Black culture and black events in London

BUFF – The British Urban Film Festival 4-5-6 September 2010

September marks the start of the film season in London, with mainstream and black film festivals presenting the best of new cinema from and beyond the UK. One such festival is the British Urban Film Festival (BUFF), which offers 16 films over 3 days of free screenings.
We caught up with festival founder Emmanuel Anyiam Osigwe [...]

What Is the Best Caribbean Restaurant in London?

We are on the hunt for the best Caribbean restaurant in London! Instead of turning to food critics, we thought we would ask you, our readers!

Read the full post to see how you can vote.

We’re Black Weblog Awards Winners!

Thanks to all your votes, we won the Best International Blog award at the BWAs 2010!
We won the Popular and Judges votes!!
(we know, the pic needs to be updated with the Winners badge).

Notting Hill Carnival Sounds

Notting Hill Carnival wouldn’t be the same without music, food and costumes. As the Bank Holiday weekend approaches, many soca fans will be heading to their local independent record shop to buy the latest songs to add to their collection. We have highlighted the latest songs that you should expect to hear on the streets [...]

Tyler Perry Introduces His Brand to UK Audiences

At first I didn’t believe it!
“You what?”
“Tyler Perry and Janet Jackson… in Brixton?”
In May, Tyler Perry and Ms Jackson (If You’re Nasty), attended a special screening of Tyler Perry’s latest film Why Did I Get Married Too? at the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton. It appears that Tyler Perry is gearing himself up to become an [...]

Haiti Relief: 6 Months Later

West London is gearing up for the Notting Hill Carnival, 2 days of the largest street festival in Europe, where Caribbean music, food and culture are celebrated by all. But one country in the Caribbean has regrettably fallen off the social-conscious radar.
Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, is no stranger to hardship. But [...]

Black Events – what's on

Fri 3 Sep, 6pm-2.30am	Soul of the UK	View »
Fri 3 Sep, 7pm	A Small Act	View »
Fri 3 Sep, 8pm	Mosi Conde & Kaira Kora Afrika plus One Jah	View »
Sat 4 Sep, 6.30pm	Eddie Kadi	View »
Sat 4 Sep, 9pm-3am	Queens of Hip Hop	View »