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Janice aka Miss Mad News

UK DEBATE (WATCH): BEING A MAN 2014 – ‘GANGING UP’ (FEATURING AKALA)

February 5, 2014

David Cohen, Campaigns Editor at the London Evening Standard leads a discussion with Camila Batmanghelidjh, founder of Kids Company, former gang members Feras Al-Bakri and Karl Lokko and hip-hop artist Akala to investigate the impact of gang culture on young people, rites of passage and the sense of ‘family’ that attracts young men to gang membership. The session is introduced by Southbank Centre’s Artistic Director Jude Kelly. [Thanks Lorraine] This was brilliant. Well done to everyone on the panel.

‘JUICE’ – STARRING TUPAC SHAKUR AND OMAR EPPS (FULL LENGTH FILM 1992)

February 2, 2014

Bishop (Shakur), Q (Epps), Raheem (Kain) and Steel (Hopkins), who refer to themselves as “The Wrecking Crew,” are four friends growing up in Harlem. They regularly skip school, instead spending their days hanging out at Steel’s apartment, a neighborhood arcade and also a record store where they steal LPs for Q’s local DJ interests. Generally, they are harassed daily by the police or a Puerto Rican gang led by a gangster named Radames. After witnessing a robbery at the local bar, an aggravated Bishop becomes enthralled […]

UK RADIO NEWS: BBC UK BLACK FACING JOB CUTS

February 1, 2014

At the end of March 2014 it is proposed that the two specialist broadcast journalists who currently provide national and international material for BBC English Regions African Caribbean and Asian programmes (BBC UK Black and Desi Download) will be cut to just one role serving African Caribbean, Asian and also Chinese programmes. The single role will also be based in Birmingham. BBC UK Black teams now fear that the proposed cuts will have a serious impact on their programming in the following […]

BROADCAST JOURNALIST JENNI STEELE APPOINTED AMBASSADOR OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UK

January 31, 2014

Domestic Violence UK has announced that broadcast journalist Jenni Steele has been appointed an ambassador for the organisation. In 2011 Jenni created a workshop for teenagers based around unhealthy relationships and domestic violence, something she suffered as a teenager. She says: “I have always spoken out about the violence I suffered as a teenager I have come a long way and truly believe with the right support,determination and belief we can turn our lives around for the better turning negatives into positives. There was […]

VIDEO: SECOND PROTEST RALLY OVER CHOICE FM REBRANDING (WATCH)

January 31, 2014

Demonstrators outside the headquarters of Global Radio in Leicester Square demanded the return of airtime for specialist black music after Choice FM was replaced with Capital Xtra. Artists from the Reggae, Soca and Gospel music industry voiced their protests with performances of their songs. The demonstration was organised by The Voice, the black community’s weekly newspaper and the media and entertainment union BECTU. Choice FM had won its licence on the basis of offering broadcast time to black music for at least […]