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Janice aka Miss Mad News

UK FILM: FAST GIRLS (TRAILER)

April 10, 2012

Shania, a street smart runner, develops an intense rivalry with ambitious middle class Lisa and their two world’s collide on the athletics track. Fast Girls stars  Lily James, Noel Clarke and Lenora Crichlow. …. Just in time for the 2012 Olympics! Noel Clarke also co-wrote the script and last year asked this question via Twitter “Are there enough girls of colour in TV and film?” followed by “Fast Girls is gonna fix that”. ( Click HERE to read the original post and […]

18 YEAR OLD WOMAN PLUNGES TO HER DEATH IN SOUTH-EAST LONDON DURING POLICE RAID

April 10, 2012

Via The Voice An eighteen year old woman has died after falling from the 17th floor of a block of flats during a police raid in Woolwich, south-east London, this morning. Police had entered the tower block on Mulgrave Road at 9.30am to carry out an arrest enquiry and shortly after their entrance the woman fell from a bedroom window located on the 17th floor. The teenager, who is believed to be mixed race, was pronounced dead at the scene. A formal […]

PRECIOUS NETWORK EVENT: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WOMAN IN BUSINESS IN MODERN BRITAIN

April 10, 2012

On the 29th March PRECIOUS hosted a frank and honest discussion about what it means to be a woman in business in modern Britain. Speakers featured on the night were: Jessica Huie – CEO Colorblind Cards Ltd and Founder JH Public Relations Ltd. Ronke Lawal – Founder RSL Management, CEO Islington Chamber of Commerce. Mendora Ogbogbo – CEO, Parli-Training. JobedaAli  – CEO, Managing Director, Fair Knowledge & CEO, Three Sisters Care. Watch footage below.

BLOGGER TELLS DARK SKINNED BLACK WOMEN TO ‘LIGHTEN UP LADIES’

April 8, 2012

22-year-old UK blogger Keith aka Mr Exposed has become quite the “controversial” figure on Twitter over the past couple of weeks thanks to his anti-dark skinned women tweets  (Apparently all tweeted in jest). Here are a few examples, A Lighty Can Set Me Up Any day, l’ll Forgive Her. I Dare A Dark Ting To Try, I’ll Get Her Pitched If I Was Captain Of The Titanic, We’d Let Lighties On The Life Boats 1st, Dark Skin Girls Get On After Men […]

UK NEWS: MAN STABBED AT PRIVATE BLACKBERRY EVENT DIES

April 8, 2012

A man stabbed at a private celebrity packed party organised by mobile phone giant BlackBerry on April 4th has died. Via BBC News Father-of-two Phillip Sherriff, 37, a telecommunications worker from Preston, Lancashire, was attacked in Pulse nightclub, Southwark, on 4 April. Singer Jessie J had performed at the club earlier in the evening and several other celebrities were in the venue at the time. Ashley Charles, 25, from Leicester, has been charged with attempted murder. An inquest is yet to be […]

UK NEWS: OFFICIAL MIXTAPE AWARDS FOUNDER SPEAKS OUT AFTER POLICE SHUT DOWN CEREMONY / PLANS TO RESCHEDULE

April 6, 2012

Yesterday it was announced that the third annual Official Mixtape Awards ( due to take place last night in Watford) had been shut down by “our good friends” the police. Click HERE to find out why. Actor/rapper Snakey Man aka Trevor McDonald   spoke exclusively to OMA founder  Milton McClymont (on a phone with bad reception) who shared his thoughts on the matter. …. So the  ceremony has been rescheduled…. The police are ruthless and have the power to do as they […]

UK NEWS: METROPOLITAN POLICE SHUT DOWN OFFICIAL MIXTAPE AWARDS CEREMONY

April 5, 2012

The third annual Official Mixtape Awards  has been shut down by the Metropolitan Police. Organisers of the popular event tweeted, http://twitter.com/#!/OfficialOMAs/status/187871203027980288 http://twitter.com/#!/OfficialOMAs/status/187871455021768704 http://twitter.com/#!/OfficialOMAs/status/187871729601880064 http://twitter.com/#!/OfficialOMAs/status/187879349700145152 http://twitter.com/#!/OfficialOMAs/status/187879507821211648 http://twitter.com/#!/OfficialOMAs/status/187873389111812096 http://twitter.com/#!/OfficialOMAs/status/187881918304497664 Hello ppl should we reschedule or just announce the winners on line ? WHO WANTS A AWARD CEREMONY!… OMA's IS HERE STAY… — Mixtape Awards (@OfficialOMAs) April 5, 2012 The Metropolitan Police actually said ‘everyone in each category is a criminal and they shoot people’.  Folllowed by they are ‘acting on information they were given’. Did one of their police dogs bark that “information” to them? […]