Butterfly Magazine - Issue 1

The Future of

Black TV #1 Issue

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Jojo’s Bangkra ‘Sow your

Passion’

At Jojo’s Bangkra we create the most stylish fabric tote bags and accessories for all life’s adventures … so you can ‘Sow your Passion’.

The idea for Jojo’s Bangkra was born out of a desire to see more handcrafted fabric bags in the leisure market that incorporated some of the traditional craft methods used in the past.

We are passionate about our craft and lovers of ‘fabric bags’. We love weaving and mixing different fabric colours, textures, sewing methods, painting techniques and fashioning them into wearable works of art.

Our designs are influenced by the beauty and complexity of the islands as we explore picturesque countryside and comb craggy shorelines cataloging their unique elements to then represent them in our products.

We believe in sustainable practices and support the preservation of traditional craft methods handed down through the ages. We are happy to be able to offer such a product to you our fellow ‘fabric bag’ lovers to express your passion.

Life offers endless possibilities, ‘Sow your Passion’ whatever it may be and soar!

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Jojo

The word ‘Bangkra’ in Jamaica refers to a big basket and is synonymous with harvest time, a time of plenty.

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What’s On TV The Screeners’ TV Choice

Blackspectation Blackspectation: means the promise of a better livelihood, integration for successive generations

Benzly Hype’s Stressbuster for COVID-19

Faith on TV UK’s Black churches respond to COVID-19

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NATALEE ON TV Television Jamaica #Schoolsnotout

Cover Story The Future of Black TV

CHILDREN’S TV The Ghanaian Goldilocks

COLLABORATION Dispel the myth that Black people cannot work together.

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Twitter Feed Movie Quizz

Spotlight on TV Korean tv series predicts coronavirus

RELAX Laughter is good for the soul

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SPORTS ARROW Gambian Wrestling

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THE BUTTERFLY MAGAZINE TEAM Editorial Team Beverley Cooper-Chambers Karen Ferrari Heather Balouza

SKINNY DREAD’S DILEMMA

Social Media and Marketing Marvin Osemwegie Advertising Consultant Fatima Sheekhuna Editorial Contributors Bakita Kasadha (UK & Uganda) Donna Williams (USA) Natalee Grant (Jamaica) David Clarke (London) Josh aka Sports Arrow (London) Design Editor Rusdi Saleh

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Illustrations Butterfly logo by Wayne Powell (Jamaica) Thanks to our featured advertisers JoJo’s Bangkra (Barbados) Benzly Hype (Jamaica) Hypolink (Gambia) Eramus (Uganda)

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Psychosis of Whiteness:

The Celluloid Hallucinations of Amazing Grace and Belle

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he final screening of Psychosis of Whiteness was scheduled for May in Leicester. This has been postponed because of COVID-19. Dr. Kehinde Andrews and Dr. Eugene Nulman from Birmingham City University produced this film to support a paper written by Dr. Andrews. In his abstract, he writes, critical Whiteness studies has emerged as an academic discipline that has produced a lot of work and garnered attention in the last two decades. Central to this project is the idea that if the processes of Whiteness can be uncovered, then they can be reasoned with and overcome, through rationale dialogue. This article will argue, however, that Whiteness is a process rooted in the social structure,one that induces a form of psychosis framed by its irrationality, which is beyond any rational engagement.

Drawing on a critical discourse analysis of the two only British big budget movies about transatlantic slavery, Amazing Grace and Belle, the article argues that such films serve as the celluloid hallucinations that reinforce the psychosis of Whiteness. The features of this discourse that arose from the analysis included the lack of Black agency, distancing Britain from the horrors of slavery, and downplaying the role of racism.

Join us next issue to read the article.

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What’s On TV

The Screeners’

TV Choice

Illustration by Wayne Powell (Jamaica)

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Apple TV

The Banker

Based on a true story of Bernard Garrett (Anthony Mackie) and Joe Morris (Samuel L. Jackson), black entrepreneurs who took on unjust white business practices in 1960s America.

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Sky 1 & NOW TV

Bulletproof 2 ITV, Wednesdays

Kate And Koji

Cops Bishop (Noel Clarke) and Pike (Ashley Walters) go undercover to infiltrate an international crime ring in London, Amsterdam and Cyprus.

Kate, (Brenda Blethyn) forms a volatile, and an unusual friendship, in her old-fashioned cafĂŠ, with Koji (Jimmy Akingbola), an asylum-seeking African doctor that leads to hilarious encounters.

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BBC iPlayer

BBC iPlayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTEJ4KJh4Ug

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First love in a dangerous

A love story set in a dystopian future in London where African people, Crosses have colonized Europe and they are the ruling class over White people, Noughts. Stephy, (Masali Baduza) falls in love with Callum, (Jack Rowan) the son of the family’s helper.

Joseph a Ghanaian/Caribbean collaboration.

A love story set in a dystopian future in London https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv907Rb8AdA&feature=youtu.be where African people, Crosses have colonized

Europe and they are the ruling class over White people, Noughts. Stephy, (Masali Baduza) falls in love with Callum, (Jack Rowan) the son of the family’s helper.

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Joseph tells the dramatic story of a successful, young doctor in Jamaica, haunted by childhood memories of his beloved grandfather in Accompong, the Maroon village founded by runaway slaves. Despite the family conflict caused by Joseph’s curiosity about his Ashanti origins and the death of Kweku, his close friend from Ghana, Joseph is determined to travel to West Africa and discover his true identity.

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Joseph a Ghanaian/ Caribbean collaboration

Joseph tells the dramatic story of a successful, young doctor in Jamaica, haunted by childhood memories of his beloved grandfather in Accompong, the Maroon village founded by runaway slaves. Despite the family conflict caused

by Joseph’s curiosity about his Ashanti origins and the death of Kweku, his close friend from Ghana, Joseph is determined to travel to West Africa and discover his true identity.

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Self Made

The story of Madam CJ Walker, the first selfmade female millionaire in America, starring Octavia Spencer as Madam CJ Walker and Blair Underwood as her husband, CJ Walker as they tell the true story of the black women who went from being a washer Black woman to owning her own brand of hair products.

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Nollywood

Endless Laughter Season 1-2 Finale.

Netflix

Ashtown Series

This video Ashtown Series is produced by Ashtown TV, Ghana to entertain, educate and motivate viewers and subscribers watch more comedy videos.

Netflix

Queen Sono

South African spy Queen Sono, (Pearl Thusi) finds herself in a nefarious web of business and politics as she seeks to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death.

(Warning - no English Subtitles - yet.)

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HAIR LOVE

“Animation-A place to tell a story” Karen Rupert Toliver As we celebrated the Black British successes at the recent awards; Cynthia Erivo’s Oscar nomination as Leading Actress, in Harriet and Micheal Ward’s Bafta win as Rising Star, we also join hands to congratulate Matthew A Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver, for winning the Best Animated Short Award at the Oscars for Hair Love. Matthew, a former NFL player, has written a book by the same name, that compliments the film. With the help of Vashti Harrison, a freelance picture-book illustrator, the book encourages people to get involved in animation and the effectiveness of the short film.

It is a superb story about a Black father struggling to comb his daughter’s thick, curly hair for the first time. Most Black women can relate the journey they had getting their own hair combed.

The grimace as the hair is pulled tightly, or the clip around the head with the comb along with 14

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the words, ‘Keep yu head still’. Not to mention the vow... to never put your own daughter through the same torture, oh and the horror when you hear yourself repeating the same words ‘keep yu head still!’.

It is timely, as more instances are occurring in the news, on both sides of the Atlantic, of children challenged at school solely on the basis that their hair does not conform to a reality that is not ours.

If our varied and wonderful hairstyles were seen on television on a regular basis, it would educate and enlighten those persons who are offended and it would become the norm and our schools could focus on the matter at hand –teaching.

The tender message at the end of the short film is a tearjerker.

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BBC iPlayer

JoJo & Gran Gran

Gran Gran comes from St. Lucia a beautiful island in the Caribbean and she teaches her granddaughter, JoJo about her heritage.

young adult

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p084q7n6/enterprice-series-2-1drippin-in-sauce

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Kazim and Jeremiah are rolling out their new business, Speedi-Kazz. Jeremiah has the brains, Kaz is the big dreamer, and together they are pushing to escape the hustle.

BBC III on iPlayer

Kazim and Jeremiah are rolling out their new Netflix business, Speedi-Kazz. Jeremiah has the brains, Kaz is the big dreamer, and together they are pushing to escape the hustle.

A peek inside the lives of Black women Netflix entrepreneurs committed to opening She did that doors for future generations.

credit Netflix. https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81194454?trkid=253492423&s=a&t=twt&ex This Jam aican Q uiz show is about m ore than college scholarships tra=81236808 SCQ has been cancelled because of COVID -19 but this goes behind the

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School’s Challenge

This Jamaican Quiz show is about more than college scholarships SCQ has been cancelled because of COVID-19 but this goes behind the scenes.

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Sex Education

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On My Block

“On My Block” follows a quartet of bright, streetsavvy friends who are navigating their way through high school, including all the of the triumph, pain and newness they experience along the way. Lifelong friendships are tested as Monse, Ruby, Jamal and Cesar confront the challenges of adolescence and life in their predominantly Hispanic and black neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles in this coming-of-age comedy series.

Socially awkward high school student Otis may not have much experience in the lovemaking department, but he gets good guidance on the topic in his personal sex ed course -- living with mom Jean, who is a sex therapist. Being surrounded by manuals, videos and tediously open conversations about sex, Otis has become a reluctant expert on the subject.

When his classmates learn about his home life, Otis decides to use his insider knowledge to improve his status at school, so he teams with whip-smart bad girl Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic to deal with their classmates’ problems. But through his analysis of teenage sexuality, Otis realizes that he may need some therapy of his own.

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Guava Island

Guava Island is a 2019 American musical film directed by Hiro Murai with a screenplay by Stephen Glover from a story by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Ibra Ake, Jamal Olori and Fam Udeorji 16

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Euphoria

Sam Levinson and Zendaya on the Hopefulness of Euphoria

Following a group of high school students as they navigate love and friendships in a world of drugs, sex, trauma, and social media written by Sam Levinson.

“In the end we are nothing more than an amalgamation of our actions and that’s ultimately what defines us.”

These are the words that turned the writer, Sam Levinson’s life around at age 19, after spending his whole life believing that drugs would kill him.

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The Photograph

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When famed photographer Christina Eames dies unexpectedly, she leaves her estranged daughter, Mae, hurt, angry and full of questions. When Mae finds a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box, she soon finds herself delving into her mother’s early life -- an investigation that leads to an unexpected romance with a rising journalist.

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Harriet

From her escape from slavery through the dangerous missions she led to liberate hundreds of slaves through the Underground Railroad, the story of heroic abolitionist Harriet Tubman is told.

The Invisible Man

After staging his own suicide, a crazed scientist uses his power to become invisible to stalk and terrorize his ex-girlfriend. When the police refuse to believe her story, she decides to take matters into her own hands and fight back.

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Raising Dion A single mother must hide her young son’s superpowers to protect him from exploitation while investigating their origins and her husband’s death.

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Buju Banton Special Live Performance

Buju Banton performs live exclusively for BBC 1Xtra at Penthouse Studios, Kingston, Jamaica. Premiered Mar 20, 2020

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Reading Between The Lines

by David Clarke

A long time ago in a galaxy far away … sound familiar? can be likened to that of ‘sin’.

Once you have it, it’s hard to let go. Avengers: Endgame – Thanos attempts to disintegrate the entire universe, leading to the Avengers assembling to restore balance and order. Oh, and there’s the sacrifice of Tony Starks (Iron Man) who saves humanity. Last, but not least, the Disney classic, The Lion King. Born to one day give his people new hope, Simba is guided by the voice of his father speaking to him from the heavens. These are just a fraction of the many great films that are much more than meets the eye. Now this doesn’t mean that I am a movie cynic – I absolutely love movies!

Nothing beats a Saturday night with your partner, family or friends (or a combination of all); bowls full of popcorn and munchies and your favourite takeaway. But unlike most, I’m able to explore the stories, messages and deeper meanings that are being played out below the surface. So many people would be surprised to learn that these box office hits are actually based on scriptures in the Bible and have Christian themes. Fortunately, good always wins – well, almost in the movie world - and in the real world, the same narrative is true. So, next time you decide to cosy up and watch one of the above-mentioned movies or your ‘must-see’ film, be on the lookout for the Christian parables and analogies.

And remember, don’t watch with your eyes wide shut!

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t’s a trademark saying that opens the stage on an epic movie and associates itself on the centre stage of Hollywood Boulevard and Disney Studios. It’s the beginning of an end and the end of a beginning. The Alpha and Omega. A time factor in a story consisting of a thousand words.

Then there’s the battle between good and evil, gods and kings, villains and superheroes; which again, has an all-too familiar connotation to the ultimate script(ures) of all-time – The Bible. God is always being depicted in some way or another; whether it be on the big screen or in our books and it’s high time people started reading between the lines – literally. Whoever came up with the saying, ‘If you want to hide information from the black man, put it in a book’ also forgot to mention, ‘If you want to hide the truth from the world, put it in a movie.’ Unfortunately, not all of us are film guru discerners and therefore won’t spot a subliminal message even when shown one. However, there’s ‘good news’ … and the good news is that you can find the truth in a lie, but you can’t find a lie in the truth.

In other words, with all the lies we see on our big screens, you can discover that these hit movies have hidden Christian themes. For example, Superman – a hero with special abilities who’s sent down to earth by his father to save mankind. Lord of the Rings – the power of the ring and its effect on the beholder

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I have been favored to be a part of Onyx having known Beverley, one of the founders, for over 15 years.

Delivering trailers, a brief perspective and an awareness of movies that are directed, produced, and cast with relatable story lines to a people who are excelling against the odds are what I am hoping to contribute from this side of the continent.

The offering will also be pointing/recommending you to plays, bios, documentaries, and TV shows that we can identify with. My expectation is that, as we interact as a community, we will be respectful, and our reviews/commentaries will be one where we can edify, esteem, and educate as we offer our individual experiences.

I am not a writer or an author by profession but I am looking forward to the challenge and to learning from you, the readers.

I would like to introduce you to SadĂŠ Clacken Joseph, filmmaker.

Source: Sadecjoseph.com

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amaica - nostalgic isn’t it? My nostalgic list includes first and foremost the year round summer temps, the East Indian and Julie mangoes, the fish, and of course the beautiful beaches. Yes, I am a Jamaican from East Kingston living in the U.S.A. and my name is Donna. I have two adult sons and one grandson. I have a BSc. Second Class Honors in Management Studies from the University of the West Indies, and am currently a part of an educational team in the elementary school system in the Bronx.

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Overcoming self-stigma to achieve your potential

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Bakita Kasadha is a writer, researcher, health activist and poet better known as BAKITA:KK.

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“No one can tell our stories like we can� underpins her why.

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Cover story

The Future

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Black TV

Old folks say, “yu must tun yer han’ mek fashion” Jamaican Proverb

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[To take what you have and make something new]

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Norman Beaton & Carmen Munroe.

uring crises and great times of change, visionaries thrive. To go forward, the past and the lessons learned need to be considered, the current situation needs to be assessed and then step into the

History is evident that Black people when faced with unimaginable trials, thrive. Some have faith, others the resilience of their ancestors, but all have the capacity to create, or to do, that thing they were told could not be done. It’s the same for Black people and the television industry in the United Kingdom.

Many institutions are going through major changes and British televison is no exception – it’s now going through a period of instability and times are a-changing, and visionaries are sought.

Since 1953 television sets have been inviting the whole world into front rooms. We have been fed an intermittent, but consistent diet of Black television shows that existed solely at the behest and approval of the mainstream broadcasters, now called gatekeepers, who were, and are in many cases today, White.

uncertain future.

One thing is for sure though, the future now looks brighter for Black TV, an industry whose ability to create spectacular programs with limited resources now needs to be demonstrated. There are so many Black people in the UK with the skills to create and produce exceptional television shows. Some handle a camera with such precision, that the concluding shot blows your mind. Then there’s the sound engineer who can replicate the ‘scupt scupt’ sound of Grandma doing laundry in such a way, it floods the mind with memories. And the lighting... in the hands of the right person, the one who sees so much more than just the light and the dark creating atmospheres that draw the very being into the scene.

Much credit must be given to the Black TV, film and media fraternity such as Sir Lenny Henry CBE, Norman Beaton, Carmen Munroe OBE, Sir Steven McQueen CBE, Trix Worrell, Angie Le Mar, Simone Pennant MBE, Leo Pennant, Neil Kenlock, Tony Douglas (Deceased), (West Indian World Newspaper) and TV broadcaster George Pennant (Deceased), to name but a few, whose zeal to make Black media work inspired, and in the face of bitter opposition, excelled.

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However, today, in 2020 there are more opportunities for Black people in the television industry but they are still limited. There have been countless academic studies carried out to examine the cause, which all invariably arrive at the same conclusion... barriers of subtle, and sometimes, not so subtle, institutional racism, which exists even in the presence of stringent diversity policies. The truth is that the will to disturb the status quo and relinquish power is not there.

Black people are innovative and creative and able to make something out of nothing.

The time to use those skills is now. Matthew Griffin, Futurologist, speaks about the effects of disruption, which means destroying old industries by providing popular, cheaper alternatives. Brian Chesky, Co-founder of Airbnb, and the other tech gods in Silicon Valley – e.g. Apple, Google, Tesler, Facebook, Uber, and Twitter are all Disruptors.

They continue to create systems that change the world and the lives of millions of people.

Griffin maintains that disintermediation (which means cutting out the middleman) is an effective and profitable business model. This is the opportunity to change the face of Black television by disrupting television, as we know it, with strategic disintermediation. The collective skills and unbridled talent will stir up the latent energy, create a myriad of opportunities, unleash shared prosperity, and interconnectivity that Black people have not experienced since the days of Mansa Musa.

Letitia Wright

Nevertheless, steadily, over the years, some actors have broken through and their ability to perform at an outstanding level is not in question, e.g. David Oyelowo OBE in Les Miserables (2018) . Idris Elba OBE, Sophie Okonado CBE/OSCAR nominee, Letitia Wright and Micheal Ward, BAFTA winners, Cynthia Erivo OSCAR nominee for best leading actress in her portrayal of Harriet Tubman, in ‘Harriet’ (2019), and so many more.

Producers such as Noel Clarke’s company, Unstoppable Film and Television, is certainly making waves with Bulletproof 2 (2020), where Clarke teams up with Top Boy’s (2011) Ashley Walters and landing its first Channel 5 television commission, so opportunities are starting to appear

Matthew Griffin Futurologist

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The rejection faced by Debra Odutuyo, producer of Meet the Adebanjos (2012), which is now showing on Netflix, spurred her on to do it alone. Likewise, Samuell Benta, actor/producer put his sitcom, All About The McKenzies (2012) on YouTube for a successful three seasons.

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During a very recent panel discussion on “The Future of TV” at The Royal Television Society, a survey showed there was an average of 22 screens in each home. The television and other screens are much more than hardware or devices; they are created for a purpose - these devices and their content subliminally feed our subconscious with values and opinions that are not necessarily our own but those of an imagined community. The time has come to reclaim our values.

Drama is one of the most effective mediums to create imagined communities, such as Eastenders and Hollyoaks, where we find ourselves relating to every move these engaging characters make. Or period dramas such as Downton Abbey which engages in a world in which Black people have been excluded but because the format works, it sells around the world, so why change it?

Marvel’s Black Panther written by Joe Robert Cole and Ryan Coogler created a superhero Black kids can look up to and raised the bar for screewriters, everywhere.

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On the other hand, the highly acclaimed Top Boy (2011) and the new Noughts and Crosses (2020) keep us rooted in our current reality, no matter how negative that may be, so our language changes, our values shift, we follow fashion, our morals decline, and we forget who we really are, or maybe that’s because the truth has not been outed. Drama, although constructed, is often based on reality, and creative licence allows the truth to be veiled.

Mark and Charmaine Simpson founders of Black History Studies.

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The tech moguls of Silicon Valley believe that within 30 years half of humanity will not have a job and will need to be entertained by spending endless hours supporting the gaming industry (which has actually literally occurred now, in April 2020, as a result of the coronavirus). Looking towards this future, the Black television industry has a plethora of stories to draw upon which can be both entertaining and educational. This will also support a Black gaming industry with the intention of keeping the wealth predominately within the Black community.

Fortunately, more and more people accept that a change is long overdue and will embrace a collective action. Black people have history and have stories; great, exciting stories that are never told, that remain hidden in plain sight.

Without a writer there is no story or show; an idea that would not go away, an idea that nagged at them night after night, until they got it down on paper and brought the characters to life. When the writer shared the idea, the music started to play in the mind of the composer, the music that had laid dormant for so many years, and they all rejoiced because their idea’s time had finally come.

The future of Black television is an exciting prospect and is bubbling over with challenges and opportunities: brave visionaries are now needed to step forward as change makers, disintermediators, and innovators.

Please step forward!!

Author and Editor Beverley Cooper-Chambers is a PhD Researcher in Television Drama and Caribbean Families. She holds an MA Television Scriptwriting and is a former newspaper and magazine publisher.

Co-edited by Karen Ferrari

Professor William ‘Lez’ Henry – Author Whiteness made Simple: Stepping into the Grey zone.

There is a tendency to be risk adverse, unwilling to invest time or resources into an unknown idea.

History has demonstrated that a leap of faith can change the world; more Marie Curies, Martin Luther Kings and Steve Jobs are out there – all they need is a platform to be heard.

There are wonderful groups and individuals who dedicated their lives to sharing the truth about Black history Robin Walker, the Black History man, Mark and Charmaine Simpson’s Black History Studies, Tony Warner, Black History Walks, Professor Lez Henry, Akala, Dr. Kehinde Andrews and so many more. The information they have gathered needs an outlet and needs to be transmitted across the genres, 24/7 365 days a year.

Whiteness is the everpresent non presence that moulds and shapes reality in this place at this time.

Dr Lez Henry

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Collaboration

Collaboration Now is the time to dispel the myth that Black people cannot work together.

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Who is out there

doing what?

Calling all charities, social enterprises, voluntary organisations.

Share your passion.

Tell us your story.

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Black Women in Television and Film Join on Facebook. This is a closed group so membership is required.

Founder Michael LQ Amaning

The TV Collective Supporting diverse talent particularly those from Black, Asian and Minority working in TV, Film and Digital Founder/Director Simone Pennant MBE.

The New Black Film Collective The New Black Film Collective (TNBFC) is a nationwide network of film exhibitors, educators and programmers of Black representation on screen.

Their most recent promotion was Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am.

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A Tribe Called Progress – Build Thriving Black Communities A Tribe Called Progress’ vision is to create leaders capable of contributing to the change we need to see in the Black community.

Join at https://www.atcp.co/

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A lively audience participating in another exciting and educational event hosted by Charmaine and Mark Simpson, founders of Black History Studies.

Join on Facebook no membership required.

Black History Walks is a collective of athletes, IT professionals, teachers, artists, authors and filmmakers who collaborate to produce events on British history which includes African/Caribbean people, throughout the year.

Kush TV Raising the bar in Conscious Black Media https://gotkushtv.co.uk/

Tony Warner founder of Black History Walks

Black Filmmakers Group

This is a closed group to join go to Facebook where membership is required.

Black History Studies Through our Community Cinema Programme, Black History Studies showcases thoughtprovoking and educational films and documentaries on various topics on Black History and Black Studies. This organisation is related to the audience photo.

PTAH Council The PTAH Council is a collective group who came together in December 2015 to honour and award those in the community, local and International, especially the unsung heroes, that have enlightened the World through inventions, music, dance, adornment, attire, spirituality, architecture, mathematics, biology, cosmology, science and so much more.

TOGETHER WE CAN & TOGETHER WE WILL

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Hemsley Morris aka Benzly Hype is no stranger to the camera. He created and starred in the television drama Mi and Mi Kru, which first aired in Jamaica in 2009. The sitcom is based around his mother, Beatrice Morris who has sadly passed. In the show, Benzly moves out of his mother’s home and into his own house with his mother after a big win on the lottery. What transpires is hilarious.

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Benzly recognised that social distancing, quarantine, economic hardships, and the loss of jobs because of COVID-19 is causing anxiety and stress. So he doing his part to ease the situation he has released all of the episodes of Mi and Mi Kru on YouTube free of cost.

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Churches that already had a strong, online presence raised the bar by preaching to empty pews. On the upside they gained a new ‘homechurched’ congregation.

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Dear Grandparents a message of love from around the world.

A project from the Seventh Day Adventist Church

T.D. Jakes - Lead pastor, author, and filmmaker of The Potter’s House in Dallas,

Texas relates COVID-19 to the film The Invisible Man.

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You will know them by their fruits.

Matthew 7 v 16

In the UK, Black churches already have a strong online presence. In the light of this pandemic they raised the bar, immediately putting all services and teaching on livestream.

They urged their congregation to abide by Government instructions to stay at home and encouraged them to take special care of their neighbours and the vulnerable. All of them stressed that now is the time for the church to shine.

Bishop Wayne Malcolm ICAN Community Church Bishop Wayne Malcolm wasted no time calling everybody to a 40-day fast, prayer at 6am and 6pm, and mobilising an army of volunteers to man the Touch telephone line, to do deliveries and/or befriend someone who is isolated.

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Pastor Michael White The Tab The Tab Church is helping people in crisis by operating Lewisham central’s only Foodbank distribution centre.

Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo KICC

Bishop John Francis Ruach City Church

Pastor Ashimolowo from KICC took to youtube to explain the virus and the lockdown.

Ruach City Church has six branches and makes sure the ill and vulnerable are contacted regularly and no one is left isolated and alone.

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Tyler Perry as Madea

Tyler Perry, scriptwriter, producer collaborates with other people in the entertainment industry to encourage everybody online.

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Rising Stars:

Jamaica’s talent showcase Natalee Grant

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Rising Stars is in its 16th season and people still tune in to see ordinary Jamaicans achieve the goal of stardom. It started out as the Jamaican version of American Idol but overtime took on more Jamaican features; back up singers from Ashe, Group acts and campaigning. Today it is the premier talent show in Jamaica. It has produced stars like Christopher Martin, Romaine Virgo and Dalton Harris who later went on to win the X factor 2019. The latest winner Sherlon Campbell has parleyed his win on Rising Stars into a career in gospel music.

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Television Jamaica#schoolsnotout

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n 13 March 2020, the Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, ordered a nation-wide closure of all schools in an effort to combat the spread of Covid-19 - known as the Coronavirus globally. Jamaica recorded its first case of the virus on 10 March.

Since the closure of schools - parents, students, teachers and all stakeholders in Jamaica’s education system have been hard at work creating online learning platforms to suit the needs of the country’s students.

Television Jamaica has taken the initiative to generate a format that all students can benefit from. The #schoolsnotout initiative started on Thursday, 19 March 2020 and runs for three hours from 09:00 to 12:00, Mondays to Fridays. The programme provides live and recorded teaching covering Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) content.

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In this time of uncertainty where everyone is adjusting to quarantines and social distancing, Television Jamaica is providing an invaluable service to the youth of Jamaica.

Children’s tv

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This version of the Goldilocks story is about a little boy with sun-lightened hair who lives in the west African city of Accra, Ghana.

Created by Dr. Tamara PIzzoli

MAMA’S COOKING Here’s the 10-minute challenge.

Choose a simple recipe Time on your hands and Let Mama, Nan, Dad or any nowhere to go? responsible adult prepare a meal And YOU film it and tell us what Learn to prepare a simple meal they are doing.

Four steps of preparation And the finished dish Eating it.

The most enticing meal we will upload and share with our readers.

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Black History Cartoon Tell Me Who I Am: The Journey Begins Nia promises to protect the Knowledge of Imhotep In this preview clip of the award-winning animated kids movie “Tell Me Who I Am: The Journey Begins,� Princess Nia of Timbuktu promises to protect the Imhotep medallion as her parents are captured by the evil wizard Komo. Through entertainment, fun and adventure children learn about black history, famous African American scientists and STEM pioneers. This is a family-oriented movie appropriate for all ages. Watch on KidPositive TV.

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JoJo and Gran Gran

Saint Lucia

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Laura Henry-Allain

Gran Gran is proud of her Saint Lucian heritage and teaches JoJo about the Caribbean island’s culture.

Gran Gran (voiced by Cathy Tyson) and JoJo (Taiya Samuel) are based on characters created by Laura Henry-Allain, a multi-talented author who drew on the inspiration she gained from her grandmother.

Saint Lucia is just over 238 square miles – 27 miles long and 14 miles wide.

The capital city of Saint Lucia is Castries.

Laura Henry-Allain Initially named the Island of the Iguanas by early Carib settlers, its name was only changed later on.

Its name makes it the first country to be named after a woman.

Saint Lucia is the second largest island of the Windward Islands “The Land, The People, The Light” became a motto after Saint Lucia became free from British rule.

The Saint Lucia Parrot, or Jacquot, cannot be found anywhere else in the world, and quite fittingly is the island’s national bird.

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Quiz

Happy weekend everyone BORED? Guess the movies:

MOVIE QUIZ

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Innovative Jamaica Jamaica was the first country in the Western world to build a railroad.

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The Inside Story

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ypolink Village Resort, is an exclusive, modern day, African Village which offers you a home-away-fromhome experience in a luxurious, Ecofriendly environment. Its renowned architecture is an exceptionally blessed detail with lots of African flair.

This unique ‘Smiling Coast of Africa’ resort, offers elegant oasis gardens, set in an ideal location, with the beautiful Kololi Beach only a short walk away. HYPOLINK is an exclusive venue for hosting weddings, private events and conferences.

Accommodation at HYPOLINK comprises of 10 fully equipped self catering apartments, with convenient self catering ‘home from home’ kitchen spaces.

It offers weekly events like Yoga classes, Vegan cooking classes, Movie nights, Zumba dance and classes, Pool parties and also staged events.

HYPOLINK has a fully equipped stage and outdoor space for performing artists, wedding receptions and workshops.

The resort has a domed restaurant which is a hotspot for fine dining, with a panoramic roof terrace, indoor and outdoor bars, two restaurants,

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designer swim-up pool bar, live stage, treatment centre for mind, body and spirit. Also Wi-Fi, Yoga, Zumba and Cooking classes, and Movie nights makes HYPOLINK Village – more than just a resort.

Tailor-made Tours are on offer, as are excursions to various tourist attractions - all at affordable costs. The tour guide will be happy to tailor-make activities to fit your holiday requirements.

Special holiday packages are available, which means you can stay at HYPOLINK Village and other locations in Senegal or Guinea with flights, accommodation and transport included, please contact HYPOLINK on the details below.

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atthew Hypolite the owner, was born on the cusp of Virgo and Libra, in the Spice Island of Grenada during its worst ever hurricane, hence his nickname Stormy. He came to England in his early years and grew up in SW6 Fulham. He is very creative, with a “just do it” can-do attitude.

His studies and working life have revolved around the arts, music, property and community development.

He discovered Gambia in 2005 and purchased what is now HYPOLINK Village, during his first two weeks on holiday.

He was overwhelmed by the beauty of the location. It had been closed for many years and therefore developed wonderful vegetation in a natural manner.

The resort was fully developed, designed and built by Matthew, alongside local workers, and a learning experience was had by everyone. They all acquired new skills and working techniques, using new materials and building in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way.

HYPOLINKs policy has always been to develop and maintain the site’s wonderful tranquillity and environment in order to share this harmonious feeling with others.

For Matthew, this has been an epic grand design, a Labour of Love, and a great learning experience in a testing climate - all for which, he is continually giving thanks to the Almighty.

Thank you for taking the time to understand.

Contact Information HYPOLINK Village Resort, Palma Rima Junction, Bertil Harding Highway, Kololi, The Gambia UK: +44 (0)7444 337 980 Gambia: +220 788 9883 WhatsApp: +447752151551 hypolinkvillage@gmail.com www.hypolinkvillageresort.com Facebook: hypolink village The work was phased over the years during his travels back and forth from London to the Gambia as follows; 1. Redevelopment of existing accommodation to provide three floors.

2. Matthew’s visit to India to study Adobe blocks and building techniques.

3. Design and build of 9 shop units, utilising the side entrance to the beach road.

4. Building of a Dome restaurant, stage, venue and bars.

5. Completion of accommodation to use.

6. Design and build of swim-up bar swimming pool.

7. Staffing, training and opening of all facilities in 2017.

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Gambia is just what you need after months of self isolation, quarantine and utter boredom. Well, one thing is certain, this too must pass and when it does please consider The Gambia.

Interesting Facts about The Gambia.

The Gambia is a very liberal Muslim country.

Not only is alcohol widely available, they even brew their own beer, the popular and ubiquitous Julbrew.

The national and most popular sport in Gambia is wrestling. Association football and basketball arealso popular.

The name “Gambia” is derived from the Mandinka term Kambra/Kambaa, meaning Gambia river.

The Gambia is one of only two countries whose self-standing short name for official use should begin with the word “The” (the other one being The Bahamas).

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In 1964, the prime minister of The Gambia said that one of the reasons they like to have “The” in their name is to avoid confusion with Zambia.

In comparative terms, the Gambia has a total area slightly less than that of the island of Jamaica.

Spotlight on TV

KOREAN TV SERIES

PREDICTS CORONAVIRUS

The Secret Terrius (2018), a Korean TV series on Netflix has got social media buzzing as it clearly discusses coronavirus long before the pandemic hit the world under the guise of being a teen romcom.

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BBC1 got something right as Noughts and Crosses gets the 16-34 vote with 471,000 tuning in [19 /03/2020]

Freelancers and the Self-Employed survival package.

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak today [25 March 2020] announced a survival package for freelancers and the self-employed. They will get a grant up to £2,500 a month in cash grants for up to three months.

How do you qualify?

Your annual trading profits must have been less that £50,000 in 2018-2019 tax year or an average of £50,000 across the three tax years up to and including 2018-2019.

You have to be able to prove that more than half of your income comes from self-employment and you must already be self-employed.

It comes into effect in June 2020 and will be backdated.

If you have not already filed your 2019-2020

How do we manage in the meantime?

To fill in the gap you can apply for Universal Credit but that does have its drawbacks, not least that the online queue has been as high as 130,000 people so you be prepared to wait; the Citizens Advice Bureau’s Help to Claim dedicated service help applicants gather evidence and prepare for the telephone interview.

Unfortunately, you may have to wait five weeks for the pay out a point not missed at the Works and Pensions Committee meeting. [March 25].

Stephen Timms, MP, for East Ham and Chair of the Works and Pensions Committee pressed the Secretary of State for Works and Pensions, the Rt Hon. Dr. Thérèse Coffey and Mr. Peter Schofield, Permanent Secretary for Works and Pensions to find out if that time could be speeded up. The committee did not find the response acceptable as both the Secretary of State and the Permanent Secretary were at pains to blame the IT’s capability to manage the increased claims a point Mr. Timms went on to decry in the Commons later that day.

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BBC1 finally gets the Gen Z vote!

tax returns he has opened a four weeks window to give you the opportunity to do so.

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Relax

LAUGHTER GOOD FOR THE SOUL

Social Media has opened the door for people’s creativity to be shared in a way that decades ago was not possible.

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WHO CONTROLS THE REMOTE IN YOUR HOUSE?

For such a time as this – Parents can relate

A new approach to social work

You can’t possibly expect me to…

My Homie warned me this would happen.

This is tricky…I think we need to phone a friend.

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Due Diligence The Interview

Travel as Normal

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Inspiration

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ports Arrow’s mission is to showcase Black sportsmen and women from Africa or the Caribbean who are excelling in their field but we won’t see on our British sports channels.

We start with the Jamaican Ice Hockey Team who made an impressive showing on their first international match last year. The Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, was quick to congratulate them. He said on Instagram: ‘A nation without ice brings sunlight to the cold’.

The Jamaican ice hockey team won the LATAM cup after beating Colombia in overtime 3-2 at the Florida Panthers IceDen stadium in Coral Springs, Florida.

This is an amazing achievement for a team that is only seven years old and played their first match in September 2019.

They’re now looking to go on to bigger things and hopefully compete in the Olympics.

Sports Arrow is following reports that a Canadian investor wants to fund Jamaica’s first ice rink. We will let you know when contracts are signed.

Huge congratulations go out to the team, including head coach Cyril Bollers.

Members of the team are Andrew Marshall, Solomon Smith, D’Andre John, Southon Thammachack, Marlon Williams, Christian Nichols, Donovan Tait, Jaiden Lindo, Addison Tkaczyk, Ethan Finlason, Dayne Habbib, Kristoff Malcolm, Quinn CheversWhorms, Teegan Moore, Sean Murphy, Carter Thornton, Kolby Johnson Anson Thornton Sports Arrow hopes Jamaica’s success in ice hockey continues.

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Hoyantaan: The Making of

the King of Gambia’s Wrestling Arena It’s not difficult to figure out why Abdoulie Ndow alias Hoyantaan chose wrestling over other professions. Wrestling runs in his DNA. His father was a local wrestling champion and his stepfather, Alieu Gaye is still remembered as one of the greatest wrestlers in his home village of Balangharr in the North Bank Region in the 80’s.

Though Hoyantaan was inspired by his father and stepfather to pursue wrestling, his family sent him to an auto garage to learn driving because of his hot-headedness as a kid. After acquiring his driving license, he became a commercial vehicle driver. After a while, Hoyantaan left driving and went into bakery. That new adventure lasted just a few months.

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“I couldn’t stay long at the bakery. The job was slow for me and I always argued with my bosses,” he says.

Young Hoyantaan as a rookie wrestler Hoyantaan had set his eye on wrestling. His uncle, Ndongo Ceesay noticed his love for the sport and decided to guide him to become a professional wrestler. After an intensive training supervised

by Ndongo, Hoyantaa triumphed in his first bout as a rookie wrestler. Wrestling fans noticed from that fight that he was a star that was meant to rise.

“I knew he would be a great wrestler,” says Alagie Cham, a wrestling commentator at West Coast Radio. “I’ve covered most of his bouts in the provinces. He’s a technical wrestler.”

the fight and was crowned the King of the Gambian Arena.

“That was a great fight for me. Leket was a champion and facing him for the crown demanded special preparations.”

Hoyantaan crowned the King of the Arena His manager Ousman Jobe described him as a dedicated and talented wrestler. “Since I started managing him some years ago, he has proven to be a warrior. He is respectful and he’s always hungry for success.”

Today, Hoyantaan is not only winning inside the arena, but he’s also winning the financial battle outside the arena. He has become one of the highest paid wrestlers in the history of Gambian wrestling. His last fight earned him a fee of D120,000. He’s also enjoying sponsorship and endorsement deals from private companies.

Earlier this year, the 29-year-old was named the best local athlete of the year by the Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia.

Hoyantaan with young wrestlers who look up to him Hoyantaan is currently training ahead of his big fight with Senegalese wrestler Baye Mandionne in June at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.

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Hoyantaan asserted his superiority in a ten-wrestler competition which he won. In his home village of Balangharr, he struggled his way out as an underdog in a starstudded championship to win the hearts and minds of the villagers.

Article first written in the Chronicle written by Omar Jarju. May 27, 2019.

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“He was always the center of attention.

Whenever he appeared, he impressed the crowd,” Alagie says.

Slowly but steadily, Hoyantaan began attracting more attention and a huge following.

Victories over Mboran, Tass Sa-Yaram, Gambien and Yaya Jammeh set the pace for his national stardom.

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LAST LAUGH

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CONSIDER UGANDA Covid-19, border closing, social distancing will end and when it does and you need a place to relax and refresh consider UGANDA.

Local currency is the Uganda Shilling (UGX). The

exchange rate of USD:UGX is approximately 1:3,600.

If you are a foreigner, you are a “mzungu”.

Children are considered orphans if they have lost one or

both parents.

Never say “hi”, always say “how are you?”.

If you have to pee, it’s called “making a short call”.

Potatoes are called “irish”.

If someone says “you’ve grown fat”, it’s a compliment.

Olyotya Peanuts are called “g-nuts”.

Ugandans don’t like confrontation. Never shout at a

Ugandan.

Oreret Erasmus Tukei – Managing Director

https://urbantv.co.ug/urbantoday-shouldindians-become-a-ugandan-tribe/