"The work has become more of educating people on the importance of co-authoring and owning their story and not just point and shoot anymore." Return to Kibra is a community and youth-led arts and advocacy organisation working at the intersection of restorative history, research and participatory media. Rooted in community, their work challenges dominant narratives about Kibra by centring lived experience, dignity and truth — using storytelling as a tool for repair rather tha

Rest is something that can feel like both a luxury and a crime at the same time — especially for freelance creatives who spend most of the year chasing projects and invoices. In October, I produced an event with Sophia Hari for the Frieze festival titled Our Practice: Archive, Legacy and Contemporary Art. It was a beautiful gathering, with conversations and speakers curated by Sophia that explored how artists carve alternative paths to memory, narrative, and legacy. One of

As we step into a new year, we hope these opportunities offer not pressure, but possibility.

It is an undeniable fact that motherhood changes you. Not just your schedule, not just your pace, but the way you see yourself, other women, and the world around you. But finding people that understand what looks like day-to-day can be a challenge and sometimes isolating. That is why we were drawn to Destinie, filmmaker, curator, creative designer and overall supermom. She is building community from her lived experience and turning something personal into something connecti

Africa has always been a creative powerhouse. Designing, stitching, sampling, storytelling, remixing, and building culture from very little has been etched into the fabric of our communities. Creativity here has existed beyond trends but also as a form of survival, joy, rebellion, and vision. At the end of November, ourppls attended Assembly 2025 , a two-day cultural festival powered by Adidas, Africa House and Blueprint, co-created by some of the continent’s most exciting

Audrey or Drey, is a French-born photographer, producer, and director whose creative journey began in the outskirts of Paris and is now growing in South East London. Her background in journalism shaped my approach to visual storytelling, grounding her work in authenticity, representation, and intentional narrative-building. Through both still and moving images, she aims to honour community, identity, and human connection. Her standout project, "Can a Brother Get Some Peace?",

It is important to begin by grounding this article in a clear understanding of what eugenics is and its historical relationship to UCL. Eugenics is the scientifically inaccurate theory that humans can be improved through selective breeding. The term was coined by Sir Francis Galton in 1883 and it is derived from the Greek word “eugenes”, meaning “good in birth” or “good in stock”. (UCL, 2023). Francis Galton left UCL a financial legacy to establish a professorship and a resea

Diaspora Action emerged in a moment of urgency — not through long-term planning, but through instinct, care, and the unshakeable pull of community. When Kesensa and Savannah began discussing how they could support the Caribbean communities affected by Hurricane Melissa, a simple idea became a catalyst. Within a week, fourteen people had joined a group chat, and by the weekend, the newly formed collective was already organising three events. It was a reminder that movements of