John Akomfrah

You are all useless Without shame watching us getting killed one by one Will wait my turn to be killed by Israel And believe me you are gonna do nothing

Sarah Maldoror on set for 'The Battle of Algiers' with Pontecorvo and crew. She was the first person to record Art Ensemble of Chicago - for the soundtrack her short 'Monangambeee'. Listen here: chimurengachronic.co.za/liberation-rad…

Honoured to join with the Hirshhorn to make Yoko Ono’s Wish Tree For Washington DC. In Yoko’s words “Make a wish. Write it down in a piece of paper.... Ask your friends to do the same. Keep wishing.” @hirshhorn #hirshhorn #wishtreedc #yokoono #ContemporaryArt

We are looking to enable a mid-career artist to create new work through a £15,000 grant, available now! Learn more here and see if this is an opportunity for you in 2021-2022: qoo.ly/3adce9

Black and ethnic minority groups are bearing the brunt of #COVIDー19. BME ppl are not only over-represented in #keyworker jobs e.g. TfL, delivery, frontline NHS jobs etc they are also among the poorest socio-economic groups, living in overcrowded & multi-generational households.

"The institution that we value the most has been sustained by people whom we value the least." With the high proportion of immigrant & non-white health workers dying & current immigration plans, this is sadly more relevant than when it was written. bit.ly/2xkMlyf

Film - The Last Angel of History 2 June Ikon Gallery Birmingham B1 2HS. 1995 Sci-fi documentary about Africa, history and memory. John Akomfrah (Dir) & Lina Gopaul (producer) @JAkomfrah @GopaulLina bit.ly/thelastangelof… #film #documentary @ikongallery

Heartbreaking news. RIP Okwui Enwezor. We owe a great debt for all that you brought us. Thank you, brother 🙏🏾

@caitlinmoran Fabulous , Caitlin .Thank you .

Thank you to @Apollo_magazine, @SmokingDog and @Lisson_Gallery for a wonderful evening. It has been a fantastic year. apollo-magazine.com/artist-of-the-… #videoart #artistfilm #smokingdogsfilms #apollomagazine

@octavio_zaya And so say all of us

Censorship, Not the Painting, Must Go: On Dana Schutz’s Image of Emmett Till hyperallergic.com/368290/censors…

Heart goes out to Leila and the rest of the family .Since 1977 , when i walked into Race Today offices , D. has been in my life . RIP

Sad day BBC News - Civil rights activist Darcus Howe dies aged 74 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-394736…

Women are weaker & less intelligent" ?! Let’s kick this sexist hater MEP out of EU Parliament! #womensday Sign here secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/eu…

Great man .RIP x.com/africasacountr…

I just contributed to NTARABANA on KissKissBankBank kisskissbankbank.com/en/projects/nt… #crowdfunding via @kissbankers

#Uber, stop driving down workers' rights. Give drivers either employment security or real self-employed freedoms: campaign.goingtowork.org.uk/petitions/uber…

.@David_Cameron stand with climate vulnerable countries for us all- announce support for 100% clean & 1.5D limit

Stay strong against Philip Morris's bullying, Uruguay! Thanks for defending the world's health laws @SCpresidenciauy cc: @PMI_PressOffice