Profile: Kanya King

Kanya King MBE is the founder and owner of the MOBO Organisation. Driven with a passion to have a show highlighting music of black origin, which was woefully absent from many other award ceremonies, she established the organisation in 1996. Now a televised show reaching audiences of millions world wide she has blaized a trail for other European urban awards ceremonies, although not without controversy. When I met Kanya it was very clear that she was driven and had a driving passion to be the best at what she does. She doesn’t just talk, she takes action.Kanya’s background includes a stint at Carlton TV as a researcher and was part of the production team for the Crystal Rose Show.

Black Boys Can

The National Black Boys Can Association In conjunction with the National Union of Teachers Presents:

Raising the Academic Attainment of Black Boys

A National Conference for School Leadership, Teachers and other education Practitioners in Primary and Secondary Schools

Tuesday, 13th November 2007, 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

A unique opportunity for those involved in education to learn new strategies for raising the achievement of Black Boys.

The Power List

New Nation, the Ethnic Media Group newspaper, has compiled a list of the most powerful and influential blacks in the UK. The Powerlist identifies and records a number of influential blacks in the UK.

I am delighted at this project as it highlights a number of blacks in the UK who have succeeded against the odds. It may seem trivial to some but for many black youth seeing that there are attainable characters and personalities who are doing well outside of just entertainment and sport is refreshing.

Profile: Paul Gilroy

Paul Gilroy is a professor in Social Theory at the London School of Economics (LSE). He is in fact the first holder of Anthony Giddens Professorship in Social Theory.He is one of the few professors of colour in the UK and through his work has clearly shaped the dialogue and discussion, at least from an Afro Caribbean point of view, about race and culture in the United Kingdom.