Origins of Black Friday and other lies told to us
In this post we fact check the origins of Black Friday and the Willie Lynch speech. Toni Braxton posted a call to boycott Black Friday on her Facebook page with an image of a slave auction and text …
Red Bull Culture Clash: Rebel Sound slews the opposition
The Red Bull Culture Clash event at Earls Court on 30 October, was the best event I’ve experienced in a long time. The fact that I watched the event on live stream couldn’t take away from the …
The burning of Greenwood aka Black Wall Street
Greenwood, Tulsa was once a prosperous, modern, cultured Black community known as Black Wall Street until it was burned down by envious racists.
Boy Better Know go to Jamaica to learn about Sound Clash
To prepare for the Red Bull Culture Clash 2014, Red Bull sent UK Grime crew Boy Better Know (BBK) to Jamaica to find inspiration and to learn more about Sound Clashing. BBK were winners at the Red …
History of Jamaica Welfare
Jamaica Welfare was founded by Norman Manley in 1937. It was the first large scale social welfare organisation on the island. It was formed from suggestions Manley made to United Fruit Company …
Help to bring back our girls – just don’t over stay your welcome
People around the world have been showing support for the plight of the Nigerian girls that were taken from a secondary school by extremist group Boko Haram. Activists have been taking part in …
Who are Boko Haram and what do they want?
Boko Haram is a militant Islamist group based in northern Nigeria and founded in 2002. It has been terrorising Nigerians through assassinations and bombings for several years. They want to overthrow …
Autographed Usain Bolt running shoes worth £20,000 stolen
Usain Bolt vowed to make it up to a fan after a framed pair of running spikes signed by the Olympic champion, were stolen from an industrial site on Gloucester Road, Croydon. Bolt tweeted the about …
The death penalty is flawed: The case of Glenn Ford
On hearing that Clayton Lockett suffered during his botched execution many of you may have looked at his crime before deciding whether he was worthy of your compassion. That’s okay, we’re all …
Cruel and unusual punishment: The torture of Clayton Lockett
Despite Oklahoma death row inmate Clayton Lockett dying during a botched execution, I doubt American states who rely on it will rethink their stance on the death penalty. It would be far too inhumane …
Mum who beat daughter in Facebook video says she’s ready for jail
Helen Bartlett, the mother who allowed herself to be videoed beating her daughter so that it could be posted on Facebook says she doesn’t regret her actions. The beating which continued for 6 minutes …
Video of mum beating 12-year-old girl condemned
People all over the world are showing out on social media and it’s not all good. Everybody is happy to air their dirty laundry in public and be held up to ridicule or summary judgement. Take the mum …
Lupita Nyong’o crowned People Magazine’s Most Beautiful Woman
It’s been a big year for Lupita Nyong’o. After winning an Oscar and a lucrative advertising deal the actress was named as the world’s most beautiful woman for 2014 by People …
Finally emoji diversity: Oju Africa releases Black emoticons
Emojis on mobiles devices have failed to represent Black people, until now. An African company has released the world’s first set of black emojis, following complaints that different races are …
Alfre Woodard to play first Black woman TV President in NBC pilot State of Affairs
Alfre Woodard is slated to play the first Black female President of the free world in NBCs drama pilot State of Affairs. In what has been described as Scandal meets the West Wing, Woodward will be …
The rise and fall of the National Front in Britain
The National Front, a far-right political party, emerged in the United Kingdom during the late 1960s and 1970s, garnering attention and support from British citizens concerned about immigration and …
12 Years a Slave Oscar wins prompts offensive headlines
In 2014 the film 12 Years a Slave, won many awards and was in the spotlight for months after the film launched last 2013. Actors Lupita Nyong’o and Chiwetel Ejiofor were constantly in the news …
Lupita Nyong’o shares her story of being dark skinned
Lupita Nyong’o was awarded Best Breakthrough Performance for her work in 12 Years a Slave at February’s Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon. Her acceptance speech brought a tear to …
That awkward moment when Samuel L Jackson roasts a reporter
This was the moment when Samuel L Jackson roasted a news anchor on live TV in a case of mistaken identity. Samuel L Jackson was mistaken for Laurence Fishburne by news anchor Sam Rubin of KTLA. This …
Usain Bolt dresses as a woman for new Virgin ad and Jamaicans spew bile
Usain Bolt is playing a whole family of characters in Virgin Media’s latest multi-million-pound advertising campaign and black folks have lost their minds with hate. Black folks, especially …
Video: German Town: The Lost Story of Seaford Town Jamaica
The Jamaican country motto is “Out of Many, One People” which serves as a reminder of the different cultural minorities on the island. But who outside of Jamaica thinks about the different …
Idris Elba makes it to Mandela movie premier despite asthma attack
Idris Elba almost didn’t make it to the premiere of his film Nelson Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom. Idris, who plays Mandela in the film, was on a plane getting ready to fly to a press conference in …
Government appeals Lewisham Hospital decision
On 31 July the High Court today found that the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt MP, had acted outside his powers and therefore unlawfully, in deciding to substantially cut services and close …
Idris Elba will be Honoured with BAFTA LA Humanitarian Award
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) will honour Idris Elba with the LA Britannia Humanitarian Award at the 2013 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia …
