Tchiyiwe T. Chihana

Tchiyiwe is an award-winning gender and international development professional who has held leadership roles in the human rights and arts sectors. She was born in Bradford and lived her formative years in Zambia and South Africa.

She likes to write about global diaspora communities and currently hosts a television show dedicated to African diaspora social-political affairs. Her main hobby is poetry writing, with some of her work already published in anthologies.

Tchiyiwe's biggest fear is that one day, she will no longer be able to travel and will have a limited view of the world.

4 April 2022

Starting out catering from her own kitchen in Sharrow, Paulina Francis has brought her African and Caribbean fusion food to a new takeaway unit at the Krynkl building.

19 October 2020

Desiree Reynolds has curated the Black Women Write Now strand of this year’s Off The Shelf Festival of Words, which captures the essence of Toni Morrison’s proclamation that being a black woman writer is not a shallow place, but a rich place to write from.

23 May 2020

"We need to ensure that we are working in complete harmony with state and public institutions," says organiser.

Tchiyiwe T. Chihana

From home kitchen to Kelham Island: Blessone’s Kitchen opens up as takeaway

Desiree Reynolds Writing From The Richest Of Places

BAMER COVID-19 Action Group Intersectional collaboration builds collective response to support BAMER community