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UK NEWS: JAMAICAN PENSIONER WILL NOT FACE CHARGES FOR DEFENDING HIS SHOP FROM ROBBERS

Via The Voice A pensioner who was previously arrested by police on suspicion of murder after taking on two intruders, who tried to rob his flower shop, will not face charges. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said earlier today (September 7) that florist Cecil Coley, 72, will not face a court for stabbing to death one of the robbers as he defended himself in his business, which he has run in Old Trafford in Manchester for 40 years. The CPS has also concluded []

UK NEWS: NEIGHBOURS AT WAR AFTER GOLLIWOG DOLL IS PLACED ON WINDOW SILL

Oh dear… it’s all kicking off in the leafy suffolk countryside. Via The Daily Mail Yesterday, a 65-year-old grandmother was preparing to appear in court charged with a race hate crime after placing the doll in her window. Jena Mason was arrested when her black neighbour, Rosemarie O’Donnell, complained that it was a racial taunt following a long dispute between the two households. Click HERE to read more… A part of me suspects that old Jena Mason knew exactly what she was doing when she []

NEW BLACK BRITISH TV SITCOM “MEET THE ADEBANJOS” SURPASSES OVER 300K VIEWS ONLINE

In less than three months from their online debut, the UK’s first ever black British comedy sitcom surpasses all expectations gaining over 300,000 views online on the official website and on YouTube. Meet the Adebanjos, which launched online on the 26th of June and follows the comic mishaps of a black British family living in London and is currently airing 3 episodes on their website http://www.meettheadebanjos.com/ has clearly struck a chord with its hundred of thousands loyal fans who cannot seem to get []

OHTV REAL TALK – WHO DOES THE BLACK COMMUNITY LOOK UP TO AS THEIR ROLE MODELS?

Check out OHTV’s new debate show Real Talk. Guests on the panel are Michael Peters… it’s good to finally put a face to a Twitter account. Earlier this year I clashed with him on Twitter over some Obama/ the death of Osama Bin Laden tweets. Up he popped telling me what I should and should not tweet, like he was head of Obama’s legal team. I bet if I had been a man he wouldn’t have attempted to ‘tweet’ orders at me. I swear people lose their minds on Twitter. Hahahahaha. But []

UK NEWS: BBC RADIO 1 STARS TREVOR NELSON AND VERNON KAY FACING THE AXE?

Is BBC Radio 1 about to clean house? The Sunday Mirror reports that BBC Radio 1 stars Trevor Nelson, Vernon Kay, Sara Cox and Edith Bowman are all facing the axe after the new acting controller Ben Cooper takes over. A Radio 1 “source” allegedly disclosed to the newspaper that, “A few of the DJs have grown up at Radio 1 and in some cases have settled down and have families. But that means they’re not as in tune with the younger []