The UKs Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic TV Task Force has held talks with the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, and is preparing for meetings with Netflix and Amazon just days after publishing a letter demanding action on racial equality. The group, which sprung up last month amid the Black Lives Matter movement, is lobbying …
Should racists be forced to learn about other cultures?
Airbnb host Tami Barker, from California, cancelled a guest’s booking on 17 February because the guest was Asian. Law clerk, Dyne Suh, had reserved the cabin in February for herself, her boyfriend and two friends, but was told by Barker minutes before their arrival that, “I wouldn’t rent it to u if u were the …
Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris suing government for prison assault
David Norris, one of Stephen Lawrence’s killers, is suing the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) after he was allegedly attacked by a black inmate. Norris who is serving a life sentence for killing the 18-year-old student, is suing the MoJ for £10,000 claiming he was not suitably protected whilst he was serving time in Belmarsh prison. …
“These hoes ain’t loyal” preaches pastor Jamal Bryant
A while back I talked about the pastor who wanted his female congregation to attend church literally butt naked and I wondered at the mentality of his followers. Now we have Pastor Jamal Bryant upseting the interwebs when a brief video taken from his sermon did the rounds. In the 40 second clip the pastor …
Timing of Beyoncé’s Formation is marketing genius
I wasn’t going to comment on the release of Beyoncé’s video Formation on Saturday 6 February because there are already thousands of think pieces out there on the subject whether for or against. Then I realised that as someone who loves history it would be remiss of me not to mark the occasion and say …
5 things that will continue to divide black people in 2016
In life, I try to avoid being around negative ignorant people who are too set in their ways to be enlightened. Sadly, I buck up on these people every day on social media. I spent a lot of time observing these people but not engaging with them as I don’t have the patience. I learned …
Racist: What it is…
I can’t believe that a discussion on what a racist is still needs to be had in 2015. The meaning used to be clear cut but as more Black people speak out against injustice racists seek to muddy the waters by trying to change the meaning of racism and who can be racist. When that …
Sandra Bland conspiracy: Anonymous release video calling out Texas police
Hacktivist group Anonymous has released a video where they claim to ‘expose’ Texas police over the death of Sandra Bland. The chilling voiceover, which has been digitally disguised, is calling out Texas State Troopers and the Waller County Sheriff’s department for what it says are “lies”. They highlight conflicting reports of Sandra’s marijuana use and …
Jimmy Kimmel explains Minaj and Swift beef with emojis
During a week where another black American life was lost under dodgy police circumstances, Nikki Minaj and Taylor Swift got caught up in some Twitter beef (Tweef). The Tweef between the women inspired everyone from Ed Sheeran to Bruno Mars to Kim Kardashian to react, but no response was more shocking than that of Katy …