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The World Cup, Sport & The Art of Politics Spelt with an“S”

Written June 2014 I enjoy The World Cup. It is a thoroughly engaging sporting event that seemingly unites the world in appreciation of one unified spectacle centred around what many consider the world’s most popular sport – Football. While I don’t usually follow football, you would be forgiven for thinking I was somewhat a fanatic …

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ShakaRa Speaks On It: A Look At The History Of British AfriCarib Female Activists

For the British Black List March 2014 http://www.thebritishblacklist.com/shakara-speaks-it-history-british-africarib-female-activists/   When discussing Black History, it is often said that the Black population in UK often know very little about the presence and contribution of Afrikan-Caribbean people to British History. The reasons given for this vary between a lack of knowledge on Black History in general, to the …

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ShakaRa Speaks On It – EBOLA: How Europe Destroyed Afrika’s Ability To Handle The Crisis

AFRIKA CAN’T HANDLE THE EBOLA CRISIS! IT NEEDS FOREIGN AID! AFRIKA NEEDS BRITISH CHARITY IN ORDER TO HELP THE POOR DESTITUTE AFRIKANS! These are just a few of the common ideas taken for granted in the British media discourse around Ebola and its impact. If these statements truly reflect the reality, the question “why” is …

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ShakaRa Speaks On It: #BandAid30 & Why We Should Not Tolerate White Middle Class Stupidity

Published 19th November 2014: http://www.thebritishblacklist.com/shakara-speaks-it-bandaid30-tolerate-white-middle-class-stupidity/ So, as we are all aware by now Bob Geldof and his Band of Merry men are at it again with the recently released BandAid30 single “Do They Know Its Christmas” – Ebola Remix. While the justified outrage will no doubt continue, I really had to sit down and consider this …

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ShakaRa Reviews ‘The Five & The Prophecy of Prana

Published 9th Oct 2014 – http://www.thebritishblacklist.com/shakara-reviews-the-prophecy-prana-the-barbican/ The production quite simply exceeded all my expectation. I entered the arena with high anticipation, having previously had the pleasure of interviewing the main men behind Boy Blue Ent. I was told poignantly by Mickey J that I would have seen nothing like it. He was absolutely correct. The Five …

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THE FIVE & THE PROPHECY OF PRANA!!! ShakaRa Speaks to Boy Blue Ent

Published 1st Oct 2014 – http://www.thebritishblacklist.com/shakara-speaks-michael-mikey-j-asante-kenrick-h20-sandy-upcoming-hip-hopera-the-prophecy-prana/ Boy Blue Entertainment are set once again to make their mark on the development of Hip-Hop Dance Theatre in  the UK with the staging of their forthcoming production “The Five & The Prophecy of Prana”…at The Barbican. Founded by Kenrick “H20” Sandy and Michael “Mikey J” Asante in 2001, Boy …

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