BLACK WOMEN IN THE ARTS FIRST LOGO First our name Black Women in the Arts well it came from a discussion at one of our meetings that the three founders (Beverley, Chris and Lola) had from 1994 onwards. The first of many meetings that took place at Lola’s in Tottenham. You could say that the…
An Interview with Mildred Talabi You started your first business at 13 years old; what motivated you? It was purely by accident; my dad’s a serial author and when we were younger and computers just came into fashion over the typewriter, he used to make me and my brothers and sisters type his handwritten manuscripts…
Time with Annette Fagon Comedian (Annette Fagon) is one of Black Entertainment’s rising stars. She was nominated as Best newcomer at the 2006 Black Entertainers Comedy Awards (BECA) and Midlands Stand Up Runner up 2007. She is appearing in Love, Sex and Sensuality. What are you up to at the moment? I’m currently working on…
East London Rapper, M.C., Singer and Songwriter Lady Marga M.C. was named winner of the MySpace MOBO Awards competition talks about her career so far.
I choose a name that was African inspired and something from my roots.
Comfort – Art without Apology, writer, spoken word artist and creative arts practitioner, has enjoyed success for many years; she was dubbed ‘Art without Apology’.
Interview with one of Britain’s Black female Comedian’s
When most artistes learn of Black Women in the Arts, it is automatically assumed the organisation is rich in money and resources. Mostly, artistes seem only interested in: will they be paid a fee, while payment is good, one of the key thing’s that can help longer keep an artiste’s relevant and in the public mind is marketing and promotion
Why and when did you decide you wanted to write? I always wanted to write. I cannot remember a time when I did not write. I was one of these odd kids who had trouble expressing themselves verbally but when I put pen to paper the words just flowed. I wrote my first book at…
Jo Martin, is a successful actress and best known for her role in the The Crouches. Her production company Aawarka Moon Productions as relaunch BLAGGERS