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It is with immeasurable sorrow that the MOBO Organisation announces the passing of its Founder and CEO, Kanya King CBE.
Kanya passed away peacefully on 3 June 2026 after a courageous and characteristically determined battle with colon cancer. She was surrounded by her family, close friends and love.
Thirty years ago, Kanya King remortgaged her home, alone, without institutional backing or industry support, to build a stage that would transform British music forever.
She was a single mother from a Kilburn council estate who was told that Black music was too niche, that there was no market and that the industry was not interested. Instead of arguing, she built. Six weeks later, the first MOBO Awards was broadcast to the nation, and nothing was ever the same again.
What Kanya created was never simply an awards ceremony. It was an act of cultural justice. MOBO did not just celebrate Black music; it legitimised it, amplified it and transformed the cultural landscape of the UK.
From Stormzy, Little Simz and RAYE to Craig David, Ms. Dynamite, Amy Winehouse, Central Cee and countless others, generations of artists have benefited from Kanya King's vision.
She built a platform that reached hundreds of millions of people around the world. She was awarded a CBE and received an Ivors Academy Honour in 2025. She never stopped. She never asked for permission. She never accepted that the word “no” was final.
When she stood on the MOBO stage in Newcastle in February 2025, just months after her diagnosis, she told the audience: “I never allowed someone to define my limits. Not in life. Not in business. And I’m certainly not going to have that happen now.”
That was Kanya King. Right to the very end.
The 2026 MOBO Awards, held during the Organisation’s landmark 30th anniversary year, will be dedicated entirely to her memory.
The world was a profoundly better place with Kanya King in it. The MOBO family is heartbroken, but endlessly grateful, proud and inspired by everything she gave to music, culture and future generations.
Rest in power, Kanya.
You built this.
All of it.
TEDxDoncaster 2026 speakers are here!Our first Speaker Workshop kicks off today at RedEverywhere HQ, supported by Vigo Group. Ideas first. Not talks. Not stories. Ideas worth spreading.#TEDxDoncaster
Great to welcome the @MyDoncaster Pathways to Work team to our project Powerful to see participants once low in confidence sharing their journeys on film, engaging with VR interviews, and using cutting-edge tech from LLMs to immersive learning.Real impact. Real progress. forward.
TEDx is returning to Doncaster in 2026! Get ready for a Festival of Ideas where bold thinkers, innovators, and storytellers come together to share the ideas shaping our future. From breakthrough innovation to powerful idea worth sharing. #DoncasterIsGreat#TEDxDoncaster#October
Are we getting childhood online right?
The UK Gov consultation wants your views on Minimum age for social media , AI & gaming regulation Overnight digital curfews & Supporting parents & schools. Take 10–15 min to share your perspective before 26 May 2026: https://t.co/C3JCh1uKOT
We’re partnering with Boxes and Packaging Doncaster to design and create our brand-new stage signage for TEDx Doncaster 2025: Human Flourishing – all coordinated by Stacey Austin, Regional MD.
Tickets are on sale now, come see the stage come to life on Oct 5th at CAST Doncaster!
From TEDx Doncaster speaker to host!
Last year Adam Shilton shared his talk How Technology Can Enable a Rockstar Career That Makes Money. This year he returns as host, ready to mentor and spotlight ideas worth spreading at TEDx Doncaster 2025.
Oct 5, CAST Doncaster.
Community Spotlight Inertia Creative at TEDx Doncaster 2025!
We’re excited to welcome Yorkshire-based studio Inertia Creative as a Community Partner Sponsor. Experts in storytelling, video and design, they’ll be crafting our goody bags to reflect the ideas and energy of the day.
From TEDx Doncaster speaker to co-host in 2025!
Victoria Gill first took the stage in 2021 with her talk Invoking the Feminine to Heal the World. Now she’s back to co-host a day of bold ideas and deep conversations at CAST, Oct 5.
#TEDxDoncaster#HumanFlourishing
What does a flourishing Doncaster city center mean to you? Does it involve more green spaces? More community-driven events? Creative hubs? Sustainable initiatives?
💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments below!
Don’t forget, TEDx Doncaster 2025 on October 5th. Join us!
Failure isn’t the end, it’s the doorway to your greatest chapter.
Dr Pretty Basra’s story of setbacks to success shows why redefining failure is the key to flourishing. Hear her at TEDx Doncaster, Oct 5.
#TEDxDoncaster#HumanFlourishing
Headline Sponsor: City of Doncaster Council, creating the conditions for Human Flourishing.
From Gateway One’s £32m workspace, to a wellbeing economy strategy, to plans to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport, these pillars mirror our TEDx theme.
Join us 5 Oct 2025 at CAST.
Every young person deserves somewhere to go and someone who believes in them. Our government matches their ambition.
That’s why we’re investing £88 million in youth services as we build our National Youth Strategy co-produced with young people, for young people.
I know how difficult it is raising children in an online world.
Today we've announced a major expansion in youth services funding, to support youth clubs, after school activities and local organisations — connecting young people to their communities.
Our Plan for Change is backing parents and protecting children.
We’re backing young people
£88 million to expand and improve youth services across the country, helping deliver better access to safe spaces, support networks, and skills-building opportunities for young people - wherever they live
More info ⬇️
https://t.co/M8ks0SquK0
The Government says funding announced today aims to stop young people spending more time alone and behind screens.
It says £88 million will be invested in youth clubs.
@kategarraway asks Culture Secretary @lisanandy what impact it will have.
This year’s theme for Youth Work Week (3–9 November 2025) is “Building Brighter Futures: Safe places, trusted support, and opportunities to thrive.”
We’re celebrating the vital role youth work plays in helping young people feel secure, supported and empowered to reach their full potential. From inclusive spaces to skilled youth workers, this campaign shines a light on the people and places that help shape brighter futures every day.
Whether you're a youth worker, young person, organisation, policymaker or supporter there’s a way for you to get involved:
✅ Share your story or creative content
✅ Host or attend a local event
✅ Use your platform to raise awareness
✅ Explore our campaign resources and online practice sessions
📅 Save the date: 3–9 November 2025
📢 Use #YouthWorkWeek and #YWW25 to join the conversation
🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/Ugvloo36lF