1. saturday november 21st 2009
BLACK YOUTH ACHIEVEMENTS –
The Awards Ceremony
Bernie Grant Arts Centre,
Tottenham Green, London N15 4RX

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3. Welcome to the 1st annual ‘Black Youth Achievements – The Awards Ceremony’!
I am so pleased that you are here to celebrate the talents,
positive actions and achievements of our young people within
the UK.
Not only are we here to congratulate our finalists, and to be
inspired by their stories and accomplishments, but to also
reflect on ourselves and what WE have achieved personally.
How can we be pushing ourselves more – and indeed one
another - to reach our full potential?
We are all blessed with a talent, let’s support each other in
unlocking and utilising it!
The awards ceremony is the first project for the organisation
‘Black Youth Achievements’.
We have an exciting ten year plan in which we will be working
with young people in a variety of ways to help them gain
greater knowledge and take advantage of opportunities which
will broaden their horizons within the education, business and
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4. Awards and Opening Performance Brixton Drumline
Introduction Host: Mr Cee
Presentations
First Performance
First Award Arts Category presented by Sophia Jackson
(Afridiziak Theatre News)
Second Performance
Second Award Business & Enterprise Category presented by Rhoda Wilson
(BEN TV’s ‘The Rhoda Wilson Show’)
Third Performance
Third Award Community Category presented by David Lammy MP
Interval ....................................................................................
Fourth Performance
The Award Categories Fourth Award Choices Category presented by Rosemary Laryea,
The Arts (Colourful Radio)
Business & Enterprise Fifth Performance
Community
Fifth Award Education Category presented by Abu Bundu-Kamara,
Choices (Pearson Plc.)
(recognising someone who has
made a conscious decision to Sixth Performance
make positive changes
to their life) Sixth Award Sports Category presented by Rodney Hinds,
Education (Sports Editor, The Voice, and author of ‘Black Lions’)
Sports Close ....................................................................................

6. Achievement
What advice would you give to someone who is thinking of giving up on their inspire other people, it would make me feel like I was getting closer to the
dream or goal? person I want to be and maybe one day I will be presenting the BYA awards
Keep your eyes on the prize! Always think of what the end product is going to be myself! Ebony Babb – nominee, Choices Award
like. Do not compare yourself to other people. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t It would mean a lot to me as I feel that I have worked very hard to achieve and to
find out how other people achieved success, just don’t expect your route to reach my goal and my family will be proud of me. It would inspire me to go on to
be the same as theirs. Finally, there are many ways to approach something. If achieve more goals in life. Rhianna Ottley – nominee, Sports Award
you aren’t getting results one way try another way but don’t give up! Believe in
yourself even when no one else does. Alex Tomlinson – nominee, Arts Award If I were to win an award at this grand ceremony, it would really mean a lot to
me as it would simply say to me, that the sacrifices I made were not in vain, the
Firstly I would share my personal motto with anyone thinking about giving up lack of sleep, the hard work and the weight loss. It would be the catalyst to keep
and remind them “success only comes before work in a dictionary”. I always try me going when times got hard, just look at my award and smile. It would also
to encourage people not to worry about the things that have already happened be an award that I would keep to show to my nephew when he is older, so that
or we can’t change when things break we automatically try to fix them, which is he can be proud of his aunty, but also to encourage him to aspire for greatness.
also what we need do in life when things go wrong it’s easy to give up but then Sotonye Diri – nominee, Business & Enterprise Award
what do you achieve other than failure. Worry does not empty tomorrow of sorrow
- it empties today of strength staying positive will lead to positive actions and a I graduated from the University Of Nottingham Medical School in July 2009,
positive reward. Davia Davis – nominee, Business & Enterprise Award and am now working as a Junior Doctor in Lincolnshire. My Grandfather dreamed
of becoming a Doctor. I hope I have made him proud. If winning this award will
We would tell them to stop, look and think before they give up, because giving change one person’s mind out there, and make them consider going to University,
up on their dreams is giving up on themselves. We would seriously ask them or even applying for Medicine, then I will be honoured. Davina Kenyon-Blair
why they want to give up? More than likely the answer is that it’s too hard, or – nominee, Education Award
they’re not good enough or they don’t know how to get to their dream. These
are constant struggles people face and it is completely normal to question What does the word ‘achievement’ mean to you?
yourself. However, if the dream is worth it, then so are the struggles. Every
Achievement to us is something that we have been striving towards for the
problem has a solution, it’s just a matter of finding it. The ABC Group –
past 10 years. It’s a goal, a vision, a belief and most importantly a lifestyle.
nominees, Community Award
Achievement is what we experience on a daily basis when we have fulfilled
our goals and targets. The realisation of a journey and the overcoming of its many
What would it mean to you, to win an award at this year’s ceremony?
obstacles allow an individual to understand that the pathway to achievement
It would mean everything to me to attend at this year’s ceremony. It would is extremely challenging. However if dedication, hard work, hope, faith,
mean that people recognise I’ve made a change. It would also give me more humility, brilliance and passion are the fundamental qualities in which a person
confidence to help others who are not making positive decisions in their life. can attain, then achievement becomes a reality that can be passed down to many
It would make me feel like I was getting closer to becoming someone who can generations. Umbrella Studios – nominees, Arts Award

7. – in their own words
To me, achievement means a sense of accomplishment and a feeling of success. because I had real family and friends who loved me and I didn’t want to leave
It is being able to battle against all the odds and come out victorious. Through that, I started focusing on my everyday positive work to keep me going and left
this encounter I can use it as a learning curve experience, which will aid me the negative behind. Dennis Gyamfi – nominee, Community Award
through other trials and tribulations life may throw at me in the future. Finally
I see achievement as the ability to prove your critics wrong, by surpassing their During the last year, my Mother has been very ill and with this I have been
expectations. Rico Coombs – nominee Education Award looking after my little brother. This included taking him into school and
completely taking over parental roles, as well as going to college myself. For
What struggles or challenges have you faced on your path to achievement? some people this is a normal routine and so I felt it was a big step up. Kyl Asgill
Struggle for me equals progress, and every day presents new challenges. From – nominee, Community Award
the time I had no money to get to work and no means of getting back. To the
I am a mother of two young children aged 3 and 4; I feel I have many demands as
days I was told to forget about my dreams and just get a regular job. The path to
a parent as well as dealing with a 9-5 job. I always wanted to be a police officer
achievement has been very challenging but has given me experience and skills
but that all changed once I had children. I was unsure of what I wanted to do
that can only be earned, not bought. Byron Douglas-Letts – nominee,
with my life, all I knew was I was going to make something of myself and make
Business & Enterprise Award
my children and myself proud. Natasha Mills – nominee, Community Award
As a very keen sportsperson (athlete) as well as an enthusiastic academic, one How have you overcome your struggles or challenges?
of the challenges that I have faced on my journey to achievement would have
to be attempting to balance two activities whilst still maintaining a high level Perseverance. I just kept my head down and got on with my work. Through my
of commitment towards both. As both training/competing and A-level studies music I was able to grab people’s attention. It was then easier for me to put
(English literature, sociology and business studies) each require almost 110% across my message. Bol Joseph – nominee, Choices Award
effort, this has certainly been a great challenge for me due to my determina-
tion to be successful at both for as long as possible. Nathan Fox – nominee, Your support system can make or break you. Who do you have as your foundation?
Sports Award I’ve been blessed to have an invaluable, positive circle of friends, who
understand and relate to how I feel, and offer the best of themselves through a
number of outlets. Positive self-confession is also a great help. Telling yourself,
The struggle and challenges I faced on my way to achievement were my peers
that ‘I can make it,’ and ‘I will complete this task,’ works is much more
and my own personal fear, nothing else. I grew up on an estate were everyone
effective than procrastination or tearing your hair out from stress. Zoe Oputah
had nothing, my mother was working two jobs to maintain and even that was
– nominee, Community Award
hardly doing anything. So my peers and I would influences ourselves to go and
do things just to survive (that’s how we saw it), I was so into that life that I was
afraid of becoming successful because I knew if I did I would end up losing We should never under-estimated the passion, determination, intelligence or
all my peers and the fun we were having at the time. From 2007 some friends commitment of young people. Our 2009 nominees are testament to that!!
passed away and most ended up in jail. To me it was time to turn my life around Kay Oldroyd – Operations Director / Founder BYA

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‘personal accomplishments’ so do not compare yourself to anyone else. You are unique, therefore your target is your own.
1. What is your goal? Goal setting needs to be clear. Create a 3. Make a step by step plan: When we think about a goal, it may
mental picture of what you want to achieve. Picture yourself seem really big and too much for us to deal with. So we put it
in your dream job... graduating from University... gaining good off and it becomes a burden.
grades in your GCSE’s... getting the keys to your new home... By having an action plan with small steps and due by dates, it’s
being picked as school captain... opening your business bank easier to deal with and progress can be seen which serves as a
account... signing your first business deal. Whatever it is that real incentive. Tick off each completed step and congratulate
YOU want – you must visualise it and revisit this scene in your yourself along the way!
head all the time.
2. Define Your Goal: be SMART. Your goals must be: 4. In your face! Make sure that you can see your goal wherever
you go. Write it down and stick it on the fridge, on the wardrobe,
S – Specific. For example, say “I want to run in and complete
on the car window. Send yourself a text or an email, have it as
the London Marathon”
your screensaver even!
M – Measureable. Can your goal be monitored and measured?
Will you actually know when you have done this? 5. Get Support: Who can help you to achieve your goal? Who can
A – Achievable. Are you setting yourself a goal which is you rely on to give you an honest opinion? Get networking and
personally achievable? Do you enjoy running? Are you mix with likeminded positive people. By doing this, you broaden
physically fit enough to run 26 miles? Are there any obstacles your knowledge, contacts and chances of succeeding.
which would prevent you from doing this?
Anyone can network! You don’t have to be a high flying corporate
R – Realistic. If your goals are realistic then they are achievable.
professional in a suit. Networking is about talking to different
Unrealistic goals will most often fail, which in turn makes us
people, being interested in who they are and what they do and
personally feel like failures putting us off from trying again.
being confident in who you are.
T – Time-bound. Set yourself a date that you want to reach your
goal. Again, be realistic with this. Don’t try and enter the 2010 There are some amazing, genuine people out there who will be
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15. I soon realised that the web gave me a way of publishing and
this was a way for me to launch the magazine that I had
always dreamed of doing. So I followed my dream. When I
Precious is an online magazine, network and was thinking about a name, I wanted something that summed
resource for women of colour. We launched up how I felt about the women I knew and what I wanted the
in 1999 and were the first publication of its magazine to be the women who read it. Precious seemed so apt.
kind to launch in the UK. Our aim is to be Our aim is to profile and celebrate the professional and
the premier destination for women of colour entrepreneurial achievements of women of colour in the UK.
on the web. We host a number of events throughout the year and we host
I’d dreamt of launching a magazine for women of colour since I an annual awards event that celebrates businesswomen.
was a kid. When I was younger there were no British magazines Our readership is global; our core audience is Black and
that featured girls that looked like me, I’d spend my pocket Asian women aged between 18 and 45. We also work with
money on American imports and they were great, but I really a range of corporate partners on various projects be it
wanted to read about the Black British experience. recruitment, events or helping them to showcase their
When I grew older and started working in the media as a products to our diverse audience.
journalist I quickly realised how expensive setting up a print Positive people doing their own thing inspire us. There is so
magazine was. I just didn’t have those kinds of funds so I much talent out there, we want to play our part in exposing
decided to put the magazine idea at the back of my mind it and we hope that people see Precious as a vehicle to global
for a while. success.
In 1996 I began working in the Online department of ITN.
Because of the nature of my job, I spent a lot of time research- If you want to talk to Precious please contact me,
ing online. I came across so many online publications aimed at the Founder, Foluke Akinlose:
African-American women but there was nothing for those based
in the UK. Email: foluke@preciousonline.co.uk