Author Archives: Selbin Kabote
Remembering the late dedicated HIV activist Tom Matthews this World Aids Day 2023
Selbin Kabote
December 1, 2023
A few months before Tom Matthews passed on in 2022, I met him at our usual meeting venue, a pub in Birmingham city centre for a cup of coffee and…
UB40 band member Astro, 64, dies following short illness
Selbin Kabote
November 6, 2021
Astro, a founding member of the Birmingham based musical group UB40, has died following a short illness, it has been announced. A statement on the band’s official Twitter said “We are…
OPINION | Selbin Kabote: Why isn’t my professor Black?
Selbin Kabote
October 29, 2021
While thinking about what to write for Black History Month, the recurring question in my mind came from a panel discussion at University College London in March 2014 – “Why…
Coventry asylum seeker with disability launches crowdfunder to raise fees for his PhD study
Selbin Kabote
August 10, 2020
The struggle of a Coventry-based, disabled and wheelchair-bound asylum seeker to raise tuition fees for his PhD in the UK is continuing with no end in sight. After applying for…
African entrepreneurs to gather at Birmingham networking conference championing black business
Selbin Kabote
January 28, 2020
A special business networking conference targeting members of the city's African community is to be held in Birmingham this Friday. As African entrepreneurs in Birmingham gear themselves up for the…
The ongoing struggle of Brits living with HIV, on the eve of World Aids Day
Selbin Kabote
November 30, 2019
As millions around the globe mark World Aids Day on Sunday the 1st of December, an estimated 101,600 people are living with HIV in the United Kingdom. According to the…
Birmingham entrepreneur to teach refugees the art of blogging
Selbin Kabote
August 23, 2019
A young entrepreneur from Birmingham is set to teach refugees and asylum seekers the art of blogging in a bid to help their share them migration stories. Creative writer, social…