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Home Office partners with Channel 4 to tackle perceptions of the police in bold new recruitment drive

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BBC Sounds brings back the successful 'Brown Girls Do It Too' for its third series.

The award-winning BBC Sounds podcast, Brown Girls Do It Too (Best Podcast of the Year’ British Podcast Awards 2020, Asian Media 2021) is...

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Radio DJ recieves LGBT award for role model of the year and reveals she is cancer free

Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts has been undergoing treatment for bowel cancer for eight months and has revealed that she is now cancer free.

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James Patterson apologises for comments about white male writers facing 'racism'

One of the world's most popular authors has had to apologise after making comments about rare opportunities for white men in his industry.

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BAME actors to star in BBC Comedy Thriller.

BAFTA award winning actor and writer Gbemisola Ikumelo, Hammed Animashaun and BAFTA award winning actor and producer Akemnji Ndifornyen,...

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The adaptation of 'My Name is Leon' is a success for highlighting realism in the 1980s.

The award winning novel My Name is Leon written by Kit de Waal is being adapted into a one off film special for the BBC. Shola Amoo's...

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Inclusive songstress receives backlash for unintentional ableist lyrics

“Grrrls” which was released last week has disappointed her fans as it reportedly contains a slur...

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Songs to help you celebrate Black Music Month

June is the month in which America celebrates Black Music Month, and has done so since 1979 when President Jimmy Carter issued a decree...

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BBC highlights the lived experiences of South Asian Brits over 5 decades.

The hit series Back in Time returns to BBC 2. This series follows the Sharma family from Solihull, Birmingham and highlights the experience

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BBC Studios offers residencies to BAME content creators in new Meta partnership

It has been announced that BBC Studios TalentWorks has partnered up with Meta's Facebook creator collective and Instagram diverse voices...

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Representation in Television: Doctor Who.

The popular BBC television series Doctor Who has announced its 14th doctor to replace the current doctor Jodie Whittaker in the next series.

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In The Mix enables black content creators to shine through.

BBC Studios TalentWorks and Black Creators Matter, along with the Barbican are teaming up to launch In The Mix 2022.

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BBC to release comedy show about pupil's referral unit

The BBC are set to bring out a new series surrounding a group of teenagers struggling to navigate through the troubles and trials of...

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Lovers Rock Janet-Lee Davis releases first official single in almost a decade

After eight long years hiatus, Janet-Lee Davis returns to the studio for her first official single, Pour Sugar on Me, due for release on 5th

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Bristol: Afrika Eye festival unveils city-wide programme of new & classic films, stories and music

Afrika Eye - the South West’s biggest festival of African cinema and culture – returns to venues across Bristol and beyond in November

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Ofcom report addresses how diverse talent is declining

New Ofcom report finds that broadcasters are more concentrated on entry-level recruitment instead of focusing on keeping diverse staff....

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New Ofcom report reveals that audiences are less tolerant of racist language

Ofcom has released a report regarding public attitudes towards offensive language on TV and radio. According to the report, it found that...

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Niger hosted last Saturday its major Sahara camel race.

Twenty-five camels took part in two laps of five kilometres at the Ingall camel race, in the north of Niger. This was being a flagship...

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Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre teams up with Boisterous to recruit BAME talent

Boisterous was created by Miriam Mussa and Maurice Bessman and they're funded by Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre. Boisterous seeks out...

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UK actors face widespread racism according to new survey

Actors that took part in the study also indicated specific hair and make-up concerns, and an inability to speak up about discrimination

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Channel 4's new 'Black to Front' Event represents Black talent in-front and behind the camera

The Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity highlights a lack of ethnic diversity in television.

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Kenya's movie industry struggles to survive amid pandemic

Kenyan movie enterprise is a powerhouse in the area that rakes in thousands and thousands of dollars in terms of revenue.

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Disabled DR Congo street musicians push for copyright recognition

Chickens wander around the courtyard from which familiar city song emanates. Ten years after their glory days, body of workers Benda...

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Double Bafta Winner Mo Gilligan goes home to Peckham for exclusive one off event

Expect reminiscences about South London school days and old-school raving, peeks behind the scenes of Mo’s first comedy gigs to stardom

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Star studded comedic line up for BBC Asian Network highlights Asian talent.

Photographic exhibition in Kent shows black women do live 'inna de open space'

Launch of biggest exhibition of African fashion in London museum

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Home Office partners with Channel 4 to tackle perceptions of the police in bold new recruitment drive

BBC Sounds brings back the successful 'Brown Girls Do It Too' for its third series.

Radio DJ recieves LGBT award for role model of the year and reveals she is cancer free

James Patterson apologises for comments about white male writers facing 'racism'

BAME actors to star in BBC Comedy Thriller.

The adaptation of 'My Name is Leon' is a success for highlighting realism in the 1980s.

Inclusive songstress receives backlash for unintentional ableist lyrics

Songs to help you celebrate Black Music Month

BBC highlights the lived experiences of South Asian Brits over 5 decades.

BBC Studios offers residencies to BAME content creators in new Meta partnership

Representation in Television: Doctor Who.

In The Mix enables black content creators to shine through.

BBC to release comedy show about pupil's referral unit

Lovers Rock Janet-Lee Davis releases first official single in almost a decade

Bristol: Afrika Eye festival unveils city-wide programme of new & classic films, stories and music

Ofcom report addresses how diverse talent is declining

New Ofcom report reveals that audiences are less tolerant of racist language

Niger hosted last Saturday its major Sahara camel race.

Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre teams up with Boisterous to recruit BAME talent

UK actors face widespread racism according to new survey

Channel 4's new 'Black to Front' Event represents Black talent in-front and behind the camera

Kenya's movie industry struggles to survive amid pandemic

Disabled DR Congo street musicians push for copyright recognition

Have you got a passion for news and current affairs? Want to represent your community? Get in touch.

Double Bafta Winner Mo Gilligan goes home to Peckham for exclusive one off event

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