“Blamenn!” Palli, our Iceland Review photographer, shouts. “You call them Blamenn!” Of course, Palli is a leg-puller from way back, so I take this with a grain of salt. Although it’s something I desperately want answered. What are black people called in Iceland? Palli’s answer of “blamenn” (blue men), however dubious, is historically how the [...]

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Old Bailey

Part of the Myth that black people have only been living in Britain since the 1950′s has been due to the general inaccessible nature of public records to the masses. In today’s modern world, more and more records are becoming available to people online. The Old Bailey Online site is one such resource …

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Tuskeegee Airman

July 25, 2010 Black History

Tuskeegee Airman, originally uploaded by RickRaven. Fantastic photo of one of the Tuskeegee Airmen

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Millie-Christine Dead – S.O. 11 Oct. 1912 p1

July 25, 2010 Black History

Millie-Christine Dead – S.O. 11 Oct. 1912 p1, originally uploaded by snap-happy1. An unsympathetic news report regarding African American Siamese Twins. Who Died in 1912

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Inter Racial Couple Deported – S.O. 5 Apr. 1913 p8

July 25, 2010 Black History

Couple Were Deported – S.O. 5 Apr. 1913 p8, originally uploaded by snap-happy1. A Mixed Race Couple were Deported to the United States from Canada, in part of anti-Miscegenation laws. 1913

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Students How to curb your debt

July 20, 2010 African
Go to the Ant - Financial Advice

The recent report published Universities UK, which represents vice-chancellors, in which it concluded that University tuition fees should more than double to 6,500 Pounds per year is once again a reminder of just how expensive higher education is in Britain today. The above report is to be taken into account by the new Coalition Government [...]

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Black Hair – How do you look after it?

July 19, 2010 Beauty & Fashion
Dealing with Afro Hair

If like me, you are sitting there thinking, huh this old chestnut again then I’m sorry, but I have serious issues dealing with my black hair and how to look after it. I guess it should start by stating that I’m mixed race so my hair is neither European hair or African Hair. It is [...]

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Annie Gross tried for Murder 1912

July 17, 2010 African American
Annie Gross

Annie Gross was a black entertainer from America. She and her husband Harry had been working in New York before touring British Music Halls. Harry Gross had left Annie for an actress called Jessie Mackintosh, they were living in actors lodgings in Coram Street, Central London. He had been in a song …

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Lennox Lewis – Black British Boxer

July 13, 2010 African American
Lennox Lewis

Lennox Lewis was Britains last Heavyweight Champion boxer. Despite a reputedly high, undisclosed personal wealth, Lennox Lewis remains one of the most likeable sporting personalities of this century. Lennox Claudius Lewis was born in Stratford, London on 2 September 1965. His names could not be more aptly chosen as Lennox is Gaelic and means ‘chieftain’ [...]

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BLACK ROUTES LAUNCHES MOVE ON UP A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR ARTISTS

July 9, 2010 African
Black Routes

Eleven artists have now been selected for the first round of this annual programme from a long-list of 40 nominated by members of the Black Routes network, alongside producers, promoters, DJs and other industry professionals. This July, the group will undertake an intensive week of training in the beautiful and inspirational surroundings of Dartington Arts [...]

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