January 15, 2011
Website I’m Possible posted an article today titled Poof! You’re gone…The invisibility of the black woman, which addresses the belief that black women are routinely being ignored by society. Check out an extract from the article that calls out the recent Adidas Originals UK – We Are London campaign. Adidas Originals UK also got in on the act with their 2010 campaign entitled ‘We Are London‘ not one of the campaign’s model leads who are a mix of artists in the UK […]
January 14, 2011
“The New Cross Fire killed 13 young black people during a birthday party in a house in New Cross, Southeast London on Sunday January 18th, 1981 The party was a joint birthday celebration for Yvonne Ruddock and Angela Jackson and was held at 439 New Cross Road, going on throughout the night. There was a fairly high degree of racial tension in New Cross, as it was well known that the far right group the National Front were active in the area. […]
January 14, 2011
The Daily Mail has posted the photograph (below) today on their website and according to the “journalist” who wrote the article this is rapper Tinie Tempah. Click HERE to read article featuring Z-list reality TV stars. I guess to some we all do look a like. Hilarious! [Thanks Kaydine] UPDATE: Instead of just re-captioning it The Mail has opted instead to remove the photograph from their website. Hahahahaha – Jokers!
January 13, 2011
Yeah it’s that time again….. Check out nominees below via Punchbowl Blog British Male Solo Artist Mark Ronson Sony Music Paul Weller Universal Music Plan B Warner Music Robert Plant Universal Music Tinie Tempah EMI Music British Female Solo Artist Cheryl Cole Universal Music Ellie Goulding Universal Music Laura Marling EMI Music Paloma Faith Sony Music Rumer Warner Music British Breakthrough Act Ellie Goulding Universal Music Mumford & Sons Universal Music Rumer Warner Music Tinie Tempah EMI Music The XX XL Beggars […]
January 13, 2011
Via The Daily Mail A nightclub reveller who stabbed a rap star in the neck with a broken bottle was jailed for eight years today. Anthony Jones, 26, savagely attacked chart-topper Professor Green in the trendy Cargo nightclub in Shoreditch, east London. Professor Green – real name Stephen Manderson – fled the venue drenched in blood and clutching a 15cm wound next on his neck – where he has a distinctive tattoo of the word ‘lucky.’ Masters business student Jones, who has […]
January 11, 2011
I didn’t believe this news when I first came across it but Sumit over at The Hip Hop Chronicle UK assures me it’s true. 50 Cent has signed former X-Factor contestant Gamu Nhengu to his G-Note label. The rapper formed the label in late 2010 for Pop, Dance and R&B artists, and in a statement released today the label revealed that they have renamed Gamu ‘Miss Gamucharai’. “Miss Gamuchirai has been signed to 50 Cent’s new record label, G-Note! G-Note will focus on […]
January 8, 2011
ACLT PROMOTING BONE MARROW AND BLOOD DONATION. An urgent plea from Beverley De-Gale and Orin Lewis – Co-Founders of the ACLT We hope all our supporters are well and we would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year Unfortunately, the ACLT (African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust) is not in great shape and alas we have started 2011 on the worst possible footing The ACLT has until the end of March 2011 to raise £80K to avoid closure! ……………………………………………………………………………………………… HOW YOU […]
January 7, 2011
Former British boxing champion Gary Mason (48) has been killed in a cycling crash in South London. Mason collided with a van while riding his bicycle on Thursday morning (6 January). The retired fighter was pronounced dead at the scene. Click HERE to continue reading…. Rest In Peace Gary Mason.
January 5, 2011
Up and coming fashion designer Bobby Egbele has just released his new collection Africalypso. Check out some of the designs from the Mens Collection below…. Click HERE to view more of Bobby’s creations from his latest collection. The womenswear collection will debut later on in the year. Your thoughts please….
January 5, 2011
Olympic Gold champion and recent I’m A Celebrity contestant Linford Christie has signed on to become the face of Kleenex Pockets. Via FMCG NEWS The new ads, created by Partners Andrews Aldridge, play on Linford’s reputation as ‘the lunchbox’ with the tagline ‘I’ve got a tiny packet’ and will feature in press and outdoor advertising from 2nd December, supported by a large-scale sampling campaign in men’s magazines. Kleenex Assistant Brand Manager Chrissy Lecky says: “We realise that traditional pocket packs of tissues are […]
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