News Report - Leona Lewis Ethnicity
LEONA LEWIS did well out of a public vote – triumphing in The X Factor in 2006.
Another fella who’s not come out of a recent popularity contest too badly is America’s President-elect BARACK OBAMA. [The Sun], UK- Nov 23, 2008
British pop and R&B singer Leona Lewis, 23, firmly believes that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has it in him to fix up broken Britain if he wins the US election on November 4.[Entertainment and Showbiz!], India- Nov 06, 2008
Lewis, who was born in Hackney, London, told the Sun newspaper that Mr Obama could “inspire” young ethnic minorities in the UK to “do something productive”.[Gigwise]- Nov 03, 2008
Popular culture in Britain takes a different dynamic. Even Black music awards are carefully named Music Of Black Origin awards (MOBO). Yet, even in that context, exceptional talent seems to be rewarded above race. Leona Lewis was simply unstoppable, and so was Lewis Hamilton and we have seen a Black man, Paul Ince, managing an English top division team – Blackburn Rovers.[Zimbabwe Guardian]
Sunday, November 23, 2008
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