Zenit Sint Petersburg Fanclub Against Black and Gay Players

Landskrona, the main fanclub of Zenit Sint Petersburg football club, published a manifest with racist remarks. They state in their manifest that they are against the participation of black players in their team. The club would lose its identity if they integrate players from foreign regions. The arrival of Belgian player Axel Witsel and Brazilian striker Hulk this year clearly angers some of the fans.

VIDEO: Brussels Singer Soul T presents 'Material Things'

Brussels based soul singer SOUL T presents this reggae flavoured song 'Material Things'. The video was entirely shot in Brussels. He's a talent to follow.

Singer Leona Philippo wins The Voice of Holland

Tonight Leona Philippo (33) has won The Voice of Holland, one of her winning songs was "Could you be loved". Philippo was born in Canada and was raised in The Netherlands.

Petition: Stop racial profiling in Germany

Racial/ ethnic profiling is a form of institutionalized racism and entails the discriminatory use of personal attributes (such as skin color, ethnic or religious affiliation, national origin or language) as a basis for identity checks and searches without a concrete warrant by the police.

While the judicial issue remains unsolved in the European context, the US have achieved the broad consensus that racial/ethnic profiling is inadmissible for the conduct of police measures.

Creative music: UK's Femi Temowo - The Storyteller's Psalm

It's the music of Nigerian born British guitarist Femi Temowo. He joined soul songstress Amy Winehouse on her live tour in 2003 as Music Director.

Video: Black in the Caribbean - Race and class in Haiti and Jamaica

In the wake of the recently aired documentary Black in America, it's interesting to see how Caribbean societies have dealt with skin colour issues, especially Haiti and Jamaica.

Marsha Ambrosius Live in London on Dec 20th

December 19th & 20th 2012 sees the long awaited return visit from the USA of UKSoul star Marsha Ambrosius. It’s been a while since her last UK show & this will be her first UK show since achieving her first USA No.1 with her album “Late Nights & Early Mornings”.

CNN: Black in America: It's not just about the color of your skin

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On December 9, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. EST/PST, CNN will air its fifth installment of the annual documentary series Black in America. This year’s special – “Who is Black in America?” – was inspired by the scope of the (1)ne Drop Project and will tackle issues of colorism and racial identity.'

Video: Brazilian Soul Reggae - Natiruts ft. Sonia Savinell - "Sorri, Sou Rei"

The Brazilian Soul Reggea band Natiruts ft. Argentine singer Sonia Savinell live from the hill Mirante Dona Marta in the city of Rio de Janeiro. This year the group released the DVD Acústico no Rio de Janeiro.

UK WOMEN: The I'mPOSSIBLE conversation, winter edition, 2012

The I'mPOSSIBLE conversation, winter edition, 2012. Wednesday, 12 December 2012 from 18:30 to 21:30 (GMT) London, United Kingdom

Video: Conversations on the presence of blackface in Swedish children's fiction

Photo: Ylva Habel, Shantrelle P. Lewis and  Barakat B. Ghebrehawariat

Conversations on the presence of blackface in Swedish children's fiction: "Little Pink & The Motley Crew"

CONFERENCE: "What is Africa to me now?" in Liège, Belgium

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A 3day conference on the African continent and its literary diasporas will be held at the University of Liège in March 2013. Part of the conference there will be a photo exhibition by Johny Pitts. Invited speakers are Chika Unigwe, Caryl Phillips and Jackie Kay.

VIDEO: See Africa Street Photography

See Africa Street Photography from See Africa Differently on Vimeo.
Johny Pitts roams East-London in search of Afro-European fashion.