Creative Careers

Creative Career Stories & Experiences

 

(Mostly) gone are the days when black children were only given the option of being a lawyer, a doctor or an engineer. But how do you make it in the creative industry without being a nepo baby or knowing all the right people?

Dive into Black Ballad's archive of original journalism and interviews to find out how the creatives you admire found their way.

Khadija Osman

Where Are All The Black Comic Creators?

Wednesday 12 March 2025 8:30 AM

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

Writing My Second Book Took A Serious Toll On My Wellbeing

Tuesday 11 February 2025 8:00 AM

Jamila Pereira

How To Survive Freelancer Anxiety

Thursday 16 May 2024 8:00 AM

Nikki Onafuye

Remel London On Her Journey From YouTube To Primetime Radio

Thursday 22 February 2024 8:00 AM

Chloe Lovell

Black Women Get Honest About Their Experiences of Self-Publishing

Wednesday 15 November 2023 8:00 AM

Natalie Denny

Atinuke Has Advice For Emerging Children’s Authors

Wednesday 27 September 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

Kesewaa Browne

How Tobi Kyeremateng Became A BAFTA-Winning Producer

Wednesday 21 June 2023 8:00 AM

Jendella Benson

Andi Osho on Redirection & What's Left On Her Bucket List

Wednesday 14 June 2023 8:00 AM

Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou

The Self-Funded Art Platform Spotlighting Marginalised Creatives

Thursday 2 March 2023 8:00 AM

Mia Thornton

Marssaié Talks Resilience & Community For Black Freelancers

Monday 9 January 2023 8:00 AM

Jendella Benson

Hairstylist & BBC Leicester Broadcaster, Aminata Kamara

Wednesday 28 December 2022 8:00 AM

Sarah Akinterinwa

This Black Woman Cartoonist Is Showing The Mundane Joys In Black Life

Wednesday 27 October 2021 7:00 AM

Adwoa Botchey

How Black Northern Artists Are Staying Afloat

Wednesday 16 December 2020 7:00 AM

Taylor Edmonds

5 Black Womxn You Need To Know About In The South Wales Creative Scene

Saturday 21 November 2020 7:00 AM

Chloe Seivwright

Rakie Ayola Is The Welsh Role Model We Deserve!

Friday 20 November 2020 7:00 AM

Rebecca Solomon

An Afro In The Sheffield Circus

Saturday 24 October 2020 7:00 AM

Rachel Willcocks

Navigating Creative Spaces As A Black Woman In The East Midlands

Wednesday 14 October 2020 7:00 AM

Tobi Adunni

This Woman's Work: Tobi Kyeremateng

Thursday 4 October 2018 7:00 AM

Izin Akhabau

This Woman's Work: Dr. Kim Keith

Wednesday 4 February 2015 7:00 AM