UK NEWS: CHOICE FM GIVES LISTENERS THE CHANCE TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH HIP HOP STAR NAS

February 4, 2013

Choice FM, London’s number one urban station, today launches a search for the UK’s next big thing with Choice BreakthrU, for a once in a lifetime opportunity to perform at The O2 Arena to support international rapper Nas as a part of his UK tour in March. Budding music artists from across the country have until the 14th of February to submit their audition videos to choicefm.com before the entries are whittled down to a shortlist of five by a Choice judging panel […]

VIDEO: BEYONCE PERFORMS AT THE 2013 SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW

February 4, 2013

I tell you anyone would think that this was the second coming the way people were losing their minds on the run up to this performance and the way heads exploded when Beyonce appeared on stage and strutted her stuff, dressed in tight black leather . Jesus Christ would not have got a look in had he returned last night. Even the First Lady Michelle Obama jumped on twitter to tweet about her good friend’s performance. ‘Watching the Super Bowl with family and  friends. ‘Beyonce was […]

VIDEO: VICTIM OF ACID ATTACK TALKS TO BBC NEWS

February 4, 2013

20-year old Naomi Oni who suffered severe burns after a masked assailant threw acid in her face near her home in Dagenham Essex (December 30) describes the moment of the attack. Anyone with information should contact police on 0203 276 1058 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Stay strong Naomi.

UK NEWS: VICTORIA’S SECRET WORKER LEFT SCARRED FOR LIFE AFTER ACID ATTACK

February 2, 2013

Via The Daily Mail A young woman suffered horrific facial burns  after a woman wearing a Muslim veil threw acid in her face. Naomi Oni, 20, was walking home after  finishing work at lingerie shop Victoria’s Secret when the woman,  wearing a  niqab – which reveals only the eyes – appeared and launched  the apparently  random attack. It is not known whether the attack was  motivated by the victim’s work for the store. On December 30, Miss Oni took the bus home […]

UK NEWS: VIRGIN ATLANTIC ACCUSED OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OVER JOB APPLICATION

January 31, 2013

Via Wales Online A refugee from West Africa who settled in Wales 10 years ago is accusing  Virgin Atlantic of racial discrimination after his application for a call centre  job was rejected. When Max Kpakio applied in his own name for the job in Swansea he was turned  down, but when he submitted a new application under the made-up name Craig Owen  he was repeatedly invited to attend an interview. Mr Kpakio, 36, arrived in Wales in 2002 after escaping from the […]

THE VOICE ASKS… ‘HAS BLACK CULTURE MADE BRITISH SOCIETY COOL?’

January 31, 2013

  Voice Online contributors Jasmine Dotiwala and Rosa Doherty discuss whether or not ‘black culture has made British society cool’. JASMINE DOTIWALA YES For the purposes of this column, with tongue very firmly in cheek, I am going to tell you what you already know but would probably be too scared to voice. As a neutral bystander that is neither black nor white living in the western world, I can, from an observer’s point of view, clearly see that the rest of society […]

DESPERATE TIMES: BLACKBERRY APPOINTS ALICIA KEYS AS IT’S NEW GLOBAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR

January 30, 2013

Struggling smart phone giant Blackberry announced earlier today that they have appointed singing superstar Alicia Keys as their new ‘Global Creative Director’. Blackberry hopes that her appointment to the post will help “inspire the future” of the company. *confused face* Via CNET Keys said she previously was a BlackBerry power user, but she left the platform after noticing sexier phones at the gym. For a while she had two phones, but Keys has now moved back to just a BlackBerry. Continue Reading…. *confused face* 1) […]