Flicking the channels aimlessly I came across a documentary on OHTV (Sky channel 199) that I thought was quite compelling. A topic that has been seen many debates, ‘Black Women: In the Media‘ explores the careers of 10 formidable black women breaking the boundaries within the media industry. The three part piece features the likes of award-winning author Malorie Blackman, BBC and OH TV Producer Michelle Brooks, ITN Journalist Charlene White, CEO of LGN Yolande Letshou and so many more successful women sharing their experiences, highs and lows throughout their journey. More after the cut.
Do I miss it? No, certainly not. Did I love it? Kind of, first year was the dog’s bollocks. Especially if you’re of Asian origin, experiencing the freedom from not being under your parent’s roof is one of the best things ever! Independence will push you to grow and change, hopefully for the better if you’ve been brought up with a good set of morals. Although I’m not going to be going back to university, I thought I’d pass on MYadvice and opinion for those who are returning/beginning this stage of their life. More on the reverse.
Now this is a nice incentive but I’ve got a feeling that people in my borough will just call up and offer false information on any type of incident they see just for the £££. You know how people are these days. Newham Council are giving people an incentive to ‘snitch‘ – that’s what the hood folk call it, I’m more than happy to give information on any serious crime I come across. Give up the hood mentality! The Mayor’s reward scheme is run jointly with Crimestoppers, which offers rewards of up to £1,000. SAY WHAT. Yes, that’s right – £1000. I’m off to buy my bullet proof vigilante outfit, me and Yang will be cruising the streets of East Ham in search of crime with our handy SLRs. Doing it for the good of our borough, not the money of course. Read more information on it here.
Quick post from me. Apologies on the lack of updates as of late, juggling work and everything has been harder than I thought. I’m working on a few changes here but I haven’t actually touched the design in over a week – sigh. Another big reason for the lack of updates is the riots, I just don’t feel right blogging about fashion, art and music with the city (country now) falling apart around me. All this chaos, madness has demotivated me. However strong positive movements like Riot Clean Up bring a smile to my face. Nationwide community clean up plans and times have been organised, all you have to do is check out the site & twitter, find out the time & place and help out.If you don’t have to go into work, please help out. Let’s make a stand as a community, positive thoughts people. Don’t forget to hashtag #riotcleanup.
London, I love you but you’re killing me now. Honestly speaking I’d feel a little insensitive if I posted something that’s not related to the current happenings in the city. I’m angry, frustrated and depressed by what has happened over the last 3 days. Some of the videos I’ve seen feature kids gallivanting destroy buildings with petrolbombs and complaining about tax? WHAT TAX DO YOU KNOW ABOUT? Seriously when I was 15, I certainly did not pay tax. Foolishness. I can’t be arsed to get into this on here, just go read my tweets over the past few hours/day: @Niran7. These kids will pay the price for this unjustified violence and destruction in the future, just you wait. A lot changes have to be made, this was inevitable. Global economy is about to collapse any day now. Hold tight folks, judgement day soon come?
Having been founded in 1843 on July 10th the New of The World tabloid newspaper will cease to exist. The closure of the paper comes in wake of serious claims of malpractice by some of the staff that work behind the scenes to get this paper ready for publication every week. Allegations of phone hacking going back as far as 9 years have come to light and with many of the papers integral members of staff either resigned or under investigation it is clear that these Allegations are not unfounded. It’s being reported that over 4000 people have been hacked by people working for the paper many of whom are celebrities and even some Royals. The sad fact of the matter is that with the abrupt announcement of the paper’s imminent termination a large number of people who will loose their job would have had nothing to do with the scandal. More on this story after the cut.
Before you ask this has nothing to do with one those MTV programmes but this is a promotional video for a good cause, The David Cornfield Melanoma Fund, as part of Melanoma Awareness month (this month!). It’s a video of several real people addressing their own 16-year-old selves by sharing stories about their struggles with Melanoma. So with summer just around the corner remember Everybody’s Free To Wear Sunscreen.
