Black Diasporas Boorloo-Perth celebrate the spectrum of Black life in this city. The project manifests as this community opening that will be followed by an exhibit and a geolocated digital archive of interviews of Black people: defined in this project as people of African ancestry living in this city. 

This project provides an opportunity for us to hear more inclusive and nuanced community-led

narratives that more accurately represent the spectrum of experiences, storiesranging from the anti-apartheid movement to everyday life, family joys, mental health challenges, and the impact of racial stereotyping. Covering suburbs from Fremantle to the Swan Valley,  Joondalup to Mandurah, and beyond. The main aim of this project is to create space for community-led dialogue. No project could entirely encapsulate the diversity of character, experience, and community; however, we must begin asking questions and providing a platform to hear directly from the Black Diasporas of Boorloo-Perth.

Many thanks to the storytellers who generously shared their stories:

Afeif, Ana, Ayor, Ayuol, Berhane, Bernard, Bernice, Bonface, Brigitte, Bumni, Charles, Colin, Daniel, Deng, Drea, Edith, Eduardo, Eva, Farai, Grace, Henry, Kozo, Langton, Legran, Louise, Lulame, Madison, Mararo, Maria, Maria, Michael, Michelle, Nathan, Nicholah, Nyat, Onikè, Pearl, Raymond, Reuben, Ruvi, Saeed, Shubert, Sileshi, Tawanda, Trinite, Victor, Yande, Yannick, Yetunde, Yirga, Yorelle, Yvette.
 

Interviewers:

Aline, Bellamore, Carole, Chewe, Daniel, Eva, Farai, Isaac, Khumbo, Kiki, Kuda, Lisa, Maame, Mararo, Muza, Nic, Nidal, Racine, Ruvi, Shoshi, Sisi,Valerie, Vuma, Wadzi.

Editors:

Chebet Kuntai, Phillip Johnson, Kholisile Dhliwayo, Sandra Githinji 

Exhibition design at Boola Bardip Museum of Western Australia:

Kholisile Dhliwayo, Sandra Githinji

Filmmakers:

Abuk Lual, Jennay, Khalid Elmi, Linda Iriza, Mararo Wangai, Mohammed ‘Ayo Busari’, Nic Casta, Nidal Saeed, Tinashe Dzawoma.

Project advisory

Bellamore Ndayikeze, Linda Iriza, Mararo Wangai, Muza Gondwe, Ruvi Goredema, Sandra Githinji, Wadzi Katsidzira, Kholisile Dhliwayo.

Many thanks to our sponsors 

The Scanlon Foundation

This project was presented in collaboration with Collective Futures