Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp CBE, FRSA

Between Jan and March 2021, I had the privilege of hosting a series of conversations on @colourfulradio, with six amazing trailblazers in classical music, who were all featured in The African Concert Series, founded by @RebecaOmordia. You can listen here: colourful.com/podcasts/afric…

‘Believe in yourself and cultivate your wellbeing so great art can be achieved from your heart’ Meet the Artist interview with Rapasa Nyatrapasa Otieno, nyatiti player, who appears ⁦@wigmore_hall⁩ this weekend meettheartist.online/2026/03/14/rap…

Ahead of this Saturday’s day of concerts curated by @RebecaOrmodia and the @AfricanSeries at the @wigmore_hall - Listen in to ‘In Tune’ today at 5pm on @BBCRadio3 . Wigmore Hall details here: wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/serie…

Another former sub postmaster dies awaiting payout. Wrongfully convicted, but no full compensation. Fujitsu hasn't paid anything. Injustice everywhere - Grenfell fire, Infected blood, HBOS frauds, insolvency frauds ... Govts protect big business. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Silence is not the same as gone. The story of the Thibodaux Massacre has been buried for over a century — and I am honored to help bring it back to the light as the voice of Thibodeauxville - the Story of the Thibodaux Massacre: Race, Riot and Resilience. This is what art is intended to do. #ThibodauxMassacre @thibodeauxvillefilm

Prison libraries are a right - school libraries should be too. Read what our CEO Louis Coiffait-Gunn has to say on school library funding, librarian provison and censorship: mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/p… #GreatSchoolLibraries

The role ‘war on woke’ may have played in deadly US bombing of Iran school A deadly strike on a school in Iran could have been caused by the US using outdated intelligence due to cuts to a “woke” military department set up to ensure civilian safety, writes @siobhankennedy4 📩 Read the full newsletter: channel4news.substack.com/p/the-role-war…

Luxembourg is the world’s first nation to offer free public transport for all, tackling traffic and climate change in one bold move. Luxembourg has pioneered a bold new era in urban mobility by becoming the first nation on Earth to eliminate fares across its entire public transport network. This groundbreaking policy covers every bus, tram, and train route nationwide, offering free rides to residents, cross-border commuters, and visitors alike. Financed through general taxation rather than ticket sales, the initiative was designed to tackle the country's severe traffic congestion—once among the worst in Europe per capita—and to sharply cut carbon emissions from road transport. By removing the cost and hassle of tickets, Luxembourg effectively turned public transit into a basic public service, as essential and accessible as clean water or electricity. The impact has been profound and measurable. Ridership surged as people left their cars behind, leading to noticeably less road traffic, shorter commute times, and a meaningful drop in urban air pollution. While first-class rail options remain a paid upgrade for those wanting extra comfort, the standard second-class system is now truly seamless: hop on, hop off, no barriers. Luxembourg's experiment has demonstrated that removing financial obstacles can drive a genuine shift toward sustainable travel habits. It has also served as an inspiring model for other countries and cities grappling with sprawl, gridlock, and climate goals. In an age when radical solutions are needed to address the mobility-climate crisis, Luxembourg proves that treating public transport as a universal right is not only feasible—it can be genuinely transformative.

Lebanese cellist Mahdi Saheli playing Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian's Andantino in the ruins of southern Beirut.

The report details the overwhelming disparity between Black music contributions and the equity that Black music creators have in the industry-around 80% of Black music creators and professionals reported experiencing "persistent patterns of inequity and barriers to progression".

The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace - Washington DC

The Water Grab Is Already Happening… No headlines. No warnings. Names like Bill Gates, Nestlé, and BlackRock are quietly moving into water—buying land, securing rights, positioning early. Water isn’t just a resource anymore… it’s becoming an asset. And when supply tightens—who decides who gets it? Read this: chriswicknews.com/the-quiet-conv… #WaterCrisis #GlobalControl #ChrisWickNews

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Meanwhile in the USA 🇺🇸… Joe (Joseph) Kent was, until yesterday, Head of the US National Counterterrorism Center. Read every word of his resignation letter… #joekent #josephkent

Justice for Patrice Lumumba.

BREAKING: Étienne Davignon, 93 year old coloniser and former EU supremo, has been charged with complicity in the murder of Patrice Lumumba. This is genuinely huge news. Great news. "Every day for the thief, one day for the owner" - African proverb.

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No woman and no woman of colour has ever won the #Oscar for Best Cinematography. Ever. #AutumnDuraldArkapad has for #Sinners. She shot the film using-ready?-an Imax AND #Panavision70! #RyanCoogler helped her to move the heavy cameras around. #Oscars nytimes.com/2026/03/03/mov…

Britain’s first Black female publisher on reshaping the literary landscape, why editing is like midwifery and her roll-call of authors, from Roy Heath to James Ellroy, over Lunch with the FT: ft.trib.al/pyeZWKt

We are saddened to hear of the death of Jane Lapotaire. A truly brilliant actress her RSC credits include Piaf, winning her TONY & Olivier awards, & Gertrude opposite Kenneth Branagh in Adrian Noble’s Hamlet.