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Fashion education platform 1 Granary has teamed up with textile fibre brand Tencel to support emerging fashion designers.

The full line-up for this year’s AVA London event has now been announced, with electronic music and digital arts communities taking over a range of London venues.

We caught up with the music exec to talk about how her upbringing helped shape her career, being inspired by other Black women in the industry, and the bright future of YouTube’s <i>Legacy</i> series.

It’s what I’ve wanted to do for a very long time, it’s not something that happened overnight, it’s  like a life long journey or dream

Established to elevate Black talent across the arts and address racial inequality in the creative industry, the fund returns with grants from £2,500 to £20,000.

The 2023 Metallic Fund Continues to Champion Black Creative Talent in Britain: The project will award over £60,000 GBP to POC creatives looking to break into the arts and fashion industries.

Music entrepreneur Grace Ladoja on working with Skepta and building her own festival in Nigeria.

To support young, up and coming party organisers and bar/club owners, rum brand Havana Club have launched a new initiative!

trainer culture. Despite a pandemic-related delay, Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street has finally thrown open its doors, to show off the best of the latest kicks and track its evolution from humble sports shoe to an auction record-breaker. Divided into different zones, the exhibition explores the multi-layered appeal of trainers , such as the constant innovations that have kept customers coming back for more. Here, visitors can explore the earliest days of trainer-dom via the 1919 Converse C...