There will be food outlets, sports activation zones, competitive sports zones and a festival village of arts and crafts, food, entertainment and family activities.
This ticketed black-tie event is the long-awaited premiere and the release of a strong documentary. Following the journey of 22 migrant Queens from the Commonwealth to Birmingham.
Rebbecca Hemmings Presenter
Rebbecca Hemmings is a stage host and former tv/radio presenter, whose entertainment career spans over 20 years.
Having hosted for a range of audiences for The Royal Shakespeare Company, Big Centre TV’s The Wassifa Caribbean Show, the 0121 Jamaican Independence Festival – Birmingham, Brit Writers Awards – London and countless Black History Month launches, Rebbecca is no stranger to the stage and screen.
Celebrity and high-profile interviewees include Grammy award winning Kirk Franklin, presenter June Sarpong, Maxi Priest, footballer Tony Daley, Chaka Demus and Pliers, Gyptian, Freddie McGregor, politicians Jess Phillips MP and many more. Past co-presenters include sports broadcaster Tom Ross and DJ Apache Indian.
Rebbecca is the founder of the Time to Glow Up brand (set up to help empower women following her breast cancer experience) and Director of diversity training company Strawberry Words.
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Cree Amory-Reid in Birmingham (26/08/2003) of both Caribbean and African heritage, CreezOn is a musical artist; rapper, lyricist, singer and producer. CreezOn delivers soul shaking music with deep, conceptual subject matter. CreezOn’s content, flow variation, soul touching melodies and consistent recognisable idiosyncratic deliveries put him heads and shoulders above other artists not just at his age, but in the UK Rap scene and beyond. He brings lyricism, melodies and meaningful delivery to his tracks that resonate with various audiences. “I describe myself as an infinite artist, as creativity is infinite. Creativity and infinity are the same thing. I’m not boxed by genre”. … There’s No Laws To Infinity.. My artistry can’t be boxed.
Lekky’s music fuses R&B, Indie and Hip Hop, telling stories through a melodic rap songwriter style. Lekky’s diverse sound and the ability to merge genres together sets her apart from the melting pot of artists in the UK. Lekky is fiercely independent and brings a compelling energy to her music Lekky has been supported by BBC Radio, BBC radio 1XTRA national and local radio stations. She has supported the likes of Floacist on her first UK tour. Some of her performance highlights are A3C festival, Atlanta. New Skool Rules, Rotterdam Edinburgh fridge Festival.
Presented as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival
