Tag Archives: Brixton Cultural Archives

The African and Caribbean War Veterans Memorial was seen for the first time on Armistice Day, 11 November 2014, at the Black Cultural Archives in Windrush Square, Brixton, London. This was an early look at the memorial to Service Personnel from the Caribbean and Africa in WW1 – during the …

What Do You Hate About Your Hair and Being An Actor? A common view that came out on Afro Archives episode four is that as an actor, our hair is not our own. Changing our hair, means getting new acting headshots. When we walk into the audition room we are …

Afro textured hair can take more care and attention in order to capture a certain look or style. If you’re a performance artist or presenter, then there is a specific challenge when it comes to ‘replicating exactly the same look – over and over’. That issue, and more, are subjects for …