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Jen Reid on Colston two years on, her new book and launching a fashion brand
By Louisa Streeting Life Writer She's wanted to launch her own business for years Jen modelling one of the pairs…
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Food
Black History Month: South London woman sets up first ever Black Farmer’s Market as Brixton’s vibrancy ‘disappearing’
Farmers' markets are a great day out and always worth a visit. They have seemingly exploded onto the scene over the last decade and they can be found in pretty…
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”Patties so good I send them in the post”: The Old Trafford Bakery’s amazing 60-year story
“I come here because the food tastes GOOD"
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Fashion
Five black Birmingham business owners who started up their own clothing brands
By Khrista Davis We went to visit some of Birmingham's black-owned clothing brands We went to visit some of the black-owned clothing brand businesses in Birmingham for Black History Month. The…
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MY CROWN
My Crown. The last thing I prepare for before I go to bed and the first thing I look forward to (sometimes) when I wake. The joy I feel when…
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Emefa Cole joins V&A as its inaugural Curator of Jewellery (Diaspora)
Celebrated jeweller Emefa Cole joins the V&A to share her unique experience and expertise as the museums’ inaugural Curator of Jewellery (Diaspora).
Emefa Cole – V&A’s inaugural Curator of Jewellery (Diaspora)Image credit: V&A
Health
1 in 4 black men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime, compared to other men, who have a 1 in 8 chance of getting prostate cancer. This short animation explains the risks to black men (aged 45 or over or your father or brother has had it) and why it is so important to get a PSA blood Test, used to help detect prostate cancer.
The Prostate Project
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