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ACES London Achievement Awards Ceremony “The Diamond Ball “ ——

ACES YP hold an annual televised achievements award ceremony named “The Diamond Ball” where the accomplishments of young achievers of African and Caribbean heritage around London are celebrated.

Students and their families, LEAs, teachers, councillors and “movers and shakers” within multicultural Britain from within the black community are invited to an Oscar style evening where nominees are presented with awards by guest presenters.

The Diamond Ball 2008 guest list included high profile achievers such as:

· Lord Taylor of Warwick (1st Conservative Black Peer in House of Lord) · Dawn Butler (MP Brent North) · Femi Oyeniran (Actor: Kidulthood and Adulthood and law graduate) · Yolanda Brown (Mobo Jazz Winner 2008) · Levi Roots (Dragon's Den Millionaire) · Samantha Imafidon (high achiever passed her A Level's aged 9 and youngest student in secondary school) · The late Janet Narh (International Host and presenter Women's Hour BEN 184) · Arthur Torington OBE (Co founder of the Equiano and Windrush Society) · Leroy Logan MBE (superintendent Metropolitan Police) · Rob Neil (Civil Servant and one of 20 named Reach Role Models) · Sam Kasumu (director of Elevation Networks and youngest person in the Black power list 2008) · Hassan Sulaiman (Footballer St Albany's City FC) · Hakeem Adeniran (Investment Banker) · James Narh (Founder of British Streetdance company GForce Productions) · Dame Betty Asafu-Adjaye · Dr Alistair Soyode (CEO BEN Sky Channel 184) · Jessica Huie (director of Colorblind Cards) · Nathaniel Peat (BBC 3's Last Millionaire entrepreneur and founder of Safety Box Ltd)