UK News

WEB DOCUMENTARY SERIES: NOISEY JAMAICA (EPISODE 2 – POPCAAN)

February 11, 2013

I don’t know how I feel about this web documentary series that is supposed to be about Dancehall culture and is co-executive produced by Snoop Dogg aka ‘Snoop Lion’ 😦 In episode 1 the narrator reveals that she was born and raised in Jamaica but you don’t sense any real connection there. She sounds like a stranger who is just discovering Jamaica and it’s music scene for the first time. Episode 2 just makes me cringe for a number of reasons. The world does not need to see ridiculous groupies hanging around rehearsal studios and a young […]

UK EVENT: BLOGGERS D’LIGHT LIVE – ANTI VALENTINES SPECIAL (BATTLE OF THE SEXES)

February 10, 2013

Anti-Valentines Special, Battle of The Sexes!! Yes, it’s that time of year where the world will be forced to buy into the commercialisation that we all know as Valentines Day. Yet another holiday where we all temporarily lose our minds, and spend our hand earned cash on trinkets that do nothing for us, but boost the pockets of retailers up and down the country! Because of this, we at Bloggers D’Light LIVE will be discussing and getting to the heart of the […]

VIDEO: BBC LONDON NEWS – FORMER GANG MEMBER’S BAFTA HONOUR

February 8, 2013

Former gang member turned actor and film director Fredi Nwaka showcased his short film on gang life (If Only) in London at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) earlier this month. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuTQHMto1eE [Thanks Russ] In December of last year I posted a piece about the film and Fredi’s new organisation C.R.I.M.E (Creating Role Models In Media Enterprise), which works with ex offenders, gang members and troubled teens, and turns their stories into short films. CLICK HERE to read if you missed it.

UK NEWS: VIDEO – GANGS GIVEN FIRST AID TIPS TO KEEP STAB VICTIMS ALIVE

February 8, 2013

Via The Metro Teen gang members are being given medical training so they can step in to save the victims of street stabbings. They will learn first aid from volunteer doctors and medical students who say teaching them to stem blood loss could save lives. Gang members who witness violence are often prepared to help casualties but end up panicking and running off as they don’t know what to do, the StreetDoctors group claims. As they are ‘all too often’ present during […]