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What happens when creativity becomes resistance? The Harlem Renaissance story
A vintage photo of a large group of Black men and women in overcoats and hats posing outside a brick building in New York
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What happens when creativity becomes resistance? The Harlem Renaissance story

Valerie Ebuwa tells the story of how a cultural revolution in a New York borough redefined what it meant to be Black in the US.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock on Little Mix, family and self belief
Leigh-Anne has her hands pressed together in a prayer position and resting to the side of her face. She has long curly dark hair and brown eyes and wears a camel coloured vest top.
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Leigh-Anne Pinnock on Little Mix, family and self belief

Former Little Mix star, Leigh-Anne Pinnock discuss her new memoir, Believe with Chidera Eggerue; recorded at our 2023 London Literature Festival.

The Climate Conversation featuring Greta Thunberg, Tori Tsui and Dominique Palmer
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The Climate Conversation featuring Greta Thunberg, Tori Tsui and Dominique Palmer

Watch Greta Thunberg, Tori Tsui, Dominique Palmer, Daphne Frias, Mya-Rose Craig and Ati Viviam Villafaña in a discussion about our climate emergency

Caitlin Moran on Andrew Tate and modern male role models
Author Caitlin Moran on stage at the Southbank Centre in a blue armchair; a copy of her book What About Men? is on the table in front of her
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Caitlin Moran on Andrew Tate and modern male role models

Watch Caitlin Moran in this video from her 2023 appearance as she discusses her book What About Men? and in particular the rise of Andrew Tate.

Greta Thunberg: The Climate Event
Greta Thunberg by the sea, wearing mittens and puffer jacket
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Greta Thunberg: The Climate Event

Watch the climate activist’s full appearance at the Southbank Centre as she joins broadcaster Samira Ahmed for the global launch of The Climate Book.

Malala Yousafzai on her father, Pakistan and becoming a world leader
 Malala Yousafzai in conversation with Jude Kelly
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Malala Yousafzai on her father, Pakistan and becoming a world leader

A look back to when activist Malala Yousfzai presented her debut book, I Am Malala, at the Southbank Centre in 2014.

Tony Benn on the early Labour Party
Tony Benn speaking at the anti war demonstration in Hyde Park, London Saturday February 15 2003
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Tony Benn on the early Labour Party

Labour Party Politician Tony Benn discusses the party’s early years in this talk recorded at the Southbank Centre in 2013.

Laura Bates on establishing Everyday Sexism
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Laura Bates on establishing Everyday Sexism

The feminist writer, campaigner and author delivers the story behind her Everyday Sexism Project in this talk filmed at 2013’s WOW festival.

Angela Davis in conversation
Angela Davis sits, smiling, on the Royal Festival Hall stage against a red backdrop
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Angela Davis in conversation

Angela Davis – writer, activist and scholar – discusses issues of racism, feminism and class in the post-Trump era in this video recorded at WOW Women of the World festival.