Liv Little, Jords and all-black audiences
Liv Little and Jords on their new debuts, and we get into the Black Out theatre backlash.
Liv Little joins De-Graft and talks about her journey and transition from gal-dem founder to author. Her debut novel, Rosewater, has just been released. Itβs a love story about all kinds of love.
There was a fuss online and in the media after it was announced that new play Tambo & Bones would hold a performance specifically for black audiences βfree from the white gazeβ. Weβre joined by the showβs director, Matthew Xia, who tells De-Graft about the importance of creating safe spaces for black people.
And Jords is in the building! As well as co-founding a free school uniform initiative for kids on free school meals, heβs just dropped his long-awaited debut album, Dirt In The Diamond.
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Presenter: De-Graft Mensah
Producer: Kamilah McInnis
Researcher: Paige Neal-Holder and Danielle Okine
Sound: Kamilah McInnis and Dave OβNeill
Editor: Alison Gee
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