Interviews - Page 2
BLACK HISTORY MONTH | INTERVIEW: Tarik Ross-Cameron
Staff Reporter
October 20, 2020
Spoken word artist Tarik Ross-Cameron has developed his craft over the years and now delivers creative workshops and programmes to other young individuals. A performance poet, writer and facilitator, Tarik is…
INTERVIEW: Dimple Kapadia on how she landed her role in Christopher Nolan’s TENET
Sheikh Shahnawaz
September 24, 2020
While it's very rare for fresh feature films to be hitting major cinema screens across the globe during the coronavirus pandemic and with the ever-changing lockdown rules adversely affecting all…
INTERVIEW: Boulet Brothers ‘spill the blood’ on Season 4 of Dragula
Ben House
August 19, 2020
Fans of drag, look no further - the Boulet Brothers are here to spill some tea about the success of their show, with an all important update about Season thank…
What does International Women’s Day mean to women today?
Morshed Akhtar
March 8, 2020
On the 9th of June 1914, a woman named Bertha Ryland slashed a painting in the city’s art gallery in Birmingham. That became one of the major incidents of the…
Why Birmingham women are celebrating International Women’s Day?
Staff Reporter
March 6, 2020
International Women's Day on March 8th provides an important opportunity to celebrate women's achievements while calling for greater equality. This year's 2020 campaign theme is #EachforEqual, a message reflecting an equal world…
VIDEO: Tez Ilyas on series 3 of Man Like Mobeen
Staff Reporter
January 25, 2020
Actor and comedian Tez Ilyas chats to I Am Birmingham journalist Adam Yosef about Series 3 of hit BBC Three comedy Man Like Mobeen. (more…)
Convicted killer speaks from prison on the life-ruining consequences of carrying a knife
Staff Reporter
September 16, 2019
“It’s not nice, having to live with the feeling that I’ve taken a life. Especially when you’re in your cell, thinking about things, they come to haunt " These are…
INTERVIEW: Aja on Birmingham Pride, her Drag Race elimination and choking on burritos!
Joshua Williams
June 9, 2019
Prior to her debut performance on the Birmingham Pride main stage, I Am Birmingham caught up with RuPaul’s Drag Race Superstar and recording artist Aja to talk about her first…
Adults living with Dyslexia: The silent struggle
Fahima Khatun
May 20, 2019
It’s estimated 1 in 10 people in the UK have some degree of dyslexia. Throughout school, they are the kids that have extra time in exams or are in a…
New three-year project launched to increase diversity in Birmingham’s heritage organisations
Fahima Khatun
March 1, 2019
Beatfreeks, a creative organisation which focuses on giving young people in Birmingham a voice, has launched a new project called Don't Settle, which aims to make all stories in museums visible…