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BIB’s BIG THREE OF THE WEEK w/c 28th November 2022
Back with another Big Three of the week. This week it’s BLK QR TV, with episodes coming soon; Black Women Writers at Work being reissued by Haymarket Books and Tori & Lokita being released in selected UK cinemas.
BIB’s BIG THREE OF THE WEEK w/c 10th October 2022
Next up on our Big Three of the week is on screen focused! Dreaming Whilst Black is confirmed for a series, BFI London Film Festival comes back for 66th Year and Jungle is released on Prime Video
6 Black Art Shows to see that end in December
Can’t believe it’s almost the end of December ?! Here are some shows by Black and Black-Mixed talent to check out during the winter time. Remember, there is still some shows from our most recent list of shows to check out that are happening such as THE NEW BLACK VANGUARD which features 15 international Black photographers contributing to a new vision of the Black figure and reframing representation in art and fashion.
We hope you enjoy this list and get to visit some of these amazing shows celebrating Black and Black-Mixed talent.
BIB Reviews: Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical - be the change you want to see!
Earlier this year I got to see the award-winning RSC stage version of Roald Dahl’s bestseller, Matilda for the first time at the West End which was amazing, the talent was incredible. Then had the chance to see Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, during the BFI London Film Festival, the movie adaption of the musical theatre adaption, which was great fun.
BIB Reviews: Nanny (2022), coming to select cinemas Nov 25
We saw Nanny at the BFI London Film Festival back in October, but had the chance to see it again earlier this week thanks to the incredible team at Birds’ Eye View Film, a UK-wide charity with a mission to bring a broader perspective of the world through cinema.
The Bristol Bus Boycott by Sharlene Oola
In 1963, the Bristol Bus Boycott of the Bristol Omnibus Company sparked one of many conversations across the UK that led to the Race Relations Act being passed. The company was exposed for their use of the Colour Bar in 1961 by the West Indian Development Council (WIDC). The Colour Bar was a societal norm in the UK meaning that black people and people of colour were allowed to be discriminated against by any establishment including employers and housing businesses.

