“For many of my generation in the 70s… he was one of the few people of colour we saw on television who wasn’t crooning, dancing or running. His very iconic presence on this most public of platforms suggested all manner of ‘impossible possibilities’.”
Encyclopaedia Africana J
July 13, 2020
JOHN AKOMFRAH
His works focussing on individuals include Seven Songs for Malcolm X and The Stuart Hall Project. John has Honorary Doctorates from Goldsmiths, University of London, University of the Arts London and Portsmouth University, where he earned his degree.