Title of programme<\/strong>: Afro Kinks and Myths<\/p>\n Producer<\/strong>: Afia Amoateng<\/p>\n Duration<\/strong>: 18\u2019 13\u201d<\/p>\n Submission Date<\/strong>: Tuesday 12th December 2017<\/p>\n Genre<\/strong>: Spoken word<\/p>\n Production Methods<\/strong>: This pre-recorded piece will use a mixture of spoken word, interviews, atmos and music beds to create a very artistic multi-layered piece of audio.<\/p>\n The Synopsis<\/strong>: This piece will dispel many African textured hair myths and share personal experiences from a handful of contributors.<\/p>\n Commissioner<\/strong>: We Are Unedited is a multimedia content development company, specialising in audio, be it podcasts, radio shows or documentaries. They also develop and produce digital audio formats and content exploring complex ethical issues with high editorial standards.<\/p>\n Long Synopsis\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The story will revolve around the \u2018two-day\u2019 hair maintenance process that most black women are familiar with. From removing braids\u00a0to creating twist outs and drying the hair after washing it with a cotton t-shirt to prevent damage and so on.<\/p>\n It will involve a long-form piece of spoken word \u2013 fifteen to twenty minutes, that captures this two-day hair process; this will detail the pride that goes into taking care of Afro hair and although it may not be the easiest to deal with, that it\u2019s definitely not a burden. This will be used to arch my story.<\/p>\n It will describe the beginning, middle and end of the process and the time and strategies it takes to clean, prepare and style a black persons\u2019 hair. Throughout the piece, there will be interjected stories from different men and women (famous or not) that have their own related experiences to share.<\/p>\n Ideal Contributors<\/strong>:<\/p>\n – Temi Ademilola Actress \/ Writer<\/p>\n – Lekia Lee Project Embrace<\/p>\n -Frances Rabbles Cousin \/ TFL Train Driver\u00a0Manager<\/p>\n – Clara Amfo BBC Radio 1 Presenter<\/p>\n – Akala Rapper \/ Political Activist<\/p>\n – Charlotte Mensah Business Owner \/ Award Winning Hair Stylist<\/p>\n – LizLiz Live Social Influencer \/ YouTuber<\/p>\n – Lekia Lee \u201cAfrovisabiltiy\u201d<\/p>\n N.B.<\/strong> The list above is not an exhaustive list.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Commission Letter<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ONLINE CUE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Commissioned by We Are Unedited, Afia Amoateng untangles the misconceptions that are connected to Afro-textured hair. \u201cAfro hair is a political statement.\u201d IN: “The strange fruit has fallen from the trees…”<\/p>\n OUT: “…looks and moves.”<\/p>\n DUR: 18\u201913<\/p>\n IMAGES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n TWEET<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Afro Kinks & Myths\u2019 by @AfiaBruce cc: #WeAreUnedited RT MUSIC REPORTING FORM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Name of track<\/strong>: NA-TU-RAL<\/p>\n Composer<\/strong>: Quality Official<\/p>\n Publishing company<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n Year of publication\/release<\/strong>: 2013<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/afia_bruce\/afro-kinks-and-myths Digital Entrepreneurship Written Pitch Title of programme: Afro Kinks and Myths Producer: Afia Amoateng Duration: 18\u2019 13\u201d Submission Date: Tuesday 12th December 2017 Genre: Spoken word Production Methods: This pre-recorded piece will use a mixture of spoken word, interviews,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":561,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3year-portfolio"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/561"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3169\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-12-at-02.41.03-213x300.png\")
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\n\u201cAfro hair is so hard to maintain!\u201d
\n\u201cKinky hair doesn\u2019t grow!\u201d
\nAfia helps tackle the myths linked to Afro-textured hair with the help of Spoken Word artist Temi Ademilola.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2017\/12\/Afro-1-300x300.png\")
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\n#ILoveMyFro #AfroHair #KinkyHair #SelfLove #BlackGirlMagic<\/p>\n