Month: August 2013

UK EVENT: FLAVOUR MAG PRESENTS GOOGLE TOP BLACK TALENT

August 25, 2013

Flavourmag presents Google’s Top Black Talent’ is a monthly series of inspiring, entertaining and educational Hangouts on Air featuring role models across industries, including technology, law, engineering, PR, music and fashion, to help black students, graduates and early career professionals, gain insight into career possibilities, learn key skills to get ahead and benefit from career wisdom from seasoned professionals. This month’s Flavourmag presents Google’s Top Black Talent show takes place on Wednesday 28th August 2013 at 4.30pm-6pm with a PR focused panel and skills talk […]

UK NEWS: KILBURN DOUBLE SHOOTING – MAN ARRESTED

August 25, 2013

Police have arrested a man after a young woman was fatally shot in Kilburn while out celebrating her birthday in the early hours of Saturday morning. 24-year-old Sabrina Moss (who was also the mother of one child), from the Neasden area, died in hospital on Saturday morning. Another 24-year-old woman also suffered gunshot injuries and is recovering in hospital. It has been reported that before the shooting Sabrina was talking to a group of people when two black males approached, opened fire and […]

VIDEO: KANYE WEST APPEARS ON THE ‘KRIS JENNER SHOW’ (FULL INTERVIEW) – WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO HIS VOICE?)

August 23, 2013

Check out a clip of Kanye West talking about his other half Kim Kardashian on The Kris Jenner Show. Is it me or does Kanye West’s voice sound different? That is not his usual tone of speaking voice. It has never sounded that high or soft. What is going on here? … Umm has Kanye west always sounded like Janet Jackson? http://t.co/kMYzD3O2ZW 0:19-0:37 — SaarfLondonGirl (@saarflondongirl) August 23, 2013 Hahahahahahahahahahaha!

QUOTES OF THE DAY: ASHLEY WALTERS – (BLACK BRITISH ACTORS MOVING STATESIDE / MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN)

August 22, 2013

In a recent interview with The Independent actor Ashley Walters talks about black British actors who complain about the lack of opportunities in Britain and have moved to America …. and multicultural Britain. “Here’s my theory: I looked up to people like Lenny Henry and David Harewood. They were the kind of people who made me want to get into this. But they don’t write enough, they don’t produce enough and they don’t direct enough.” “Lenny’s production company put a film out […]

UK ANTICS: TULISA ACCUSED OF ATTACKING BLOGGER AT V FESTIVAL

August 21, 2013

This cracked me up this morning. Former X-Factor judge and N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos has been accused of punching showbiz blogger Vas Morgan at the V Festival this past weekend. In a blog post titled ‘Tulisa attacks: My Story’ Morgan wrote: “As I was leaving at about 12.30 am I noticed Tulisa charging toward me in a drunken and angry state, “Stop following me bruv, this is the end of your journey step back”. I calmly explained that we were both clearly walking to the same […]

UK DOCUMENTARY (SHORT) – PECKHAM (BY PARIS ROBIN)

August 21, 2013

The Royal Court commissioned a young Peckham based film maker, Paris Robin, to go out and produce a film about the area to complement the Soap Opera digital content. Paris Robin is a 19 year old actress and film-maker who has been making films independently for just over a year. Paris specialises in writing, pre-production and filming. Paris also owns her own Literary Agency which involves the development of plays, films and novels: www.swagswagliteraryagency.com

UK NEWS: CORONATION STREET STAR FIRED OVER RAPE LYRICS ON YOUTUBE AS RAP ALTER-EGO ‘THE PHANTOM’

August 19, 2013

Via BBC News Coronation Street actor Chris Fountain has been sacked by the soap after he was exposed as a masked rapper who posted strongly worded videos online. The YouTube clips purportedly showed Fountain rapping about raping women and committing violent acts in the guise of his alter-ego “The Phantom”. The 25-year-old had been suspended, but an ITV spokesman confirmed his contract had been terminated. Fountain had offered apologies for any offence he had caused. Continue Reading…. Oh dear Chris… when “keeping […]

UK DOCUMENTARY: ‘MY DOMINICA STORY’ – MISTAKEN ID (TEASER)

August 19, 2013

Travel to the beautiful island of Dominica as one man documents his journey of discovery, of identity, of the birthplace of his father and of a legacy for future generations. This inspirational film will celebrate a small and unknown island and place it firmly on the map. Follow Richard’s progress at www.mydominicastory.tumblr.com where you can also make a donation. Writer/Director Richard Etienne addresses the common confusion between Dominica and the Dominican Republic.

VIDEO: RUSSELL SIMMONS RESPONDS TO HARRIET TUBMAN SEX TAPE BACKLASH

August 18, 2013

Mogul Russell Simmons sits down with Cynthia LuCiette (I can’t decide who annoys me the most during this interview), and responds to the backlash he received last last week after posting the controversial Harriet Tubman sex tape parody video on his Def Digital YouTube channel (the video was later removed). For those of you who missed it the Harriet Tubman parody video depicted the African-American slave abolitionist having sex with her white slave master with the intent of filming the act and blackmailing him. Russell tweeted […]