Month: February 2012

THE ImPOSSIBLE CONVERSATION EVENT (LONDON)

On February 8 I attended the second annual ImPossible conversation event which took place at Pearson’s head offices in London showcasing an array of uber talented and accomplished professional black British women sharing their life stories. A lively, life-affirming, knowledgeable panel comprising of company secretary and chief legal head of Waitrose and John Lewis; Margaret Caseley-Hayford, actress, singer and now author; Michelle Gayle, Hackney Vicar and chaplain to the speaker of the House of Commons; Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, official dentist on Channel 4’s ’10 []

WHITNEY HOUSTON DIES

Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48. The singer died in the Beverly Hills Hotel on the eve of the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. She had been due to attend a pre-awards party in the hotel organised by her long-time mentor and record industry executive Clive Davis on Saturday evening. A police spokesman told the BBC, “police were despatched, but paramedics, already at the hotel because of the party, attempted to resuscitate her, without success. She was pronounced dead []

PICS OF THE DAY: BLUE IVY CARTER

Mary and Joseph 2012 have finally released the first pictures of their bundle of joy Blue Ivy Carter. The couple posted this message on a tumblr blog, ‘We welcome you to share in our joy. Thank you for respecting our privacy during this beautiful time in our lives. The Carter Family.’ Click HERE to view more photographs. Blue is a cute little girl.  She look’s like her mother.

UK NEWS: ENGLAND TEAM CARE TAKER MANAGER STUART PEARCE EMBROILED IN RACISM ROW

Earlier this week Fabio Capello resigned as England manager (click here to read all about it) and former player Stuart Pearce has been appointed as “care-taker” England manager for now, while the FA tries to convince Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp to accept the role as full-time England manager. However it’s emerged that back in 1994 Stuart allegedly called his then England team-mate Paul Ince an “arrogant black c**t” and was later forced to apologise. And it has also been revealed that Stuart’s []

VIDEO: JAY-Z AND KANYE WEST – NIGGAS IN PARIS

Two foolish old ‘niggas’ who at this point in their lives should know better. I absolutely despise the title of this track. As far as I am concerned the word ‘Nigga’ just means the same as  ‘Nigger’.  There is no difference. The word needs to be retired ASAP.

UK NEWS: BIG BROTHER STAR MAKOSI MUSAMBASI ‘BANNED FROM BRITAIN’

Tabloid rag The Sun reports that former Big Brother star Makosi Musambasi has been ‘kicked out of Britain’ by the UK Border Agency. She was allegedly stopped by the UK Border Agency at Heathrow after she flew in from Lagos, Nigeria for attempting to use a relative’s passport and apparently had approximately £12,000 in cash taken from her, which is currently under investigation. Musambasi won an asylum battle to avoid deportation back to Zimbabwe in 2005. Makosi is just one big disaster. [Thanks []

UK FILM: PAYBACK SEASON (TRAILER)

[Thanks Noir] FILM SYNOPSIS: Hot shot Premiership footballer Jerome seems to have it all – a luxury flat, a fast car, any girl he wants, and a booming career. A vast contrast to the council estate life he left behind. Following a run-in with his old estate crew, his world is turned upside down as he gets caught up in the gangland ways his friends still pursue, and before long finds himself being extorted by the dealers, crooks and dropouts he used []