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Featured in "The Voice" Newspaper twice within 12 months

Keith Mckenzie • January 19, 2024

A short analysis article of being featured in the Voice Newspaper twice within 12 months

During February and December of 2023, it was an honour to be featured in one of the UK important cultural-related publications in the UK.


Beforehand I have attempted to request to be featured for many years with the news publications and publications related to the project I have to developed. I was excited and so happy that I was finally featured with one of the UK's most recognised culturally related publications.


February edition (2023)
The first time I was featured was related to a video campaign I was involved in as a featured participant to showcase Birmingham's Legacy since the city beyond the Commonwealth Games and what factors were needed to support disabilities from benefits to employment
Read my Article below to find out more

Read my article


December edition (2023)
The second time when I was featured was related to my special participation role. This was related to being involved in an open consultation by the Department for Work and Pensions in changing their procedures to encourage more disabilities into employment. In addition, I have developed a special family of objective insight documents which present the aspects and solutions.

Read my article to find out more

Read my article


Both articles were written by The Voice Midlands correspondent Veron Graham. It was well-written concise and written to the audience with greater context and insight.

So I would like to share a special thank you to Veron Graham and the team at Voice newspaper to feature my stories and developments in the past 12 months.


Notice to editors
The Voice

The monthly newspaper publications cover a variety of stories and topics related to UK-born people with the ethnicity of African-Caribbean backgrounds. In 2022 the paper celebrated its 40th Anniversary since then paper launched when it was a weekly publication to a monthly edition today in print and via a paywall subscription online.


Keith Mckenzie

Keith is an awareness campaigner, a creative designer (Graphic design and digital art) and a salsa dancing participant
With a background in Art & Design (including Graphic Design & Digital art) and a participant in music-related film documentaries, events & record label project King Of the Beats including filming and behind the scene preparations.
Keith was educated at Hereford College of the Arts, the University of Northampton, Birmingham City University and Google's Digital Garage. Since 2000, he has developed over twenty years in providing awareness projects, campaigns and activities with the Awareness brand Plus Value Awareness along with Differences Originals. Also are involved with salsa classes in the local community as an assistant. Also have participated in major dancing conventions at Birmingham's NEC for Birmingham Latinmotion and London's ManboCity.
In 2022, Keith became a featured community participant for Birmingham who became part of special projects and campaigns to promote a positive legacy beyond hosting the Commonwealth Games

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For the second time, I was involved in a major participation, related to planned changes to how disabilities access benefits towards employment.
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The second edition of the annual themed Dancing Awareness Special was developed
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A transformation in developing an online integrated feature (which includes Understanding, statistics & customised projects) is complete
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An additional layer of visual presentation has been added on my awareness website
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The amount of awareness content for supporting awareness events is now reduced online and is now more selective on which events with supporting content.
By Keith Mckenzie June 25, 2025
I was invited to participate in a special webinar on a disability related strategy
By Keith Mckenzie June 25, 2025
Attended and have taken part in a special Q&A event for West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker
By Keith Mckenzie June 16, 2025
Contains some examples of barriers though my perspective at a latin related envionment
By Keith Mckenzie June 1, 2025
Insight of how we must remove the dancing barriers with some examples of my experences and perspective.
By Keith Mckenzie May 6, 2025
A summary of developments and projects during March and April

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