Month: November 2013

UK WEB SERIES: UNFAMOUS (DANCING WITH THE DEVIL -EPISODE 10)

  Dancing With the Devil: Unlikely partnerships are formed and worn down as the truth comes to light, driving some further into the darkness to see just how far they would go to be with the one they love. … Watch previous episodes below: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 & 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9

JAY Z STICKS WITH BARNEYS DEPARTMENT STORE DESPITE THEIR RACIAL PROFILING ANTICS

Well as expected the former waste man from Marcy Projects is falling in to line and has decided to still pursue his business relationship with those kings of racial profiling Barneys, all in the name of “charity”. Click here to read the original news report. Last night Shawn Carter aka Jay Z issued the following statement via his website: In the past several weeks two separate investigations were launched as a result of the wrongful detention of Trayon Christian and Kayla Phillips. []

UK RADIO NEWS: GLOBAL RADIO HIRES FORMER KISS MUSIC PRODUCER FOR CAPITAL XTRA (FORMALLY CHOICE FM) BRAND

“Dance Urban” will soon be in FULL EFFECT! Via Radio Today Starting in the new year, Christian will be responsible for the music roll-out for both the Capital and Capital XTRA brands and will report directly to Capital’s Managing Editor Robert D’Ovidio. Christian joins Global after eleven years at rivals Kiss, where he’s been Head of Music for the Kiss Network. Prior to that he worked at stations including Key 103 in Manchester. Christian said: “I’m seriously excited to start the new []

QUOTE OF THE DAY: RADIO PRESENTER KOJO TALKS ABOUT THE “REBRANDING” OF CHOICE FM

In a new interview with ‘Young Voices’ Capital Xtra breakfast show host/comedian Kojo talks about the demise of Choice FM and the birth of Capital Xtra. He also talks about his recent involvement with the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT). For me, it was hard being the face of the station and a brand that I had grown up with to all of a sudden get told that all this change is happening and it’s going to happen next week. That was []

LILY ALLEN RESPONDS TO THOSE WHO SAY HER NEW VIDEO IS RACIST / MY THOUGHTS

Yesterday singer Lily Allen released the video to her new single Hard Out Here, which has now been branded racist.  In the video a troupe of black dancers “twerk” and do all sorts with their buttocks. CLICK HERE to read Black In Asia’s Tumblr post criticising Lily and the video. Lilly who claims the video is meant to be “light hearted and satirical” wrote: Privilege,Superiority and Misconceptions 1. If anyone thinks for a second that I requested specific ethnicities for the video, they’re []

ITV NEWS PRESENTER CHARLENE WHITE DEFENDS HER DECISION TO NOT WEAR POPPY ON AIR / ADDRESSES RACIST ABUSE

ITV News presenter Charlene White has been subjected to a torrent of racist abuse via social media over her decision to not wear a poppy on-air. In the statement below Charlene ( a supporter of the Poppy Appeal) explains why she has made the decision to not wear the poppy and addresses the ridiculous and uncalled for racial abuse she received. Via ITV.com In the last few days I’ve been subjected to a torrent of racist and sexist abuse as a result []

RUSSIA: MAN NAILS TESTICLES TO GROUND IN FRONT OF TOURISTS

Now this is what you call taking protesting to the next level. Via The Metro A man was arrested after stripping naked and nailing his own testicles to the ground in broad daylight and in full view of tourists at one of the world’s most visited landmarks. Self-styled performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky received treatment at a clinic before being taken to a police station following the incident, which he said was a protest against Russia’s ‘police state’. He shocked visitors in Moscow’s []