Luis Alberto Rodriguez, New York born and raised creative, has managed to depict this link between dancing and photography using the human body as his key tool.
Reform The Funk is an independent cultural platform created in a bid to challenge the status quo by promoting thought-provoking and emotive art.
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To Be Conscious of Colonialism
Students at the University of Manchester have become the subject of controversy after defacing a mural of Rudyard Kipling’s poem ‘If’, painted on the wall of a newly renovated student union, and replacing it with Maya Angelou’s ‘Still I Rise’.
Trap House Jazz, Masego Soulfully Breaks Genre Conventions.
There’s a certain whimsicality to Masego that is present in everything the hip-hop and jazz multi-instrumentalist does.
Pride Is A Riot: Meet the London Club Kids Who Continue The Fight.
Pride is over; and for most that means their yearly quota of rainbows, sparkles, drag queens and club kids has officially been fulfilled. However, what always gets lost in pride season, particularly in recent years, is that pride, the event, started as a riot.
A Group Like CUTWITH.
A group like CUTWITH, on paper, shouldn’t work. The members, Sean, Shem, and Betty Adewole, who met through nights out and mutual friends, began freestyling together and knew instantly there was a music chemistry they wanted to tap into.
Inji Seo and Her Curvy Creations.
South Korean based illustrator and animator Inji Seo’s creates characters who are bold, curvy and beautiful.
Reaching Europe: Sofie Amalie Klougart Photographs Young Men from West Africa.
‘Reaching Europe’ is a photographic series by Danish documentary photographer Sofie Amalie Klougart. The series documents the conditions of African migrants after arriving on the Italian coast of Sicily.
Talking Diversity with Model Lauren Lambert.
We caught up with model, personality and winner of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model 13 to discuss diversity, ageism and being a model of colour in the fashion industry.
How CupcakKe’s consistency is propelling her in the rap game
Within the past two years, Cupcakke has released five bodies of work; two mixtapes – both of which were featured in Rolling Stone’s Best Rap Album of 2016 - and three studio albums. To release music so frequently and have it acclaimed is no easy feat.
Editorial: Explore the Futuristic World of Planet Ninalem.
Planet Ninalem, a futuristic world where there are no conventions or responsibilities; a place where the only gender and currency permitted is artistic liberation.
Jessica Gao and the Cachet of Hollywood's Minorities.
Jessica Gao is an American screenwriter of Chinese descent who first chiselled her way into the industry when she won Nickelodeon’s screenwriting fellowship.
Jonny Negron's Artwork Embodies Curves and The Feminine Form.
Jonny Negron is a Puerto Rican born artist whose illustrations are an intriguing and fresh stylized take on sexuality, featuring nude curvy women.
Rapper Saba's 'Care For Me' is Eulogy and a Breakthrough.
Saba’s newest album, CARE FOR ME, just might be the breakthrough of dreams. Deeply confessional poetry over caramel brown neo-Soul piano vibes makes the rapper’s fifth release to date a record you’ll marvel over, even if it besets you with a vague, nagging melancholy.
Theresa Lola is Making Waves in the Poetry Scene.
It was a primary school story writing competition that sparked Theresa Lola’s love of writing. The British based Nigerian poet is now, amongst numerous other titles, the current champion of the Hammer and Tongue National Slam.
Inside The Erotic World of Yu Dori.
South Korean based illustrator Yu Dori has made her name creating sensual, exotic and erotic art.
Bisi Alimi Broke Barriers To Become The Voice Of The Unheard.
Bisi Alimi probably carries more courage in his pinkie fingernail than most of us do in our entire bodies. In 2004, Alimi made headlines both locally and abroad when he became the first Nigerian to openly come out on national television.
Ingrid Silva, the Ballerina Inspiring Brazil.
Born and raised in Brazil, Ingrid Silva began dancing at Dançando Para Não Dançar, a favela based programme that offered training to children who could not afford dance classes. Ingrid was 8 years old when she began training in ballet and although she had always dreamed of becoming a doctor, by age 13 she had decided to dedicate herself to dance.
Meet Prince JayJay, The Club Kid DJ Defying Convention.
Even in 2018 we’re desperate to put people into boxes. You’re either this or that, known by your career goals or sexual orientation. However at the forefront new wave of London Club Kids is Prince JayJay, who simply defies any box you’d like to try and fit him in.
Mad Over Runtown; The Afrobeats Star Bringing Sounds For The Summer.
Nigerian music artist Runtown seemed to swan out of nowhere, creating unimaginably influential waves on the Afrobeat genre with relaxed, summer-smooth rhythms and his native patois.
Chloe x Halle Release Dreamy, Soul Inspired Album “The Kids Are Alright”.
In their just released album, ‘The Kids Are Alright’, Chloe and Halle create an airy, wide open space with plenty of distant, dreamy synth and rich, lilting vocals where the sisters illustrate the full range of their vocal capacity.