UK NEWS: BBC 1XTRA GEARS UP TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH

October 1, 2010

Yes folks it’s that time again! It’s Black History Month! So don’t be surprised if you see more black faces on British television throughout the month of October. Anyway BBC 1xtra will kick off the celebrations by acknowledging… Music icons (from Stevie Wonder to Dizzee Rascal), black cinema, major historical moments and classic music from over the decades inĀ Old School Sunday – a weekly show which will celebrate black music through the decades. Beginning on Friday 1 October, the Breakfast Show sees […]

SINGER MARIO ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING HIS MOTHER

October 1, 2010

Singer Mario was arrested in Baltimore this morning for allegedly assaulting his mother in an apartment they share. At 12:53 a.m., an officer was dispatched to the 900 block of Fells St for a call for a “mental case breaking up property” inside an apartment. Officers met Hardaway in the front lobby – she was crying and appeared very upset, officers wrote. She said Mario was “throwing and damaging property” in the apartment they share, and had pushed her using his hands […]

KING OF SWAZILAND FIRES JUSTICE MINISTER OVER ALLEGED AFFAIR WITH HIS WIFE

October 1, 2010

Overground Online reports that the King of Swaziland (which is in Southern Africa) has fired his justice minister Ndumiso Mamba after a hilarious photograph seemed to confirm that the minister was having an affair with one of the king’s fourteen wives. The photograph below which apparently shows Mamba hiding in the base of the queen’s bed has convinced the King that he was having an affair with his wife Nothando Dube (22). šŸ˜€ šŸ˜€ šŸ˜€ šŸ˜€ šŸ˜€ According to the website Mamba […]

UK EVENT: BEFFTA AWARDS 2010

September 30, 2010

Top black and ethnic personalities within entertainment, film, fashion television and arts gathered to celebrate the red carpet VIP launch of the 2nd annual BEFFTA(Black Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television and Arts) awards several weeks ago. Among the special guests were former Five Star group member Stedman, Fame Academy star Audley Anderson, Junior Giscombe, radio personality Sherry Dixon and Lord Paul Johnson. For more information about this years BEFFTA Awards and to vote click HERE. Check out photographs below taken at the VIP […]

VIDEO TEASER: EMINEM FT LIL WAYNE – ‘NO LOVE’

September 30, 2010

I never post music video teasers, but today I decided to post this teaser from Eminem featuring Lil Wayne for the new single No Love. I laughed out loud when I heard Em’s latest mainstream rap mush for the first time today.Ā  HeĀ  sorry correctionĀ producer JUST BLAZE (even worse) sampled Haddaway’s cheesy early 90s Euro dance hit singleĀ  What Is Love. Wow.. these Stateside artists and producersĀ are really starting to embrace that Poppy Euro dance sound… almost 20 years too late. Check […]

STUDENT COMMITS SUICIDE AFTER GAY SEX FOOTAGE IS POSTED ONLINE

September 30, 2010

Via BBC News A New Jersey college student has leapt to his death a day after authorities said two students secretly filmed him having sex with a man and broadcast it over the internet. Tyler Clementi’s wallet was found on the George Washington Bridge on 22 September after two witnesses saw someone jump from the structure, authorities told the AP news agency. Mr Clementi’s body has been found. Two students have been charged with illegally filming the 18-year-old. The footage was allegedly […]