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Red Bull Culture Clash: Rebel Sound slews the opposition

Rebel SoundSource: Twitter 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 …

Marcus Garvey: Look For Me in the Whirlwind

This is a comprehensive documentary telling the life story of the controversial leader, Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The documentary uses a wealth of material from the Garvey movement. Written documents, …

The burning of Greenwood aka Black Wall Street

It may be hard to imagine today that black people could be unified enough to have a successful all-black community, but in early 20th Century America, that’s exactly what happened. Greenwood is a …

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 …

George Edwin Taylor: First Black person to run for the US presidency

Barack Obama is the first US Black President, but he is not the first black person to run for the US presidency. That honour goes to George Edwin Taylor. George Taylor was born in the pre-Civil War …

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 …

Marissa Alexander supporters plan ‘Stand Our Ground Week’ protests

Remember Marissa Alexander? She was the woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison after she fired a warning shot at the ceiling during a dispute with her husband. Marissa’s new court hearing will …

Columbus Short tells his side of things

Columbus Short has had a weird year; I think we can all agree on that. But what happened? From being charged for misdemeanour spousal battery, aggravated assault and losing his job on Scandal, Short …

Maya Angelou has gone to be with the ancestors

The world lost a literary giant and civil rights champion when Maya Angelou passed away on 27 May 2014, at age 86, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire millions. From the cotton fields …

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 …