Archive | July, 2010
Posted on 29 July 2010. Tags: Blamenn, Blokkumaddur, Blue Men, Fjords, Iceland, Norse, Old Norse, blamadur, svertingi

"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 ancient ...
Posted in Africa, Black History, Education, Europe, Racism
Posted on 29 July 2010. Tags: Crime, John guy, Law and Order, Mary Gunnis, Old Bailey, Thomas Robinson, Tower Hill, court records, negro

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 ...
Posted in Africa, Black Britain, Black History, Community, Education, Europe, Law and Order, Men
Posted on 25 July 2010. Tags: Planes, Tuskeegee, WW2, War, airmen

Tuskeegee Airman, originally uploaded by RickRaven.
Fantastic photo of one of the Tuskeegee Airmen
Posted in African American, Black History, Education, Men, Military, Racism, The Americas, War
Posted on 25 July 2010. Tags: African American, Black History, Conjoined Twins, Disability, Siamese Twins, disease

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
Posted in African American, Black History, Community, Education, Health, Science, The Americas, Women
Posted on 25 July 2010. Tags: Black People, Canada, United States, miscegenation, mixed race, race mixing

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
Posted in Black History, Community, Politics, Racism, The Americas, Women
Posted on 20 July 2010. Tags: Credit cards, Debt, Education, Go to the ant, Student Grants, Student Loans, Student debt, Student help, Students, Universities, University Bursaries, 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 in ...
Posted in Africa, African American, Black Britain, Community, Education, Finance, Men, Women
Posted on 19 July 2010. Tags: Afro hair, Dealing with black hair, Dreadlocks, cornrows, dealing with afro hair, dry hair, greasy hair, mixed race, natty dreads, shaved 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 ...
Posted in Beauty & Fashion, Black Britain, Community, Education, Health, Men, Women
Posted on 17 July 2010. Tags: Annie Gross, Black Edwardians, Black actors, Chicago, Crime, Jeffery Green, Jessie Macintosh, London, Murder, The Daily Mail, The Times, The illustrated Police News

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 ...
Posted in African American, Arts, Black Britain, Black History, Entertainment, Law and Order, News, Women
Posted on 13 July 2010. Tags: Black Canadians, Black boxers, Boxing, Canada, Famous Black People, Famous history, Heavyweight Boxers, Lennox Lewis, Sport, World Champion, black man

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' ...
Posted in African American, Black Britain, Caribbean, Men, Sports, The Americas
Posted on 09 July 2010. Tags: Arts, Black routes, Media, Music, dance

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 ...
Posted in Africa, Arts, Black Writing, Blackpresence Supports, Business, Caribbean, Community, Entertainment, Events, Media, News
Posted on 08 July 2010. Tags: Soldiers, War, black soldiers

This clip from a War Department film shows African-American soldiers being trained for combat during World War 2. The Tuskegee Airmen are seen flying fighter planes in the U.S., while other soldiers train in arctic conditions. There's no year given, but it's probably 1942 or 1943.
Posted in African American, Europe, Men, Military, War
Posted on 08 July 2010. Tags: African American, Ideology, Protest, Religion

PROTESTS0001, originally uploaded by GLOSACK.
usually near Times Square Manhattan these activists/devotees preach their own interpretation of the bible, racism, religion what have you.
you think im FURIOUS??????????????????????????
Uploaded by GLOSACK on 4 Jul 10, 6.27A
Posted in Africa, African American, Community, Europe, Religion
Posted on 08 July 2010. Tags: Soldiers, War, armies, black soldiers, photos

Throughout History the role of the black soldier has been underplayed in Western Armies. Black people have fought in all the Major European Armies including those of Poland and Germany.
African American troops fought in Both world Wars and subsequent conflicts. African colonial troops fought in the First World War in Europe.
Look through the images ...
Posted in Africa, African American, Education, Europe, Men, Military, Racism, War
Posted on 08 July 2010. Tags: Barrow in furness, James Peters, Plymouth, Rugby, black rugby Players

James Peters was the first Black man to play Rugby Football for England. Born in Salford slums of Manchester He moved to London where he began to play Rugby.
Later he moved to Bristol and then Plymouth where he worked as a Docker and quickly got into the local team. Before long ...
Posted in Africa, Black Britain, Caribbean, Community, Men, Sports
Posted on 08 July 2010. Tags: Barcelona Olympics, Black Athletes, Black History, Black People in Wales, Black Welsh, Famous history, Olympics, Sprint, Wales, World Championships, colin Jackson, hurdles

Colin Jackson was one of Britain's greatest ever athletes who retired after a remarkable seventeen years at the top.
Although as a boy, Colin Jackson had an all-round talent for sport, playing football and cricket for the county and rugby and basketball for his school. Athletics came most naturally to him, his favoured event being the ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History, Caribbean, Education, Men, Sports
Posted on 07 July 2010. Tags: Athletics, Black British, Black sprinters, British Athletics, Gold Medal, Linford Christie, Mens 100m, Sprint

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Linford Christie's title collection includes an Olympic, a World Championship, three European, three Commonwealth, ten European Cup and four World Cup medals. Linford was the first man to retain the World Cup 100m title and in 1997 won a record 7th European Cup title.
From 1995 to 1997 he was the inspirational captain of the men's ...
Posted in Black Britain, Caribbean, Education, Men, Sports