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UK NEWS: DOREEN LAWRENCE TO JOIN OLYMPIC FLAME RELAY

The Press Association reports that Doreen Lawrence, the mother of murdered black London teenager Stephen Lawrence, will be one of the torchbearers carrying the Olympic Flame on its last days before the start of the 2012 Games. Mrs Lawrence (59) will carry the torch on July 23 as the torch relay winds its way through London ahead of the opening ceremony on July 27. She will carry the flame into the forecourt of the Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford, south east London, []

UNSIGNED UK ARTIST INFECTA TURNS DOWN KANYE WEST

Unsigned UK artist Infecta has announced via Twitter that he sensationally turned down an offer to sign to rapper Kanye West’s label G.O.O.D Music. The rising star who has so far notched up 2 million YouTube views tweeted: https://twitter.com/Infecta/status/224476934824923136 Check out Infecta below. … I bet this was disappointing news for Kanye. Infecta would have been a great addition to his label. But signing to an artist’s label nearly always ends in tears.  

UK NEWS: RIO FERDINAND ACCUSED OF ENDORSING ASHLEY COLE ‘CHOC ICE’ TWEET

Footballer Ashley Cole now has the mainstream media and Chelsea FC supporters running to his defence after being called a “sell out” and a “choc ice” on various social networking websites. Why? Shoe Shine Cole appeared in court last week and defended his “good friend” and Chelsea team-mate John Terry during his racism trial. Terry had been accused of calling QPR player Anton Ferdinand a “f**king black c*nt” during a match in October 2011. He admitted to shouting the words but was []

BRITAIN’S LEADING BLACK NEWSPAPER ‘THE VOICE’ DENIED ACCESS TO OLYMPIC STADIUM

This report from the Jamaica Gleaner has left me FUMING on this wet grey afternoon. Britain’s leading black publication The Voice has been denied press accreditation in to the Olympic stadium during the 2012 games. After applying for press accreditation the publication received the letter below from the British Olympic Association (BOA): “After careful consideration by the Media Accreditation Committee, we regret to inform you that your application for accreditation for the London 2012 Olympic Games has been unsuccessful. “Should we be []

UK NEWS: JOHN TERRY CLEARED OF RACIALLY ABUSING ANTON FERDINAND

Today footballer John Terry was found not guilty of racially abusing QPR player Anton Ferdinand. Terry had been charged with a racially aggravated public order offence after “allegedly” calling Ferdinand a “f**king black c*nt” during a match in October 2011. *Note: This was filmed and we all saw him shouting those words* Click HERE to read the full judgment on the verdict. … Like I said earlier this week John Terry is like a cat with nine lives. I knew the low life would []

BLACK FOOTBALLERS SUBMIT GLOWING CHARACTER REFERENCES IN JOHN TERRY RACE TRIAL

First king puppet and MUG Ashley Cole swans in to Westminster Magistrates’ Court and defends John Terry and now this. Former Chelsea player Salomon Kalou and Ryan Bertrand both defended footballer John Terry in court yesterday by submitting glowing character references. A statement from  Kalou, who was not in court said he had never heard  Terry use  any form of racist language, and never heard anyone claim that he had done  so. And in a long statement Bertrand went in to detail about how Terry has helped him in his []

UK NEWS: ASHLEY COLE DEFENDS JOHN TERRY OVER RACE CHARGE

It was widely reported on Monday that Ashley Cole wouldn’t be called to give evidence. But look what the cat dragged in to Westminster Magistrates’ court earlier today. Cole appeared in court today to defend his team mate John Terry who is charged with allegedly calling QPR player Anton Ferdinand “a f**king black c**t” during a match in October 2011. Upon taking the stand Cole told the court ‘I think we shouldn’t be sitting here.’ The Daily Mail reports that on the day of []

UK NEWS: FORMER BOYFRIEND OF X-FACTOR JUDGE TULISA ADMITS TO LEAKING SEX TAPE

The former boyfriend of N-Dubz star/X-Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos’ has admitted to leaking a sex-tape featuring the couple. Earlier this year at a hearing the rapper MC Ultra (Justin Edwards) denied being behind the ‘leakage’. In a sworn statement Edwards said he supported a ban on the tape and blamed Tulisa for its existence. “I regret ever allowing the claimant (Tulisa) to persuade me to film ourselves.” And then added he was “disgusted” it had been posted on the internet, and would never have done []

JOHN TERRY RACISM TRIAL: LIP READER SAYS FOOTBALLER USED RACIALLY ABUSIVE TERM

Footballer John Terry appeared in court today desperate to clear his name. Terry is charged with a racially aggravated public order offence after allegedly calling QPR player Anton Ferdinand a “f**king black c**t” during a match in October 2011. The Chelsea FC skipper has denied the accusation. However lip-reader Sue Whiteley told Westminster Magistrates’ Court that she detected Terry saying “you f****** black c***” and detected Ferdinand saying “Oi you, shagging your mate’s missus.” Ferdinand also took the stand today and told the Court, “He called me a c*** and I []