On working through disembodiment, embodiment and transcendence
Oli Lipski, Tinuke Fagborun & Image: Naomi Gennery
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Tinuke Fagborun is a British Nigerian illustrator living in London. She celebrates diverse storytelling, her art is a colourful and optimistic response to the dominant narrative surrounding women of colour in media and the art world. She creates illustrations in which women are uncensored, empowered, otherworldly and the architects of their own rich stories.
shado has launched a book club to bring people together to explore some of the brilliant authors using storytelling for social justice. Next session: Monday 27th June 6.30pm BST The Doctor and the Saint by Arundhati Roy
Sharlene Gandhi & Image: Tinuke Fagborun
How Kenyan farmers are reclaiming Indigenous practices from cultural colonialism
Ellen Miles & Image: Tinuke Fagborun
Young Nigerian activist Abideen Olasupo discusses Nigeria's shrinking civic space, as engineered by the Government's curtailing of social media rights.
Olasupo Abideen & Image: Tinuke Fagborun
“I’ve been in debt for ten years because of my conviction,” Cheryl said with the hardened frustration of someone who has seen and survived enough. “I’ve been operating in survival mode the whole time. I was so broke that I could barely afford to buy anything that wasn’t essential.” Cheryl...
Working Chance & Image: Tinuke Fagborun
With the commencement of the 2020 summer Olympics, we’ve seen history being made and records being set. And thanks to Simone Biles and other high-profile athletes in the Olympic space, changes aren’t just being made in the medal tables, but also in a new and much-needed conversation around mental health....
Ravinder Kaur & Image: Tinuke Fagborun
B.Brenner explores how cutting someone out is often framed as a method of protecting the community rather than a step towards accountability
B. Brenner & Image: Tinuke Fagborun
Thoughts from a young Ghanaian LGBTQI+ rights activist
Abdul-wadud Mohammed & Image: Tinuke Fagborun
As we approach the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, it has become apparent that discussions surrounding the systemic and structural issues of police brutality in the UK are still essential. Despite a summer of protests, there has been a lack of action to tackle the insidious problems of police brutality...
Amy Dickson & Image: Tinuke Fagborun
2019 was an insane year for climate action. Led by frontline and youth activists, three consecutive global strikes for climate mobilised over 6 million people across 150 countries. Politicians were forced to pay attention as the sheer volume of the youth voice ensured that it could no longer go unheard....
Zoe Rasbash & Image: Tinuke Fagborun
Outside of the South Asian community and diaspora, Navratri – Nav meaning nine, and Ratri meaning night – is one of the lesser known Hindu festivals. While the exact date is determined by the Hindu calendar, it tends to fall between September and October. For many, it’s the crown jewel...
Sharlene Gandhi, Namitha Aravind & Image: Tinuke Fagborun
An interview with Gabby Felder on the fetishisation of Black women's trauma and her duty to live as her authentic self
ONiel Leadon & Image: Tinuke Fagborun