🇺🇬 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 @ 𝟔𝟑! Proud to partner with Ugandan Community UK & ALPHA &OMEGA Church sheffield for this year’s Independence Celebration. 11 Oct, Arbourthorne Social Centre 10AM Service | 1PM Celebration Traditional food • Cultural performances. Experience Ugandan heritage #Uganda #UgandaIndependence

We live in a world where we have too much of what we don't need and too little of what we do – but it doesn't have to be this way 🌱 This Thursday, join us for an exciting conversation about Radical Abundance with Keir Milburn. 🕖 7pm 📌 The Workstation 🎫 tickettailor.com/events/wordlife/1838497

From the frontline of social care to the heart of cultural healing, David Bussue CEO of SACMHA joins us for a deep, unfiltered conversation on culturally grounded mental health care, black male suicide, healing & their work 🎥 Watch youtu.be/oCmEhjT3Y_E?... 🎙️ Host: @afriwoman.bsky.social

Powerful interview with David Bussue, CEO of SACMHA. We talked about the deep work of mental health care in Black communities, faith, leadership, & culturally rooted support. 🎥 youtu.be/oCmEhjT3Y_E?... #BlackMentalHealth #LeadershipInCare #SACMHA #CommunityCare #AfricanDiasporaVoices #MentalHealth

🎙️ Double feature on AVP Radio tomorrow! 10:30 AM – Poets Sarah Lasoye & Wemmy Ogunyankin on creativity & community 11:30 AM – Emerging Leaders Sheffield on breaking barriers & shaping inclusive leadership 📡 Tune in on DAB & africanvoicesplatform.org #AVPRadio #Poetry #EmergingLeaders #Sheffield

Do you want fair, independent press regulation? Do you want to protect ordinary people from press abuse? Do you want to restore trust in the press? So do Hugh Grant & Jacqui Hames. Sign the petition to change the law. Let's demand change you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-... #BetterMediaBill

📺 It’s Wednesday! Catch the latest African Voices Platform TV Show tonight 8:05 PM. Watch on: 👉 Virgin Media 159 👉 Freeview 7 👉 Online at SheffieldLive.org/tv 👉 Catch up later on our YouTube channel #AVPTV #AfricanVoicesPlatform #TuneIn #ShareStories #Sheffield #CommunityVoices #AfricanHeritage

🎤🎵14th November at the G-Mill, Sadacca Limited, singing sensation Kayefi will perform her next Tales & Tunes. Deets at iamkayefi.com @afriwoman.bsky.social

🎙️ Live today at 4:30pm on AVP Radio! @afriwoman.bsky.social will be speaking with Julie Pearn, Sec. of the #Sheffield Nablus Twinning Association, about the 3rd Nablus–Sheffield Live Link Concert, taking place on Sat 4 Oct | Crookes Social Club 🎟 bit.ly/snta3 📻 DAB or africanvoicesplatform.org

📻 #Guinea Live Right Now on African Voices Radio! Join Baillor Jalloh & Enoch Karimba as Cherif Bah, UFDG-UK Communication Secretary, unpacks one of the most pressing issues in #Guinea today, the 21 September referendum. 🔴 www.africanvoicesplatform.org

Not in our name: Sheffield councillors vote to support city becoming "anti-apartheid zone", and call for tougher action on Israel's genocide The motion, supported by the city’s three major parties, calls on the Labour government to end military sales to the apartheid state - @nowthenmag.bsky.social

31st August is the recognised 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐷𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑃𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡. To mark it, Sound Café are hosting a full day of activities in #Sheffield on 30th Aug. 11AM-5PM |Market stalls 5PM–9PM | Main Event 10PM–2AM | After Party w/DJ Wallace 🎟 £10 / £7 (students with ID) Powered by SADACCA

🙏🏾 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐑𝐰𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 6 years ago, I interviewed John Rwothomack, writer & actor of 𝐅𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐞. 🎟️ Tickets for the Sheffield run (17–20 September) are available here: www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/far-g...

🎭 Celebrating a brilliant appointment: Mo Korede is the new Deputy Artistic Director at Utopia Theatre. Mo brings energy, vision and serious storytelling credentials to the team. We can’t wait to see where this new chapter leads 🎬 🔗 utopiatheatre.co.uk/new-deputy-artistic-director

📺 Dom Heslop founder of #SlamBarz was in the studio with filmmaker Jack Godfrey to discuss their new film #SlamCity Watch the full interview here youtu.be/8kWfeZIiWlQ?... #Sheffield #DomHeslop

🔴 Live theatre hits different! Experience FAR GONE this September at Sheffield Theatres! Inspired by John Rwothomack’s own real-life experience of nearly being kidnapped by the LRA, Far Gone is a moving story of a young boy’s journey from childhood to child soldier www.rootsmbili.com/portfolio/fa...

Earlier this month

Creatives, water, and a skyline that reminds me why we do this. It was a perfect day for tv interviews at the African Voices Platform - @africanvoicesmedia.bsky.social studio. #AfricanVoicesPlatform 📸 @akin_seye / @soundcafe_uk 👗 @amari_threads #Chipata #Zambia

🌍 Bold & Visionary: From #London to #Lagos, Africa is ready! Catch the highlights from the Africa Leadership Summit London 2025. It took place on 9&10 July and we were there with @afriwoman.bsky.social 🎥

🔴 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐮 𝐁𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝟖𝟐 his family confirmed. He travelled to the UK in April for a routine medical check-up, but his health reportedly deteriorated. Buhari made history as the first opposition candidate to defeat an incumbent.

⏳ Just 2 Days to Go | Africa Leadership Summit London 2025 📍 UK House of Lords | The Landmark London 🗓 July 9–10, 2025 This is Africa showing up with clarity, courage, and collective ambition. 🎥 We’ll be there to capture it for you. 👉🏽 almafricasummit.com Proud to be the official media partner.

London mayor Sadiq Khan to visit #Lagos, #Accra, #Johannesburg, and Cape Town on a historic trade mission to #Africa, focusing on enhancing ties with major cities recognised as economic and cultural hubs. africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifest...

🌍 We are heading to the Africa Leadership Summit 2025 with African Leadership Magazine and so should you! 📍 The Landmark Hotel & UK House of Lords | 🗓️ 9-July 10 2 powerful days of bold ideas, trade talks & real connections. 🎟️ Book: almafricasummit.com/register-to-attend

🌟 We’re speeding along to the Africa Leadership Summit 2025, 9-10 July! 🌍✨ Join us, global changemakers, investors & innovators—for two days of high-impact dialogue on trade, innovation & strategic growth. almafricasummit.com #AfricaSummitLondon2025 #Leadership #Innovation #GlobalAfrica

"The fact we carry on and continue to exist is also motivated by the sheer resilience of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers" Festival director Sam Holland spoke to @afriwoman.bsky.social about ten years of @migmatfest.bsky.social ahead of this year's action-packed edition 💬 #Sheffield

"𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞" The UK’s biggest festival devoted to migration, refugees & the many diasporas that call this country home is celebrating its 10th edition. 🔖 Read about Migration Matters Festival in @nowthenmag.bsky.social nowthenmagazine.com/articles/mig...

🕊️ We join the wider African diaspora in mourning the loss of Uriah Rennie (23 October 1959 – 8 June 2025). Born in Jamaica & raised in #Sheffield, Rennie made history in as the Premier League’s first Black referee, officiating over 300 top‑flight matches Our thoughts are with his family, friends.

🏅🎖️ Just over a week before she was declared 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝, Safiya Saeed & I had this hearty conversation giving insight into the importance of her stepping into this role & what she aspired to accomplish. Catch up here youtu.be/bzYU7ReLaqQ?... @africanvoicesmedia.bsky.social

#Zambia has lost another of its post-independence leaders with the passing of Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, the nation’s 6th president. The news was confirmed earlier today by his daughter, Tasila Lungu Mwansa, MP for Chawama Constituency. He died in South Africa where he had gone for medical care.

We extend our warmest congratulations to His Excellency Sidi Ould Tah on his election as the ninth President of the African Development Bank Group. Tah’s victory reflects a shared commitment to Africa’s growth & prosperity. He assumes office on 1 September 2025. — Tchiyiwe Chihana Managing Director

🎙️ “Rooted Hearts ♥️“ with Seun Ebenezer! Join us every Monday from 7–9 PM on African Voices Radio. Tune in via DAB or stream live at africanvoicesplatform.org Engage with heartfelt discussions and music that resonate 📻 Listen. Reflect. Connect.

On #AfricaDay2025, we reflect on our rich history and look ahead to a future shaped by unity and justice. At African Voices Platform, we’re dedicated to telling our stories and empowering the next generation. #ReparatoryJustice #AfricanVoices #YearOfReparations

I enjoyed this chat with academic Dr Maisha Wester and Director of Dig Where You Stand, Desiree Reynolds.

"Sheffield's collections came from around the world, some dating back 150 years ago this year. There is an active conversation about should they, shouldn’t they, return objects" We're at @sheffieldmuseums.bsky.social asking: should museums return objects? 🖼️ #FofD #Sheffield

Dr Maisha Wester developed the game “Coded Black” to address anti-blackness. Maisha takes us behind the scenes of the immersive simulation. She’s joined by writer Désirée Reynolds ▶️ Watch youtu.be/vEYHUr0beSU?... #DiversityEquityInclusion #GameBasedLearning #Leadership #AfricanVoicesPlatform

We kicked off Festival of Debate 2025 last night with an event exploring the next steps for the Sheffield City Goals – an exciting project to empower our neighbourhoods and inspire young changemakers. See what's coming up 👉 festivalofdebate.com #FofD #Sheffield #CityGoals

Still taking show proposals for African Voices Radio—on air now! 🎙️🌍 Got a fresh idea—music, interviews, docs, panels? We want it. Apply here: www.africanvoicesplatform.org #AfricanVoices #Radio #Storytelling #OnAirNow

An independent media production hub dedicated to curating & delivering informative, educational empowering content that authentically portrays African communities from the continent & diaspora. AVP spans TV, radio (our own DAB station) & digital storytelling. #African #AfricanVoices #MediaForChange

🎶 Join award‐winning Afro-soul artist Kayefi on 20th April at Utopia Theatre in #Sheffield for “Tales & Tunes with Kayefi.” An exclusive live music, & intimate storytelling that celebrate African heritage. (Note: visuals are lower quality due to technical issues) Watch: youtu.be/NT5RjivLn7s?...