So below I’ve selected my top 10 events for 2008 that have either sparked my interest or completely floored me.

January 2008
- Disney begin work on a new film to be released in 2009 featuring their first ever black princess, The Princess and The Frog.

June 2008
- Former Manchester United football player, Paul Ince becomes the first black man to be in charge of a premier league team (Yay!). Unfortunately, a series of poor match results for the already troubled Blackburn Rovers see him dismissed just six months later (Booo!).

July 2008
- Tennis player, Venus Williams wins the Women’s singles against her sister, Serena, at Wimbledon. Fortunately, all must have been forgiven by the time the doubles competition came around as they both worked fantastically well together in winning the lot.

August 2008
- Jamaican sprinter Usain “Lightening” Bolt thrills us with his super speed and wins the world records for the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay with his team mates.
- Christine Ohorougo wins a gold medal for the 400m at the Beijing Summer Olympics and in doing so becomes the first British female to become an Olympic champion in that race.

October 2008
- Film director, Tyler Perry opens the first black-owned production studio.
- A young woman with a crazy need to share all the things she enjoys most in her life starts a blog, Harlem Loves, and is pleasured to find others from around the world who appreciate some of her interests

November 2008
- At the Brazilian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton becomes the youngest driver and the first black man to win the Formula One World Championship.
- Barack Obama achieves the seemingly impossible and wins the US general election to become the country’s first black president.

December 2008
- The superbly talented Alexandra Burke beats off the competition and scores a duet with Beyonce before winning the X Factor.