Month: October 2026

Black Tax and the Grief of Living – Yasir

The grief of living is not the grief of losing. It is the grief of trying, of being in the middle of something hard with no clear end date, no guarantee, no moment where someone officially tells you it is okay to feel how you feel. It is the grief of a salary already spent. Of a father’s diagnosis that rearranged everything and the relief that he is fine now, which somehow does not cancel the weight of what it took to get there.

Victor Ehikhamenor’s exhibition Undoing the City opens in Sydney, Australia October 15

The project is described as “a meditation on resistance, resilience, and cultural continuity when marginalized communities confront extraction, displacement, and gentrification.” It is “a partnership between the Chau Chak Wing Museum and Blacktown Arts,” centred on the acclaimed Nigerian‑American artist whose practice “examines colonialism, globalisation, spirituality, and cultural identity.”

Mo Abudu Opens EbonyLife Place in London for Black and African Movies – Toni Kan

The night’s creative heartbeat came from the exclusive preview of The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, the forthcoming film adapted from Lola Shoneyin’s critically acclaimed novel. Directed by Daniel Oriahi – whose Taxi Driver remains a cult favourite – the film features a magnetic ensemble: Odunlade Adekola, Iyabo Ojo, Omowumi Dada, Bimbo Ademoye, and others.