September 24, 2013
Via Digital Spy EastEnders characters Sam James and Ava Hartman will both be leaving the soap later this year, Digital Spy can exclusively reveal. The Walford couple, played by Cornell S John and Clare Perkins, will bow out on screen as the Hartman family’s ongoing transplant storyline reaches its natural conclusion. Continue Reading…. Well the inclusion of this latest black family “unit” didn’t last for very long did it? I am sure the Taverneirs were on our screens back in the early 1990s for longer (old skool Eastenders […]
September 24, 2013
Via The BBC Media Centre The BBC will broadcast highlights from The Stephen Lawrence Unity Concert on Tuesday 1 October at 10.35-11.35pm on BBC One. The concert, in memory of Stephen Lawrence, comes 20 years after the 18 year old was stabbed to death by racists in South East London, and unites some of music’s biggest names for a special show. BBC One will broadcast a 60-minute show from the performance held on Sunday 29 September, with the concert also being repeated […]
September 23, 2013
Last week DJ 279 (also known as Numbers) officially announced that he had been “let go” by Choice FM (Click Here to read if you missed it). On Saturday night his replacement (rival/nemesis) Tim Westwood “blasted off” with his first ever Hip Hop/Rap show on Choice FM. In response to his axing DJ 279 spoke exclusively to The British Black List . I took a couple phone calls (on September 14) and people were like ‘Westwood’s gonna be joining Choice…”. Numbers received […]
September 22, 2013
Via The Mail English Defence League boss Tommy Robinson was questioned by police after he was spotted outside the home of Tulisa Contostavlos with a cameraman. Mr Robinson – real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – was confronted by police officers and had his car searched after the former X Factor judge dialled 999. Friends of the star have said she feels ‘victimised’ by their activities and is still too scared to return to the £6million Hertfordshire home. Continue Reading…. [Thanks Lorraine] What a […]
September 20, 2013
Choice FM radio personality DJ 279 has officially announced that he has left the station. 4 the record I have officially been let go from @choicefm. I've enjoyed doing my thing, and wish the @choicefm family the best of luck #279 — DJ 279 (@DJ279) September 20, 2013 It was obvious that long time Choice employee DJ 279 (also known as Numbers) had lost his job when it was announced that his nemesis/rival Tim Westwood was joining the station. Check out the […]
September 18, 2013
Via The Metro A Selfridges shop assistant is facing dismissal after refusing to serve a man who was in the store with the English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson. Robinson, who filmed the incident and posted it on YouTube, can be heard to say in the footage: ‘You won’t serve my friend because he’s friends with me… and I’m in the EDL.’ The EDL leader repeatedly asks ‘Is that what you’re saying?’ then claims on camera the assistant asked his friend if […]
September 18, 2013
JJ Bola is a London based Congolese poet and writer. This short documentary is a portrait of his character, an insight into his he(art), and his inspirations. Directed, filmed/edited by Tatenda Nyathi Website: www.ubuntugraphy.co.uk Twitter: @Afrotonomy JJ Bola Website: http://www.jjbolawrites.blogspot.co.uk Twitter: @JJ_Bola
September 16, 2013
YES NAOMI! Shut this poor excuse for a journalist down. What does the former President of Liberia Charles Taylor have to do with what Naomi is trying to promote here? I hate it when people bring up this situation. The last I checked Naomi was NOT THE ONE ON TRIAL FOR WAR CRIMES and some 13 years prior to that trial was not the one who invited Charles Taylor around to her home to have dinner with a wealth of famous guests. […]
September 16, 2013
Date: Monday 23 September 2013 Time: 4.30pm-6pm in the studio for the live audience. 5.30pm if you’re watching online at www.flavourmag.co.uk/tbt Location: Google UK, Town Hall, Central St Giles, 1 – 13 St Giles High Street, London, WC2H 8AG This event is free to attend. CLICK HERE for more information and to register.
September 16, 2013
ROC Nation’s K Koke has been a ‘music news’ item since he revealed via Twitter last week that he has now parted company with his label RCA. But according to the rapper he is still working with Jay Z’s ROC Nation. (CLICK HERE to read if you missed it). When I posted the news, as usual my Mad News readers did not hold back and aired their views on K Koke (CLICK HERE to read the comments section) and neither did So Solid’s […]
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