Mike Best web editor

Our website: www.blackukonline.com is gaining considerable support from the communities we serve.  We are working closely with a wide variety of groups, local councils, and corporate organisations to achieve our long-term goal of becoming a leading source of news and information for Britain’s black and Asian communities.

Black Media Network is the parent company of blackukonline.com has won a number of awards since launching:

** Winner Birmingham Telegraph Community Services Award 2008 **
* * Winner Business Links for Suffolk Social Enterprise Award 2006 * *
* * Nominated Edgestart Award Social Enterprise Category 2006 * *
* * Shortlisted Finalist in Running the Gauntlet Competition 2005  * *
* * Highly Commended Finalist in the DTi- E Commerce Awards 2005 Best Use of Teleworking * *
* * Finalist in Start Up Awards Community Impact Award 2005 * *
* * Finalist in the DTi E-Commerce Awards 2004 * *
* * Shortlisted for the Start Up Awards 2004 * *
* * Winner of the Windrush Small Business Champion Award 2004 * * 

Black UK Online was set up to provide a unique blend of local, national, and international news, lifestyle, views, reviews, profiles and entertainment.  Our main objective is to widen thought-provoking editorial beyond the black experience and to reflect more fully, the multicultural Britain that we live in today.

Meeting the changing needs of our communities -the situation has changed – more interaction has been taken place among communities through inter-relations, mixed marriages etc. thus negating the concept of separate development.  All communities are affected by political and economic considerations and these will have social implications for most groups and cultures, to name a few - immigration, housing, education, travel, finance etc

Our aim is to highlight the rich diversity of Britain’s multicultural communities across England, Wales and Scotland and the significant contribution that they are make to the British economy.  Specialist media organisations originally set up to redress the individual needs of particular groups, no longer hold a monopoly on multiculturalism.

Although a number of websites already exist in this particular category, we believe that blackukonline.com is unique, because our coverage of news is not restricted to black issues.  Our objective is to become the leading authority in electronic format in this field.  In doing so, we believe that we could assist in helping to unite multicultural communities in the UK.

Development in new technology had led to a new type of audience - browsers - hence the reduction in newspaper circulation as recognised by ABC.  Blackukonline.com is primarily aimed at males and females aged between 12 and 50 and comprising the following categories:

 12 – 17        Young people with interests ranging from games to Education and training opportunities.

 18 – 30     Politicians, aspiring professionals, decision makers, business, graduates, job seekers etc.  Probably living near inner cities or may have migrated to rural areas, but want to keep up to date with community issues and news in electronic format.

30 – 50         Matured people – With strong community ties probably working on community projects, commerce, local authorities and charities.

Black UK Online operates from various locations around the UK. The key team members have a wide range of media expertise. For more information see the Team.

To date, www.blackukonline.com has over 750 pages of interest to choose from and we can guarantee there is something for everyone.  Our newsletter is currently inviting new membership and our dating site has recently been launched. The site is currently receiving over 179,000 unique visitors per month (May 2010).

For more information relating to Black UK Online contact:   0845 193 4431 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

KEEP THE FAITH MAGAZINE

Keep The Faith magazine is a monthly printed publication and is being  distributed to over 4,200 black led, black majority churches , Christian businesses and community groups nationwide. It has a readership of over 200,000 per month.   It provides news, information and features from the African, African Caribbean and other Christian communities.

Our aim is to support those who are involved in the propagation and administering of the Gospel through the medium of preaching, healing and music.

We are committed to reaching out to the hearts of three generations of Britain’s Minority Ethnic communities through churches and community groups at local, regional and national level.

Keep the Faith will promote family values, provide this community with a voice of reason and highlight the need for unity and love, and to create a better understanding in an ever-changing environment.

We invite editorial from established journalists of all ages and back- grounds.  We also encourage contributions from media students and other professions.  We also provide an amount of free advertising space on www.blackukonline.com to bona fide Registered Charities and not-for-profit community groups.

For more information relating to Keep The Faith magazine contact:   0845 193 4431 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

From our official launch on August 22, 2003, we have been maintaining our policy of taking an objective view of news coverage, while continuing to reflect the interests and concerns of diverse communities that we serve.

We are not affiliated to and have no allegiance to any political party or cause.  Although we serve communities that are under-represented in the media generally, we do not discriminate against other communities.

We do our utmost best to avoid errors, but in an effort to provide an effective up-to-date service, we accept that some mistakes will occur.

As part of our social responsibility, we have made blackukonline.com publicly accountable.  Our policy is to correct mistakes immediately.  If you have a complaint about our editorial content, send your email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and mark it for attention of our Web News Editor.