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On Saturday 7th April, as part of the 50th Anniversary of Jamaican i n d e p e n d e n c e

celebrations, the Nubian JakCommunity Trust in associationwith the Jamaica High Commission, the Federation of Reggae Music,and Brent Council, unveiled a commemorative blue plaque tothe undisputed crown prince of reggae music, Dennis Emmanuel Brown. The plaque was unveiledat Hazeldean Road, his formerLondon home in Harlesden which he shared with his musician brother.

With apparently over 800 album releases to his name, and literally 1000s of recorded song titles, arecent submission has been made withtheGuinnessBookofRecords,to have Dennis Brown, recognised as the most prolific recordingartist in music history. But whilesome other Jamaican recording artistsofthegenremayhavehadmore commercial success, there is nodisputingtheappealofBrown’smusic, or his historic place and status within reggae as its “crown prince.”

Dennis Emmanuel Brown was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on the

February1st1957.Hisprofessionalcareer began at the age of 11, when he made a guest appearance as lead singer for a band called the Fabulous Falcons, who had been invited to perform at Jamaica’s nationalarenaaspartofapoliticalconference by the Jamaican Labour Party.The renownedband leaderByron Lee, who had also been performing at the conference, was so impressed with the youngster that he invited Brown to subsequentlyappearatanumberof packaged stage shows around the island where Brown was billed asthe“boywonder.”Itwasn’tlongbefore he came to the attentionofproducersDerrickHarriottandlater Clement “Coxone” Dodd,whowastoreleasehisfirstsingle“NoManisanIsland”in1969.Thesong received steady airplay for almostayearbeforefinallygoingontobecomeanationalhitintheJamaicancharts.Thiswasfollowedby a series of recording with other labels and producers until 1972,whenBrownafterteamingupwithJoeGibbs,madehis internationalbreakthroughwithhishitMoneyin My Pocket. The song wouldbecome his biggest chart success, and was even a UK smash hit seven years later, peaking in the charts at number14.

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February1st1957.Hisprofessionalcareer began at the age of 11, when he made a guest appearance as lead singer for a band called the Fabulous Falcons, who had been invited to perform at Jamaica’s nationalarenaaspartofapoliticalconference by the Jamaican Labour Party.The renownedband leaderByron Lee, who had also been performing at the conference, was so impressed with the youngster that he invited Brown to subsequentlyappearatanumberof packaged stage shows around the island where Brown was billed asthe“boywonder.”Itwasn’tlongbefore he came to the attentionofproducersDerrickHarriottandlater Clement “Coxone” Dodd,whowastoreleasehisfirstsingle“NoManisanIsland”in1969.Thesong received steady airplay for almostayearbeforefinallygoingontobecomeanationalhitintheJamaicancharts.Thiswasfollowedby a series of recording with other labels and producers until 1972,whenBrownafterteamingupwithJoeGibbs,madehis internationalbreakthroughwithhishitMoneyin My Pocket. The song wouldbecome his biggest chart success, and was even a UK smash hit seven years later, peaking in the charts at number14.

Brown continued to recordprolifically, yet despite his starstatus he remained true to the rootsofreggae.Todayitisvirtuallyimpossible to go a gathering anywhere in the world where reggae music is played without hearing the music of Dennis Brown.

By the late 1990s, Brown’s health began to rapidly deteriorate, and he had developed respiratory problems brought on by his well-documented use of cocaine. InMay 1999, he was diagnosedwith pneumonia after a tour ofBrazil, and on returning to Jamaica developed further complications.On the 30th June 1999, age 42,Dennis Brown was rushed to Kingston’s University Hospital suffering from cardiac arrest.He died the following day. He issurvived by his wife Yvonne and 13children.

In October 2011, 12 years afterhis passing Dennis Emanuel Brown was awarded with the Order of Distinction in the rankof Commander (CD) for his contribution to the Jamaicanmusicindustry.usi

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I had been here two years when my parents advised me that we would be moving home.WehadbeenlivinginwhatIwouldnow call a studio room with a very small kitchen.Atthetime,however,Ithoughtit

was a massive house and that our space was huge.Iwasafterallusedtosleepingfourtoabedlikesardines,headtotoe.

However, as I found out later my parents had plans to send for my sister to join us from Jamaica and therefore we would need more room.Iwashappy!ItwasallpartofthegreatadventureIwashaving.

We moved about half a mile from VassallroadinBrixtonto62DarlellRoadBrixton.Mydadhad rented two roomson the topfloorofathreestoreyVictorianhousewithsharedkitchenonthesecondfloor.

Wehadbeen thereabout2yearsand Ihadalmostforgottenthatmysisterwassupposedtobecoming.Thenonedayoutofthebluemymother informed me that my sister would be coming the next week and that would again have to make use of the foldup bed that I had thoughtIhadseenthelastof.

I had been looking forward to my sister coming from Jamaica. Iwould hear news ofallthefamilyandfriendsIhadleftbehindandalso she would certainly be bringing a mango ortwoandsomecoconutdrops.Welltheday

came to collect my sister from the airport and my dad got one of his friends to drive usthere.Iwasburstingwithexcitementandanticipation.

When we arrived we found out that the plane had arrived about half an hour early and that everyonefromthatflighthadpassedthroughbaggage claim. We looked all around thearea where people come through ‘nothing to declare’andcouldnotfindher.

Mymotherstartedtoshowherdistressandmy father and his mate decided to check with theauthorities.We foundout that shehad indeed been on the correct flight, hadlanded and disembarked safely and had been checkedthroughimmigration.Theareawhichwehadsearchedseveraltimeswastheareawheretheyhadlostcontactwithher.Weallbecamealittlemoreworried.Mymotherasisherwont,startedcryingforheronlydaughter.

The authorities at the airport were veryhelpful, they mobilized people to search the entireairportandtheycalledoverthetanoyfor anyone seeing a little Jamaican girl toplease report to the informationdesk.Afterabout two hours of searching with no results

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thepolicewerecalled.The airport police came almost immediately and tookasmuch informationaswehad togivethem.Theyinformedusnottoworryandthattheywouldspeaktoussoon.Theyweresurethatshewouldturnupsafeandsound.My mother was still extremely distraughtandIfeltscared.Wewaitedattheairportforwhat seemed like hours, but which in fact was abouthalfanhour.Thesamepolicemanwhohad told us not to worry came back and told us that my sister was safe and sound and was waitingforusathome.

Mysisterstilltellsthestoryofhertraumaticarrival in England to this day! We are allsupposed to feel sorry for her because instead of hugs and kisses she was shouted at and calledanidiot.

Thisishowshetellsthestory.Shehadbeenlooking forward to coming to England so muchthatshecouldhardlysleep.Everythingshe had asked for in terms of her wardrobe shehadgot.ShehadaskedauntyNaomifora‘hobble skirt’, high heel shoes, stockings and a fancyhairstyle.Allofwhichshehadreceived.I’m not going to say what she looked like, I’ll leaveittoyourimagination.

At the Palisadoes Airport, now known as NormanManleyinternationalshehadmetagirlfriend form the vicinity she came from and had felt relieved that she would not be alone on her great adventure. They had talked allthrough the flight about what they thoughtEnglandandtheirfuturewouldbelike.

When the plane landed they were told that they hadmade good time andwere in facthalfanhourearly.Thisiswheretheproblemsbegan forher. Theyhadboth come throughimmigrationtogetherandbothstoodwaitingfor their parents to collect them. My sister

recalls that the mother of her friend came up to them and hugged and kissed her daughter, thenasshewasabouttogoshenoticedtheaddress on her suitcase and exclaimed that she would be passing my parents’ house and that she would save my parents the trouble of collecting her.My sister said she tried totell the woman that she would rather wait for herownmother.However,whenthewomanpersisted in saying that she would be passing her house and the fact that her friend would also be with her she relented. In Jamaicapeoplewouldgiveyoualiftallthetime!

When we got home and opened the door my sister was standing at the top of the stairs.Mymotherstartedcryingagainwhilecursingherfornearlygivingheraheartattack,whilemydadenquiredastowhethershehadanysense.Iwasjustamazedattheoutfit.Bythetimemymotherreachedthetopofthestairsthe anger had left her and she kissed andhuggedmysisterandallwasforgiven.

MymothermetthewomanwhohadtakenmysisterinBrixtonmarketsometimelater.Thewoman actually had the nerve to approach my mother and advise her that she had taken my sister at the airport and brought her home, expecting thanks of some kind. My mothergaveherapieceofhermind.

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The search for my family tree that revealed my African great-grandmother (sixgenerationsremoved)began as a high school

project for my son Simon, and resulted in him naming my firstgrand-childafterher.

She was called Emily by her slave masters, and her journey out of Africa at the end of the 18th century ended in Brown’s Town, St Ann, Jamaica where my search began at theturnofthe20thcentury.

It took me to London in the United Kingdom, the home of our colonial rulers, where the records of plantation society are kept at theUnited Kingdom National Archives,inKew.But if it were not for the oral and

written records kept by membersof my mother’s family in Brown’s Town, the search might have ended assoonasitbegan.Simon’s history project at Kingston Collegewas tofindoutasmuchashe could about his family tree and fortunately for him, our Brown’s Town family have long-life and long-memorygenes.

My grandmother, Mabel “BigMama”,b1900,livedto101,andmygreat-grandmotherEva“MaBecky”Rebeccab1881,livedto102andhermother “Grandy” who was also acenturion,wasonlyonegenerationawayfromslavery.

Since slavery was abolished in Jamaica in 1838 we can see it was nottoofarawayforittobestillfreshinthemindsofGrandy’sgeneration.

Grandy’s parents, Catherine (Ma)and Robert (Pa) Jarrett, had theirfirst child, Eliza in 1838. Robertand Catherine Jarrett’s childrenwere:Eliza(akeypartoffittingthepuzzle together), Thomas, Frances, William,Robert,Ann,BenjaminandCatherine(Grandy).

Grandy’s children were: Leonara,Eva (Ma Becky), Jeana, Madeline,

Robert and Gertrude (Jack). AndEvaandHenryBrown,1879–1967,had: Mabel (Big Mama), Edwin,Lena(Vie1908-2008),Terris(1910),Joseph (Jem 1913 -1965), Merle(1915 -2005), who handed downthewrittenrecordtoSimon),Rupert(Jack 1917), Robert (Boise 1919– 1995), Pernel (1921) Clarence,Majorie(Madge1926).

My grand-mother, Mabel, 1900 –2001, had Averil (1922), Hyacinth(1924)andmymother,Eileen(Sybil1926).

My mother was married to LouisDeMercado(1923–1990),afamoussurname in Jamaica that stretches back to before Columbus in Spain/Portugal, but that is another story I amstillresearching(2009).

I fall in between my brother Anthony, (Tony 1947) and Marlene (Denise1952)in1948.

Mychildrenare:Khary(1973),Sasha(1974) Simon (1977) and Christina(1984).And from Simon and Pernille Schau-Larsen we come to Emily, born September21,2009.WenowhaveAnouska, daughter of Khary and Caroline,bornonMay21,2011.

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Mabel“BigMama”Walker(grandmother)

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The Slave Records at KewThe next part of my journey was filled with disappointment andtears. Having migrated to Englandin 1996, I was able to search theUK National Archives asmy effortsin Jamaica ended with Ma and PaJarrettin1838.

This was as far as Simon got as Aunt Merle’srecordsendedheretooandIwas unable to go any further because Jamaicanplantationownerskeptnoofficialrecordsofbirthsanddeathsoftheirslaves,orsoIthought.

Some ledger books from estates could be found in Jamaica Parish Council archives, but this was far from the complete record and many were lost or destroyed since the end ofslavery.

Butthemotherlodeofinformationwaspreserved in pristine conditionby the colonial government in Kew, London.MyresearchledmetotheUKNationalArchiveswhereIfoundtheSlaveRegistersfortheparishofStAnn,Jamaica.

Beforetheendofthetrans-Atlanticslave trade in 1807, estates were not required to keep or submit officialrecordsofslavesintheirpossession.

But to prevent estate owners from acquiring any new slaves after thetrade was abolished, every slave owner, big or small, had to make a sworn declaration to the Crownevery year of all slaves in their possession;theseweretheRegistersI found at Kew. This is where thedisappointmentandtearscomein.

AuntMerle’s records showMaandPa Jarrett had their first child in1838, they would have probably beenintheirlateteensorearly20swhenthischildwasborn.Thusit islikely they would have been born between1810and1818.

I therefore started my search for them in ledgers dated 1810. I firstlookedunderthenameJarrett,withno luck, and then Brown, which had scores of entries, as you would expect in Brown’s Town, which got its name from an attorney who representeda large number of absentee owners andfiledtherecordsontheirbehalfeveryyear.

MyfirstdayatKewprovedfutile,asthe ledgers up to 1815 provided no clues,butalotofsadness.

These large books, about 21in by18in, perfectly bound in leather, and forthemostpartwritteninbeautifulpenmanship, revealed more than a record of humans owning other humans, but it also recorded how these enslaved people lived and died.

The entries are alphabetical and atthe top of the page is the name of the owner or person (such as an attorney)makingthedeclaration.

The page is further divided into male and female categories. Runningacross the page are columns under the headings: Number (as in 1, 2,3 etc); Name (only a first name,as slaves had no surnames); Race(usually listed as Negro); Age and date when born; Origin (if born

on the island listed as “Creole”,or “African” if born in Africa); andRemarks.

The ‘Remarks’ column gives a briefhistory, and might list a family connection such as “CatherinedaughterofNo.5,Bessie”. Itmightalso list how “Bessie” was boughtfrom another person during the course of the year, or if she was sold ordiedduringtheyear.

Thenumberof listingsfor“died” inone year is staggering, and it seems very few succumbed to natural causes,or livedpast theageof40.Cause of death from diseases like “yaws”and“pox”isnumerous.Sotoo is suicide, which is most oftenlistedas“diedfromeatingdirt”.

The‘Remarks’columnisalsousedtorecord runaways and there are many childrenlistedunderthiscategory.

These ledgers go on and on for thousands of pages from 1807 to 1838, and reading these entries gave me a sense of the suffering thesemillions of people endured all their lives.

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HOW I FOUND MY AFRICAN ANCESTORthe National Archives in Kew

Nathan“MasNathan”Walker

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My first day at Kew ended with aheavy heart and no success in my search, but I was determined to honour the memory of my family and the pain they bore by going backanotherday tofind them.Mypersonal pain paled in comparison to what they went through under bondage.

Striking gold! On my return to Kew a few weeks aftermyfirst visit (I could not facethosebookssosoonaftermyinitialsearch) I decided to try another tack.Iwasuptotheyear1816andit was heavy going through all those entries, even under the name Brown alone, and I was now searching under all surnames for some clue to MaandPaJarrett.

Apart from the SlaveRegisters, theArchives also hold surveyed maps of the islandtakenfromtimetotime,and these show each household listedbyname.

I located the map for St Ann for the same time period and searched inthe general direction of Brown’sTown,buttherewasnosuchlisting,as it seems the various estates and households that were spread out over a wide area had not yet come togetherasaformaltown.

ButwhatIdidfindonamapdated1817 was an estate under the name Jarrett near where my family usedtoliveinrecenttimes.Thepropertyhad a subdivision with two plots bearing the names Fraser Brown andElizaBrown.

My eyes poppedwhen I read ElizaBrown, asMa and Pa Jarrett’s firstchild was named Eliza and it was the custom in those days to name a child aftera“justandkind”slavemaster.

I couldn’t contain my excitement at this first breakthrough and rushedback to theRegisterusing thedateofthemap,1817.

ThereinRegisterT71/43page165onJune28,1817wasanentrymadebyJonathan Brown co-partner survivor ofFraserBrownwhichread:Female,No. 5, Bessie, Negro, 40 (b 1777),Creole.No.20,Catherine,Negro,1½(b1816)daughterofBessieNo.5.Theentriesranontopage166.

Onpage167,onthesamedateJune28,1817istheentry:BenjaminScott

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FOUR GENERATIONS: Mabel “Big Mama” Walker (grandmother); Sasha DeMercado (daughter); Eileen “Sybil” Biamby (mother); Marlene “Denise” DeMercado (sister).


MoncrieffeattorneyforElizaBrown:Male, Robert, Negro, 1 (b 1816),Creole, son of Emily, Female, Emily, Negro,27(b1790),African.

I had found them! An African woman called Emily had a sonnamedRobertbornin1816.

Bessie, from the adjoining household, had a daughter also born in 1816, and her name wasCatherine.

Bornin1816,RobertandCatherinewouldhavebeen22whentheyhadtheirfirstchild in1838.TheycalledthischildEliza,afterthewomanwhohadownedEmily,Robert’smother.

Robert and Catherine, who tookthe name of the plantation owner,

Jarrett,aswas thecustom in thosedays, also had a son called Robert,and one named Benjamin (afterattorneyBenjaminScottMoncrieffe,maybe) and of course Catherine, called“Grandy”,wasnamedforhermother. Their other children wereThomas,Frances,WilliamandAnn.

ThenameRobertwaspasseddownafurthertwogenerationsto“Boisie”in1919.The circle is now complete with Emily DeMercado Schau-Larsen, born inBergen, Norway, September 21,2009-twodaysbeforemybirthday.

My quest continues as I hope totake a DNA test soon to pinpoint the placewherethefirstEmilywasbornso I can pay proper respect to my Africanancestors.

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But after my sister and Irecently attended churchon Mother’s Day – muchto the delight of my mother, who paraded us around after the service,gleefully telling everyone who’d listen “these are my daughters” – I startedthinking: would moreyoungpeoplebenefitfromgoing back to church?

Like so many black Brits of mygeneration(pushing30and thereabouts), church hasbecomeararityforme.As a child, my mum would take my sister and I every week; we would attendSunday school, listen to the subsequent sermon(well, as much of it as we could understand as kids), and even attend churchyouthgroups.

This is a recollection thatis mirrored, I’m sure, by countless black Britons (and indeed, non-black Britons) of my age. Butdespite having childhoods that were firmly rootedin Christian values, manyof us hit our adult years – or even our teens – and decided we didn’t fancy going to church any more; certainly not every week when the Sunday lie-in provedsohardtoresist.

As a result, many people of my generation havegone on to have their own children and aren’t taking them to church. Theymight occasionally ship theiryoungonesoffto

grandma on a Sunday so that she can take her grandchildren to hear thewordof the Lord. Butheaven help those parents when their children come home and ask them about what they learned in Sundayschool.

Suddenly, mummy and daddy wished they could remember the name of the fella in the Bible who ended upinalion’sden.Andwhatwas that one about Noah puttingallthoseanimalsinan ark? And why on earth didMosesendupfloatingdown the river in a basket?

It’s all a blur! (See howmuch you can remember inourquiz.)

But beyond the teaching and preaching, church also provided values and a senseofcommunity.WhenI was younger, if a child misbehaved in church, out of their parent’s sight, they would soon find themselves on thereceiving end of brother or sister so-and-so, who wouldn’t think twice about settingthechildstraight.

In short, discipline wasn’t reserved to just your parents – church was a community where everyone looked out for eachother.

Church also stresses the importance of family values. And with society

often bemoaning thestate of “broken Britain,”surely an institution thatencourages families to eat meals together, talk to one another and pray together has to be a good thing?

I found the Mother’sDay sermon at church last week particularlyinspiring. I couldn’t helpbutchuckleas thevisitingpastor urged mothers to “tek you children offFacebook and direct them toGod’sbook!”Afteralsowarning parents to “tek a break from EastEnders and make time to talkto your children,” andsympathising with parents whose teenage children “went to a club last night and all now, dem don’t comehomeyet,”shewenton to address more serious issues that some parents face.

“Some of you have children who are in prison,” shesaid. “Some of you havechildren who you fear are heading to prison because ofthecompanytheykeep.Some of you have children who have you sick with worrynightafternight.”

I admired the fact that the pastor used Mother’sDay to address such issues that the church is oftenaccused of turning a blind eye to.And itwas at thatpoint that a woman in the congregation broke downin tears. As the pastorcalled her to the altar, it became clear that this woman was worried for herownchild/children.

The pastor began to pray

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for the woman and within moments, the tearful mother was joined by her two teenage boys who were also in the congregation. As thepastor prayed for the whole family, the boys also broke down in tears. Bythe end of the prayer, the sons hugged their mother and she testified throughjoyfultears:“I’mreallynotsure what has happened, but I feel a release. Godhashelpedme.”

No doubt the cynics amongst you will roll your eyes, (assuming you haven’talreadyflungdownthe paper in anti-religiousrage.) But that servicereally left me in awe ofjust how much good the churchcando.

Not only did prayer give this worried mother comfort and “release” from thepain that had clearly been burdening her, it also provided a safety blanket for her sons, whose lives shefearedfor.

Within seconds of the pastor calling for men in the church to help guide these two teens, a young (20-something)male member of the church stepped up and volunteered to be a mentor for the troubled youngmen.

Now isn’t that the kind of thing our community is always calling for? Rolemodels for our young people, especially our young boys? So many of us are tired of hearingthese seemingly never-

ending tales of young boys growing up without father-figures and subsequentlyfinding a ‘family’ in gangs– and role models in gang leaders, who appear to have it all. Could any ofthese tales have taken a different route if theseyoungsters had been regularly taken to church from an early age?

Maybe they would havegrown up inspired by the fulfilment and sense ofaspiration amongst thechurchmembers. Perhapstheir values would have beenshapeddifferentlysothey wouldn’t be so easily drawn to ‘man on road’ who endorse criminality in ordertogetrichfast.

Maybe they’d feelprotected and looked out for by their church ‘family’ and not even contemplate theideaofneedingtofinda ‘family’ within violent/criminal groups. Maybethey’d have more respect for their elders because they’d be familiar with the concept of being disciplined not just by their parents, but by any church elder.

Church life doesn’t guaranteeaperfectlife.But I’m certainly grateful that I grew up exposed to ChristianvaluesandwhenI have children, I want the sameforthemtoo.

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CHRISTIAN QUIZHow many of these Bible-based questions can you answer?(Answers at the bottom of the page)

1) What was the name of the man whose father gave him a coat of many colours?A- JacobB- JosephC- IsaacD- Abraham

2) Adam and Eve had two sons. One was called Abel, but what was the name of the other son?A- ColinB- ChrisC- CainD- Corinthians

3) In the book of Daniel, there is a story of three Jews who displayed superior devotion to God. There names were Shadrach, Meshach and…A- AbednegoB- AnthonyC- AdamD- Ahaziah

4) What phrase, found in the book of John, is the shortest verse in the King James Bible?A-“Jesuswalked”B-“Jesuswept”C-“Jesuswon”D-“Jesuswowedthecrowd”

5) When Noah led the animals into the ark, he led them in…A- one by oneB- two by twoC- three by threeD- four by four

6) Baby Moses was placed in a basket in the river to save him from being killed under the instruction of which king?A- SolomonB- HerodC- DanielD- Pharaoh

7) Twins Jacob and Esau were the sons of which woman?A- EstherB- RebekahC- EuniceD- Delilah

8) Who was forced to enter a den of lions?A- DanielB- DavidC- Donovan D- Derek

9- What did Delilah do to make Samson weak?A- Force him to eat an appleB- Poison his foodC- Cut his hair D- Stab him through the heart

10- How many books are in the Bible?A-92B- 35C-27D-66

ANSWERS: 1-B;2-C;3-A;4-B;5-B;6-D;7-B;8-A;9-C;10-D

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Being a woman herself Dionne understands how important show stopping footwear is to the everyday Carrie Bradshaw. She therefore also offers a customisation servicewhichconcentratesonbringingtheperfectdreamshoetotheclient.Aswellasthisshealsooffersspecialconsultationsaspartofabridalandspecialfunctionservice.Heretheclientisabletodiscusstheuniquespecificationsoftheiridealshoefortheparticularfunction,andinreturnreceiveexpertadviceanddesigninterjectionfromDionneGooding.

DionneGooding is constantly breaking boundaries by creating high fashion, luxurious andeclecticcollections.Her inspirationisthewomenaboutthetown,fromhometotheofficeandfromtheofficethenightclub,shoesforalleventualitiesandshoesthatwilladdatouchof glamour to even the simplest outfit. Influences and themes that are prevalent in thecollectionsarejewelsand‘bling’,Africancultureandwildlifeandanimalprints.Mostpiecesconsistofheavyembellishment,includingSwarovskicrystalsandstudsalongwithdecorativefabricmanipulation.

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Leah Charles-King began her career in television in 2001, as the first black female TV presenter on Children’s ITV, following 10 years in the music industry as a member of chart selling

girl-band, Kleshay.

Since then Leah has presented shows for BBC, The Disney Channel and also major American network BET as their main on screen host, all watched by millions of viewers every week. Leah is also a winner of the prestigious Screen Nation Award for Best Youth and Children’s Presenter.

In 2005, Leah became a born again Christian, and as member of Kensington Temple in London, has dedicated her faith and talent to be a role model to people through the media. She is also a mentor for young children in the foster care in Westminster.

In 2011, Leah launched Kookie LaLa Boutique, a quirky vintage and designer e-commerce store as a way of offering young people interested in fashion and media an internship - where they can learn how to run a business and be mentored by Leah herself.

Now also a TV Producer, Leah hopes to use her work in media to inspire young people and has a particular interest in empowering young women.

What does your business do?

I run a media production company alongside my e-commerce boutique. Everything I do in my businesses is to encourage, educate and enlighten young people to go after their dreams no matter how many people tell you your dream is not possible or realistic. Whether that be in my personable approach when hosting TV; producing programmes or mentoring young women within my online boutique at www.KookieLaLa.com and Kookie LaLa TV.

What was your biggest challenge in setting up/running your business?

My biggest challenge in running my business is time management!! As a wife, friend, sister, aunty, daughter and business woman, time is of the essence and finding time to manage all these roles to the highest standard whilst still maintaining a daily relationship with God is always my biggest and daily challenge!

How would you describe your leadership style?

I would describe my leadership style as friendly, approachable and open to the needs, thoughts and ideas of other people. It is important to be a good listener as well as talker. I believe you get the best out of people when you show respect to others and are keen to value their ideas and inspirations.

Who inspires you in business?

My husband, Anthony David King inspires me most in business, because he teaches me many things on a daily basis. He has inspired me to create a business model which is not just about myself and what I can gain out of life, but on how to help others instead, by utilising my God given skills and extensive experience. He is a great example and I most admire his determination to help children and young people in education. This inspires me the most and sets an example for me to learn in creating and implement these values within my own businesses.

What do you believe is the biggest misconception about being in business?

One of the biggest misconceptions about being in business is that it’s easy and anyone can do it! In theory, yes anyone can start a business however if you are hoping for longevity you must be willing and hard working enough to go that extra mile – even when you don’t feel like it! Also im a stickler for professionalism,

good service and positive rapport, so I would say that this is also key.

What keeps you upbeat in a down economy?

What keeps me upbeat is “hope”! I hope and I pray and I have faith. Without

faith, fear would kick in and then just getting out of bed becomes a hard thing to do!!

How are you breaking the business mould?

I am hoping to break the business mould by staying true to my beliefs and never relenting on my vision and inspiration to help others. I am not sure if this is breaking the mould in a traditional sense, but I am clear that in a materialist, get rich now reality culture, I think it’s important to show young women from all backgrounds, but most particularly the under-privileged that there is more to life than over sexualising yourself and demeaning yourself to get ahead.

What advice would you give to ensure women remain in love with their business?

The advice I would give to women is make sure you choose the right business! Think long and hard. Don’t just go out on a whim or to make a fast buck. Business is like a marriage, you have to love it when times are good and bad, and put a lot of effort in. In the down-times you cant just walk away if you don’t like it anymore because you already made a commitment to it and so you have to try everything in your power to make it work.

So my advice is to ensure your business choice is the right one for you. You can achieve this by plenty of research, research, research (almost like dating!), before you make a full life long commitment to it.

What are you saying yes to in business?

• I am saying yes to being a voice and advocate for young women and to be a face of inspiration for them as a role model and mentor.

• I am saying yes to speaking at more events and networking with like-minded individuals worldwide.

• I am saying yes to more collaborations with other businesses and individuals.

• I am saying yes to pushing myself further to gain closer impact to my vision and purpose over the next 12 months and beyond.

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PANACHE - health & advice

I was surfing the internetresearching for an article I wasplanning to write about prostate

cancer and black men when I came across the article below in TheProstate Cancer Charity Website.The person who is telling their story isPhillipKissiMBE.Iwasdrawntothe story because I realised that I used to go to secondary school with Phil and he was a good friend ofminewhoIhadlosttouchwith.

Please read his story:

Phil describes going to the GP to get tested for prostate cancer and findingoutthathehadanaggressiveform, although it was still in theearlystages.Healsodescribeshowlucky he was in catching it incredibly early. Phil goes onto say that theelement he found most helpful in learning how to deal with prostate cancer was having GP whom he could talk to and lean on when in need of support. He recommendsfindingaGPwhocanofferyouthesame if you are diagnosed with it but ultimately says that the bestthing you could do for your health istakeresponsibilityforit.

Phil’s StoryI didn›t have any symptoms but I knew a couple of tests were a bit concerning. I›d been on TheProstate Cancer Charity›s website, and knew I could ask for a biopsy, so I did, and it turned out I had early stage,aggressiveprostatecancer.

My experience

I was diagnosed with prostate cancerin2006.IvisitedmyGPafterwatching a television programme about prostate cancer and thought I couldbeatriskafterlearningthatAfrican Caribbean men are three timesmore likely tobediagnosedwiththediseasethanwhitemen.

“I didn’t have any symptoms but I knew a couple of tests were a bit concerning. I’d been on The Prostate Cancer Charity’s website, and knew I could ask for a biopsy, so I did, and it turned out I had early stage, aggressive prostate cancer.”

I underwent robotic surgery forprostate cancer in October 2006atGuy’sandSt.Thomas’Hospital,London and was back at work 4 weekslater.

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Having being diagnosed by chance, I decided I wanted to do something to make other men aware of this disease. I was awarded an MBEin 2008 for my services to thelocal community in helping young peoplegetoffthestreetsandintoworthwhileactivities.

“It is terrifying to think that I could so easily have carried on without knowing anything about prostate cancer despite the fact that it is the most common cancer to be

diagnosed in men in the UK. Luckily my GP was very supportive when I raised my concerns with him and I caught the cancer in time to have successful treatment but it saddens me to think that others may not have this chance.”

“Ultimately it is up to us men to respect and take responsibility for our health but I needed a lot of support from my friends and family.”Reference:-http://www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/

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MeetingTaneishaJacksoninpersonforthefirsttimewaseverybitasgoodasseeingheronstage. This young artist (19years) is fun loving andbubblywithboundlessamountsofenergy.Thisyoungladyisextremelypassionateabouthercraftandit

isthispassionwhichheraudienceshavefeltwhensheperforms.Taneishaisanextremelygroundedyoung ladywhohasbeenwritingsongs fromaveryearlyageandherultimateambitionistobecomeasinger/songwriter,hopefullywritinghitsforA-listartists.

InherfirstyearatSedgehillsecondaryschoolinLewisham,sheteamed-upwiththeconfidentpianistStephanieForbes.Thetalentedpairstartedtowritesongstogetherandhaveperformedregularlyinschoolconcertswithinthelocalcommunity.BothTaneishaandStephaniewereregulars in the school’s recording studio learning to arrange and produce their own music to a highlyprofessionallevel.BothgirlsareheavilyinfluencedbyGospel&moderndaypopmusic.

StephaniecomposesthemusicandTaneishawritesthemelody&lyrics.ThesongstheywriteexpressbothlyricalandmelodiccontentcombinedwithStephanie’slushharmonies.TheyarebothveryexperiencedandconfidentliveperformersdebutingattheMFYLondonRegionalFestival@BushHall,andthenat theHMV institute inBirmingham. At theMFYNationalFestival,TaneishaandStephaniewereinvitedtotheMFYSchoolsProm2011whichfeaturedinspirationalperformancesfromsomeofthecountry’sfinestyoungmusiciansandsingers-thenextgenerationoftheUK’smusicaltalent.Theirperformancereachedoutandtouchedtheaudience.

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Are you looking for an experienced builder to carry out extensions and house refurbishments? Come to me at Chris Ellis Project Services.

I am a friendly and professional builder who offers high standards of workmanship to anyone within the M25. As a fully qualified and time served tradesman I deliver the building solutions that you have been dreaming of.

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With a c h a r a c t e r limit of 140 and an a d o r a b l e

blue bird as its mascot, it seems preposterous to think that Twitter could be at thecentreofsomuchcontroversy.

Yet this seemingly innocent platformhas so taken societyby storm that reputable news agencieshaveincludedTwitterintotheirportfolioofresearchtools.Thissurgeofpopularitythough, has exposed uncharted territory in the worldofcelebrityandmedia.

In its purest essence, twitteris a platform for real timeupdates. Unfortunately, thecelebrity world has evolved into a legal circus of super injunctions amongst otherthingsandTwitterhasbecome–avictimof itsownsuccess.

Due to the newness of social medialplatforms,realisticlegalparameters need to be drawn organically - unfortunate for a certain footballer who paid a prettypennyforabitofprivacy.

The thing that fans like most about Twitter is that thecontent is unadulterated. Itisn’ttheaftermathofalengthydiscussion with a press agent which results in contrived terminology that has been assembled in a bid to appease stakeholders and sponsors.It’semotional,it’stransparentand it’s in real time.

Chris Gayle’s tweets about theattacksontheWestIndiesbus in Bangladesh were far more interesting than the

actual news reports. Usain Bolt’s quotessomehowalwayshit the print in the Queen’s English yet his tweets are distinctly colloquial. This iswhat fans want – they want to see thegrammaticalmistakesand the bad manners that are always edited by the machine we call the media.

Despite the trouble that athletes like Darren Bent have gotten into with the micro-blogging site, Phillips Idowu has chosen to be real with his tweets – so real that it resulted inaverypublicstand-offwithBritish athletics head coach,Charles van Commenee.

Idowu shared his decision to withdraw from the European team championships via Twitter–amovethatriledupthe van Commenee who who felt that Idowu should have reliedon traditionalmedia tocommunicate this decision.

After being publicly rappedover the knuckles for his tweets, Idowu continued tocommunicate openly with his fans: ‘Lol, BBC need 2 speak

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to me boy! Coz I hear pure lies about how my withdrawals went down & who I informed and wen. Lucky I keep my texts.’

A few days later he enlightened his fans as to another interesting development:‘After dispute over the wkend, drugs tester turned up to my house today. Coincidence? Lol. Can’t get rid of me that easily.’

This approach to social media has certain people very nervous – and for good reason:thelittlebluebirdhasremoved the filter betweenthecelebrityandtheirpublic.

Thanks to Twitter, fans nolonger have to sift throughcarefully worded officialstatements in search of the truth. Whilst this platform

gives athletes a new level of credibility, it is very capable of landing them in hot water and untilclearguidelinesonusageare developed, Twitter willcontinuetobecareerRussianroulette for athletes andcelebritieswhowanttostayintouchwiththeirfans.

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