September 23, 2011 /
Tony Warner
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ARTS & CULTURE
It is well known that television channels have a habit of screening positive black films very late at night. Similarly cinemas have a habit of only screening such films very seldomly or not at all. Given these realities, what can be done to support black films and encourage the accurate portrayal of people of African…
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August 4, 2011 /
Tony Warner
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ARTS & CULTURE
Captain America's movie origins involve being the subject of experiments by a kindly German doctor who escaped Nazi barbarism. It is a well-known fact that the Nazis performed atrocious experiments on human beings (injecting people's eyes to turn them blue or freezing them to death to see how long it took). But it is less…
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July 14, 2011 /
Moriam Animashaun
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ARTS & CULTURE
People with Voices caught up with the ever busy soap star Bunmi Mojekwu, who tells us how her life has changed since she joined the cast of
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July 4, 2011 /
James Corke
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ARTS & CULTURE
They say that it helps to have friends in high places but it is not often that a debut solo project can boast contributions from Oasis, the Arctic Monkeys and…Harry Potter. Miles Kane has packed a lot into his 25 years. Already a veteran of Liverpool bands The Little Flames and The Rascals, he also…
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June 13, 2011 /
Moriam Animashaun
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ARTS & CULTURE
A 21 year old undergraduate from South London has released his debut book of short poems at a launch at Grace Bar in Westminster in London.
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June 12, 2011 /
Nicolas Roux
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ARTS & CULTURE
L’Orchestre National de Barbès (ONB) always brings its share of excitement as a band that was born on stage. Their first album was recorded live and remains their top selling to date. Their concert last month was their first performance in London since 2003. They didn’t disappoint, managing yet once again to galvanise their fans…
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June 8, 2011 /
Moriam Animashaun
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ARTS & CULTURE
Kingston University graduate Bunmi Mojekwu, who plays Mercy Olubunmi in the popular soap opera , may have been the last character from the online spin-off E20, to have been featured in EastEnders, but perhaps it’s true, they save the best till last. She told People with Voices: “I succeeded through faith in God and myself….
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