chat with @lanre-bakare.bsky.social tonight on his book about Black communities during the Thatcher era putside of London. Important, insightful, a glorious love letter.
festivalofdebate.com/2025/lanre-b...
festivalofdebate.com/2025/lanre-b...
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Did you know that most of the events at this year's Festival of Debate are absolutely free? 🤔
Here are a few highlights from the programme that you can enjoy without paying a penny 👇🧵
festivalofdebate.com
#FofD #Sheffield #SouthYorkshire
Here are a few highlights from the programme that you can enjoy without paying a penny 👇🧵
festivalofdebate.com
#FofD #Sheffield #SouthYorkshire
April 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Did you know that most of the events at this year's Festival of Debate are absolutely free? 🤔
Here are a few highlights from the programme that you can enjoy without paying a penny 👇🧵
festivalofdebate.com
#FofD #Sheffield #SouthYorkshire
Here are a few highlights from the programme that you can enjoy without paying a penny 👇🧵
festivalofdebate.com
#FofD #Sheffield #SouthYorkshire
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Your second headliner!🎉
@lanre-bakare.bsky.social's work focuses on the intersection of art, race & culture. His book, We Were There, is about a Black Britain that for too long has been unknown and unexplored – the one that exists beyond London
Info & tickets ➡️ festivalofdebate.com/2025/lanre-b...
@lanre-bakare.bsky.social's work focuses on the intersection of art, race & culture. His book, We Were There, is about a Black Britain that for too long has been unknown and unexplored – the one that exists beyond London
Info & tickets ➡️ festivalofdebate.com/2025/lanre-b...
March 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Your second headliner!🎉
@lanre-bakare.bsky.social's work focuses on the intersection of art, race & culture. His book, We Were There, is about a Black Britain that for too long has been unknown and unexplored – the one that exists beyond London
Info & tickets ➡️ festivalofdebate.com/2025/lanre-b...
@lanre-bakare.bsky.social's work focuses on the intersection of art, race & culture. His book, We Were There, is about a Black Britain that for too long has been unknown and unexplored – the one that exists beyond London
Info & tickets ➡️ festivalofdebate.com/2025/lanre-b...
Being a community archivist, the search for women’s voices in the archive is a struggle but we keep digging.
#internationalwomensday
#internationalwomensday
March 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Being a community archivist, the search for women’s voices in the archive is a struggle but we keep digging.
#internationalwomensday
#internationalwomensday
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Really hoping this comes to #Sheffield on its tour @desireereynolds.bsky.social #CommunitiesofLiberation #exhibition
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Researchers uncover stories of Black Londoners who escaped slavery
Findings in Tower Hamlets archives shed light on resistance to enslavement likened to Underground Railroad in US
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Really hoping this comes to #Sheffield on its tour @desireereynolds.bsky.social #CommunitiesofLiberation #exhibition
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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‘Why can’t I have another chance? What happened to not repaying evil with evil?
https://buff.ly/41kyS4M #parchmanprison
https://buff.ly/41kyS4M #parchmanprison
Book Review: Unit 29-Writing from Parchman Prison – Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond
Within the first few pages, Unit 29 – a collection of writings by inmates from the infamous US Parchman Prison, brought me to tears. And yet, not for the reasons you might expect. What I witnessed in…
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February 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
‘Why can’t I have another chance? What happened to not repaying evil with evil?
https://buff.ly/41kyS4M #parchmanprison
https://buff.ly/41kyS4M #parchmanprison
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‘Who tells the story determines the story that gets told.’
In 2017 Common People, an anthology of working class memoir was our attempt to offer alternative narratives.
So much yet to be done.
See the work of @drdaveobrien.bsky.social
In 2017 Common People, an anthology of working class memoir was our attempt to offer alternative narratives.
So much yet to be done.
See the work of @drdaveobrien.bsky.social
Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn
Exclusive: Analysis by the Guardian shows a third of major arts leaders were educated privately
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
‘Who tells the story determines the story that gets told.’
In 2017 Common People, an anthology of working class memoir was our attempt to offer alternative narratives.
So much yet to be done.
See the work of @drdaveobrien.bsky.social
In 2017 Common People, an anthology of working class memoir was our attempt to offer alternative narratives.
So much yet to be done.
See the work of @drdaveobrien.bsky.social
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You can get 25% off a pre-order at Waterstones! Enter PREORDER25 at checkout.
With apologies for naked self-promotion :)
With apologies for naked self-promotion :)
The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal | Waterstones
Buy The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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February 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
You can get 25% off a pre-order at Waterstones! Enter PREORDER25 at checkout.
With apologies for naked self-promotion :)
With apologies for naked self-promotion :)
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I'm an ambassador for @filmtvcharity.bsky.social and our latest report shows mental health overall is declining in the industry:
35% of workers with poor or very poor mental health
64% are contemplating leaving due to poor mental health, 32% already taking steps
Things need to change!
35% of workers with poor or very poor mental health
64% are contemplating leaving due to poor mental health, 32% already taking steps
Things need to change!
Looking Glass Report 2024
The UK film and TV industry faces a talent exodus as mental health declines. Discover key insights and solutions from the Film and TV Charity.
filmtvcharity.org.uk
February 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I'm an ambassador for @filmtvcharity.bsky.social and our latest report shows mental health overall is declining in the industry:
35% of workers with poor or very poor mental health
64% are contemplating leaving due to poor mental health, 32% already taking steps
Things need to change!
35% of workers with poor or very poor mental health
64% are contemplating leaving due to poor mental health, 32% already taking steps
Things need to change!
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The chaotic ass emails we are getting at work! Universities are not okayyyyyy.
January 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The chaotic ass emails we are getting at work! Universities are not okayyyyyy.
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“we need to feel that there’s a kind of human society around us that cares about each other … unfortunately, the government seems very distant from that.” #blackbritish #blackbritain
‘I haven’t seen any change’: black Labour voters in Liverpool and London six months on
In Liverpool Riverside and Tottenham, two constituencies with black MPs and large black communities, Labour’s vote share dropped by more than 20 points at last year’s election. The Guardian spoke to…
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January 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“we need to feel that there’s a kind of human society around us that cares about each other … unfortunately, the government seems very distant from that.” #blackbritish #blackbritain
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Trailer for my short drama ‘A Viable Candidate’. Currently in development with BB1 as a six part political thriller. Starring and written by Steve Toussaint (star of HBOs House of the Dragon) and produced by Stella Nwimo (Top Boy, Gangs of London, Three Little Birds). vimeo.com/200649822
A Viable Candidate trailer
Radical and charismatic politician Sylvan Bradshaw is on route to becoming Britain’s first black prime minister. However, when he and his wife Mia are called…
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January 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Trailer for my short drama ‘A Viable Candidate’. Currently in development with BB1 as a six part political thriller. Starring and written by Steve Toussaint (star of HBOs House of the Dragon) and produced by Stella Nwimo (Top Boy, Gangs of London, Three Little Birds). vimeo.com/200649822
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It’s been out for a while but thought I would reshare my film Decolonising the Curatorial Process as it still seems relevant vimeo.com/464558806
Decolonising The Curatorial Process
Decolonising the Curatorial Process – produced and directed by Dr Orson Nava (Ravensbourne University, UK). Duration: c. 40 mins. (Review by historian Dr…
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January 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
It’s been out for a while but thought I would reshare my film Decolonising the Curatorial Process as it still seems relevant vimeo.com/464558806
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Applications for 2025 Illustrator in Residence now open at The RSL for twelve months to explore the relationship between literature and illustration. This is a paid residency of £5,000 from springtime 2025 until springtime 2026.
Please share!
Please share!
Work with us - Royal Society of Literature
Literature for Everyone The RSL team is led by an ethos of respect and compassion for each other and the communities we work with, and these values are reflected in everything we do. We believe litera...
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January 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Applications for 2025 Illustrator in Residence now open at The RSL for twelve months to explore the relationship between literature and illustration. This is a paid residency of £5,000 from springtime 2025 until springtime 2026.
Please share!
Please share!
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Artist, Tahira Tofa seeks to discomfit our ready presumptions about ethnicity and phenotype through her portraits. She explains the why and the how
https://buff.ly/4a3hnbK
#BlackArt #Afropean #Portraits
https://buff.ly/4a3hnbK
#BlackArt #Afropean #Portraits
Challenging Bias Through Art: YSDNDYart’s Mission for Social Change – Afropean: your guide to the Afro European diaspora and beyond
My journey back into art began during the lockdown. Whilst on furlough, I revisited creative passions I’d set aside over a decade ago. Initially, I turned to painting as a therapeutic outlet to cope…
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January 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Artist, Tahira Tofa seeks to discomfit our ready presumptions about ethnicity and phenotype through her portraits. She explains the why and the how
https://buff.ly/4a3hnbK
#BlackArt #Afropean #Portraits
https://buff.ly/4a3hnbK
#BlackArt #Afropean #Portraits
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus responded to Trump's proposal to make Canada the 51st U.S. state by noting that existing laws prevent "sexual abusers" from leading his nation.
Canadian MP shoots down Trump offer: 'Sexual abusers don't get to lead our nation'
Canadian MP Charlie Angus responded to President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to make Canada the 51st U.S. state by noting that existing laws prevent "sexual abusers" from leading his nation.In a Mon...
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January 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus responded to Trump's proposal to make Canada the 51st U.S. state by noting that existing laws prevent "sexual abusers" from leading his nation.
The intentional censorship at the US national archives is not just happening there.
Replacing MLK jr with Nixon and Elvis. Head archivist asked about an exhibition about the US West imperial expansion
“Why is it so much about Indians?”
White supremacy doing a lot
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Replacing MLK jr with Nixon and Elvis. Head archivist asked about an exhibition about the US West imperial expansion
“Why is it so much about Indians?”
White supremacy doing a lot
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | America’s Top Archivist Puts a Rosy Spin on U.S. History—Pruning the Thorny Parts
Plans for new exhibits at the National Archives Museum included swapping a photo of Martin Luther King Jr. marching for Civil Rights for former President Nixon greeting Elvis.
www.wsj.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The intentional censorship at the US national archives is not just happening there.
Replacing MLK jr with Nixon and Elvis. Head archivist asked about an exhibition about the US West imperial expansion
“Why is it so much about Indians?”
White supremacy doing a lot
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Replacing MLK jr with Nixon and Elvis. Head archivist asked about an exhibition about the US West imperial expansion
“Why is it so much about Indians?”
White supremacy doing a lot
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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January 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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If you are silent about your pain they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.- Zora Neale Hurston
January 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
If you are silent about your pain they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.- Zora Neale Hurston
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Writing West Midlands has some great affordable writing courses including From Pitch to Publication live zoom sessions starting in January.
Details of all courses at
writingwestmidlands.org
Details of all courses at
writingwestmidlands.org
Writing West Midlands - Supporting Creative Writers | UK
The literature development agency for the region, funded by Arts Council England. We work across the West Midlands with writers aged 8+, and run Birmingham Literature Festival.
www.writingwestmidlands.org
December 21, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Writing West Midlands has some great affordable writing courses including From Pitch to Publication live zoom sessions starting in January.
Details of all courses at
writingwestmidlands.org
Details of all courses at
writingwestmidlands.org
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At the launch of @afropean.bsky.social photobook with Home is Not a Place collaborator Roger Robinson! 💎✨🪽
November 23, 2024 at 7:53 PM
At the launch of @afropean.bsky.social photobook with Home is Not a Place collaborator Roger Robinson! 💎✨🪽
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Police watchdog finds:
Forces were underprepared for summer riots.
Underestimated the seriousness of far right organising outside asylum accommodation centres & failed to recognise the level of threat from nationalist extremists.
Blow me down. How surprising. Shocked. #r4today
Forces were underprepared for summer riots.
Underestimated the seriousness of far right organising outside asylum accommodation centres & failed to recognise the level of threat from nationalist extremists.
Blow me down. How surprising. Shocked. #r4today
December 18, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Police watchdog finds:
Forces were underprepared for summer riots.
Underestimated the seriousness of far right organising outside asylum accommodation centres & failed to recognise the level of threat from nationalist extremists.
Blow me down. How surprising. Shocked. #r4today
Forces were underprepared for summer riots.
Underestimated the seriousness of far right organising outside asylum accommodation centres & failed to recognise the level of threat from nationalist extremists.
Blow me down. How surprising. Shocked. #r4today
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
December 14, 2024 at 1:14 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin