Blacklisted Conversations

Anita Abayomi is one of the founding members of the UK’s first Black female-led football podcasts (Goal Diggers UK).

Alongside amplifying the voice of Black women in sport through her own platform, she has also been invited to make guest appearances on the likes of Sky Sports News to speak on football-related matters, racism, and female representation.

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Anita Abayomi

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Ryan Calais Cameron’s career spans the worlds of TV and theatre, writing and acting. Previous hits include his play Retrograde, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Alfred Fagon Award and Verity Bargate Awards 2020, and Queens of Sheba (co-written with Jessica Hagan), which won the 2018 Edinburgh Untapped Award before transferring to the New Diorama Theatre for sell-out performances.

This February, Cameron’s play Typical will make its world premiere on Soho Theatre On Demand.

First performed in 2019 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before transferring to Soho Theatre for a sell-out run, Typical uncovers the man and the humanity behind the tragic true-life events of Black British ex-serviceman Christopher Alder and the injustice that still remains twenty years since his story emerged.

The specially filmed performance stars Richard Blackwood and is directed by Anastasia Osei-Kuffour.

We spoke to Ryan to find out more about the play and the development of his writing career so far …

Find out more about Typical @ sohotheatreondemand.com

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Hackney-born actor Franz Drameh talks to us about his latest role in Twist, the modern-day adaptation of the classic Oliver Twist story.

In the lively conversation, Franz candidly talks about the challenges he still faces at this stage of his career, being able to work alongside acting greats like Michael Caine and his hope that seeing Black people in major roles will no longer be noteworthy, but the norm.

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Twist is available to watch on Sky Cinema & Now TV

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Dominique Moore is a groundbreaking legend in her own right. Alongside actresses Pippa Bennett-Warner and Nathalie Emmanuel was the first actress to play 'Young Nala' in the first UK West End performance of The Lion King ... paving the way for a career across stage and TV including BAFTA-winning show Horrible Histories and docu-soap Paddington Green.

More recently Dominique can be seen as 'Yasmina' in the ITV dark comedy Finding Alice about a woman dealing with the loss of her husband in her own unique way.

We asked Dominique what it was like to have Beyonce follow in her footsteps, how she took control of her career, and about her actor's development agency dmalondon.com ...

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Finding Alice is available to watch via ITV Hub

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Mikêva Bobb-Lucas is taking West African cuisine to exciting new places with the launch of her E-book ‘The Ultimate West African Dinner Party’.

Mikêva, who is Sierra Leonean, founded her catering company ‘Afrinape’ in 2017 and this book marks her first venture into the world of publishing.

Through a combination of imaginative social media campaigns and perseverance, she has been able to single-handedly mastermind the growth of a successful business; all whilst bringing West African delicacies into new homes, parties, and screens.

We spoke to her about the importance of supporting Black business, her desire to showcase West African food in a more attractive light, and got her to give her expert opinion on the age-old question, which country makes the best Jollof rice?

Follow: @afrinape

Purchase the E-Book: The Ultimate West African Dinner Party

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Award-winning comedian/actress/writer Andi Osho has just released her debut book 'Asking For A Friend'.

Telling the story of three best friends who decide it's time to ditch the dating apps and play the love game by their own rules. Asking For a Friend explores what happens when the girls ask people out for each other.

After recently starring in Michaela Coel’s groundbreaking HBO/ BBC drama, I May Destroy You, Olivier-nominated The Miser – (Andi's West End debut) and starring in Hollywood films Swinging With The Finkels and Shazam! And an E4 sketch pilot (The Andi O Show) and a number of writing projects print, radio, film, and TV

We asked Andi about her love of trying new things, her love of shoes and more ...

Asking For A Friend is available to buy now. Find out more here.

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Liverpool-born author and poet Malik Al Nasir’s latest contribution to the culture is a double offering, has signed a two-book deal with publisher William Collins. His upcoming works are titled ‘Letters To Gil’ and ‘Searching For My Slave Roots’.

We spoke to the renowned wordsmith about - the unexpected circumstances which led to him forming a lifelong friendship with the legendary musician Gil Scott Heron; the powerful journey he has embarked on to retrace his ancestry and the hardships he faced growing up as a youth in Liverpool.

Follow: @MalikAndTheOGs

‘Letters To Gil’ will be released on September 2nd, 2021, and is available to pre-order now here (Amazon).

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Michelle Gayle is one of the UK's quiet legends. With a career spanning Music, Screen, Stage, and Literature this multi-talented creative has been in the business for 5 decades.

Breaking out as a top 10 singer, she went to star in favourite TV shows, Grange Hill (1985-1989), EastEnders (1990-1993), and Wolfblood (2016-2017) (for which she also wrote episodes). She then became a published author in 2010, writing for adults and young children.

And now Michelle's turned her hand again to screenwriting contributing her talents to writing episode 9 of the second series of the popular historical fantasy A Discovery of Witches on Sky.

Inspiring the next generation of Black screenwriters we spoke to Michelle about her journey from singer, to actress, to author to screenwriter ...

A Discovery of Witches series 1 & 2 is available to watch on Sky

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Bamous is a new comedy show hosted by award-winning comedian Dane Baptiste, that centres around the mythical NASBLAQ - a Stock index for diverse talent which determines which of them are allowed up and down the ladder of fame and success at any one time.

Dane and his assembled cast will try and figure out how the NASBLAQ works and how black talent can get to the top of it with an avalanche of comedy sketches, stunts, funny archive, interviews, social campaigns and much more, promising to reflect Britain at its most true, most provocative and most current.

We spoke to Dane about the legacy of British Black comedians ...

Bamous is available on BBC iPlayer

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London Living Series™ is a brand new web series brought to you by Lamar Joseph, an authentic Londoner with successful experience in the London property market.

This series showcases some of the best luxury properties, whilst also showing the unique areas and local businesses around the city, by delivering a much deeper insight and perspective into London Living.

TBB Talks spoke to Lamar about his journey from houses to film ...

Watch London Living via YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC6ZpwIaFJDe8qdEk8dDbRFA

Keep up with Lamar via Instagram

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