5iveSpot is a mobile social entertainment network currently aimed at African Americans, using the tagline “Show Your Life. See Your World”. The 5iveSpot social network enables users to create and share personal video messages and view short form video entertainment on mobile phones. 5iveSpot is a one-stop social network where users can create, send and receive SMS text, photo or video messages up to 5 minut ...

A new database called Legacies of British Slave-ownership has been launched by University College London (UCL). The database allows anyone to find out details of the families involved in slavery in the Caribbean; Mauritius; and the Cape Colony (part of modern-day South Africa). The British government paid out £20 million to compensate 3,000 slave-owning families for the loss of their "property" when slave o ...

After the riots in August 2011 David Starkey appeared on Newsnight and ranted about white people becoming black as they spoke the same language as black people. Back then we called him a clueless racist fart (you know how we do when we get tongue tied). Luckily there are professional people like Paul Kerswill who can teach Starkey a thing or two, without the name calling. Paul is Professor of Sociolinguisti ...

All personal information stored by British internet users on major "cloud" computing services including Google Drive can be spied upon routinely without their knowledge by US authorities under newly-approved legislation, the Independent reports. With the renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the US government granted itself the right to spy on anyone using the internet storage facilit ...

Set in the bustling city of Kolkata, this documentary explores the phenomenon of 'fairness' or becoming lighter skinned. Talking to actors, children, dentists, drivers, beauticians and housewives about skin colour - Dia, a dark skinned girl hopes to fully understand what being 'fair' means in 21st century India. ...

A short documentary about Eurocentric standards of female beauty that are held across most (post-Colonial) cultures. You will see from this film that Africans (black people) are not the only ones who suffer from shadeism within their community and without.  Some of the topics covered include skin color preferences in relation to class/culture, the media's role in exacerbating internalised racism, skin bleac ...

Long before they were taken from their homes and thrust into slavery, black people had a rich history. But you knew that right? It's surprising how many black people don't know that and upsetting when other people insist on denying our history. If you know we did "stuff" but aren't quite sure what "stuff" we did, then If you want to learn Early African History START HERE is a nice quick read. You can downlo ...

This BBC documentary explores the life of Jamaica's Usain Bolt the fastest man alive. Produced by French producer/director Gael Leiblang who secured exclusive access to Usain Bolt, this documentary gets up close and personal with him over 12 months as he prepared for the biggest race of his life. It features Bolt in his home environment away from the cameras. It also features all the people who have helped ...

The social network Menshn has been reported to have been rife with security flaws and "is being exploited left right and centre". After its high-profile launch last week by British MP Louise Mensch, Menshn.com co-founder Luke Bozier has been forced to issue a series of statements to reconfirm the security of the social network. However according to research by UK-based mobile applications developer Nick She ...

Facebook has been forced to allow users to opt out of their names being used in ‘sponsored stories’ as part of a legal settlement. In December last year, five angry users filed a lawsuit against the Mark Zuckerberg-run company. At the time, Facebook claimed that the case was "without merit". Now Facebook, according to court documents filed in North Carolina on Wednesday, has agreed to hand over more control ...