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Issue 21  |  August 2010

Inside: The Vault

Black History: Martin Luther King

“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”’ Martin Luther King, Jr. on the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.
Since the day King spoke his ‘I [...]

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Inside: Video

Malcolm X: “Our History was destroyed by slavery”

Malcom X on slavery. Malcolm X in our News section

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Inside: Entertainment News

Malcolm X was bisexual. Get over it

October is Black History Month in Britain – a wonderful celebration of the huge, important and valuable contribution that black people have made to humanity and to popular culture. It is also worth celebrating that many leading black icons have been lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT), most notably the US black liberation hero Malcolm [...]

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Inside: Entertainment News

Stephen K Amos talks Black History

Just before he left for a reception at Number 10 hosted by the Prime Minister in celebration of Black History Month, comedian Stephen K Amos told The Gazette how he thought it was a great shame that there were not enough black people on television and how he believed he was overlooked for a television [...]

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There is a thin line between Love and the Black Arts

Catch a Vibe caught up with Nigerian artist Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy MBE to discuss what Black History Month means today and just what it was like to meet the Queen!

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Simon Owoade: ‘Black History Month has to be more than slavery’

Simon Owoade is the writer of The Curse of Being Black in Britain, an examination of his opinions and experiences of racism working for HM Revenue and Customs and the prison service. Catch a Vibe mwet up with the writer / motivational speaker to disccuss Black History Month and what it means to be black [...]

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Inside: Entertainment News

Ace and Vis from BBC 1Xtra Actin Up in Acton for Black History Month

To celebrate black history month the troublemakers were asked to attend Acton High School in West London to take part in a Question an Answer session. Topics included the music industry, college & University, UK Radio, irritating DJ’s, annoying celebraties and the hottest CD’s out right now.
Read the full stroy at BBC

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Inside: Issue 3, The Vault

Have Your Say – Do We Need Black History Month?

“Black History Month (BHM) is a remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada in February and the United Kingdom in the month of October.” (Wikipedia)
Over the years, Black History Month has been widely criticized, not least by people of [...]

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