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Standing in solidarity with those suffering for their faith

11th December 201810th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 228 Views 0 Comment Birmingham, christian, Christian communities, community, CSW, Faith, London, Norwich Cathedral, Portsmouth Cathedral and Faith, RedWednesday campaign, Solidarity, St Chad’s Cathedral, suffer for their faith, Wrexham Cathedral

People all across the UK took part in #RedWednesday – with cathedrals, churches, schools, colleges and universities all “seeing red”

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Michelle Obama: ‘I still have impostor syndrome’

5th December 20184th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 195 Views 0 Comment Barack Obama, black, Black Women, Book launch, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, community, London, Michelle Obama, Southbank

Michelle Obama has said she still feels “impostor syndrome”, adding that “it never goes away”. Mrs Obama was speaking during

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£5 million fund to deter young people from gang and knife crime

1st December 201829th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 146 Views 0 Comment Anti-Knife Crime Community Fund, community, drug misuse, government, knife crime, London, public health, young offenders, Youth, Youth Endowment Fund

Families across the country who are vulnerable to the devastating effects of knife crime and gang culture are set to

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This Time of Year by Milton B Allen

24th November 201829th November 2018 Becky Wybrow 295 Views 0 Comment #MOBO, Anthony Faulkner, Award winning, Christmas, community, Entertainment, Faith, Gospel, Helen Le Paul, London, Milton B Allen, music, Sarah Teibo, singer, Songwriter, UGN Media Limited

“2019 marks my 20th year licensing, marketing and distributing gospel music overseas. It’s a funny thing… every year around Christmastime,

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Contribute to the fight against knife crime – join Synergy

24th November 201822nd November 2018 Becky Wybrow 426 Views 0 Comment Ascension trust, black, Black and Minority Ethnic communities, christian, church, community, crime, Delroy Davis, events, Faith, Joanna Dale, knife crime, Leadership Steps, London, Ransom Church, Research, Reverend, Ronald Nathan, Synergy, Synergy network, violence

According to the BBC, the recent number of homicides in London surpassed last year’s figure of 116*. So far this

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Dreamgirls celebrates its final Christmas in London

20th November 20186th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 292 Views 0 Comment Broadway, Christmas, community, costumes, Designer, Dreamgirls, Entertainment, events, London, performances, schedule, show, Sony, stage, Swarovski

Dreamgirls celebrates its final Christmas in London at the Savoy Theatre by going out on an all-time high.  Actresses

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Professor Green: Knife crime not just a black issue

13th November 201812th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 392 Views 0 Comment black, Children killed, community, deaths, Ethnic, gangs, killed, knife crime, London, MP, police, Professor Green, Sajid Javid, stabbings, white, youths

Professor Green has said black youths as a whole are being “criminalised” over recent stabbings – and that in some

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The Financial Times puts diversity within the property sector into the limelight

9th November 201814th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 153 Views 0 Comment Brexit, Businees Summit, community, Diversity, Estate, Event, financial news, Financial Times, investors, London, property development, Property Summit, Sir Stuart Lipton

The recent Financial Times property summit brought to light some interesting questions and facts relating to diversity within the industry;

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Ballet Shoes For Black And Asian Dancers Released In UK For First Time

6th November 20186th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 331 Views 0 Comment Ballet, black, black dancers, Cassa Pancho, Cira Robinson, clothing, community, dancing, Freed, London, shoes

Pointe ballet shoes in colours that match Asian and black skin tones are being made for the first time in

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Food-packing event helps to feeds thousands of hungry children

5th November 20185th November 2018 Josie McFarlane 263 Views 0 Comment charity, Christ Church, Event, Feed the Hungry, fight poverty, food packing event, hunger, London, meals, packing event, volunteers

Members of Christ Church in East Greenwich London, along with people from the wider community, got together to help pack

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Brixton Topcats: How Jimmy Rogers’ basketball club inspires thousands

1st November 201828th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 232 Views 0 Comment #sport, Basketball, black, Brixton, Brixton Topcats, Clubs, community, Jimmy Rogers, London, Luol Deng, Marvin Ambrosius, Multicultural, NBA, opportunities, Squad, team, young people

The noise in London’s Brixton Recreation Centre is deafening as at least 100 youngsters run around two courts playing basketball.

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Calls for greater diversity among school governors

30th October 201827th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 272 Views 0 Comment black, campaign, charity, community, Diversity, educators, encourage, Ethnic, governess, government, Governors, Governors for Schools, London, role, schools, sixth form, Teachers, Theresa Esan, women

“When I was at school, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do when I grew up,” says Theresa Esan.

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Aled Jones & Russell Watson Announce their first collaboration

21st October 201818th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 413 Views 0 Comment Album, Aled Jones, Classical music, community, Hymn, In Harmony, London, music, release, Russell Watson, UK tour

On November 9th 2018, Aled Jones and Russell Watson, two of the world’s greatest classical voices, come together to release

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University ‘dual nationality’ plan for Brexit

12th October 201812th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 349 Views 0 Comment #Cambridge, Brexit, dual nationality, education, EU, London, Oxford, University

A top UK university is planning a “unique” post-Brexit arrangement with a German university in which staff will be appointed

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Kids Are Still Kids

12th October 201812th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 337 Views 0 Comment adoption, BAME, black, Black History Month, care, children, community, family, fostering, help, Lambeth, London, loving home

This month, it’s Black History Month and Lambeth Council have launched a new recruitment campaign. Lambeth has a number of