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Jamelia confirmed as 40th person to be honoured on Birmingham Walk of Stars
Brummie music star Jamelia will become the next person to be honoured on the city's prestigious Walk of Stars later this week. British recording artist, actress and television presenter Jamelia -…
LGBTQ+ groups calls for cultural appropriation ban at Birmingham Pride celebrations
A number of LGBTQ+ groups across the city have called on Birmingham Pride to ban cultural appropriation, following an I Am Birmingham article highlighting the issue was published last month. In…
OPINION: It might be 2018 but cultural appropriation is STILL a thing
Why is it that in 2018, with constant talk in the media about racism and interracial relations, do we STILL have people that don't understand that cultural appropriation is wrong?…
10 Photos of Jennifer Lawrence hiding at Birmingham Pride 2018 that will make you say “Where? I can’t see her!” (Number 3 will shock you)
Is she here? And why is she hiding? Early on the Saturday morning, during the walk up towards Victoria Square for the start of the Birmingham Pride 2018 Pride Parade,…
West Midlands Police launches pub training project to protect LGBT+ community
West Midlands Police has launched a new initiative aimed at tackling sex offences in the gay community - and is urging licensed venues to back the scheme by ensuring staff…
Birmingham Yardley MP Jess Phillips becomes Big Issue vendor for the day
Jess Phillips, MP for Birmingham Yardley, took to the streets of Birmingham this week to get a taste of life as a Big Issue vendor. Joining 25-year-old Big Issue vendor…
Former Guantanamo prisoner Moazzam Begg declines request to appear on Big Brother in the most fitting way possible
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg, who was held prisoner by the US government in an internment facility in Afghanistan and in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp in Cuba for nearly…
Birmingham guerrilla artist hijacks city billboard with Syria protest message
Billboards are used to sell everything from washing powder to swimsuits, from cigarettes to whiskey, from films to games, all that and more, much more. Peace, on the other hand,…
5 things you need to know about Birmingham 2022 poet Amerah Saleh
Birmingham based spoken-word artist Amerah Saleh is one of five main city artists taking part in the official Birmingham 2022 handover ceremony on Sunday 15 April 2018, which will see young people and artists…
Birmingham stars to celebrate loved ones at unique art installation
Thoughtful Birmingham celebrities – including Line of Duty’s Claudia Jessie – will be celebrating the lives of their loved ones at an unusual art installation created by a local hospice.…