Indaba X

Indaba X would love to invite you to a series of events celebrating and showcasing Black culture, on Sept 13-15th 🌍🙌 Join cultural leaders and trailblazers for panels, workshops, talks, music, comedy & more taking place as part of Southbank Centre's Africa Utopia Festival

Beyonce has decided to shoot the video for 'Brown Skin Girl' in London!

For their November issue, @elle_de declares that “Black is back”. We didn't know that skin colour was a trend 🤔. Also, they don't seem to be able to tell Black models apart 😐. Not good enough @elle_de! Take a look at @elle_de's response to the backlash. ⁣ cc: @diet_prada

Happy birthday to the 4th president of Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta!✨ ⁣ #didyouknow His father was the first president of Kenya.⁣ He became a member of the Kenyan Parliament in 2002. ⁣ He notably once asked his Twitter followers for input regarding budget issues. 🌍

Mathew Knowles, the 67-year-old father of Beyoncé and Solange, has recently revealed that he has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Our thoughts are with Mr. Knowles during this time. 🙏🏾 ⁣ #moreonvero⁣

School guard Marlon Anderson said the N-word while asking a black student who had addressed him with the word about 15 times to stop. The firing sparked protests among students & staff. What do you think of using the N-word? Should anyone be allowed to use it? #moreonvero

We feel this @bbcthree clip on things not to say to someone with afro hair. Let us know your hair stories below! ⬇ Watch the full video on our @verotruesocial page - vero.co/indabax

Following its huge success in the US, Black Women Talk Tech (BWTT) has expanded to support female black tech founders in the UK.⁣ ⁣ Its mission is to educate, promote and secure funding for black women in the tech industry. ✊🏾✨⁣ ⁣ #moreonvero⁣

Malorie Blackman, author of Noughts and Crosses has joined the #Merky books family, owned by rapper Stormzy, to publish her Autobiography. It will be released in 2020 and will include top tips and tools for aspiring writers. ✨ Follow @verotruesocial - vero.co/indabax

The Black News Channel, launching on 15th November, will become the USA’s first 24-hour, 7-days a week all-news TV channel that will focus on Black news. “We will inform, educate, inspire, and empower the African American community,” We love the sound of this! 🙌🏾 ⁣ #moreonvero

These women from the West Indies represent a proud generation of young people who emigrated to make the best of professional opportunities in the ‘mother country’. We appreciate you ✊🏾 #WindrushGeneration⁣ ⁣ For the full article by John Stevenson ➡ blackhistorymonth.org.uk

Bulgarian police have identified 15 fans they suspect are responsible for subjecting Black England players to racist abuse and arrested six of them. The nine not arrested are under police investigation, with three wanted.⁣ ⚽ For more, follow us on @verotruesocial- link in bio

When William Kamkwamba, from Malawi, was 14, he built an electricity-producing windmill from spare parts and materials collected from a local scrapyard. The windmill he built powered four lights and two radios in his family home.⁣ 🙌🏾 #hiddenfigures #moreonvero

A Texas police officer has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a black woman, Atatiana Jefferson, in her home.⁣ ⁣ When will the killing of innocent Black lives stop? 🙏🏾 ⁣ #moreonvero⁣

Oprah Winfrey increased her endowment at Morehouse College last week by donating $13 million, making her contribution the largest in the institution’s history. ✨ ⁣⁣ To learn more, follow us on @verotruesocial - vero.co/indabax

Happy birthday to the one and only Fela Kuti who would have been 81 today. Thank you for all you have given us. Your legacy lives on through your music ✊🏾🌍🇳🇬✨ #moreonvero

For whoever needs to hear this today, we are the change that we seek ✨ #mondaymotivation #moreonvero

At Indaba X, @kojoanimlive gives his younger self some advice that we can all learn from. ✨⁣ ⁣ For the full interview and for exclusive content from the event, follow us on @verotruesocial - Vero.co/indabax

Time magazine has named @stormzy one of its ‘next generation leaders’ in its annual list of young trailblazers. He appears on the cover of @TIME and was interviewed by the ‘Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race’ author, @renireni. Congratulations @stormzy ✊🏾✨

It’s been 16 years since the initial launch of 100 Great Black Britons. The campaign is now being relaunched for 2019! Closing dates for nominations will be 1st December 2019. Make your nomination at 100greatblackbritons.co.uk. #moreonvero

Although progress has been made, more change is needed to ensure that Black people, especially Black women, truly exude self-love and acceptance. We should all be appreciated, no matter our skin colour or hair type. Thoughts? ⬇️⁣ ⁣ #moreonvero