Month: November 2013

‘BLACK NATIVITY’ CAST TALK TO THE BREAKFAST CLUB

November 24, 2013

The Breakfast Club team interview some of the cast from the up and coming film ‘Black Nativity’. I doubt this film will see a release date here in UK cinemas because the cast is black and the dreaded word ‘BLACK’ is in the title. Ha! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo8UK7wY3vo In a contemporary adaptation of Langston Hughes’ celebrated play, the holiday musical drama BLACK NATIVITY follows Langston(Jacob Latimore), a street-wise teen from Baltimore raised by a single mother, as he journeys to New York City to spend […]

SENIOR BBC BLACK EXECUTIVE PAT YOUNGE TALKS LACK OF DIVERSITY ON BRITISH TELEVISION / DOTUN ADEBAYO NOT IMPRESSED

November 24, 2013

In July Pat Younge resigned from his post as  chief creative officer of BBC Productions and will say goodbye to the corporation at the end of this year. But before leaving Pat has decided to speak out about the lack of diversity on British television. In a recent interview with Radio 5 Live breakfast he said: “I have lived in both [the US and the UK]. I would rather personally live in Britain as a culture, as a society, in terms of how different races […]

BRITISH ACTOR IDRIS ELBA MISTAKEN FOR ACTRESS ALFRE WOODARD

November 24, 2013

Apologies for the late posting of this madness. After black Twitter users spotted this mistake and then accused Armani of racism, the Italian fashion house swiftly removed the post, but a few websites managed to screen shot the post before it disappeared. Last week Giorgio Armani posted a photograph on their Instagram page of American actress Alfre Woodard along with the caption: “Idris Elba posing in a gorgeous Giorgio @armani dress at the 5th Annual Governors Awards.” Hahahahahahahaha. Okay, so there are some […]

JAY Z OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES BARNEYS COLLECTION, CHARGES CUSTOMERS $2,590 FOR BOXER SHORTS

November 22, 2013

Shawn Carter aka Jay Z launched his controversial Barneys Christmas collection yesterday. Rolling Stone reports that the assortment of high-priced goods is available online. The “Shawn Carter Collection” includes a $695 cashmere ski mask, $2,590 boxing shorts, a $3,100 leather and suede wind breaker and, the most expensive item, a $58,000 Mollino crocodile jacket designed by Rick Owens. Carter and racial profiling Barneys have both stated that 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to the ‘Shawn Carter Foundation’. The rapper/business/corporate puppy apparently INSISTED […]

THREE WOMEN ‘FREED FROM 30 YEARS OF SLAVERY’ IN SOUTH LONDON

November 21, 2013

Via The Metro A man and woman in their 60s have been arrested after police freed three ‘highly traumatised’ women thought to have spent the last three decades imprisoned in a south London house. The arrested pair, both 67, were detained at their house following an investigation into slavery and domestic servitude after a call to police from the Freedom Charity. It is thought one of the three women held captive contacted the charity, which supports women forced to marry against their […]

RAPPER BREAKS WOMAN’S ARM AFTER JUMPING FROM LIGHT RIGGING DURING CONCERT

November 18, 2013

US rapper George Watsky (never heard of him until today) ended up in hospital after jumping from light rigging during a concert. The rapper also hurt two fans. Via The Daily Mail This is the moment a stage dive went disastrously wrong when a rapper leapt 35ft from a gantry into the crowd – putting himself and two fans in hospital. American rap artist George Watsky, 27, scaled the lighting rig during his last song before asking spectators: ‘Have you got my […]

UK NEWS: COMMUNITY ACTION AGAINST EXORBITANT PLANE FARES TO JAMAICA

November 18, 2013

Via Change.Org For the last few years, many travellers to Jamaica have seen a massive increase in airfares and a further reduction of their baggage allowances. The major airlines, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are the only two commercial airlines which fly to Jamaica from the UK, and as a result, they have certainly used this opportunity to their advantage, but in contrast, a major disadvantage to passengers. This is nothing short of exploitation it is argued. Background Destinations like the USA […]