Abraham Makanjuola was born and raised in London with Nigerian and Sierra Leonean roots. Makanjuola studied Health Economics in Bangor with a focus on social prescribing. Passionate about changing narratives, Makanjuola explores how stereotypes of Africa and her people are perpetuated in the media and public consciousness, and what people say about Africa. Speech is part of a triumvirate that starts as what we think. What we think impacts what we do, and what we do becomes our reality. What our current reality is, is not right and so we must evaluate every level of this triumvirate.

We are all complicit and/or involved in what’s going on and we’ve got to evaluate and then change as appropriate. Those of us who are privileged (including members of the diaspora) must take a step back and listen to the people directly implicated to find out what they want and need and not what we think that they want and need.

Africa as a continent is greater than how it is treated.

Africa is greater than what we see.

Everybody has a part to play in Africa reaching its full potential.

Ganwyd a magwyd Abraham Makanjuola yn Llundain, ac mae ei wreiddiau yn Nigeria a Sierra Leone. Astudiodd Makanjuola Economeg Iechyd ym Mangor, gan ganolbwyntio yn arbennig ar ragnodi cymdeithasol. Mae Makanjuola yn angerddol am newid naratifau, ac yn archwilio sut mae stereoteipiau o Affrica a'i phobl yn parhau yn y cyfryngau ac yn ymwybyddiaeth y cyhoedd.

It is important to speak to what we hope Africa will be and not as we currently see it.

Abraham Makanjuola alizaliwa na kukulia London akiwa mwenye asili ya Nigeria na Sierra Leone. Makanjuola alisomea Afya na Uchumi katika chuo kikuu cha Bangor kujikita katika kuelezea mambo ya kijamii. Amejikita zaidi katika kubadilisha maelezo, Makanjuola anachunguza jinsi mambo yaliyokaririrwa kuhusu AfriKa na watu wake yanaendelezwa katika vyombo vya mawasiliano na uelewa wa watu.

Ni jambo la muhimu kuzungumzia jinsi tunavyotumaini Afrika itakuwaje na siyo jinsi tunavyoiona kwa sasa.

Based in London with Ghanaian heritage, Charles Yeboah explores the conflict in navigating different worlds. His series pilot Black Sheep explores a sense of otherness, while challenging conceptions of Blackness. Yeboah hopes to see more nuanced Black representation on screen and television and advocates for the right of Black people to just “exist”, without the pressure to be representatives for their entire race. Yeboah hopes people will feel seen in his work, understand his sense of humour or take interest in his story.

I still can’t believe you don’t like plantain bro. What’s actually up with that?

Mae Charles Yeboah, sy’n byw yn Llundain gyda threftadaeth Ghanaidd, yn archwilio'r gwrthdaro wrth lywio gwahanol fydoedd. Mae ei gyfres beilot Black Sheep yn archwilio ymdeimlad o arallrwydd, a hefyd yn herio’r cysyniadau o ran beth yw bod yn Ddu. Gobaith Yeboah yw gweld mwy o gynrychiolaeth Ddu ar y sgrin a theledu, ac mae’n eiriol dros hawl pobl Dduon i gael "bodoli" yn unig, heb y pwysau o fod yn gynrychiolwyr eu hil gyfan. Mae Yeboah yn gobeithio y bydd pobl yn teimlo eu bod yn cael eu gweld yn ei waith, yn deall ei synnwyr digrifwch, neu'n cymryd diddordeb yn ei stori.

I still can’t believe you don’t like plantain bro. What’s actually up with that?

Anaishi London na mwenye nasaba ya Ghana. Charles Yeboah anachunguza mgongano katika kuongoza ulimwengu tofauti. Mwendelezo wa toleo lake la pilot Black Sheep linaangalia dhana ya umoja, wakati akitoa changamoto ya Weusi au Blackness. Yeboah anatumaini kuona tofauti ndogo ya uwakilishi wa watu weusi kwenye televisheni na anasimamia hali za wetu Weusi “kuwepo” bila ya shinikizo la kuwa ni wawakilishi wa rangi ya watu wote Weusi. Yeboah anafikiri kuwa watu wajione katika kazi yake, waelewa uchekeshaji wake au kupenda hadithi yake.

Siamini kwamba hupendi plantain bro. Kwani hilo ni tatizo?

We Are The Future by Chembo Liandisha combines audio and performance to showcase the artist’s journey, deconstructing and decolonizing language as a signifier of cultural dominance and alignment.

The chant We are the future is layered with a multitude of voices and languages. Liandisha plays with themes of identity, culture and femininity, performing a conveyor belt of her identities in this modern post-colonial space. From blue jeans to Bantu knots and face paint this performance is a journey into her identities as a young Black woman.

Born in Zambia and raised in both Zambia and the UK. Liandiasha has performed at international festivals such as Lake of stars (Malawi), Focus Wales, Zamfest. She is a 2019 Horizons Awardee and Empawa 100 recipient. Chembo intends to continue creating more Performance Art films to explore culture, identity, spirituality and womanhood, as well as music as she continues to grow as an Artist in her chosen fields.

Mae We Are The Future gan Chembo Liandisha yn cyfuno sain a pherfformiad i arddangos taith yr artist, gan ddadadeiladu a dad-drefedigaethu iaith fel dynodydd goruchafiaeth ac aliniad diwylliannol.

Mae’r siant We are the future wedi'i haenu â llu o leisiau ac ieithoedd. Mae Liandisha yn chwarae gyda themâu hunaniaeth, diwylliant a ffeministiaeth, gan berfformio cludfelt o'i hunaniaethau yn y gofod ôl-drefedigaethol modern hwn. O jîns glas i baent wyneb a chlymau Bantu, mae'r perfformiad hwn yn daith i'w hunaniaethau fel menyw ddu ifanc.

Ganwyd Liandiasha yn Zambia a chafodd ei magu yn Zambia a'r DU. Mae Liandiasha wedi perfformio mewn gwyliau rhyngwladol fel Lake of stars (Malawi), Focus Wales, Zamfest. Mae hi wedi ennill gwobr Horizons 2019 ac Empawa 100. Bwriad Chembo yw parhau i greu mwy o ffilmiau Celfyddydau Perfformio i archwilio diwylliant, hunaniaeth, ysbrydolrwydd a benywdod, yn ogystal â cherddoriaeth wrth iddi barhau i dyfu fel Artist yn ei meysydd dewisol.

Sisi ndio Kesho “We Are The Future” imetungwa na Chembo Liandisha inachanganya kusikiliza na maonyesho kuonyesha safari ya msanii, kuchanganua na kukomboa lugha kama dalili ya utawala wa utamaduni na mfungamano.

Msemo kuwa We are the future umezungukwa na safu ya sauti na lugha nyingi. Liandisha anaonyesha maudhui ya kujitambua, utamaduni na wanawake, kuonyesha uwakilishi au uchukuzi wa kujitambua kwake katika kipindi cha sasa baada ya ukoloni. Kutoka katika vazi blue jeans hadi nguo za KiBantu na kupaka uso rangi maonyesho haya ni safari katika kujitambua kama mwanamke mweusi.

Alizaliwa Zambia na kukulia sehemu zote yaani Zambia na UK. Liandiasha amefanya tamasha katika maonyesho ya kimataifa kama Lake of stars (Malawi), Focus Wales, Zamfest. Na ni mtunukiwa wa Horizons Awardee and Empawa ya mwaka 2019 ambayo ilikuwa na watunukiwa 100. Chembo anategemea kuendelea kuandaa maonyesho zaidi ya usanii, filamu na kuangalia utamaduni, kujitambua, imani uanamke pamoja na muziki kadiri anavyoendelea kukua kama msanii katika maeneo aliyochagua.

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Youtube: www.youtube.com/chembomusic

Cynthia Sitei shot her images on 6x6 negative film, exploring spaces in Wales, England and South Korea as an African explorer. Her images speak about rites of passage, from her brother’s circumcision as a traditional passage from boyhood to manhood to the rite of passage in moving to and living in different spaces and cultures. Sitei sees photography as a way to relating to and connecting with her subjects and includes sound and conversation in her work. Her grandfather Mzee Umba Mwakisachi taught her to explore and preserve her culture, and she continues to research and reflect her heritage within her art, relationships and experiences.

Kweli, there’s a lot of images for you to see here – I’m not making work to answer questions, I make work to raise them.

Tynnodd Cynthia Sitei ei delweddau ar ffilm negatif 6x6, gan archwilio mannau yng Nghymru, Lloegr a De Korea fel archwiliwr Affricanaidd. Mae ei delweddau'n trafod defodau newid byd, o enwaediad ei brawd fel llwybr traddodiadol o fachgendod i ddyndod, i’r ddefod newid byd wrth symud i wahanol fannau a diwylliannau a byw ynddynt. Mae Sitei yn gweld ffotograffiaeth fel ffordd o gysylltu â'i phynciau, ac mae hi’n cynnwys sain a sgwrs yn ei gwaith. Dysgodd ei thad-cu Mzee Umba Mwakisachi hi i archwilio a diogelu ei diwylliant, ac mae hi’n parhau i ymchwilio ac adlewyrchu ei threftadaeth o fewn ei chelf, ei pherthnasau a'i phrofiadau.

Kweli, there’s a lot of images for you to see here – I’m not making work to answer questions, I make work to raise them.

Cynthia Sitei alipiga picha za 6x6 negative film, akiangalia nafasi hapa Wales, England na South Korea kama ni mpelelezi wa Kiafrica. Picha zake kuhusu kanuni za makuzi, kutoka katika tohara ya kaka yake kama njia ya makuzi kutoka kwenye utoto hadi utu uzima na taratibu za kuondoka na kuishi katika mazingira na tamaduni nyingine. Sitei huona upigaji picha kama njia ya kuhusisha na kuunganisha mada yake pamoja na sauti za maongezi katika kazi yake. Babu yake Mzee Umba Mwakisachi alimfundisha kuangalia na kutunza utamaduni wake, na anaendelea kutafiti na kuwaza urithi wake katika sanaa, mahusiano na ujuzi.

Kweli, kuna picha nyingi ambazo unaweza kuziona hapa – sifanyi kazi kujibu maswali, nafanya kazi kuibua maswali.

Kweli, there’s a lot of images for you to see here – I’m not making work to answer questions, I make work to raise them.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maiwacs/?hl=en

Website: https://www.maiwacs.com/

Gabin Kongolo is a 22-year-old actor/poet from Cardiff. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests in June 2020 Kongolo wrote My Skin Is My Logo. Growing up in Wales where he was made to feel different, Kongolo has felt uncomfortable in his skin for a long time. This performance presents an awakening, with Kongolo growing to truly love his skin and who he is as a person. Kongolo’s performance is set within a traditional British pub, a setting where conversations about Black British experience could not be had openly and comfortably in the past. Speaking directly to the camera, Kongolo brings this conversation to viewers.

Mae Gabin Kongolo yn actor/bardd 22 oed o Gaerdydd. Ar ôl cael ei ysbrydoli gan y protestiadau Black Lives Matter ym mis Mehefin 2020, ysgrifennodd Kongolo My Skin Is My Logo. Yn sgîl cael ei fagu yng Nghymru lle cafodd ei wneud i deimlo'n wahanol, mae Kongolo wedi teimlo'n anghyfforddus yn ei groen ers amser maith. Mae'r perfformiad hwn yn cyflwyno deffroad, gyda Kongolo yn tyfu i garu ei groen a phwy ydyw fel person. Mae perfformiad Kongolo wedi'i osod mewn tafarn draddodiadol ym Mhrydain, lleoliad lle na ellid cynnal sgyrsiau am brofiad Du Prydeinig yn agored ac yn gyfforddus yn y gorffennol. Wrth siarad yn uniongyrchol â'r camera, mae Kongolo yn cyflwyno’r sgwrs hon i wylwyr.

Gabin Kongolo ana mika 22 ni mwigizaji/mshairi kutoka Cardiff. Alivutiwa na vuguvugu za Black Lives Matter June 2020. Kongolo aliandika My Skin Is My Logo. Alikulia Wales ambapo alifanywa kujiona tofauti, Kongolo amekuwa hana amani na ngozi yake kwa mda mrefu. Onyesho lake linatoa mwamsho, ambapo Kongolo anakuwa na kuipenda rangi yake, jinsi alivyo kama mtu. Onyesho la Kongolo limewekwa katika mazingira ya asili ya British pub, ambapo mazungumzo yanayohusu uzoefu wa Black British hayakuweza kutokea kwa uwazi na faraja katika siku za nyuma. Akiongea moja kwa mjoja kwenye kamera, Kongolo analeta mazungumzo haya kwa wasikilizaji.

Ngoja nurudie tena na kuongeza nawe kuhusu kwa nini napenda kuwa mweusi.

Let me run this back

and talk to you about why I love being Black.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabinkongolo

Gilbert Sabiti’s zine explores self-Identity investigating his Rwandan and British heritage and experiences growing up Black British. Sabiti’s artwork does not conform to one particular identity. Refusing to be restricted in his creative expression, Sabiti’s selection of media varies as curiosity is his driving force. Sabiti’s zine includes words by Ife Grillo who shares his lived experiences, their collaboration gives an intimate insight into experiences faced by Black British people, embracing liminal identities and opening up new ways of thinking.

Mae cylchgrawn Gilbert Sabiti yn archwilio Adnabod yr Hunan ac yn ymchwilio i'w dreftadaeth Rwandaidd a Phrydeinig, a'i brofiadau yn tyfu i fyny fel bachgen Du Prydeinig. Nid yw gwaith celf Sabiti yn cydymffurfio ag un hunaniaeth benodol. Gwrthododd cael ei gyfyngu yn ei fynegiant creadigol, ac mae detholiad Sabiti o gyfryngau yn amrywio, gan mai chwilfrydedd yw ei sbardun. Mae cylchgrawn Sabiti yn cynnwys geiriau gan Ife Grillo sy'n rhannu ei brofiadau bywyd, ac mae eu cydweithrediad yn rhoi cipolwg personol ar y profiadau a wynebwyd gan bobl Ddu Brydeinig, sy’n cynnwys hunaniaethau trothwyol, ac yn cyflwyno ffyrdd newydd o feddwl.

Gazeti la Gilbert Sabiti linaangalia kujitambua kwa kuchunguza nasaba yake ya Rwanda na British na uzoefu wa kukuwa akiwa Black British. Kazi za kisanii za Sabiti hazifuati utamblisho mmoja wa kipekee. Kwa kukataa kuzuiwa katika kuelezea ubunifu wake, uchaguzi wa Sabiti katika mawasiliano kama ilivyo nguvu ya utashi wake ambao ndio msukumo wake. Gazeti la Sabiti linahusisha maneno ya Ife Grillo ambaye anashirikisha uzoefu wake wa maisha, ushirikiano wao unatoa ukaribu wa ndani katika uzoefu wa changamoto wanazopata watu Weusi wanaoishi UK (Black British in the UK), ukikumbatia utambuzi mdogo, na kufungua njia mpya za kufikiria.

British

I understand what the label means but I could never comfortably wear it.

I believe Identity is whatever you make it.

Naelewe lebo hii in maana gani lakini sitaweza kuivaa hiyo kwa utulivu au amani.

Naamini utmbulisho ni jinsi unavyoweza kufanya.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gilbertsabiti_

In her triptych paintings, Hannah Newell explores what it means to be African or Welsh, or both. Working through her experiences in Malawi and Wales, Newell is interested in how cultural identity relates to contemporary issues faced by TCKs (Third Culture Kids). Newell also draws on the book Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga, in which she sees many of her experiences reflected.

The titles of Newell’s paintings use homophones; from T (Tea) to C (Sea) and K (‘kay) the paintings trace her journey as a TCK from Malawi to Wales. Struggling to adapt and reconnect to her sense of self, Newell has used art to overcome her eating disorder and explore her complex identity.

Yn ei phaentiadau triphlyg, mae Hannah Newell yn archwilio'r hyn mae'n ei olygu i fod yn Affricanaidd neu'n Gymreig, neu'r ddau. Mae hi’n gweithio drwy ei phrofiadau ym Malawi a Chymru, ac yn ymddiddori yn y ffordd mae hunaniaeth ddiwylliannol yn ymwneud â materion cyfoes y mae Plant y Trydydd Diwylliant yn gorfod eu hwynebu. Mae Newell yn cyfeirio at y llyfr Nervous Conditions gan Tsitsi Dangarembga hefyd, lle mae hi’n gweld llawer o'i phrofiadau'n cael eu hadlewyrchu.

Mae teitlau paentiadau Newell yn defnyddio homoffonau; o T (Te) i C (Sea) a K ('kay), ac mae'r paentiadau yn olrhain ei thaith fel Plentyn y Trydydd Diwylliant o Malawi i Gymru. Mae Newell, sy'n cael trafferth addasu ac ailgysylltu â'i hymdeimlad o’i hunan, wedi defnyddio celf i oresgyn ei anhwylder bwyta, ac i archwilio ei hunaniaeth gymhleth.

I am alone in a new country in a new culture. The Rainbow theme is symbolic of a promise of brighter future in a different place. The sun in this piece is delicate, unique, beautiful, still there, stable icon in my life.

So, who am I? a TCK!

Katika picha za uchoraji, Hannah Newell anaangalia kwa mapana maana ya kuwa Mwafrika na Wales au vyote kwa pamoja. Akiangalia uzoefu wake kutoka Malawi na Wales, Newell anataka kujua kwa jinsi gani utambuzi wa kitamaduni unahusiana na maswala ya TCKs (Third Culture Kids). Newell vievile anaangalia kwa undani kitabu kiitwacho Nervous Conditions kilichoandikwa na Tsitsi Dangarembga, ambapo anaona uzoefu wake unaonekana katika kitabu hicho.

Majina ya picha za rangi za Newell anatumia paintings na homofoni; kutoka T (Tea) hadi C (Sea) na K (‘kay) picha zake za rangi zinafuatilia safari yake akiwa ni TCK kutoka Malawi hadi Wales. Akihangaika kujirekebisha na kujiunga na fikra za mwenyewe, Newell ametumia sana kushinda tatizo lake la kula na kuangalia ugumu wa kujitambua kwake.

Niko peke yangu katika nchi ya kigeni na utamaduni mpaya. Dhan ya upinde wa mvua ni dalili za wakti mzuri ujao katika sehemu ngeni.

Jua katika sehemu hii ni laini, kipekee, zuri, bado liko pale alama imara katika maisha yangu.

Kwahiyo, mimi ni nani? ni TCK!

Instagram: Hannah Newell (@groovycamelart) • Instagram photos and videos

Hazel Ravu’s short story Borderline – black bubble reflects on her experience growing up as the only Black girl in the village, in several villages in fact. Her story explores her Zimbabwean roots and childhood in Wales. Repeatedly uprooted by the ambitions of her parents, her journey from school to school and home to home forces Ravu to develop strategies and coping mechanisms from a young age. Her short story takes readers on an intimate journey as Ravu discovers herself as an educator, embracing her purpose and taking pride in the knowledge she holds.

Mae stori fer Hazel Ravu, sef Borderline - black bubble, yn myfyrio ar ei phrofiad yn tyfu i fyny fel yr unig ferch Ddu yn y pentref, mewn sawl pentref mewn gwirionedd. Mae ei stori'n archwilio’i gwreiddiau yn Zimbabwe a'i phlentyndod yng Nghymru. Mae gorfod symud dro ar ôl tro oherwydd uchelgeisiau ei rhieni, ei thaith o ysgol i ysgol ac o gartref i gartref, yn ei gorfodi i ddatblygu strategaethau a ffyrdd o ymdopi o oedran ifanc. Mae ei stori fer yn mynd â darllenwyr ar daith agos wrth i Ravu ddarganfod ei hun fel addysgwr, sy’n derbyn ei phwrpas ac yn ymfalchïo yn y wybodaeth sydd ganddi.

She cut all her hair off, and never used fake hair again. She told herself she must work 10 times harder than everybody around her to get to the same place and vowed to tell her children the same. She forced herself to awaken.

The fantasy was over.

Hadithi fupi ya Hazel Ravu mpaka - black bubble inafikirisha uzoefu wake katika kukua kwake akiwa msichana pekee mweusi katika vijiji mbalimbali. Historia yake inaelezea asili yake ya Zimbabwe na utoto wake Wales. Mara nyingi akiondolewa kila mahali kwa tamaa nzuri ya maendeleo ya wazazi wake, safari yake kutoka shule moja kwenda nyingine, nyumba hadi nyumba ilimlazimisha Ravu kukuza mbinu za jinsi ya kuishi kutoka akiwa katika umri mdogo. Hadithi yake fupi inawachukua wasomaji katika safari ya ukaribu ambapo Ravu anajigundua mwenyewe kama mfundishaji, akikumbatia lengo lake na kujivunia maarifa aliyo nayo.

Alinyoa nywele zake zote, na hakutumia nywele tena. Akajiambia mwenyewe kuwa ni lazima afanye kazi kwa bidii mara 10 kuliko wengine ili aweze kufika sehemu anayotaka na akaahidi kuwaambia watoto wake kufanya hivyo. Alijilazimisha kuamka.

Ndoto ilikwisha.

Instagram: Hazel Ravu (@tvirtualhaze) • Instagram photos and videos

Joshua Donkor is a recent Cardiff Metropolitan school of Art and Design Illustration graduate. His work combines painting, transfers and recorded conversations with his sitters to investigate generational memories the Diasporic people he portraits. Donkor’s work breaks away from generalised and often stereotyped Western notions of Black Identity to explore personal identities and focus on individuals and their experiences and stories which have informed their personal sense of identity.

Mae Joshua Donkor newydd raddio mewn Dylunio o Ysgol Celf a Darlunio Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd. Mae ei waith yn cyfuno paentio, troslunio a recordio sgyrsiau gyda'i fodelau i ymchwilio i atgofion cenedliadol y bobl Ddiasporig mae'n eu portreadu. Mae gwaith Donkor yn cefnu ar syniadau cyffredinol y Gorllewin, sydd yn aml wedi’u stereoteipio, am Hunaniaeth Ddu i archwilio hunaniaeth bersonol ac i ganolbwyntio ar unigolion a'u profiadau a straeon sydd wedi llywio eu hymdeimlad personol o hunaniaeth.

I hope that this work will lead the viewers to consider the same questions discussed with the subjects. What is your personal sense of identity, how significant a role has your ancestry played on your personal sense of identity.

And most importantly what are the steps we all need see in Western society to fight racial prejudice?

Joshua Donkor amehitimu hivi karibuni katika Cardiff Metropolitan school of Art and Design Illustration. Kazi yake inaunganisha picha za rangi, kuhamisha na kurekodi mazungumzo na wenzake kuchugunza kumbukumbu za vizazi za watu wa Disapora anaowaelezea. Kazi ya Donkor inajitoa kutoka kwenye ujumla wa maelezo duni ya nchi za Mgaharibi ya utambuzi wa watu Weusi kuangalia utambuzi binafsi na uzoefu wao na hadithi zao ambazo zimewezesha uwezo wao wa kujitambua.

Natumaini kazi hii itasababisha watazamaji kufikiria maswala hayahaya yaliyoongelewa na watu wengine. Nini utambuzi wako binafsi, ni kwa kiasi gani muhimu kazi ya uzao wako imechangia katika kukitambua kwako wewe binafsi.

N muhimu zaidi, ni hatua gani ambazo wote tunahitaji kuona katika jamii Ulaya ya Magharibi katika kupinga ubaguzi wa rangi?

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Website: https://joshuadonkorart.co.uk

Instagram: Joshua Donkor (@joshuadonkorart) • Instagram photos and videos

Welsh-Bajan and based in Cardiff, Nicole Ready is a recent Fashion Promotion graduate and the founder of Docks Magazine. Ready was inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 to create a zine exploring the impact and temporality of social media activism. For Ready, witnessing a focus on the experiences of Black people online was an overwhelming and moving experience. Ready has created the Black Square Magazine as a reflection on this emotionally challenged time, and an opportunity to ensure that the Black Lives Matter protests are recognised as a historical event beyond the 2 months the movement was trending on social media. For Black Square Magazine Ready has used Instagram as a creative tool. However, Ready’s work goes far beyond the performative temporality of #BlackOutTuesday and social media to recognise, reflect on and celebrate Black Lives Matter.

Mae Nicole Ready yn Bajan Cymreig ac yn byw yng Nghaerdydd, ac mae hi wedi graddio'n ddiweddar mewn Hybu Ffasiwn ac yn sylfaenydd Docks Magazine. Cafodd Ready ei hysbrydoli gan brotestiadau Black Lives Matter yn 2020 i greu cylchgrawn sy’n archwilio effaith a byrhoedledd actifiaeth cyfryngau cymdeithasol. I Ready, roedd gweld ffocws ar brofiadau pobl dduon ar-lein yn brofiad llethol a symudol. Mae Ready wedi creu Black Square Magazine fel adlewyrchiad o'r amser emosiynol heriol hwn, ac fel cyfle i sicrhau bod protestiadau Black Lives Matter yn cael eu cydnabod fel digwyddiad hanesyddol y tu hwnt i'r ddau fis yr oedd y mudiad yn trendio ar y cyfryngau cymdeithasol. Ar gyfer Black Square Magazine, mae Ready wedi defnyddio Instagram fel arf creadigol. Fodd bynnag, mae gwaith Ready yn mynd ymhell y tu hwnt i natur berfformiadol #BlackOutTuesday a'r cyfryngau cymdeithasol i gydnabod, myfyrio ar, a dathlu Black Lives Matter.

Most of my feed was Black Squares.

We cannot allow this to just be a moment, it has to be a movement.

Welsh-Bajan anaishi Cardiff, Nicole Ready ni mwanzilishi hivi karibuni wa Fashion Promotion graduate and the founder of Docks Magazine. Ready alivutiwa na maandamano ya the Black Lives Matter mwaka 2020 na kutengeneza gazeti linaloangalia matokeo na uhalisia wa harakati zinazoendeshwa na mitandao ya kijamii. Kwa Ready, kuona mkazo wa uzoefu wa watu Weusi katika mitandao ilikuwa ni uzoefu wa mkubwa na wa kutia nguvu. Ready ameanzisha gazeti linaloitwa Black Square Magazine kama njia ya kufikiria katika wakati huu wa changamoto za wasiwasi, na nafasi ya kuhakikisha kuwa harakati za Black Lives Matter zinatambuliwa kama tukio la kihistoria zaidi ya miezi 2 wakati harakakati zilipokuwa zinaonyeshwa kwenye mitandao. Katika Black Square Magazine Ready ametumia Instagram kama nyenzo ya ubunifu. Hata hivyo, kazi ya Ready inakwenda mbali zaidi kuliko maonyesho ya mda mfupi ya #BlackOutTuesday na mitandao ya kijamii kutambua, kufikiria na kusherehekea Black Lives Matter.

Vyanzo vyangu vyote ilikuwa ni Black Squares.

Hatutaruhusu hii iwe ya mda, ni lazima iwe ni harakati.

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Onismo Muhlanga, is a Zimbabwean born creative and art curator based in Newport. Muhlanga’s deeply poetic visual language is informed by his own journey, and his interest for ritual and memory. Combining recorded video content with archival footage and found moving image, Muhlanga’s work combines music and movement to take viewers on a journey of spirit, heritage and embodied memories. Muhlanga’s holistic creative approach combines creative art media, poetic justice, visual representation and digital virtual performance. As a hybrid Zimbabwean-Welsh resident Muhlanga integrates heritage & cultural traditions to take a creative stance and shape the digital, physical, intellectual and emotional spaces he inhabits.

Mae Onismo Muhlanga yn guradur creadigol a chelf, a anwyd yn Zimbabwe, ac sy’n byw yng Nghasnewydd. Mae iaith weledol tra barddonol Muhlanga yn cael ei llywio gan ei daith ei hun, a'i ddiddordeb am ddefod a chof. Gan gyfuno cynnwys fideo wedi'i recordio â lluniau archifol a delweddau symudol hapgael, mae gwaith Muhlanga yn cyfuno cerddoriaeth a symudiad i fynd â gwylwyr ar daith drwy dreftadaeth, ysbryd ac atgofion ymgorfforedig. Mae dull creadigol cyfannol Muhlanga yn cyfuno cyfryngau celf creadigol, cyfiawnder barddonol, cynrychiolaeth weledol a pherfformiad rhithwir digidol. Fel preswyliwr hybrid yn Zimbabwe a Chymru, mae Muhlanga yn integreiddio traddodiadau treftadaeth a diwylliannol i gymryd safiad creadigol a llunio'r mannau digidol, corfforol, deallusol ac emosiynol y mae'n byw ynddynt.

Home is here.

Know, what is here, thus far.

You are comfort in a strange land.

Onismo Muhlanga, ni mzaliwa wa Zimbabwa ni msanii mbunifu anayeishi Newport. Muhlanga lugha yake ya undani ya kishairi na vitu vya kuona vinasababishwa na safari yake mwenyewe na mvuto wake katika kumbukumbu za taratibu. Kuchanganya rekodi za video taarifa za zamani na kupata picha inayotembea, kazi ya Muhlanga inaunganisha muziki na mwendo kuwachukua watazamaji katika safari ya kiroho , urithi na kuunganisha kumbukumbu zake. Ubunifu wa kijumla wa Muhlanga unaunganisha mitandao, usanii wa mitandao, ushairi wa haki, vitu vya kuona na maonyesho ya kidijitali. Kama mchanganyiko wa mkaaji wa Zimbabwe na Wales Muhlanga anachanganya urithi, & mila za kitamaduni kushika msimamo wa kibunifu na kuendeleza digitali, mwonekano, umahiri maono katika sehemu aliyopo.

Nymbani ni hapa

Elewa kilichopo pale, hadi sasa,

Una jifariji katika nchi ya kigeni..

Website: www.onismo.co.uk

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Sean Suter is a 19-year-old student of English Literature at the University of Manchester. Suter has always been encapsulated in Black culture, through his mother’s influence and his childhood growing up in Africa, Suters African heritage has been fundamental to his development and identity. The 2020 Black Lives Matter movement cemented this and sparked a deep passion within, motivating Suter to organise a peaceful protest in his local area of Port Talbot in 2020.

Through his poetry Suter shares a more intimate side; overcoming his reservations to share this extremely personal expression. Through the medium of art and creativity Suter hopes to inspire many others to express their own talents and really show off the beauty and wonder of what it means to be Black or have that heritage.

Mae Sean Suter yn fyfyriwr Llenyddiaeth Saesneg 19 oed ym Mhrifysgol Manceinion. Mae Suter bob amser wedi'i ymgrynhoi yn y diwylliant Du, drwy ddylanwad ei fam a'i blentyndod yn tyfu i fyny yn Affrica, ac mae treftadaeth Affricanaidd Suter wedi bod yn hanfodol i'w ddatblygiad a'i hunaniaeth. Fe wnaeth mudiad Black Lives Matter 2020 gadarnhau hyn, a sbarduno angerdd dwfn tu fewn iddo, gan ysgogi Suter i drefnu protest heddychlon yn ei ardal leol ym Mhort Talbot yn 2020.

Drwy ei farddoniaeth, mae Suter yn rhannu ochr fwy personol; ac yn goresgyn ei amheuon i rannu'r mynegiant hynod bersonol hwn. Drwy gyfrwng celf a chreadigrwydd, mae Suter yn gobeithio ysbrydoli llawer o bobl eraill i fynegi eu doniau eu hunain, a dangos go iawn harddwch a rhyfeddod yr hyn mae'n ei olygu i fod yn Ddu neu i feddu ar y dreftadaeth honno.

As a man of mixed cultures understanding and coming to grips with my identity has always been a struggle. At face value I am white, however I feel my roots with Black Culture are far more-deep rooted.

Sean Suter ana miaka 19 mwanafunzi wa English Literature katika University of Manchester. Suter amevutiwa sana katika utamaduni wa watu Weusi kupitia kwa mama yake na utoto wake alipokuwa anakuwa Africa, Suters na urith wa African kwake umekuwa ni muhimu katika maendeleo yake na kujitambua. Harakati za 2020 za Black Lives Matter zilikazia na kuzindua hamu kubwa ndani yake, ikimpa motisha kuandaa maandamano ya amani katika eneo lake la Port Talbot in 2020.

Katika ushairi wake, Suter anashirikisha hali ya ndani zaidi; kushinda wasiwasi wake wa kutoshirikisha wengine katika mawazo yake binafsi. Kupitia mawasiliano ya usanii na ubunifu Suter anatumaini atawavutia wengine kuonyesha vipawa vyao na uzuri wa maajabu ya maana ya kuwa mtu mweusi au kuwa na urithi huo.

Nikiwa mwanaume mwenye utamaduni mchanganyiko kuelewa na kushikiria kujielewa kwangu imekuwa ni changamoto kila mara. Kwa juujuu mimi ni mweupe, hata hivyo nahisi mizizi yangu iko na Black Culture ni mizizi ya ndani zaidi.

Sizwe Chitiyo is a rapper-singer-songwriter currently based in Cwmbran who goes by the name of SZWÉ as a professional musician. SZWÉ’s music expresses raw and unfiltered emotion through lyrics and rhythm, exploring diverse themes such as mental health, police brutality, Black sexuality and the politics around Black people.

For Days Ahead, SZWÉ has written and recorded a spoken word piece and a song that are available for download. Drawing on his own lived experience and the challenge’s faced by his community, SZWÉ hopes his words inspire and empower and help to change mindsets.

Mae Sizwe Chitiyo yn rapiwr-canwr-cyfansoddwr sydd yn byw yng Nghwmbrân ar hyn o bryd, ac sy'n mynd o dan yr enw SZWÉ fel cerddor proffesiynol. Mae cerddoriaeth SZWÉ yn mynegi emosiwn amrwd, anhidledig, drwy eiriau a rhythm, ac yn archwilio themâu amrywiol fel iechyd meddwl, creulondeb yr heddlu, rhywioldeb pobl Dduon a'r wleidyddiaeth o amgylch pobl dduon.

Ar gyfer Dyddiau o’n Blaenau, mae SZWÉ wedi ysgrifennu a chofnodi darn o air llafar a chân sydd ar gael i'w llawrlwytho. Drwy ddefnyddio ei brofiad bywyd ei hun a'r heriau sydd yn cael eu hwynebu gan ei gymuned, mae SZWÉ yn gobeithio y bydd ei eiriau'n ysbrydoli ac yn grymuso ac yn helpu i newid meddylfryd.

As a matter of fact

I will always be unapologetically Black

Nah I ain't takin it back

It's just how it is when the odds are stacked.

Sizwe Chitiyo ni rapper-mwimbaji-mtunzi wa nyimbo kwa sasa anaishi Cwmbran na akijiita jina la SZWÉ la kisanii kama mwana muziki. Muziki wa SZWÉ unajieleza wazi kupitia utunzi wake na mkongo’sio, akielezea maudhui mbalimbali kama afya ya akili, unyanyaswaji na polisi, jinsia ya watu Weusi, na siasa kuhusu watu weusi.

SZWÉ amekwisha andika na kurekodi hotuba na mwimbo ambazo zinapatika kwa kudownload. Akiangalia katika uzoefu wake wa maisha na changamoto zinazoikabili jamii yake, SZWÉ anatumaini maneno yake yatatia moyo wengine na kuwapa nguvu na kubadilisha mawazo mgando.

Kwa ukweli As a matter of fact

Nitakuwa ni mtu mweusi asiyeogopaI will always be unapologetically Black

Hapana siwezi kurudisha hiyo

Ndivyo ilivyo wakait hali inakuwa ngumu

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Temeka Davies’ love of people and their stories inspired this piece. From conversations with people of different ages, genders, religions, heritage about their Hybrid Identites, Davies created poscards that capture these stories.

Davies’ Hybrid Identity combines Nigerian and Welsh roots. Other identities she explored were born and raised in Tanzania for example, but came to Wales when they were 14 and have lived here since. Thus potentially spending more of their life in Wales yet their previous upbringing, skin, colour, etc contributes to their dual identity. For another it could be that they were born and raised in Wales, they have a Welsh accent and call Wales their home - but their first language was Somali and their home cooked food is Somalian cuisine.

There are endless amounts of experiences, thoughts, and feelings.

Davies decided to leave each postcard nameless, so the audience concentrate on nothing more than the spirit behind the words. She hopes to spark more understanding and compassion through this. This is a piece for everyone, any life, any being breathing and living today, and any one with a heart. The simplicity of this piece is to create space to stop, breathe, and simply listen.

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Yusuf Ismail is a Cardiff born and bred photographer with roots in Somaliland. Together with Shawqi Hasson, Ismail heads the creative collective Unify. After attending a Cardiff City match with a friend in 2019, Ismail was inspired to address representation in his local football club.

Ismail and Hasson shot My City My Shirt a series of portraits on film with subjects from a range of backgrounds wearing the Cardiff City shirt. The work was exhibited but Ismail felt inspired to create a larger and more permanent visual statement in the public space. Days Ahead project enabled him to work with Grangetown artist Bradley Rmer to create a giant mural in James Street, Cardiff.

Mae Yusuf Ismail yn ffotograffydd a anwyd ac a fagwyd yng Nghaerdydd, ac sydd â gwreiddiau yn Somaliland. Mae Ismail yn bennaeth ar y cyfuniad creadigol Unify gyda Shawqi Hasson. Ar ôl mynychu gêm dinas Caerdydd gyda ffrind yn 2019, ysbrydolwyd Ismail i fynd i'r afael â chynrychiolaeth yn ei glwb pêl-droed lleol.

Tynnodd Ismail a Hasson My City My Shirt, sef cyfres o bortreadau ar ffilm gyda phynciau o amrywiaeth o gefndiroedd, yn gwisgo crys Dinas Caerdydd. Cafodd y gwaith ei arddangos, ond roedd Ismail yn teimlo'n ysbrydoledig i greu datganiad gweledol mwy, a mwy parhaol, yn y man cyhoeddus. Fe wnaeth y prosiect Dyddiau o’n Blaenau ei alluogi i weithio gyda’r artist Bradley Rmer o Butetown, i greu murlun enfawr yn James Street, Caerdydd.

Why is it that in a city that’s so diverse, so multicultural, and with football such a global sport – there’s not a single person of colour in the stands? We were trying to answer that question.

Yusuf Ismail alizaliwa Cardiff ni mpiga picha mwenye asili ya Somaliland. Pamoja na Shawqi Hasson, Ismail anaongoza kikundi cha kuunganisha ubunifu. Baada ya kutazama mechi ya Cardiff City na Rafiki yake mwaka 2019, Ismail alivutiwa kuongelea uwakilishi wa timu yake ya mpira.

Ismail na Hasson walipiga picha za filamu mfululizo zinazoonyesha sanamu ya My City My Shirt katika mazingira mbalimbali wakiwa wamevaa mashati ya Cardiff City shirt. Kazi yao ilionyeshwa lakina Ismail aliona aanzishe sanamu kubwa ya kudumu yenye ujumbe wa kuonekana katika maeneo ya jamii. Days Ahead ni mradi uliomfanya Ismael kuweza kufanya kazi na msanii wa Grangetown aitwae Bradley Rmer kutengeneza mural kubwa katika mtaa wa James Street, Cardiff.

Kwa nini hilo liko katika mji ambao una watu wengi tofauti, na tamaduni tofauti, na mpira kama mchezo wa ulimwengu – kwa nini hakuna hata mtu mmoja wa rangi tofauti kwenye uwanja? Tulikuwa tunajaribu kujibu swali hilo.

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