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VIDEO: The waste of welfare and a broken Jobcentre Plus
Thom Bartley has been investigating the current condition of the UK welfare system through a project looking at the future of the Jobcentre in the UK. Bartley, a former Jobcentre Plus employee, exposes the malicious hurdles put in place by the Government to ensure many benefits claimants are hindered in their pursuit of assistance, rather than helped.

VIDEO: Immy Kaur on being a women of colour and active sports fanatic
What’s the struggle like being one of only a few women of colour on a hockey team, or being expected to confirm to gender and racial social norms while having an active passion for outdoor sports? Imandeep Kaur, known to most simply as ‘Immy’ – a young entrepreneur, community creative, marathon runner and all-round inspiration for…
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Birmingham flashmob performs Toto’s ‘Africa’ in mass singalong [VIDEO]
Hundreds of Brummies gathered outside Birmingham Cathedral this evening to belt out Toto’s famous 80s classic ‘Africa‘, in a bid to spread a bit of happiness. Armed with their phones and song sheets, people of all ages and backgrounds joined forces in the city centre for only a few minutes, to share their love of the popular song, before dispersing…

Sacha Dhawan joins ‘Boy with the Topknot’ cast for BBC screening in Wolverhampton
Actor Sacha Dhawan has returned to Wolverhampton to join cast and crew for a special screening of new BBC drama The Boy with the Topknot. After having recently filmed in the West Midlands city, the Iron Fist and Sherlock star was back in Wolves to officially launch a preview of the one-off feature length programme, which is based…

Singer Billy Bragg releases song inspired by activist Saffiyah Khan
English singer-songwriter Billy Bragg has shared a new song inspired by Birmingham social justice activist Saffiyah Khan, who faced down an angry EDL thug earlier this year. In what has since become an internationally iconic photograph, young activist Khan was snapped staring down an English Defence League ruffian during a demonstration in Birmingham city centre in…

VIDEO: Britain First are confronted by anti-racism activists in Birmingham
Anti-racism activists and community campaigners face the unenviable task of keeping a Britain First rally in check, in the city of Birmingham in England, UK. The tense confrontation began in John Bright Street before making its way to Centenary Square.

Brummies to walk together to fight rise in hate crimes
A community unity and diversity walk is taking place in Birmingham this month to challenge the recent rise in hate crimes in the West Midlands. Members of different ethnic, cultural religious communities will be coming together to display unity and solidarity as they take part in special peace walk, followed by a picnic at Cannon…

Black Lives Matter UK Member, Joshua Virasami: ‘We Broke the Internet that Day’ | VIDEO
Live! Arts have released a video of a recent interview with the prominent Black Lives Matter UK activist, Joshua Virasami. In the video, Virasami explains the BLM movement’s US origins and his views on many issues, including police brutality in The US vs The UK (“the trend is the same, the violence is the same”)…

Palestine Jazz musicians to perform at Birmingham Town Hall on Friday
An all-star line up of Middle Eastern talent, including some of the best young Palestinian musicians, will be delivering the freshest Arabic sounds to audiences at the Birmingham Town Hall this week. Following her sold out tour of the UK last year with the Palestine Youth Orchestra, singer and flutist Nai Barghouti returns with an…

Local comedy hopeful set to share stage with surrealist stand-up Ross Noble
Young West Midlands actor and entertainer Michael Crump – who appeared in BBC drama Danny and the Human Zoo in 2015 – will be joining legendary stand-up surrealist Ross Noble on stage this week, as part of celebrations marking Black Country Day. The wonderfully talented 23-year-old comedian from Blackheath spoke to I Am Birmingham’s Harvey McDonald about what it’s…