Black Women On Our Screens

Black Women On Our Screens

While we still have progress to make, we have come a long way from the times black female characters were missing or unrecognisable stereotypes on our big and small screens.

Here you will find Black Ballad's original journalism covering analysis, interviews and features on the films and TV series that we are all watching... yes, the guilty pleasures too!

Jen Francis

Films That Reframe History From A Black British Perspective

Wednesday 16 April 2025 8:00 AM

Ayan Artan

In ‘Hard Truths’, Angry Black Women Matter Too

Tuesday 28 January 2025 8:00 AM

Black Ballad

BB Members Perk: Hard Truth Screening and Q&A

Thursday 16 January 2025 3:41 PM

Jendella Benson

‘Supacell’ Is Good, But Black Women Deserve Better

Thursday 27 June 2024 8:00 AM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: I Hope Bridgerton Never Tackles Race

Sunday 23 June 2024 11:50 PM

Kesewaa Browne

Black Women’s Complex Relationship With ‘Queenie’

Tuesday 4 June 2024 8:00 AM

Black Ballad

BB Members Perk: Queenie Screening and Q&A

Wednesday 22 May 2024 9:00 PM

Michaela Makusha

There Is So Much More To Black British TV Than Top Boy!

Thursday 21 March 2024 8:50 AM

Black Ballad

BB Member's Perk: Free Screening Of Origin!

Tuesday 20 February 2024 8:47 PM

Jendella Benson

Lashana Lynch On Being British-Jamaican & Playing Bob Marley's Wife

Friday 9 February 2024 6:00 PM

Jendella Benson

‘Black Cake’ Is The Epic Series Giving Murder Mystery & Family Drama

Wednesday 31 January 2024 11:00 AM

Jendella Benson

The Cast of The Colour Purple Talk Black Joy, Redemption & God

Tuesday 23 January 2024 8:00 AM

Black Ballad

BB Member's Perk: Free Screening Of The Color Purple!

Tuesday 16 January 2024 9:00 PM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: Riches & The Reality Of Telling Black Stories

Sunday 3 December 2023 11:45 PM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: Surprise, Nella Is The Villain On I’m A Celeb

Sunday 26 November 2023 11:30 PM

Audrey Tonje

Nia DaCosta: From Marvel Comics Fan To Directing 'The Marvels'

Friday 10 November 2023 8:00 AM

Susan Akyeampong

What Dating Shows Taught Me & Why I Gave Them Up

Tuesday 7 November 2023 8:00 AM

Audrey Tonje

Amaka Okafor On Her New Role In ‘Bodies’

Friday 3 November 2023 8:00 AM

Steph Duchess

Telenovelas & West African Movies Taught Me To Pander To Men

Tuesday 29 August 2023 8:00 AM

Audrey Tonje

Rachel Adedeji On Her Journey To ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’

Tuesday 8 August 2023 8:00 AM

Jendella Benson

Bethann Hardison On Her Many Lives & Legacies

Thursday 13 July 2023 8:00 AM

Jendella Benson

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

Wednesday 14 June 2023 8:00 AM

Portia B

Heather Agyepong Is Stepping Into Her Power

Friday 12 May 2023 8:00 AM

Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou

Rye Lane Is The Unconventional Black British Love Story We All Need

Thursday 16 March 2023 8:00 AM

Michaela Makusha

Why ‘The Strays’ Left Me Confused & Frustrated

Tuesday 28 February 2023 8:05 AM

Jendella Benson

Ashley Madekwe & Jorden Myrie On Ambiguity, Trauma & ‘The Strays’

Tuesday 28 February 2023 8:00 AM

Michaela Makusha

The BAFTAs, The Oscars... The Award Season Is #SoWhite

Wednesday 22 February 2023 11:30 AM

Jamila Pereira

‘Aisha’ And The Lived Experiences Of Black Female Asylum Seekers

Tuesday 27 December 2022 8:00 AM

Nikki Onafuye

“It Has Been A Long Time Coming”: ITVX's 'Riches' Is Here

Thursday 22 December 2022 8:00 AM

Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou

Too Autistic For Black: Navigating Blackness And Neurodiversity

Thursday 15 December 2022 8:00 AM

Jendella Benson

Frannie Langton Is The Period Drama Lead We've Been Waiting For

Thursday 8 December 2022 8:00 AM

Jendella Benson

Kosar Ali On Integrity & Her Period Drama Debut

Thursday 10 November 2022 8:00 AM

Black Ballad

BB Members Perk: Black Panther 2 - A Members Only Screening

Thursday 3 November 2022 9:00 PM

Iman Mohamed

'The Gravedigger’s Wife' Is A Love Letter To Somalis

Thursday 27 October 2022 8:00 AM

Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou

Rakie Ayola On The Pact S2 & Giving Black Women Their Flowers

Tuesday 25 October 2022 8:00 AM

Nic Crosara

Where’s The Black Queer Representation In TV?

Wednesday 19 October 2022 8:00 AM

Jendella Benson

The Woman King's Lashana Lynch & Sheila Atim On Making History

Friday 7 October 2022 8:00 AM

Jendella Benson

Nana Mensah On Capturing The First Generation Daughter Experience

Tuesday 30 August 2022 8:00 AM

Paige Cowan-Hall

Where Is The Queer Period Drama With A Black Lead & No Trauma?

Wednesday 10 August 2022 8:00 AM

Jendella Benson

Yes, The World Is Burning, But Afrofuturism Could Save Us

Friday 1 July 2022 8:00 AM

Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou

Keke Palmer On Lightyear, Legacy & Representation In Animation

Friday 17 June 2022 8:00 AM

Lateefah Jean-Baptiste

What Joan From Girlfriends Taught Me About Boundaries & Relationships

Thursday 19 May 2022 8:00 AM

Lauryn Mwale

My Ten Year Old Self Needed Encanto And Turning Red

Wednesday 4 May 2022 8:00 AM

Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou

Showcasing Multi-Talented Black Women And Their Stories Through Film

Friday 15 April 2022 8:00 AM

Jendella Benson

Cherish Oteka On Buried Black British LGBTQ+ History

Wednesday 9 February 2022 8:00 AM

Jaydee Seaforth

In Conversation With The Cast Of The Matrix Resurrections

Monday 20 December 2021 7:00 AM

Ibukun Olumoroti

Aml Ameen On Bringing Black British Love To The Big Screen

Wednesday 8 December 2021 12:00 PM

Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou

Meagan Good & Jerrie Johnson On The Nuances Of Representation

Monday 6 December 2021 7:00 AM

Isha Webber

Natasha Rothwell On What’s Next After ‘Insecure’

Wednesday 24 November 2021 7:00 AM

Elisabeth Fapuro

#C4Highlife Is Giving Us Healthy Black Relationships Outside Of BHM

Tuesday 14 September 2021 4:00 PM

Jendella Benson

How REAL Is Love Island And Are We Expecting Too Much?

Friday 23 July 2021 7:00 AM

Yaa Adansi-Pipim

The Diversity In African Food Deserves To Be On TV Too!

Wednesday 5 May 2021 7:00 AM

Christine Ochefu

Sci-Fi & "A Sh*tload Of Other Problems" W/ The Cast Of 'Intergalactic'

Wednesday 28 April 2021 12:00 PM

Jendella Benson

Afua Hirsch On The Stories That Still Need Telling

Monday 26 April 2021 1:00 PM

Ibukun Olumoroti

Where Are All The Black Women In Love On Our Screens?

Thursday 25 March 2021 7:00 AM

Tobi Oredein

Founder's Letter: Michaela Coel's Award Snub Is Personal For BW

Sunday 7 February 2021 9:45 PM

Antonia Jade King

We Cannot Underestimate The Significance Of Our Fave Sitcoms

Tuesday 29 December 2020 7:00 AM

Laverne Caprice

Black Women Are Finally Getting The Space They Deserve In Horror Films

Wednesday 23 December 2020 7:00 AM

Precious Mayowa Agbabiaka

Celeste On Representation, Success & Healthy Futures

Saturday 19 December 2020 10:30 AM

Kuba Shand Baptiste

Black Love Stories From The 70s and 80s

Sunday 22 November 2020 9:00 AM

Chloe Seivwright

Rakie Ayola Is The Welsh Role Model We Deserve!

Friday 20 November 2020 7:00 AM

Chanté Joseph

Black Britain's Safe Spaces: From The Mangrove To The Mountains

Sunday 15 November 2020 9:00 AM

Danielle Dash

Lovecraft Country's Wunmi Mosaku On Rage, Racism & Honesty

Tuesday 18 August 2020 7:00 AM

Leah Sinclair

'Noughts + Crosses' Stars On First Loves & Role Reversals

Sunday 8 March 2020 9:00 PM

Danielle Dash

Lena Waite & Melina Matsoukas on Tragedy and Violence in Hollywood

Saturday 8 February 2020 7:00 AM

Danielle Dash

Jodie Turner-Smith & Daniel Kaluuya on New Film, Self Identity & More

Saturday 1 February 2020 7:00 AM

Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou

MBJ & Jamie Foxx Talk Just Mercy, Self Care & Social Social

Friday 17 January 2020 7:00 AM