Bright Lights
Bright Finalists:
We are delighted to announce the finalists of the ‘Bright Lights Nominations’.
We had a stellar line-up of candidates which were whittled down by our equally stellar line-up of judges following a phenomenal number of nominations from the public. Choosing the final three was incredibly tough and a great many of the submissions took us by surprise with their level of heartfelt openness, bravery, creativity, innovation, inner strength, love, belief, support, and commitment, to name a few of the attributes which helped shape the final decisions worthy of community recognition!
Whether you have been previously nominated, or have won a BLAC Award, you can still enter again.
There will be no additional voting in this section; the overall winner from each of the categories will be decided by our esteemed Judges and announced on the night.
OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSON
Elijah Frederick (London)
Zelda Manteaw (Harrow)
Miai Phillip (London)
OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
Tamika Bent-Hylton (Manchester)
Beverley Dobbs (Hertfordshire)
Letricia Black (London)
SERVICES TO VOLUNTEERING
Mac Ferrari-Guy (London)
Margaret Noel (London)
Fix 8 (London)
OUTSTANDING CARER (over 18)
Carers4Carers (London)
Juliet Gee (Essex)
Ian Mills (London)
BEST COMMUNITY ENTREPRENEUR
Sophia Morgan-Genus (Birmingham)
Kwabena Benko (London)
Paulette Watson (London)
OUTSTANDING YOUNG CARER
Te'Jahney Isaac-Messam (London)
Rodrick Watupa (Scotland)
Alana Brown (London)
BEST NEIGHBOUR
Sandra Joseph (Birmingham)
Dr. Ronx Ikharia (London)
Levi Scarlett (Coventry)
BEST PARENTAL GUARDIAN
Danielle Maynard (Birmingham)
Sheron Campbell (London)
Angela Parkes (Leicester)
SERVICES TO YOUTH MENTORING
Kowawole & Oluwatobi Britto (London)
Rommell Raj Wallace (London)
Chris Hodge (London)
SERVICES TO CAMPAIGNING
Marguerite Haye (Leicester)
Trish Bergan (Nottingham)
Aba Graham (Manchester)
BEST EATERY
57 Restaurant & Lounge (London)
Jerk N Juicey (Manchester)
Moziah's (Luton)
BEST GENERAL BUSINESS
Xina Gooding-Broderick (Leeds)
Charlotte & Grace (London)
Aunty Jean (London)
BEST JOURNALIST
Simone Stewart (Wolverhampton)
Nadine White (London)
Mandingo (London)
BEST WRITER
Dominique Deveraux (Southampton)
Annie Palma (Northern Ireland)
Pamela R. Haynes (London)
BEST BARBERS
Super Hair Design (Scotland)
Wayne's Barbers (Telford)
Yemi's Barbers (Liverpool)
BEST HAIRDRESSER
Hair By Bev (Birmingham)
Sizzla C (Nottingham)
Body @PhD (London)
BEST STAGE-SHOW PROMOTER
Orlando Gittens (London)
Cecil Reuben (London)
Bagga John (London)
BEST NITE VENUE
Porkies Wine Bar (London)
Apollo Nite Club (London)
Bojangles (London)
BEST COMEDIAN
Smash Entertainz (Birmingham)
Glenda Jackson (Nottingham)
Ping Wing (London)
BEST SOUND SYSTEM
Luv Injection (Birmingham)
Channel One (London)
Qualitex (Bristol)
BEST RADIO STATION
Gloucester FM (Gloucester)
Roots Yard (Nottingham)
Arawak (Coventry)
SERVICES TO EDUCATION
Camille London-Miyo MBE (Leicester)
Dr. Doirean Wilson MBE (London)
The Music Klub (London)
BEST RADIO PRESENTER
Jah Will & Allan Brando (London)
Tony Roots Bailey (Birmingham)
Mosty Gee (London)
BEST ONLINE TV
Britain's Got Reggae (Leicester)
Shine Out Loud (London)
Walk With W (London)
BEST ONLINE MEDIA
Talks With Monikah Lee (London)
Afro Woman Online (London)
Sharron Spice (London)
BEST RECORD SHOP
Unable to make contact due to Covid-19
complexities which has heavily
impacted this industry.
BEST RECORDING STUDIO
Positive Vibrations (Manchester)
Bac Pay (Birmingham)
Stingray (London)