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VIDEO: Immy Kaur on being a women of colour and active sports fanatic
Staff Reporter
December 10, 2017 | 08:48 pm
What's the struggle like being one of only a few women of colour on a hockey team, or being expected to confirm to gender and racial social norms while having an…
Birmingham flashmob performs Toto’s ‘Africa’ in mass singalong [VIDEO]
Staff Reporter
November 29, 2017 | 08:30 pm
Hundreds of Brummies gathered outside Birmingham Cathedral this evening to belt out Toto's famous 80s classic 'Africa', in a bid to spread a bit of happiness. Armed with their phones and song sheets, people…
Birmingham Inspiration Awards 2017: The Nominees
Staff Reporter
November 1, 2017 | 12:30 pm
The Birmingham Inspiration Awards makes it debut this month, with accolades being presented to models, community activists, young role models, media personalities, sports teams, and music and dance artists. Organised…
REVIEW | ‘Knights of the Raj’ exhibition, BM&AG
Ranjit Dhillon
October 26, 2017 | 10:38 pm
The Knights of the Raj exhibition at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery reveals the untold stories behind the legacy of Britain’s Bangladeshi-owned Indian restaurants. Unbeknown to the masses, the Bangladeshi…
Singer Billy Bragg releases song inspired by activist Saffiyah Khan
Staff Reporter
October 10, 2017 | 01:34 pm
English singer-songwriter Billy Bragg has shared a new song inspired by Birmingham social justice activist Saffiyah Khan, who faced down an angry EDL thug earlier this year. In what has…
Birmingham sisters launch fashion campaign to highlight blood donor shortages
Staff Reporter
October 2, 2017 | 02:46 pm
Birmingham sisters Janet and Paulinah Eboh-Sampson used their creative platforms to set up the DoNation UK Project, a charitable initiative that would address the issue of donor shortages within the…
Man charged with attempted murder following Small Heath stabbing of teenager
Staff Reporter
October 2, 2017 | 07:00 am
A man will appear before magistrates today charged with attempted murder following a knife attack on a 15-year-old boy in Herbert Road, Small Heath, during the early hours of (Saturday 30th…
Brummies to walk together to fight rise in hate crimes
Staff Reporter
September 26, 2017 | 03:00 pm
A community unity and diversity walk is taking place in Birmingham this month to challenge the recent rise in hate crimes in the West Midlands. Members of different ethnic, cultural…
Black Lives Matter UK Member, Joshua Virasami: ‘We Broke the Internet that Day’ | VIDEO
Richard Baddeley
September 6, 2017 | 02:05 pm
Live! Arts have released a video of a recent interview with the prominent Black Lives Matter UK activist, Joshua Virasami. In the video, Virasami explains the BLM movement's US origins…
World champion poet Buddy Wakefield to perform in Birmingham
Richard Baddeley
August 9, 2017 | 12:13 pm
Three-time world champion spoken word artist Buddy Wakefield will make a rare appearance in Birmingham this month, on 20th August, when he performs at the city's upcoming 'Hubb Debates' event…