(Aug. 2020) REIMI BLACKOUTTUESDAY UK INDUSTRY RACE DIVERSITY REPORT
A BBM/BMC (BritishBlackMusic.com/Black Music Congress)/RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) report
A report conducted with several UK music industry organisations soon after the Afriphobic murder of George Floyd, which covered how they were engaging with Afriphobia, racism and ethnicity/race-facing diversity issues:
https://bit.ly/REIMIRaceDiversityReport
BARRE Register: The place to search for articles and resources on Race, Racism, Afriphobia & Ethnicity in the music and creative industries in an age motivated by #BlackLivesMatter/#AfricanLivesMatter and #TheShowMustBePaused!
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Friday, February 4, 2022
(Feb. 2022) Unpacking The UK Music Diversity Report 2020: 1 Year+ RE:IMI Forum Background video
A short video giving the background to the post-George Floyd/#BlackOutTuesday/#TheShowMustBePaused RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) Afriphobia, racism and ethnicity/race-focused online forums: https://bit.ly/BBMUKMREIMI
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
(Aug. 2020) RE:IMI Black Out Tuesday UK Music Industry Race Diversity Report, Press Release And Official Launch Of BARRE Register
Aug. 25: RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) marks the third month of George Floyd's murder by releasing the RE:IMI Black Out Tuesday UK Music Industry Race Diversity Report (click here), Press Release and launch of BARRE Register. Comments welcome.
Aug. 25: RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) marks the third month of George Floyd's murder by releasing the RE:IMI Black Out Tuesday UK Music Industry Race Diversity Report (click here), Press Release and launch of BARRE Register. Comments welcome.
Monday, July 13, 2020
(2015) Black Music: The Blurring Of The Africans' Ethno-Cultural Capital & Heritage/Last Word On Diversity, For Now
A BBM Newsletter. As part of marking British History 50:70 and a precursor to RE:IMI's activities during British Black Music Month (BBMM2015), please find introductions to two articles on 'race', racism, diversity, black music, music industry practice, and copyright/intellectual property...
A BBM Newsletter. As part of marking British History 50:70 and a precursor to RE:IMI's activities during British Black Music Month (BBMM2015), please find introductions to two articles on 'race', racism, diversity, black music, music industry practice, and copyright/intellectual property...
(2015) Millennium's Biggest Album Sellers - Blue-Eyed Soul And Black Music Back To The Rescue, Again
A BBM Newsletter: At last Saturday's UN Anti-Racism Day rally at Trafalgar Square, Jerry Dammers, composer of the anti-apartheid anthem 'Free Nelson Mandela', made an appeal to musicians, artists, writers, and by extension to the creative industries, to "take a positive stance against racism in their work". Although there are a few individuals and organisations that are concerned about diversity and racism, I believe the success of a few African artists, and black music generally, tends to give the impression that the music industry works on meritocracy, and that racism is hardly worth talking about...
A BBM Newsletter: At last Saturday's UN Anti-Racism Day rally at Trafalgar Square, Jerry Dammers, composer of the anti-apartheid anthem 'Free Nelson Mandela', made an appeal to musicians, artists, writers, and by extension to the creative industries, to "take a positive stance against racism in their work". Although there are a few individuals and organisations that are concerned about diversity and racism, I believe the success of a few African artists, and black music generally, tends to give the impression that the music industry works on meritocracy, and that racism is hardly worth talking about...
A BBM News Release: Where Is Britain 50 Years After Enacting Its First Race Relations Act? which highlights the launch of our documentary DVD 'Look How Far We've Come Community Talk & Racism', which marks the 50 years since the enactment of UK's first Race Relations Act, by providing viewpoints drawn from a wide cross-section of British's multicultural society. Interviewees include some of those whose work led to the Act: Bristol Bus Boycott leader Paul Stephenson OBE, Labour Society Of Lawyers member Ian Macdonald QC, WISC (West Indian Standing Conference) executive Clarence Thompson MBE; some of those who helped draft, or vote for the Act, such as Labour Society Of Lawyers member Lord Anthony Lester QC, and Labour politician Tony Benn. Contributors also include launch event special guest Dame Jocelyn Barrow, whose work as a CARD (Campaign Against Racial Discrimination) co-founder, led to the 1968 amendment of the Act...
(2015) Trevor Phillips' Channel 4 Race Programme Tonight ... Race Back To Racial Equality Focus
A BBM newsletter that speaks to race-related activities in the community, and expressions within the media. Instead of us marking the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Race Relations Act with some optimism, it seems race equality is at a tricky crossroads. Tonight, UKip leader Nigel Farage, will claim he’s racially “colour-blind”, and say on Trevor Phillip's Channel 4 documentary 'Things We Won't Say About Race That Are True' that he'll be tearing up Britain’s race equality laws, instead of strengthening them should he come to power...
A BBM newsletter that speaks to race-related activities in the community, and expressions within the media. Instead of us marking the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Race Relations Act with some optimism, it seems race equality is at a tricky crossroads. Tonight, UKip leader Nigel Farage, will claim he’s racially “colour-blind”, and say on Trevor Phillip's Channel 4 documentary 'Things We Won't Say About Race That Are True' that he'll be tearing up Britain’s race equality laws, instead of strengthening them should he come to power...
(2015) RE:IMI 2015 Soft Launch And African Debate
This RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) soft launch kicked off with the ‘British Music Industry Gains From Black Music: What Have Africans Gained?’ debate. The event also marks the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the 1965 Race Relations Act, the 70th anniversary of the 5th Pan-African Congress at Manchester, and the start of UN's International Decade of People Of African Descent, and seeks to highlight 'race' within Diversity discourse and music industry practice. Panel includes performer & trade unionist Zita Holbourne, musician & music industry practitioner Hugh Francis, former record producer and community educator Toyin Agbetu, Pan-African Society at QMUL president Dauda Barry, and BBM/BMC founder Kwaku, plus maverick record producer & owner of Ariwa record label Neil 'Mad Professor' Fraser via video.
This RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) soft launch kicked off with the ‘British Music Industry Gains From Black Music: What Have Africans Gained?’ debate. The event also marks the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the 1965 Race Relations Act, the 70th anniversary of the 5th Pan-African Congress at Manchester, and the start of UN's International Decade of People Of African Descent, and seeks to highlight 'race' within Diversity discourse and music industry practice. Panel includes performer & trade unionist Zita Holbourne, musician & music industry practitioner Hugh Francis, former record producer and community educator Toyin Agbetu, Pan-African Society at QMUL president Dauda Barry, and BBM/BMC founder Kwaku, plus maverick record producer & owner of Ariwa record label Neil 'Mad Professor' Fraser via video.
(2016) RE:IMI 2016 Formal Launch At House Of Commons
After nearly two years of low-key engagement, RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) is formally launched at the House of Commons on July 12 2016, hosted by Dawn Butler MP.
This formal launch brings to the fore RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry), a collective made up of music industry practitioners, musicians, producers, academics, historians, community activists and equality practitioners, which has a focus on 'race' within music industry diversity/equality discourse and practice.
At a time when 'race' and ethnicity issues have cropped up, as evidenced by the #BritsSoWhite trend, and 'race' sometimes does not feature in diversity/equality remits, RE:IMI, which is a BritishBlackMusic.com/Black Music Congress initiative, aims to work with stakeholders within and without the music industry by highlighting 'race' and ethnicity deficits. And also pursue initiatives such as British Artists Against Racism (BAAR). Join us, as we set out our stall, and also find out what others, such as the BPI, the UK Music Diversity Task Force and BECTU, are doing to address 'race' equality and diversity.
After nearly two years of low-key engagement, RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) is formally launched at the House of Commons on July 12 2016, hosted by Dawn Butler MP.
This formal launch brings to the fore RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry), a collective made up of music industry practitioners, musicians, producers, academics, historians, community activists and equality practitioners, which has a focus on 'race' within music industry diversity/equality discourse and practice.
At a time when 'race' and ethnicity issues have cropped up, as evidenced by the #BritsSoWhite trend, and 'race' sometimes does not feature in diversity/equality remits, RE:IMI, which is a BritishBlackMusic.com/Black Music Congress initiative, aims to work with stakeholders within and without the music industry by highlighting 'race' and ethnicity deficits. And also pursue initiatives such as British Artists Against Racism (BAAR). Join us, as we set out our stall, and also find out what others, such as the BPI, the UK Music Diversity Task Force and BECTU, are doing to address 'race' equality and diversity.
(2015) BBMM2015 Race/Ethnic Diversity In Music Conference Background
Background information speaking to the RE:IMI BBMM 2015 diversity conference entitled Is Racism And Ethnic Diversity An Issue Within The Music Industry? This video is compiled from online articles on 'race', racism and ethnic diversity within the music/creative industries, starting with the dialogue within the film, TV and broadcast media championed by the recently knighted comedian and actor Lenny Henry, and ending with a few excepts from videos featuring the likes record producer/label owner Neil 'Mad Professor' Fraser, artist manager and industry executive Keith Harris, Carl McIntosh of Loose Ends, and Caron Wheeler of Soul II Soul fame, former BBC Radio 1 head Chris Lycett, and former MCA Records MD Tony Powell.
Background information speaking to the RE:IMI BBMM 2015 diversity conference entitled Is Racism And Ethnic Diversity An Issue Within The Music Industry? This video is compiled from online articles on 'race', racism and ethnic diversity within the music/creative industries, starting with the dialogue within the film, TV and broadcast media championed by the recently knighted comedian and actor Lenny Henry, and ending with a few excepts from videos featuring the likes record producer/label owner Neil 'Mad Professor' Fraser, artist manager and industry executive Keith Harris, Carl McIntosh of Loose Ends, and Caron Wheeler of Soul II Soul fame, former BBC Radio 1 head Chris Lycett, and former MCA Records MD Tony Powell.
Friday, June 26, 2020
(June 2020) 09/06/20 BBM Newsletter: The Dark And Massive Edition - Afriphobia, #AfricanLivesMatter, Reggae, British Black Music, British Music Industry, Pan-Africanism, Politics
BBM Alert speaks to racism, Afriphobia etc in the music industry, as it re-launches RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) and BAAR (British Artists Against Racism)...
BBM Alert speaks to racism, Afriphobia etc in the music industry, as it re-launches RE:IMI (Race Equality: In Music Industry) and BAAR (British Artists Against Racism)...
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