January 20, 2014
The Voice reports that a second rally has been organised in protest of the recent rebranding of Choice FM. SATURDAY JANUARY 25 is the date of the next protest against the changes made to Choice fm. Church congregations are looking forward to the planned appearance at the protest in Leicester Square of gospel choirs, alongside reggae band Musical Youth and the UK’s top Calypsonian Alexander D Great among others. Since Global Radio rebranded Choice FM as Capital Xtra last October, specialist music […]
January 20, 2014
In a new interview with Flavour Mag, Capital Xtra breakfast show host Jade Avia talks about the controversial rebranding of Choice FM (now Capital Xtra) in October 2013. Jade reveals: I got a lot of abuse over it and people were saying some horrible things. I think it was really sad to see something I loved go. I presented on that station [Choice FM] for over a year, I have deep love for it. I understand the public’s view but at the end of […]
January 20, 2014
Check out the teaser for Series 2 and follow the stories of A1, 3T, Damage, Eternal, Girl Thing and 5th Story, coming soon on ITV2. Via The Cocoa Diaries
January 18, 2014
It has been reported that BBC TV presenter Komla Dumor has died at his home in London. He was 41 years old. Ghana-born Dumor was a presenter for BBC World News and its Focus on Africa programme. One of Ghana’s best-known journalists, he joined the BBC as a radio broadcaster in 2007 after a decade of journalism in Ghana. Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama said on Twitter that his country had lost one of its finest ambassadors. BBC Global News Director Peter Horrocks […]
January 18, 2014
Madonna has issued an apology via Instagram apologising for posting a photograph of her son Rocco along with the caption, ‘No one messes with Dirty Soap! Mama said knock you out! #Disnigga. “I am sorry if I offended anyone with my use of the N-word on Instagram. It was not meant as a racial slur…I am not a racist.” “There’s no way to defend the use of the word. It was all about intention…It was used as a term of endearment toward […]
January 18, 2014
Madonna shocked fans last night (Friday 17th) after posting a photograph of her son Rocco Richie on Instagram with the caption: No one messes with Dirty Soap! Mama said knock you out! #Disnigga After the singer was criticised for her inappropriate caption she quickly deleted it but followed up with: “Ok let me start this again. #get off my dick haters!” However one supporter wrote that she ‘deserves a pass for using the N-word because she ‘has basically adopted half of Africa’. In […]
January 17, 2014
The IPCC (Independent Police Complaints Commission) has apologised to Mark Duggan’s family for “wrongly” telling the media he had fired at police before he was shot dead in 2011. Via BBC News The Independent Police Complaints Commission’s chair Dame Anne Owers met the family of Mr Duggan on Tuesday. The IPCC said it would look into how “police responded to intelligence”. It also promised to interview some “key witnesses” who had previously declined to speak and those whose accounts were “inconsistent with other […]
January 17, 2014
Want to be mentored by experienced top journalists and learn how a newsroom works? This is your chance to Break Into News! Maybe you shoot films with your friends at the weekends, you’re part of a local film club or blog about what you see on your screen. Maybe you’ve never created your own media but have a passion you’re keen to explore. If you’re 18-25-years-old with limited media or broadcasting experience, this is your chance to be mentored by top journalists and […]
January 17, 2014
Oh dear… Via The Daily Mail A black woman is demanding an apology from NHS chiefs after she was sent a letter saying her password was set as ‘charcoal shade’ for a hospital website. Leanda Probert, 31, from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, was horrified when she discovered the ‘highly offensive’ password in a letter asking her to book an online appointment with a pain management clinic. The mother-of-one, who suffers from crippling condition fibromyalgia, said she thought NHS North Somerset was ‘having a laugh’ […]
January 16, 2014
For over 50 years hundreds of black people have been unlawfully killed in police custody in Britain. Last week a jury found that an UNARMED Mark Duggan was LAWFULLY killed by the police in 2011 (Click Here to read). In this week’s issue of The Voice the newspaper asks ‘who is next?’
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