Mobos move to Liverpool

This year's Music of Black Origin awards are relocating to Liverpool after organisers were swayed by a teenager's online campaign. Announcing the venue for this year's event, Mobo founder Kanya King praised the city's "vibrant" cultural legacy. She also paid tribute to 17-year-old Ben Osu, the Toxteth-based agitator who peppered her with emails making a convincing case for his hometown."Liverpool was one of the main ports during the slave trade, which had a profound effect on the city's culture,...

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