Weyland McKenzie-Witter Presents NELLO

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Weyland McKenzie-Witter is an award-winning multidisciplinary Audio Artist, Archivist, Creative Producer and Writer. Nello sits at the intersection of heritage, cultural production and digital humanities. Nello's work focuses on creating digital humanities projects, archival collections, creative productions, exhibitions, workshops and consultancy.

  1. Feb 26

    Asking Darcus Howe Ep 1: Who is Darcus Howe?

    On Jan 4th 2022, Darcus Howe was honoured at the unveiling of a Nubian Jack plaque in Brixton. But who is Darcus Howe? In Part 1 of this series, we explore Howe's politics, his relationship with C. L. R. James, and the Caribbean radical tradition behind his life's work.   This episode features:  Dr Jak Beula -  British entrepreneur, cultural activist, and "educartist" who founded the Nubian Jak Community Trust (NJCT) in 2006.    Leila Hassan Howe – Veteran Black British activist, former member of the Race Today Collective and long-time campaigner for racial justice and Black self-organisation. Dr Tennyson Joseph – Political scientist and lecturer at the University of the West Indies, specialising in Caribbean politics, decolonisation, and the work of CLR James. Dr Robin Bunce – Historian of Black Power and radical politics in Britain, and co-author of Darcus Howe: A Political Biography. Written, presented, and produced by Deanna Lyncook & Weyland McKenzie-Witter Mix and Sound design by Weyland McKenzie-Witter  Series Theme Music by Kyron Akal  Artwork by Rei Bleu - www.reibleu.com

  2. Feb 26

    Asking Darcus Howe Ep 3: The Devil's Advocate

    In the final episode of this mini series, Deanna, Weyland and Athian Akec trace how Darcus Howe carried C.L.R. James' radical tradition from Black Power organising and Race Today into prime-time British TV, from The Bandung File to Devil's Advocate. Through interviews, archive and biography, we explore his confrontations with British power and the legacy that continues to shape Black politics and media today.   This episode features :  Andrew Billen -  British journalist, children's author, and staff feature writer on The Times newspaper. Leila Hassan Howe – Veteran Black British activist, former member of the Race Today Collective and long-time campaigner for racial justice and Black self-organisation. Dr Tennyson Joseph – Political scientist and lecturer at the University of the West Indies, specialising in Caribbean politics, decolonisation, and the work of CLR James. Dr Robin Bunce – Historian of Black Power and radical politics in Britain, and co-author of Darcus Howe: A Political Biography.   Athian Akec - A political educator and community organiser focused on cultivating political imagination and building community capacity for positive change.   Written, presented, and produced by Deanna Lyn Cook & Weyland McKenzie-Witter Special guest appearance by Athian Akec  Mix and Sound design by Weyland McKenzie - Witter  Series Theme Music by Kyron Akal  Artwork by Rei Bleu - www.reibleu.com

  3. Feb 26

    Ep 2: Darcus Howe: Caribbean Global Consciousness to Black Power in Britain

    In this episode, we trace Darcus Howe's journey from Caribbean "global consciousness" and Trinidad's Black Power uprising to the Mangrove Nine, the Race Today Collective and political organising in Britain. This episode uncovers how Howe built institutions, challenged the state and became a key target of the Special Branch's Black Power desk. Leila Hassan Howe – Veteran Black British activist, former member of the Race Today Collective and long-time campaigner for racial justice and Black self-organisation. Dr Tennyson Joseph – Political scientist and lecturer at the University of the West Indies, specialising in Caribbean politics, decolonisation, and the work of CLR James. Dr Robin Bunce – Historian of Black Power and radical politics in Britain, and co-author of Darcus Howe: A Political Biography. Written, presented, and produced by Deanna Lyn Cook & Weyland McKenzie-Witter Mix and Sound design by Weyland McKenzie-Witter  Series Theme Music by Kyron Akal  Artwork by Rei Bleu - www.reibleu.com

  4. 09/26/2025

    Asante Sana from Assata Shakur

    Statement from Assata Shakur from July 2007.    Voiced by Sirena Riley    Produced by Weyland McKenzie - Witter   Featuring Music from Samson

  5. 01/26/2023

    Assata Shakur - The Tradition (2023)

    We end series 1 with a reimagining of Assata's Shakur's Poem The Tradition. Assata is voiced by Sirena Riley This is a Nello and the People's Production.  Visit Us Online at : nelloandthem.co.uk

  6. 01/19/2023

    Revolution is Illegal The Panther 21 Trial (Part 4)

    A day after the Panther 21 organized this unprecedented hearing, which forced the judiciary to tacitly admit to its conspiracy to imprison poor people of color through bail, they were back in criminal court, standing trial for allegedly conspiring against the state.   This is a Nello and the People's Production.  Visit Us Online at : nelloandthem.co.uk

  7. 01/12/2023

    The Women of the Black Panther Party Mural (Side B)

    In this episode we pay a visit to the Women of the Black Panther Party Mural in West Oakland and talk with Curator Jilchristina Vest about the Mural.   This is a Nello and the People's Production.  Visit Us Online at : nelloandthem.co.uk

  8. 01/09/2023

    Altheia Jones - Lecointe

    In this episode we look at the remarkable Altheia Jones -Lecointe the Trinidadian born former member of the British Black Panther Movement and her sister Beverly Jones.   Music : Womb Love by Teshay Makeda Artwork by Elfreda Fayoka  This is a Nello and the People's Production.  Visit Us Online at : nelloandthem.co.uk

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Weyland McKenzie-Witter is an award-winning multidisciplinary Audio Artist, Archivist, Creative Producer and Writer. Nello sits at the intersection of heritage, cultural production and digital humanities. Nello's work focuses on creating digital humanities projects, archival collections, creative productions, exhibitions, workshops and consultancy.

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