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Behold and Believe; bold, moving and inspirational exhibition at Hackney’s The Vyner Studio

Behold and Believe; bold, moving and inspirational exhibition at Hackney’s The Vyner Studio

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Urban, gritty and daring, Behold and Believe perfectly reflects the contemporary metropolitan landscape that it both depicts and takes place in the midst of. On display at minimalistic east London gallery The Vyner Studio between Saturday February 25th and Thursday March 1st, the exhibition, showcasing a mixed media fusion of…

Freestyle spoken word Poet Dean Atta, the word ‘Nigger’ and me

Freestyle spoken word Poet Dean Atta, the word ‘Nigger’ and me

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When I first heard Dean Atta’s  “I Am Nobody’s Nigger” on Sound cloud last week.  I was rocked to the core. Not because he was telling anything new, but because I’d never associated that word  with being the last word Stephen Lawrence heard or the the last words my African…

First sight: Zawe Ashton

First sight: Zawe Ashton

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This actress, writer and ex-slam poet has the charisma to go from a comedy turn on TV to the lead in a compelling drama documentary…

An Exhibition: When I Was 12 I Was Possessed by a Demon

An Exhibition: When I Was 12 I Was Possessed by a Demon

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Dazed and Confused photographer Amy Gwatkin, has spent two years taking pictures of naked men with bags over their heads. She says: “I felt that after two years I’d become disgusted and exhausted with nudity, sex, sexuality, exhibitionism and all that.” She has now delved further into her past to…

The Bankruptcy Diaries – A review and interview with author

The Bankruptcy Diaries – A review and interview with author

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Hackney’s rich history has many aspects, but it is particularly feted for two things: being London’s revolutionary corner and its importance as an artistic hub. Often, these two collide and have provided many high points in Hackney’s cultural palette, especially its literary output. The best known of today’s Hackney literati…

Screening and discussion – In the Land of the Free

Screening and discussion – In the Land of the Free

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Angola 3 Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and  Robert King, have spent almost a century between them in solitary confinement in  Angola, the Louisiana State  Penitentiary. Herman and Albert are still held in solitary confinement today  after thirty eight years.  How could this be? In America…In Obama’s America? The film will…

Wanted – A few good writers for the Hackney Anthology

Wanted – A few good writers for the Hackney Anthology

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An anthology of writings from Hackney residents is in the making and will be published in July 2011. The organizers are looking for original and differing perspectives from people who live in the borough, with a focus on airing the voices of those involved in the various subcultures and communities…

9 Hackney Based Photographers over 1 Weekend

9 Hackney Based Photographers over 1 Weekend

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Nine Hackney Based Photographers over 1 Weekend Friday 6.30-9.30pm Saturday & Sunday 11.00-6.00pm www.bradburysgallery.co.uk…

A Four Aces Revival In Dalston – NYE Party & More

A Four Aces Revival In Dalston – NYE Party & More

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A brief history In 1966 Dalston resident Newton Dunbar, founded what was to become the iconic Four Aces Club on Dalston Lane.  Known as a venue for Reggae, Ska, Soul and Dub music, it hosted musicians such as Desmond Decker, Jimmy Cliff, Count Shelly, Ann Peebles, Percy Sledge, Ben E…

Spoken word in Hackney

Spoken word in Hackney

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It’s a cold Friday night on Clarence Road, and while most people are drowning the week’s sorrows in their local watering hole, a large crowd of people have congregated at the celebrated vegan café and social centre, the Pogo, for a night of spoken word and poetry, entitled ‘The Spoken…

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