The SK8 Debate

THE SK8 DEBATE : WHY ROLLER SKATING HAS BECOME SO

POPULAR IN 2021 By Tiana Browne

Roller skating was born in the US around the 60s and 70s, it also paved the way for roller disco that began in the mid70s. As major platforms such as Tiktok have gained in popularity, especially during the pandemic, black creators noticed that white content creators were receiving much more love and support from their followers than they were even though they are doing the same things if not better.

Social media apps rely upon algorithms to better their interactions with us. If you have watched ‘The Social Dilemma’ on Netflix you’ll understand what I mean; for example, the videos we like and leave comments on Tiktok tell those apps what kind of content we like the most since we interacted with them more. That means that deliberately, Tiktok will push similar videos to our screens because they know we’ll engage more, which means more unproductive screen time for us but more business for them because they make money from us wasting our time on those apps.

Because of this, people are a lot more likely to see posts from people with similar interests as them, or people who look like them and even people that live in their area perhaps. My for you page on Tiktok will probably look completely different to yours because we probably don’t have the same interests but algorithms can be random and more complex than just how people react to content so it may not always be the case.

The most important thing about skating culture is for non-black skaters to understand the roots of it, where it came from and where it all began. The problem black people were having is that the white content creators had come up with a new skate style that they believed to be a lot more basic compared to the type of skating they are used to. I can imagine it was hard for them to see much simpler moves being taught by people who weren’t as skilled as them so I see why it could be disheartening to see someone reaping the benefits of something you should also be gaining from.

Black Culture made roller skating popular because it started to include new styles of skating such as jam skating. Jam Skating started off as an underground movement began by teenagers and skaters, jam events were created and these allowed them to meet, perform, trade moves, and battle.

I also think it helped rap music and hip-hop because it was black music that was being played in the skate rinks and that allowed for the black community to unite and be together in one place. It was a key social activity that gave black people the freedom and expression they wanted and needed that they couldn’t have due to racial discrimination at the time. During the 1970s there was obviously a lot of racism and segregation so many pro-black protests occurred because of the oppression black people faced daily back then even though black people are still having to deal with discrimination in today’s society.

FMB RADIO SCHEDULE By Anna Nagy

FMB Radio is a community-oriented organisation that is built around community media and digital storytelling. Based in Nottingham, FMB Radio offers individuals and communities an opportunity to capture and tell their stories in authentic voices and to effectively amplify what they have to say thereby addressing issues affecting them. FMB aims to provide opportunitiesfor locals by offering trainings for young people in digital storytelling, creative writing, audio production and many more and by creating educational podcasts.

Currently, our audience can learn more about self-confidence, worship, sports, community members, mental health and FMB radio presenters. The organisation is motivated to give voice to everyone who wants to share their story or wants the world to know about their music, podcasts or videos. They are always happy to answer questions or give information about their programs and trainings, and so feel free to email them on info@fmbradio.com

NEW SCHEDULE AUGUST

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THE SIMPLY GOSPEL SHOW By Sarah Kaironge

About the show.

The Simply Gospel Show is a prerecorded gospel show which first aired on FMB Radio on Monday 3rd of May 2021. The show plays a mix of different gospel music genres such as hymns, praise & worship, gospel rock, gospel reggae, blue grass/ country gospel, African gospel music and more, with a goal of sharing and spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ through the word of God and the music.

About the host of the show

Hello! Am your host, Sarah Love. Currently am a stay-at-home mum of one beautiful, super-energetic, talkative, and curious munchkin, her name is Sasha Blessing Amor. She’ll be turning 3 in September, God willing. I am also a volunteer at Mojatu Foundation in the Human Resource department. Above all, I am a born-again believer. Am the last born in a family of six siblings. I was privileged to grow up listening to different genres of music such as country, R&B, blues and reggae, and this informs my love for and ability to enjoy the different genres music. At school, the extra-curricular club activities I enjoyed the most and took part in without hesitation were in public speaking, debate, and drama (play acting). While watching or listening to the presenters of the kids shows I loved, I would really desire to be like them. Unfortunately, because I did not know how to go about it or anyone who could guide me, this never came to pass. But this desire was always deep in my heart even into my adulthood. As mentioned earlier, I volunteer at Mojatu Foundation, and it was at one of the online staff meetings that it was mentioned that FMB radio was looking for people to do radio jingles or have ideas of what new shows that can be incorporated. I jumped at the opportunity and said I had an idea for a gospel show, even though I have no qualification or experience. After an online interview with the FMB radio station director, Ms. Anna N, I presented my idea and concept. She was reassuring and has been instrumental in helping me shaping the show’s format.

Looking back to look forward

Looking back, the first show was on the theme of the holiness of God and so I made a playlist of songs that spoke to this. I can honestly say that I was a nervous wreck! The voice recording was poor because I had the microphone far from me while recording and the script was short because I was unsure of what to say. I did not know the best way on how to introduce a song. Over time, I have learned how to hold the microphone close, so the voice recordings are clearer and loud enough and also how to write the script the best I know how. It is a learning process every single time really. In future, the show will host different Christian faith leaders who will both teach on the word of God and discuss topical issues that a believer faces in their day-to-day life.

SUMMARY OF MENTAL HEALTH DISCUSSIONS WITH MY FRIEND By Anna Nagy

This limited podcast series at FMB Radio was created specifically for Mental Health Awareness week back in May.

Anna, one of our radio presenters gathered some of her friends to discuss how they are coping with life and how their mental state is. In the first episode Marina, Anna’s current university friend talked about her coping routine of listening to ocean’s sounds and how that can help her go through difficult days. Marina further explained her current situation at the university and the podcasts that she listens to in order to learn more about selfawareness, vulnerability and selfcare. They go on to discuss what being introverted really means and the importance of figuring out what works the best for you in regards to your individual mental health journey. In the next episode, Nina joined Anna to share what happened to her in the last months and how she could manage to succeed in both academic and professional life while maintaining a health amount of socializing. She shares that what truly helped her overcoming every obstacle is daily mediation and taking some minutes to be in peace with the moment. Learning from these two episodes, the creator hopes that people will see how natural it can be to talk about mental health and highlights the importance of reaching out to your loved ones. You can listen to these podcasts on FMB’s Anchor page: anchor.fm/ fmb-radio

TAPPING INTO YOUR GREATNESS SUMMARY

By Tatjana Smith

Tatjana, the creator and host of Tapping into your greatness live show, empowers her listeners by bringing in inspiring guests to tell their stories. Tatjana started her creative career at the beginning of lockdown in 2020, with the FairyQueen talks podcast with the aim that “Life is not a fairy-tale, but we all deserve a happy ending. A Fairyqueen is in service of her Queendom, and with this podcast I want to help you tap into your own greatness and be the best version of yourself.” With her new live show however, she took on a bigger role by bringing guests on to share their authentic voice and celebrate their greatness with the world. In the very first episode Tatjana invited Shilpa Arya, to talk about her passion about fighting inequality and injustice, to discuss the circumstance of how they met, what skills Shilpa excels in, setting up goals and keeping to them. In the following episodes Tatjana talked with Devontay Okure about his experience in leadership, commercial sales, and negotiations, and later on with her own brother, Adim, they talked about his work as a music producer, photographer and creative person. In the recent episodes, however, listeners could learn more about entrepreneurship, wellbeing, education and advocacy through the conversations with Deborah, Aysha, Paige Smith, Luzia and Augustav. Tatjana’s show is to inspire people and to help them realize their own value and consequently, every episode is widely available online on FMB’s Anchor profile to be listened and re-listened.

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YOUNG BRITS TAKING ON THE OLYMPICS By Rosie Vacciana-Browne

The year 2020 was full of adversity, polarisation and isolation. But, in Tokyo 2020, diversity, unity and community reign supreme.

Team GB have been breaking records, holding titles and amassing medals since the games began just 11days ago. As back home, we’ve watched on in anticipation and excitement our athletes have been braving the world stage in the teams custom Adidas kit. The new fits design represents the unity in diversity, a nod to the UK’s separatism in years past from Brexit to BLM, in hopes these games can once again unite our fractured nation. And, unite they have. Countrywide our team is being celebrated and flying the flag at the forefront of some of our most memorable wins so far are young black Brits. Whyte’s silver medal is history-making as it marks Great Britain’s first medal in the sport! Kye’s win has changed the global face of BMX’ing but, his dad, Nigel Whyte, has been making an impact at home for years. The co-founder of Peckham BMX Club, Nigel aims to help young people off the streets and away from crime into sports. Chelsie Giles won Team GB their first medal at the games scoring bronze in the women’s -52kg Judo. Tokyo 2020 is Giles’ first Olympics but, the 24-yearold from Coventry has been doing Judo since she was 8-years-old making her senior international debut in 2017.

Nottingham native Emily Campbell has become the first British woman ever to win a weightlifting medal at the Olympics and brings home the first Olympic weightlifting medal since 1984! Before scoring a silver medal, Campbell had previously been working with young people in care something she hopes to return to at some point. Dubbed the Prince of Peckham BMX biker Kye Whyte, 21, soared across the finish line in 2nd place at the Men’s BMX racing finals just 0.114 seconds behind Netherlands winner Niek Kimman.