January 12, 2014
Via BBC News Tottenham MP David Lammy has said he refused to attend a vigil for Mark Duggan because he did not want to share a platform with “anarchist groups”. He told The Andrew Marr Show he did not want to appear with “people that don’t accept that a jury laboured and reached a decision”. Up to 500 people gathered at Tottenham Police Station on Saturday. On Wednesday, an inquest jury concluded Mark Duggan was lawfully killed when he was shot dead […]
January 12, 2014
BBC 1 Xtra presenter Sarah-Jane “I bridge the gap between middle England and the street” Crawford, graces the front cover of The Sun’s weekly ‘glossy’ Fabulous Magazine. According to Fabulous Sarah-Jane is one of the ‘future stars of music, TV and comedy’ and she will also ‘rock your world’. It always makes me laugh when the media attempts to tell us what is cool and who we should embrace. Anyway congratulations Sarah-Jane.
January 11, 2014
The MehmeFemi’s is a sitcom about two culturally different families living in South London. The two families become neighbours when the Olafemi’s ( Nigerian family) move in next door to the Mehmet’s (Turkish family). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA7s_K3Xve0 The MehmeFemi’s did make me chuckle. I look forward to seeing how it develops.
January 11, 2014
This is a quick teaser from up and coming black British drama series The Method of Love starring former Eastenders star Charles ‘Chucky’ Venn. … Oooooooooh 😀
January 8, 2014
Via BBC News Mark Duggan, whose death sparked riots in England in 2011, was lawfully killed by police, an inquest jury has concluded by a majority of 8 to 2. The 29-year-old was shot dead by armed officers in August 2011 in Tottenham, north London. Following the inquest at the Royal Courts of Justice, his aunt Carole Duggan said her nephew had been “executed”. Mr Duggan’s brother Shaun Hall said: “We still fight for justice.” There were angry scenes outside the courts, […]
January 8, 2014
Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon is the latest celebrity to jump on board the ‘I have created my own fragrance’ train. The star launched her first fragrance named Rose Quartz at London’s St Martin’s Lane Hotel this afternoon. Congratulations Alesha.
January 8, 2014
Beauty is… a feature length film exploring the topic of beauty from a Pan African perspective through a candid collection of personal and group interviews. Beauty is… includes an assortment of short films and animations through which we also explore the impact of education and schooling, confidence in dating and relationships, and controversial topics like skin bleaching and ‘light skin — dark skin’ preference. Beauty is… examines the nature of our external features such as hair, skin and body shape, and then […]
January 7, 2014
Kirsty Wark speaks to Steve McQueen, director of ’12 Years a Slave’ and the man tipped to become the first black director to win an Oscar.
January 6, 2014
#TalkingTuesdays is a monthly Twitter debate which takes place every first Tuesday of the month created and hosted by I’mPOSSIBLE since 2010. Four topical questions are posed around current news and events and our followers answer by tweeting, commenting on our Facebook page all using the hashtag #TalkingTuesdays. For 2014, the format has been revamped to take the debate and its global nature to the next level by using Google Hangout technology. Sticking with the same successful formula, but adding in a rotating, well-informed, opinionated panel to bring the debate to life and […]
January 5, 2014
The illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Captain in the Royal Navy finds her unique social standing become instrumental in the campaign to end slavery in England after meeting an idealistic young vicar’s son. Belle is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizebeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson), Belle’s lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her skin […]
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