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The Richard Antwi Scholarship is an annual award, which found its first scholar in 2018. The scholarship funded by three UK major record labels, music publishers, and several of the top independent music companies and music law firms emerged from the abundance of goodwill Richard left after his untimely passing.

Director of Africa @ Sony Music UK, Taponeswa Mavunga was a close friend to Richard during his life and is a proud supporter of the scholarship.

We spoke to Taponeswa about her own journey through the music industry Richard's important legacy

Find out more about the Richard Antwi Scholarship here.

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Eric Collins is the CEO of Impact X Capital Partners and the host of the new British business show 'The Money Maker'.

Named as among the UK's top 100 BAME leaders in technology by the Financial Times, Eric Collins provides his business acumen and expertise to companies he believes he can help turnaround.

The series sees Collins immerse himself into the everyday challenges of a company so that he may identify the difficult truths that the business owner must confront to secure a future.

We spoke to him about the importance of investment to build up black business empowerment.

The Money Maker is available to watch on Channel 4 on demand now.

Find out more about Impact X.

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British-born actress & model Jodie Turner-Smith has been cast as Anne Boleyn in the new Channel 5 series Anne Boleyn.

Anne was Henry VIII's second wife who was eventually beheaded allegedly for treason. Jodie Turner-Smith known for her roles in Queen & Slim and Without Remorse leads the story which takes the perspective of Anne's fight against the patriarchy before her untimely death.

We spoke to Jodie about her first role in a period drama and playing such a historically iconic woman...

Anne Boleyn airs Channel 5 Tuesday 1st June at 9pm.

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Anne Boleyn is a new three-part intimate psychological thriller from Channel 5 about Henry VIII's notorious wife.

Told from a new perspective – hers. The show explores Anne’s final months as she struggles to secure a future for her daughter and to challenge the powerful patriarchy closing in around her. 

Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim) leads as Queen Anne Boleyn. The ensemble cast includes BAFTA Nominated Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You, Gangs of London) as Anne’s brother and Tudor nobleman George Boleyn...

We had a quick chat with Paapa to find out more about his role in the series.

Episode 1 of Anne Boleyn airs on Channel 5 Tuesday 1st June @ 9pm

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Barry Jenkins is a multi-award winning filmmaker who has become a much revered storyteller, especially by lovers of black narratives which push against expected stereotypes.

So it may have come as a surprise to some when it was announced he'd adapted Colson Whitehead's critically acclaimed novel The Underground Railroad which follows two enslaved people make an escape for freedom for a 10-part Amazon Series.

Barry spoke to us about how and why he decided to deliver this powerful, emotive, and visually stunning series.

The Underground Railroad comes to Amazon Prime Friday 14th May 2021

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Sheila Atim is an MBE holding, Oliver award-winning actress, singer, composer, and playwright whose understated grace is superseded with her commanding on stage and screen presence.

In her first American TV project, Sheila has been cast as Mabel a key character in Barry Jenkins' highly-anticipated series Underground Railroad.

We spoke to her about the importance of telling our historical stories, and what it was like working with Barry.

The Underground Railroad comes to Amazon Prime Friday 14th May 2021

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In the space of a few years, Zeze Millz has become an important voice of the culture.

The award-winning cultural commentator, who's known for speaking her mind no holds barred, has carved out a niche and social commentary platform that showcases her fearless, unique ability to cut through the noise.

We caught up with her to talk about a new YouTube series Black Lives in Music - which sees Zeze talk to guests including composer, singer, songwriter, and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson and 2018’s BBC Young Jazz Musician winner Xhosa Cole. 

We discussed, the show, her career to date, and how she protects herself from those who come for her...

Black Lives in Music is available to watch now via Black Lives in Music on YouTube

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Sky's latest original comedy series is Bloods created by BAFTA-nominated actor/writer Samson Kayo and award-winning actor/writer/author Nathan Bryon.

The series that stars Samson in the lead alongside Jane Horrocks follows a pair of seemingly mismatched paramedics and their fellow ambulance station colleagues through the life-saving world of a south London emergency service.

We spoke to Samson and Nathan about collaborating on this series and the importance of embedding authenticity into their work.

Bloods airs on Sky from Weds 5th May. Find out more here.

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Sharon Duncan Brewster is a quiet British Black acting icon whose breadth of work covers screen and stage. With notable TVG roles in Bad Girls, Top Boy, and Sex Education. Commanding the stage in acclaimed productions such as A Street Car Named Desire at the Royal Exchange in Manchester and A Midsummer Night's Dream at Liverpool Everyman Theatre. She's also the first Black human woman to have a speaking role in the Star Wars franchise (Rogue One)...

Now she takes the lead in Sky's new action sci-fi drama series Intergalactic.

We spoke to Sharon to find out more about her character Tula ...

Intergalactic is available on Sky One & Now TV

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Award-winning writer, actor, and director Adjani Salmon and writer, director, and producer, Sebastian Thiel have teamed up on a new project Dreaming Whilst Black.

Loosely inspired by real-life events, Dreaming Whilst Black follows aspiring filmmaker Kwabena (Adjani Salmon) in and out of reality as he tries to make it in Babylon. With the echoes of his family’s disappointment and complicated personal life to navigate, can Kwabena scale all of the hurdles laid out in front of him to get his script commissioned? 

Co-created, co-written by, and starring Adjani, and directed by Sebastian Dreaming Whilst Black has been adapted from the hugely popular web series Adjani created with Ali Hughes and has had the pilot episode picked up by BBC

We caught up with the two creatives to discuss the journey from web series to BBC

Dreaming Whilst Black is available to watch on BBC iPlayer

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