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      <title>FAB Spotlight: Yinka Ilori, Fabulous Interior Designer</title>
      <description><![CDATA[At 24yrs old, Yinka Ilori is a North London based Recycled Furniture designer. He holds a BA (hons) degree in furniture and product design from London Metropolitan University and has since specialized in re-designing discarded furniture.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>2011 Festival Video Updates</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Revisit the AACDD 2011 Festival and catch up on some of our events at the Bargehouse, 100%Design and the Hospital Club.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Choices</title>
      <description><![CDATA[As per when does everyone of us have a conscious choice of who we want to be, what we want to do and which type of life we want to lead? And if and when we are finally facing such choices, from where can we make them? There are facts, with which we are born and which cannot be changed, such as our race and our gender. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Priestmangoode AACDD Award 2011/12</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Priestmangoode, one of the UK’s leading design consultancies, is sponsoring an AACDD award by offering a summer placement in its London office. EXTENDED DEADLINE: May 31, 2012.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/news-article/items/priestmangoode-aacdd-award-2011-12.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>TEDxSoweto join the African &amp; African-Caribbean Design Diaspora</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The independently organised TED event and AACDD join forces ahead of the 2011 Festival during September and October in London.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/news-article/items/tedxsoweto-join-the-african-african-caribbean-design-diaspora.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 11:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>AACDD Festival 2011 officially announced</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The African & African-Caribbean Design Diaspora Festival Programme 2011 has officially been announced today at the London Design Festival press conference.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 12:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The Caribbean Art and Culture Magazine - Vol 2</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ARC Magazine, the quarterly Caribbean Art and Culture print and e-magazine, launch their second issue today at Bocas Lite Fest]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/news-article/items/the-caribbean-art-and-culture-magazine-vol-2.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>A Year Dedicated to People of African Descent</title>
      <description><![CDATA[On 18 December 2009, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year beginning on 1 January 2011 the "International Year for People of African Descent".]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/news-article/items/a-year-dedicated-to-people-of-african-descent.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>African &amp; African-Caribbean Design Diaspora Initiative - Questions &amp; Answers</title>
      <description><![CDATA[What is AACDD? An initiative to promote the creative skills - academically or traditionally craft-trained - and commercial potential of ethnic minorities of African and African-Caribbean descent in the UK and their creative counterparts in Africa and the Caribbean.  ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/news-article/items/aacdd-questions-answers.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>British Chevening Scholarships for Barbados and Eastern Caribbean</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Applications for the academic year 2011-2012 close 15 April 2011]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/news-article/items/british-chevening-scholarships-for-barbados-and-eastern-caribbean.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Hidden Treasures of...African Art</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Griff Rhys Jones is on a quest to find traditional art in remote places by travelling to West Africa.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>&#35;ADANairobi11</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The #ADANairobi11 meet-up in Nairobi was a culmination of design professionals, creatives and students with a diverse range of talent and abilities. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>A Techie In Love With The Arts</title>
      <description><![CDATA[WE_magazine's interview with African Digital Art founder and AACDD supporter Jepchumba, a digital enthusiast who works hard to combine her two loves: Digital Media and Africa. Originally from Kenya, she has lived around the world developing her interest in philosophy, art and technology.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/news-article/items/a-techie-in-love-with-the-arts.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Online fashion boutique brings African design to the world</title>
      <description><![CDATA[With a wide selection of eye-catching prints and colorful garments, UK based online boutique Agnes & Lola has set its sights on becoming the website of choice for African fashion.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/news-article/items/online-fashion-boutique-brings-african-design-to-the-world.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Interview with Emamoke Ukeleghe</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Textile designer Emamoke Ukeleghe has exhibited her work in New York and London and uses influences from a range of heartfelt stories in her beautifully decorative fabrics.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/news-article/items/interview-with-emamoke-ukeleghe.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Our partner Thinking Flowers? win Future 100 award</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lauren Craig of Thinking Flowers? was one of 10 highly commended young social entrepreneurs that have been crowned winners of the Striding Out Future 100.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/news-article/items/thinking-flowers-win-future-100-award.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>iamthenublack partner with AACDD</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The platform for contemporary culture of the African Diaspora joins our initiative.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/news-article/items/iamthenublack-partner-with-aacdd.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>African Digital Art join AACDD</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The online collective for digital artists becomes a partner of our initiative.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/news-article/items/african-digital-art-join-aacdd.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Award for Creative Excellence 2011</title>
      <description><![CDATA[As an important addition to this year’s launch, the African and African-Caribbean Design Diaspora announces the launch of the first international AACDD Award for Creative Excellence in 2011.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/news-article/items/award-for-creative-excellence-2011.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Private View: Black &amp; White - Creative Origins</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Join us this Friday, Sept. 24, from 6pm - 8pm at BetterBankside]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/event/events/black-white-creative-origins.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Official Launch Event</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Join us on 26th September 2010 at Dalston Eastern Curve Garden in Hackney]]></description>
      <link>http://www.aacdd.org/news-article/items/official-launch-event.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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