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Mkuu Amani

Mkuu graduated at Birmingham City University in 2007 where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Housing Studies. He worked in local government as a housing professional for over 20 years before moving to the private sector to work as a Quality Assurance Coach in customer services. Throughout his career he has always found time to indulge his passions for writing, photography and sports and can therefore add former (trophy winning) football coach, tennis coach and Poet Laureate to his list of achievements. His journalistic work can be found in a number of publications including the Jamaica Gleaner and Boxing News Monthly. In 2013, in recognition of his community work in Walsall (UK) Mkuu was nominated for the Mayor’s Award. Today he remains committed to making a positive contribution to community development and aims to use his journalism to achieve this.

Stories By Mkuu Amani

UK News

New Caribbean-themed children’s short story series hits the floor running

BY MKUU AMANI A new Caribbean-infused take on short story-telling is here in the form of a series of audiobooks...

By Mkuu AmaniJanuary 7, 2021

UK News

Not British? Then what are we? Brit-African Caribbeans mourn the loss of ‘The Windrush Champion’

BY MKUU AMANI “When I got the letter, I thought, ‘Am I British? What am I?’ and I couldn’t even...

By Mkuu AmaniSeptember 20, 2020

UK News

2020: Midsummer reflections on a year we’ll not easily forget

BY MKUU AMANI If you are anywhere near my age, live in the UK and watched The Muppet Show during...

By Mkuu AmaniSeptember 2, 2020

UK News

New political movement targets dynamic leadership role

BY MKUU AMANI “We will take a dynamic leadership role.” Jaddoo on We Matter, the new movement that will challenge...

By Mkuu AmaniAugust 19, 2020

UK News

Come fly with me – Fashion model Naomie Trowers looks back at favourite shoot

This Is Me by Naomi Trowers The soul is something deep down inside. Invisible but something I cannot hide. It...

By Mkuu AmaniAugust 5, 2020

UK News

Rise of a Champion – Andrew Robinson’s journey to the IBO Crown – Part 2

BY MKUU AMANI On March 24th, 2018, Birmingham boxer Andrew’ D’Animal’ Robinson and Brighton’s Nicky Jenman went head to head...

By Mkuu AmaniJuly 12, 2020

UK News

Rise of a Champion – Andrew Robinson’s journey to the IBO Crown – Part 1

BY MKUU AMANI On March 24th, 2018 Birmingham boxer Andrew ‘D’Animal’ Robinson and Brighton’s Nicky Jenman went toe to toe...

By Mkuu AmaniJune 24, 2020

UK News

“We must create a new normal.” Sharpton and Jasper discuss life after the pandemic during live broadcast

BY MKUU AMANI Reverend Alfred Sharpton told Lee Jasper that the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on African-Americans in the US...

By Mkuu AmaniJune 10, 2020

UK News

The fire, the bridge and the war zone; Remembering the New Cross Fire – Part 2

BY MKUU AMANI Against a backdrop of growing, racial tension suspicion surrounded the cause of the house fire that claimed...

By Mkuu AmaniMay 28, 2020

UK News

The fire, the bridge and the war zone – Remembering the New Cross Fire (Part 1).

BY MKUU AMANI In January 1981 a house fire took the lives of thirteen young people in London. Against a...

By Mkuu AmaniMay 14, 2020

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