Archive | May, 2011
Posted on 31 May 2011. Tags: Cancer, News, cell phones, mobile phones

Experts say Cell-Phones are possibly Carcinogenic to Humans, classify in same category as DDT
By Maria Cheng, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press
..LONDON -
An international panel of experts says cellphones are possibly carcinogenic to humans after reviewing details from dozens of published studies.
The statement was issued in Lyon, France, on Tuesday by the International Agency ...
Posted in Africa, Black History, Media, News
Posted on 31 May 2011. Tags: African American, Alaska, Icebreaker, Irish American, Michael Augustine Healy, Siberian Reindeer, USRC Bear, mixed race

Michael Healy -- Cabin-Boy who sailed on the American East Indian Clipper Jumna in England in 1854. He quickly became an expert Seaman, and rose to the Rank of Officer on Merchant vessels.
He became the first African-American to Command a ship of the United States Government.
Michael Augustine Healy (September 22, 1839 – August 30, 1904), ...
Posted in African American, Black History, Education, Men, Military, Racism, Slavery, The Americas
Posted on 29 May 2011. Tags: African American, American South, Bible Belt, Church, Georgia, Mississippi, Religion, black church, slaves

The Black Belt is a Region of the Southern United States. Although the term originally described the Prairies and dark soil of Central Alabama and Northeast Mississippi, it has long been used to describe a broad Agricultural Region in the American South characterized by a history of Plantation Agriculture in the Nineteenth Century, and a ...
Posted in African American, Black History, Politics, Religion, Slavery, The Americas, Women
Posted on 24 May 2011. Tags: Caribbean, Jamma, Music, Steelbands, Steelpan, Trinidad, calypso, children, culture, jamani stewart, reggae, soloist, steeldrums, tobago

The Steel pan is a beautiful creation originated in Trinidad & Tobago in the late 19.30's and is the only orchestral family of acoustic musical instruments to be invented in the 20th century. With instruments ranging from low bass to high sopranos, all made out of the same raw material (oil drums) makes this invention ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History, Caribbean, Community, Entertainment, Men, Music
Posted on 19 May 2011. Tags: Congo, Women, charity, run

Run for Congo Women 3 July...and help women traumatised by the human conflict to rebuild their lives
Take part in our 10K Run for Congo, in Regents Park, London, on 3 July and help women devastated by the human conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (where 5.5 million have died) to rebuild ...
Posted in Africa, Black Britain, Community, Health, Women
Posted on 18 May 2011. Tags: Army, Soldiers, Walter Tull

The inspirational story and autobiographical details about Walter Tull, a black professional footballer in the early 1900s who went on to fight in the First World War. Walter was only the second black player in football league history when he played for Tottenham Hotspur in 1909 and, later, Northampton Town. During his time in the ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History, Black History Month, Caribbean, Europe, Military, War
Posted on 07 May 2011.

We are proud to announce the return of the Forums. After a long absence the Black Forums are back. Tell a Friend, get signed up and have your say.
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Posted in Africa, African American, Black Britain, Black History, Caribbean, Europe
Posted on 05 May 2011. Tags: Black Musicians, Bournemouth Symphony, Composor, Croydon Conservatory Orchestra, Crystal Palace School of Music and Art, Rochester Choral Society, Samuel Coleridge Taylor, black composer, hiawathas Feast

Samuel Coleridge Taylor, not to be mistaken with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, was, at the turn of the last Century one of Britain's most outstanding Composers. Samuel Coleridge Taylor, not to be mistaken with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the writer, is today almost completely forgotten. However, he was, at the turn of the Century one of Britain's ...
Posted in Africa, Black Britain, Black History, Black History Month, Education, Entertainment, Men, Music
Posted on 04 May 2011. Tags: Books, Slavery, Thames & Hudson, Walvin

When I was asked to review "The Slave Trade" By James Walvin, It was with some trepidation because I had read many books on the Slave Trade during my time as a student and expected some weighty and wordy tome. That would have to be waded through and then deciphered before I could even begin to think of writing ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History, Black History Month, Books, Caribbean, Education, Europe, Men, Slavery, Students, The Americas, Women
Posted on 04 May 2011.

The story of the slaves in America begins with Christopher Columbus. His voyage to America was not financed by Queen Isabella, but by Luis de Santangelo, who advanced the sum of 17,000 ducats (about 5,000 pounds-today equal to 50,000 pounds) to finance the voyage, which began on August 3, 1492.
Columbus was accompanied by five 'maranos' ...
Posted in Africa, African American, Black History, Slavery, The Americas