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Revolutionary Birmingham arts event to debate integration, hip-hop and Malcolm X
Staff Reporter
May 9, 2017 | 01:56 pm
A revolutionary arts event returns to Birmingham this month, bringing musicians, singers and visual artists of international repute to the city to respond to live discussion, as it happens. The Hubb Debates,…
Britain First in failed attempt to gatecrash Birmingham anti-racism workshop
Staff Reporter
May 6, 2017 | 07:56 pm
Jayda Fransen, the controversial leader of far-right group Britain First, attempted to "invade" and gatecrash an anti-racism event in Birmingham today, but failed in her bid after being confronted by Stand…
Why are all the West Midlands Mayoral candidates white?
Staff Reporter
May 3, 2017 | 02:46 pm
The West Midlands is quite arguably one of the most diverse, multicultural, multi-ethnic and multi-racial regions in the country. At its heart is Birmingham, a city with a population of…
Mohammed Saleem’s family mark fourth anniversary of his brutal murder
Staff Reporter
April 29, 2017 | 11:00 am
Today is the fourth anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham. On April 29, 2003, Ukrainian white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered…
OPINION | Rangzeb Hussain | “Go back home, Paki! This is England!” was my EDL welcome
Staff Reporter
April 10, 2017 | 03:42 pm
THUGS. That is what we are dealing with. THUGS. Our world is being brutalized by the violence and ignorance of narrow-minded THUGS. Today, in my home town, I experienced the hatred…
Birmingham mosque responds to EDL with “Best of British” tea party
Staff Reporter
April 7, 2017 | 05:05 pm
When members of the Birmingham Central Mosque heard the English Defence League was coming to their beloved city to very likely moan about Muslims not integrating enough, they could think of…
Black Lives Matter author is bringing book tour to Birmingham
Staff Reporter
March 27, 2017 | 12:15 pm
Impact Hub Birmingham is hosting an evening of topical discussion and film around the Black Lives Matter movement, featuring US author Angie Thomas. With a screening of 50 Shades of Melanin…
Candle-lit vigil held in Birmingham for victims of London attacks
Staff Reporter
March 24, 2017 | 08:14 pm
A vigil has been held in Birmingham this evening in response to the recent attacks in Westminster, which left 5 people dead and around 29 injured. Following what Met Police described as…
15 moving photographs of Muhammad Ali in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
June 5, 2016 | 11:32 am
Muhammad Ali has made several visits to Birmingham, England, over the decades, in the 80s and 90s. He visited the city and met with fans, bringing them hope, joy and…
People are fuming over a photo of a British road sign featuring Arabic… only it’s a fake!
Staff Reporter
May 20, 2016 | 01:30 pm
People are getting majorly ticked off after discovering a traditional British road sign in gloriously British Yorkshire has suddenly been adorned with Arabic translations for the names of several destinations.…