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Janice aka Miss Mad News

UK EVENT: BLOGGERS D’LIGHT LIVE (NOVEMBER EDITION)

November 2, 2013

Monthly event Bloggers Delight Live features a range of “bloggers” who are well versed in everything from popular culture (mostly lol), politics (sometimes lol) social economics (barely lol) and everything else in between, they give their unique perspective on a variety of topics, allowing the audience to either watch and take in all their wisdom, or to join in with the topical debates.    Special guest debaters on the evening will be:   Aurie Styla, Sade Salami, Travis Jay, Bigz, Akousua Annobil, […]

UK WRITERS: ‘AN OPEN LETTER TO GANG MEMBERS’ BY LISA BENT

October 31, 2013

Check out fellow blogger Lisa Bent’s brilliant open letter to misguided  gang members. We live in a time when the biggest threat on the street is from someone who looks like you. This concept is so alien to me because years before, the threat would have come from the National Front, The Klu Klux Klan and many years before that, the slave master.  If you knew your history you would consider this prospect with shame. If you fully understood the many hazards of […]

BIZARRE QUOTES OF THE DAY: KANYE WEST CONTINUES TO TALK OUT OF HIS BOTTOM

October 30, 2013

Some one really needs to beat Kanye West around the head with a high heeled boot.  The son of a college professor and former Black Panther is a born idiot. During an interview with Ryan Seacrest the rapper said the following … “There’s no way Kim Kardashian shouldn’t be on the cover of Vogue. She’s, like, the most intriguing woman right now. She’s got Barbara Walters calling her, like, every day. And collectively, we’re the most influential with clothing.” “No one is looking at […]

NEW BLACK BRITISH WEB SERIES ‘ONES N TWOS’ COMING SOON!

October 30, 2013

Ones n Twos is a unique online comedy series that follows the lives of an eclectic bunch of DJs that broadcast live on pirate radio station OnesNTwos FM –  the biggest little station in London. in each episode the DJs broadcast from the stations custom built studio in the station manager’s girlfriends flat. With clashing personalities, secret crushes and power struggles life is never simple for the team at OnesnTwos FM. ‘Ones N Twos stars – Danny ‘Slim’ Gray, Kat B, Mighty Moe, Axel […]

UK EVENT: BEFFTA AWARDS 2013 – THE WINNERS / MAD NEWS LOSES OUT TO CARRIB DIRECT

October 28, 2013

The prestigious BEFFTA ( Black Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television & Arts) Awards took place on the 25th and 26th October. Surprisingly Mad News was nominated for the ‘Best Community News Website‘ award. But I knew the odds were against me winning the award because I was never officially informed that Mad News had be nominated (I came across this information while having a nose at the nominations list) and I was not sent an invitation to the ceremony. That said it all really […]

UK NEWS: GAY ART STUDENT PLANS TO LOSE HIS VIRGINITY IN FRONT OF LIVE AUDIENCE IN HACKNEY

October 27, 2013

Via The Daily Mail A gay art student has sparked outrage over plans to lose his virginity in front of a crowd of 100 people – in the name of art. Clayton Pettet, 19, said he will have gay sex for the first time in a gallery for a project entitled ‘Art School Stole My Virginity’. He said his ‘performance art project’ – followed by a question and answer session –  will challenge the idea of sexuality. He is planning for his […]