Archive | February, 2010
Posted on 28 February 2010. Tags: Aston Villa, Black Footballers, Chester, Coventry City, Cyrille Regis, Soccer, West Brom, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wycombe Wanderers, football

Cyrille Regis, Is a famous black British footballer, he was one of the earliest black players in the modern leagues. The striker, whose trademark was scoring highly spectacular goals, began his playing career at West Brom with star players like Laurie Cunningham, Brendon Batson, Derek Statham, Len Cantello and Tony 'Bomber' Brown.
Regis broke into the ...
Posted in Black Britain, Caribbean, Community, Education, Men, Sports
Posted on 28 February 2010. Tags: BBC, Lenny Henry, Othello, Theatre, iPlayer

If you missed the opportunity to see Lenny Henry Play Othello on the Theatre Circuit last year, you'll be pleased to know that the BBC ran it on Radio4 Today.
you can also listen to the programme that followed Henry as he prepared for the role.
Listen to the whole Play here on iPlayer.
Amazon.co.uk ...
Posted in Africa, Arts, Books, Caribbean, Community, Men
Posted on 23 February 2010. Tags: Civil rights Movement, Fisk University, Howard University, Mary B Talbert, NAACP, Niagra Movement, Ossie Davis, The Souls of black folks, W.E dubois, William Edward Burghardt DuBois

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born on (February 23, 1868? he was an American civil rights activist,Pan-Africanist,sociologist,historian,author, and editor.
He grew up in Great Barrington, a predominately Anglo American town. His Mother, Mary Silvina Burghardt's family was part of the very small free black population of Great Barrington, having long owned land in the state. ...
Posted in African American, Arts, Black Writing, Books, Caribbean, Education, Politics, Racism, Slavery, The Americas
Posted on 20 February 2010. Tags: Arsenal, Barnsley, Black Footballers, English Defenders, Manchester United, Middlesborough, Nottingham, Sheffield, viv Anderson

Born in Nottingham Viv Signed as an Apprentice, Tall and rangy, he was universally known as "Spider" because of his long legs, which enabled him to win the ball cleanly in ever more unlikely situations. He was also quick, good in the air and no slouch when going forward.
Viv signed professional forms and made his ...
Posted in Black Britain, Caribbean, Community
Posted on 19 February 2010. Tags: Black Britain, Black History, black websites

Frequently asked Questions
Why build a site like The Black Presence in Britain?
When I had the idea to build the site, there were very few black british history resources on the Internet. It was hard to find out anything at all about the lives of black people who lived in Britain prior to the 1950's. I ...
Posted in Black Britain, Community, Education, Media, Men, Roundup
Posted on 18 February 2010. Tags: Bermuda, Black Footballers, Famous Bermudans, Gootball, Soccer, The hammers, Upton Park, West Ham United, black soccer players, clyde Best

Clyde Best was one of the first black footballers to succeed in the English Football League and paved the way for a whole generation to make their way into the professional game. Clyde Best made 186 appearances for West Ham United in a six year spell at Upton Park and bagged a respectable 47 goals. ...
Posted in Black Britain, Caribbean, Education, Europe, Men, Sports
Posted on 17 February 2010. Tags: Aunt Esther, Black British, Black Britons, Black working class, Bonnie Greer, Imperial War Museum, Londoner, Mother Country: Britain, Peckham, Stephen Bourne, black women

In 1991 Stephen Bourne and his adopted aunt, Esther Bruce (1912-94), collaborated on her autobiography Aunt Esthers Story. This is now recognised as one of the first books to document the life of a Black working-class Londoner.
In 2007 Bourne assisted in the production of a short documentary, also called Aunt Esther's Story, with no money, ...
Posted in Black Britain, Blackpresence Supports, Books, Caribbean, Community, Education, War, Women
Posted on 17 February 2010. Tags: BBC, Bill Morris, Black Leaders, City and Guilds of London Institute, Economic and Social Affairs Committee of the European Union, Handsworth Technical College, House of Lords, Jamaica, Order of Jamaica, RSA, Transport and General Workers Union, black peers, ndependent Broadcasting Authority

Bill Morris was born in Bombay, Jamaica in 1938 and lived with his parents (his mother was a domestic science teacher, his father a part-time policeman) in a small rural village, Cheapside, Manchester. He was educated at nearby Mizpah School where his ambition was to play cricket for the West Indies.
Bills plans to attend a ...
Posted in Black Britain, Business, Caribbean, Education, Europe, Men, Politics, Students
Posted on 16 February 2010. Tags: Artists, Earthquake, Haiti disaster, Help Haiti

Call for submission open to poets, writers, journalists, bloggers and graphic artists from all backgrounds and origins. We invite you to write in solidarity for Haiti. You can send us poems, song lyrics, short stories, opinion pieces, drawings, paintings or photographs. The work must be about or inspired by Haiti, its people and its culture.
The ...
Posted in Africa, African American, Arts, Black Britain, Black Writing, Blackpresence Supports, Caribbean, Community, Environment, Health, Job Vacancies, Media, Students, Women
Posted on 16 February 2010. Tags: C.L.R.James, Caribbean Artists movement, Caribbean Education and Community Workers Association', Caribbean poets, Derek Walcott, Third World books, Trinidad, West Indian Independence Party, black Poets, black writers, he Black Parents movement

John La Rose is a political and Cultural activist. He came to Britain from Trinidad where he had been working as General Secretary to the West Indian Independence Party.
John La Rose is a political and Cultural activist. He came to Britain from Trinidad where he had been working as General Secretary to the West Indian ...
Posted in Arts, Black Britain, Black Writing, Books, Caribbean, Community, Education, Environment, Media, Men, Poetry, Politics, The Americas
Posted on 15 February 2010. Tags: African American, Jazz, Movies, Music, Soldiers, film

Found this excellent video on Youtube today, some footage of African American Jazz music in the 40's.
Posted in African American, Arts, Education, Entertainment, Men, Music, War