An animated film produced in Manchester has won a BAFTA. Two Black Boys in Paradise, which was filmed in the Cheetham Hill area, was awarded the 2026 BAFTA Film Award for British Short Animation.

Perhaps buried amid a rather distressing fallout from the BAFTAs was the delight that the creators of Two Black Boys in Paradise won the award for Best British Short Animation. The film, directed by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Directed by Baz Sells and narrated by Jordan Stephens, the nine-minute film follows two Black queer teens navigating a modern ...

Acclaimed poet and performer Dean Atta’s coming-of-age novel follows Michael Angeli, a mixed-race gay teen in the U.K., as he wrestles with his Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican identity, as well as his ...

In honor of Pride Month, five Epic Reads authors took to the StreamYard platform for a virtual panel last Tuesday, June 16. The conversation, simulcast on Facebook, brought together HarperCollins ...

Drawn from writer Atta’s acclaimed poetry collection There Is (Still) Love Here, Two Black Boys in Paradise reimagines the story of Adam and Eve through a modern-day lens. Atta explained: “The shame ...

Paul Quinn College will host English spoken-word artist Dean Atta for a week’s worth of activities, including a discussion of the “N” word with student leaders Anita Crethers and Tony Staxx from 7 to ...

Matt Bondurant: Author will sign and discuss “Oleander City.” 6:30 p.m., Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet; 713-523-0701, brazosbookstore.com Epic Pride: Authors Dean Atta, Sonora Reyes, Kevin ...