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Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy
Black British Theatre Is On The Brink Of Something Big
Tuesday 15 October 2024 8:00 AM
The arts has a diversity problem – this much is widely known. But there are countless talented black artists and creatives working in theatre, the visual arts, behind the scenes as well as in front of the camera.
Here at Black Ballad we are fortunate to have commissioned some of these artists, thinkers and critics to write about the past, present and future of black artistic practice, both in the UK and beyond it's borders.
“Black art is blossoming and so it should be; but with a growing target audience comes the growing sense of responsibility artists have for accurate representation.”
– My Mixed Emotions About The Rise Of Black Art
Black Ballad
BB Members Perk: Win One of 15 Pairs Of Tickets To Shifters!
Tuesday 6 August 2024 8:00 PM
Bashirat Oladele
Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ on The Sanctity Of Theatre & How She Got Started
Wednesday 5 June 2024 8:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Founder's Letter: Let’s Talk About The Dangers Of Representation
Sunday 7 April 2024 11:59 PM
Black Ballad
BB Members Perk: Win Tickets To Death Of England: Closing Time!
Tuesday 12 September 2023 9:00 PM
Sabrina-Maria Anderson
A Spiritual Experience Took This Legend From Lorna Gee To Sutara Gayle
Thursday 7 September 2023 8:00 AM
Taylor Edmonds
Welsh-Cape Verdean Playwright Nia Morais On Making A Career In Theatre
Friday 2 June 2023 8:00 AM
“I’ve moved on from feeling the need to rationalise my existence to anyone who doesn’t want to know or is unwilling to learn and now am motivated to celebrate it instead.”
– The Black Women Shaking Up The Scottish Arts Scene
Mary W
More Black Women Should Invest In Black Art & Here’s How To Do It
Friday 1 December 2023 8:00 AM
Foyin Ejilola
Dunnie Onasanya Is Spreading Joy Through Her Abstract Art
Friday 22 September 2023 8:00 AM
Adama Juldeh Munu
Black Creatives Around The UK Are Responding To The Climate Emergency
Friday 11 August 2023 8:00 AM
Chiedza Mhondoro
Ten Unmissable Black Art Exhibitions To See Across Britain This Summer
Wednesday 31 May 2023 8:00 AM
Victoria Monari
'Beautiful Experiments' Depicts Home As A Safe, Queer, Diasporic Space
Friday 6 January 2023 8:00 AM
“I used university as a springboard into engaging with the local art community, and this really helped me to network with creatives already making significant impact.”
– Creative, But Never Struggling: How Black Northern Artists Are Staying Afloat
Nina Dafe
Chart-Topping Songwriter Carla Marie Williams Refuses To Be Silent
Wednesday 1 May 2024 8:00 AM
Mary W
BBC 1Xtra's Kaylee Golding Is Our Daytime Darling & Brum-Town Legend
Tuesday 16 April 2024 8:00 AM
Nikki Onafuye
Remel London On Her Journey From YouTube To Primetime Radio
Thursday 22 February 2024 8:00 AM
“I came through in the mid 90s during the 'bad boy' hip hop era when Biggie was around, so I shot a lot of those artists when they were starting out.”
– Photographer Jennie Baptiste Talks Staying Power, Jay Z & Modern Photography
Chloe Austin
The Black British Artists Challenging Super White Britain
Wednesday 8 January 2020 7:00 AM
Charlene Badibanga
Photographer Jennie Baptiste Talks Jay Z & Modern Photography
Monday 30 March 2015 7:25 AM
“Climate change is one of the most consequential crises of our time.”
– How Black Creatives Around The UK Are Responding To The Climate Emergency
Black Ballad
Navigating The Art World As A Disabled, Queer, Black Artist
Thursday 25 January 2024 8:00 AM
Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou
The Self-Funded Art Platform Spotlighting Marginalised Creatives
Thursday 2 March 2023 8:00 AM
Jasmine A. Samura
How Can Black People Find Tattoo Artists They Can Trust?
Monday 8 November 2021 12:00 PM
Sarah Akinterinwa
This Black Woman Cartoonist Is Showing The Mundane Joys In Black Life
Wednesday 27 October 2021 7:00 AM
Michelle Tiwo
babirye bukilwa And Michelle Tiwo Talk Life After Ackee & Saltfish
Tuesday 27 July 2021 12:00 PM
Taylor Edmonds
5 Black Womxn You Need To Know About In The South Wales Creative Scene
Saturday 21 November 2020 7:00 AM
Rachel Willcocks
Navigating Creative Spaces As A Black Woman In The East Midlands
Wednesday 14 October 2020 7:00 AM