BLACK HAIR FRONT COVER ( ISSUE DECEMBER/JANUARY 2012)

Blackhair hits the stands on November 12th. This issue turns up the heat with a celebratory theme guaranteed to provide style conscious women with hair, fashion and beauty ideas to see them through the festive period. US  superstar Keri Hilson graces the cover and in her exclusive chat with Blackhair talks about being teased as a child and her reluctance to censor her music. For hair inspiration we spoke to leading salon, Hype Coiffure about their trend forecasts for the party season. We []

UK NEWS: TEENAGERS ARRESTED AFTER SENDING RACIST TWITTER MESSAGES TO NEWCASTLE UNITED PLAYER SAMMY AMEOBI

First QPR player Anton Ferdinand, then X-Factor contestant Derry and now Premier League player Sammy Ameobi. It’s been a good year so far for the black man. *sarcasm*. Via The Daily Mail Police have arrested two teenagers in  connection with racist abuse posted on a Premier League footballer’s Twitter  account. Sammy Ameobi, 19, who plays for Newcastle United alongside older brother Shola, was called a ‘n****r’ after the footballer  tweeted a photo of a black pair of boots. Ameobi, who broke into the first team at the  []

UK NEWS: X-FACTOR CONTESTANT KITTY BRUCKNELL APOLOGISES AFTER CALLING THE RISK’S DERRY AN “EVIL BLACK BAST**D”

Oh dear oh dear Kitty….. *shaking my head* Via The Daily Mail X Factor contestant Kitty Brucknell has  apologised to The Risk singer Derry Mensah after he claimed she made a racist  remark towards him during an argument. The alleged incident took place when Mensah,  20, asked Brucknell, 26, to move from a sofa in a rehearsal room. After the former Britney Spears impersonator  lost her temper, he believed she shouted: ‘You evil black bastard, f*** you Derry.’ Brucknell has apparently now []

VIDEO: JUMP OFF TV (USA) DEBATE – WHY PEOPLE CONFUSE OPINION AS ‘HATING’

‘Hating/haters’ have to be the most overused words in the UK right now. If you voice what is seen as an unpopular opinion and say you don’t like an artist’s music or a particular project and refuse to hype up BLATANT mediocrity/tomfoolery people are then quick to call you a “hater”or accuse you of “hating”. It’s hilarious. I was once told by a Team UK actor that I was helping to keep the UK scene down because of my opinions ( yeah like I have the power and influence to do that hahaha), that I speak on []

RAMPAGE’S DJ MIKE ANTHONY CRITICISES LEGAL RADIO STATIONS AIMED AT FANS OF BLACK MUSIC IN THE UK

The co-founder of popular sound system Rampage/former BBC 1xtra DJ Mike Anthony has criticised legal radio stations aimed at fans of black music. In an interview with London 360 he said, It was unsurprising pirate radio has stepped in to fill the gap in the market and that illegal stations “are just as important now as ever before.” “If you are underserved as a community you will search out what you want to hear,” said Anthony, “I want to listen to the best music and, []

UK MUSIC: TOP BOY SPECIAL: ASHER D, SCORCHER, SWAY, KANO (CYPHER)

Currently riding on the crest of a wave thanks to the new four-part “urban” drama Top Boy (which is currently airing on Channel 4 – 10pm) cast members/artists Asher D (Ashley Walters), Kano (Kane Robinson) alongside Sway, Scorcher and Adidas (which seems to be “TEAM UK” brand of choice) appear in the first episode of Soul Culture’s new online series Prose N Percussion featuring drummer Pauli The PSM. ….. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?