Placida Acheru is the author of Love Unboxed, a collection of personal short stories from 20 women who have shared their ‘Love Journeys; to heal and empower. Placida says “This book is not just about wanting to share our painful stories. Our single desire is that any woman who reads this book will find answers within its pages….
Have you ever wanted to write a book? That’s the dream Penny Ann Lonsdale had and now it has come to fruition with the launch of her self-published novel Labour of Love. The book is a story of family, turmoil and hardship set in the Caribbean and England, it charts the story of Phylis a young woman, travelling…
Not had a chance to see the film Hidden Figures yet? Why not join us at this screening at Rich Mix in London on Tuesday 7th March. Hidden Figures is a film based on the incredible untold true story of the brilliant women working at NASA in the 1960s. Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan…
In ‘Banana Bottom’, Claude McKay explores his own version of Pygmalion in the Caribbean island of Jamaica. After enjoying a European education via white missionary benefactors, Bita Plant is returning home. The missionaries, Malcolm and Priscilla Craig, have mapped out Bita’s life completely. She will receive training at the mission in Jubilee; she will serve…