UK News

UK EVENT: FLAVOUR MAG PRESENTS GOOGLE TOP BLACK TALENT – CREATIVE AND NETWORKING SKILLS

October 20, 2013

We are showcasing top role models across industries including technology, law, marketing, PR, music and fashion, to help you gain insight into career possibilities, learn key skills to get ahead and benefit from career wisdom from seasoned pros. The fifth in a series of Hangouts on Air from Google & Flavourmag, for black students, graduates and early career professionals, with this months edition featuring talks on Creative and Networking skills. Join us monthly live in the studio or online as we build a community of […]

QUOTE OF THE DAY: COLOURFUL RADIO FOUNDER KOFI KUSITOR – THE FUTURE OF ETHNIC MEDIA IN BRITAIN

October 19, 2013

So much has happened over the last couple of weeks within the world of UK radio, and since the major shake up over at Global towers questions are now being asked. In an interview with The Voice which discusses the demise of Choice FM (now Capital Xtra) and the future of our other publishers and broadcasters (Read full article – Is Ethnic Media Becoming An Endangered Species?), the founder of Colourful Radio (Britain’s only legal and fully-licensed news and music station for the African and African […]

UK NEWS: COMEDIAN FELIX DEXTER DIES

October 18, 2013

It has been reported that comedian, actor and writer Felix Dexter died earlier today following a battle with multiple myeloma, a type of bone marrow cancer. Felix starred in the hit 1990s BBC black British sketch show The Real McCoy and also recently starred in the BBC 1 sitcom Citizen Khan. As far as I am concerned Felix was one of the funniest comedians out there, hands down. Rest In Peace Felix Dexter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcEA4qAl9m8

UK NEWS: AWARD-WINNING FILM MAKER MARK STRAKER DIES

October 18, 2013

Local news website The Comet reports that British award-winning film maker Mark Straker died suddenly on Thursday (17 October). The writer and filmmaker’s many accolades include Best Acting at the London Black Film Makers International Film Festival in 2009 for Second Chance, a Hollywood VSM award in 2009 for Hitchin-based short film One of Us, and a British Cinema Inspiration Award for PUKKA in 2004. Mr Straker was also the founder of Stevenage-based charity Positive Strides UK, which delivers arts programmes for […]

UK NEWS: REVEREND DR TINA BELOVETH POWERFUL BATTLES HARVARD UNIVERSITY FOR USE OF ITS NAME

October 18, 2013

This news story cracked me up this morning. The Voice reports that the founder of a small business school in the UK who is being sued by the prestigious Harvard University for copyright infringement has made a counter-claim against the institution. Reverend Dr Tina Beloveth Powerful claims her Harvard School of Management and Technology was named after her grandfather, however Harvard University, established in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is seeking damages and an injunction against her. Although Rev Powerful is willing to change the […]

UK NEWS: FOOTBALLER ANDROS TOWNSEND DEFENDS ROY HODGSON’S ‘MONKEY JOKE’

October 17, 2013

Here we go again…. Via The Daily Mirror Andros Townsend has defended Roy Hodgson after the England boss was caught up in a row over a ‘monkey’ joke he told his players in the dressing room during Tuesday night’s win over Poland. Hodgson recounted an old NASA space monkey joke at half-time – words that are thought to have caused offence to one England player, who believed it carried racial connotations. But the Tottenham star says that “no offence was meant and none was […]

UK NEWS: SCHOOL BANS SLANG TO IMPROVE STUDENTS SPEECH / DAVID LAMMY MP AGREES WITH BAN

October 16, 2013

Via BBC News Slang such as “ain’t”, “innit” and “coz” has been banned from a school in south London to try to help students find future employment. Harris Academy Upper Norwood said it implemented the initiative to allow its students to “express themselves confidently and appropriately”. Pupils heard using “informal language” will be asked to “reflect” on it. Other banned words include “like”, “bare” and “extra” and the phrases “you woz” and “we woz”. Starting sentences with “basically” and ending them with […]