Archive for May, 2007
Black Spending Weakness?
I came across a brilliant post on the Electronic Village blog last week about black spending power. Although written from an American perspective, many of the points made on that post apply also to Black people living in the UK. We have increased spending power, yet our spending is not benefitting or flowing into our own community.
So, although [...]
Africa: The Next Chapter at TED Global
The TED conference is pretty much my idea of heaven - the world’s greatest thinkers and doers from the Technology, Entertainment and Design worlds coming together every year to discuss and spread their ideas. I hope one day to attend, and even to speak.
My good friend, David McQueen, is blessed enough be attending TED Global (believe me it’s [...]
Brixton Blues
So once again my Friday evening activities have taken me to the bright lights of inner city London. Brixton specifically. I spend a lot of time in Brixton and have done so over the years. Sometimes I love the place and sometimes I absolutely hate it. You get those days - usually in the daylight [...]
Oh Brother!
I had a very interesting experience on Friday night in a bar in Brixton, South London, in which I was surprised, impressed, disappointed and enlightened within the space of 15 minutes by my conversations with some brothers.
The first one, I’ll call him Mr X, started his game by telling me he had high standards for [...]
“You Drink One, Africa Drinks One”
“You Drink One, Africa Drinks One” is a headline that I saw on today’s Evening Standard news stands. I believe it’s to promote awareness of a charitable cause to “help” Africa. I don’t know the exact details of the cause, but it got me thinking about the subtle ways in which the West still retains and [...]
Something 2 Say
Something 2 Say is a multi-media entertainment company, built around the talents of Lola Adesioye.
Through her Something 2 Say Group, Lola aims to: “Uplift. Inspire. Entertain” through the power of the positive word, whether spoken, sung or written. A multi-talented singer/songwriter, entrepreneur, music industry consultant, writer, budding author, motivational speaker and broadcaster, Cambridge University graduate Lola Adesioye definitely has [...]