George Stinney Jr was falsely convicted and murdered by the U.S at only 14. He was accused of killing two white girls, Betty of 11-years-old and Mary of 7, the bodies were found near the house where the boy resided with his parents. Before the execution, George spent 81 days in prison without being able to see his parents, he was held in solitary 80 miles from the city, he was held alone without anybody to talk to. He was heard alone without the presence of his parents or a lawyer. At that time, all the jurors were white. The trial lasted only 2 hours and the sentence was handed down 10 minutes later. The boy's parents were not allowed in the court room, and was subsequently expelled from that city after the trial. During his trial, until the day of his execution, he always carried a Bible in his hands, claiming for innocence. He was too short for the electric chair so they used the Bible he was carrying as a booster seat. He was electrocuted with 5,380 volts in the head. 70 years later, his innocence was finally proven by a judge in South Carolina. The beam with which the two girls were killed, weighed more than 19.07 kilograms. Therefore, it was impossible for Stinney to be able to lift it, let alone be able to hit hard enough to kill them. ‘The Green Mile’ by Stephen King was inspired by the same case.

Started 2024 off with inspiring new writing/theatre GANGSTA BABY. @TheHopeTheatre Directed by the ever wonderful never aging @RikkiBB. 1st night sold out! Congrats all cast/crew. A much needed date night for hermits @AaronTaylorACT and myself 🥳

Last to hear about these things but it doesn’t change what gutting news this is. All I can say is Thank You @gal-dem for everything I wish you positive success in your future endeavours. Farewell gal-dem. You were disruptive, joyful and you gave us a voice theguardian.com/media/2023/a…

With @ChereenBuckley

Don’t know how credible the research on Beethoven’s heritage is, but there are certainly black composers of his time worth checking out: Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Francis Johnson, George Bridgetower.

Getting emotional seeing the cast in rehearsals, backstage and at home 😭😍 That’s your half-hour call, #SmallIsland company. Half an hour, please!

Really enjoyed seeing the showcase of my piece as part of the @tamashatheatre scratchnight @sohotheatre. Massive thank you to @brigitteadela & the cast for bringing my words to life ❤️

Bravo! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Love this fab teapot and all it stands for! Signed by all of us on #SmallIsland Share your stories with @BideanCoDesign Helped by @TheCJJohnsonUK @johnnyhaste @CavanClarke @beatieedney @GEustacheJnr @leah_harvey @ARothney @rebookaloo @amyforrest26 @phoeBCDEFG @ChereenBuckley ..

'You must always remember what you have promised me' Today is #WindrushDay, and to celebrate the contribution of the Windrush Generation and their descendants, @NTLive are releasing an exclusive scene from #SmallIsland. In cinemas on Thursday: bit.ly/NTLSmallIsland

Today we lose the daddy of #smallisland, our stage manager Shane Thom, who’s off to another project for a few months. Anyone who has had the opportunity to work with Shane @NationalTheatre will know that he is the best human being on earth. We’ll miss him a bit too much.♥️

'It would have been a very different show without the music' - @ShilohCoke Associate Musical Director Celia Langley on the music of Small Island. See Small Island in a cinema near you: bit.ly/NTLSmallIsland

As a photographer and a Black woman I see it as my duty that my creative team knows how to work with afro hair and different skintones. Still so many battles theguardian.com/commentisfre…

I’m not doing this again

Epic theatre. Watch the trailer for #SmallIsland. bit.ly/SmallIsland

27th June we go global to cinemas around the world! 🌎 #smallisland

AMAZING Performances at the Understudy run at #SmallIsland @NationalTheatre HUGE Well done to the FAB @ChereenBuckley @leemorgan_mgnt ALSO Lovely bumping into @sydneyamee Xx

Press night last night with these beauties. @NationalTheatre @ChereenBuckley @rebookaloo #smallisland gettyimages.co.uk/detail/new…

Have a fantastic #Press tonight @ChereenBuckley @NationalTheatre #SmallIsland. See you afterwards X

Also in @NationalTheatre #theatrenews, AD Rufus Norris helms stage premiere of #SmallIsland, adapted by Helen Edmundson from Andrea Levy's 2004 novel. In 40-strong cast, @leah_harvey is Hortense, @LoftusAisling is Queenie & @GEustacheJnr is Gilbert. In Olivier rep 17-Apr-10 Aug