http://www.blackpresence.co.uk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/flavour-magazine-celebrates-5-years-the-uk%e2%80%99s-leading-youth-lifestyle-magazine/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/flavour-magazine-celebrates-5-years-the-uk%e2%80%99s-leading-youth-lifestyle-magazine/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:01:56 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6799 Flavour Magazine celebrates 5 years in print and online at its exclusive Miss Flavour event in London’s prestigious Café de Paris, 9pm-3am on Wednesday 9thNovember. Hosted by BBC 1xtra Charlie Sloth and Sarah-Jane Crawford with celebrity judge’s actor/director Adam Deacon, music artist Mz Bratt, BB from E4’s Dirty Sexy Things and SBTV’s Jamal Edwards and special headline performance by platinum recording artist Chipmunk. Flavour Magazine Co-founders Annika [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/flavour-magazine-celebrates-5-years-the-uk%e2%80%99s-leading-youth-lifestyle-magazine/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/secret-history-of-the-black-pin-up-from-tease-to-sleaze/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/secret-history-of-the-black-pin-up-from-tease-to-sleaze/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:57:18 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6763 Secret History of the Black Pin Up: From Tease to Sleaze I recently wrote about the seemingly lackluster existence of Black pin up models from the 1950′s… here and here. A collector, historian, and publisher by the name of Jim Linderman contacted me and divulged that he’d written and self-published a book detailing the life [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/secret-history-of-the-black-pin-up-from-tease-to-sleaze/feed/ 2 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/vogue-apologizes-for-slavery-trend-piece/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/vogue-apologizes-for-slavery-trend-piece/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:02:39 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3875 Italian Vogue apologizes for Slavery trend piece. Digs hole deeper: Periodically, fashion has its Zoolander moments—those idiotic decisions by arbiters of the industry that trivialize real human suffering for the sake of controversy. In the 2001 parody movie there was the homeless-inspired Derelicte clothing line. In real life, there was the Duncan Quinn ad with [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/vogue-apologizes-for-slavery-trend-piece/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/biracial-hair/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/biracial-hair/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:10:56 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3768 Black Hair Care – Caring for Biracial Hair By Juliette Samuel Biracial Hair Care Tips Every day, our world gets smaller.  Not in the sense that the Earth is shrinking in size, but in terms of cultural and racial borders.  Because we are able to travel more, we are exposed to many other cultures…and the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/biracial-hair/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/skin-whitening-products-promote-caste-system/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/skin-whitening-products-promote-caste-system/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:26:10 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3513 Venetian Ceruse, also known as Spirits of Saturn, was a 16th Century cosmetic used as a skin whitener. It was in great demand and considered the best available at that time. The product contained a pigment composed of white lead, which was understood to cause lead poisoning that would eventually damage the user’s skin complexion [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/skin-whitening-products-promote-caste-system/feed/ 3 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/paying-tribute-to-the-black-hair-conversation/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/paying-tribute-to-the-black-hair-conversation/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:07:31 +0000 msafropolitan http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2597 This is a Contributed Article by Minna Salami from http://www.msafropolitan.com/ I like the perspective that India.Arie and Akon have in ‘I am not my hair’.It’s not a new song, most of you have heard it, danced to it, chanted it, maybe even as a spiritual practice of sort! Jokes aside, a very powerful message often [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/paying-tribute-to-the-black-hair-conversation/feed/ 4 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/black-hair-how-you-look-after-it/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/black-hair-how-you-look-after-it/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:14:15 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2196 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/black-hair-how-you-look-after-it/feed/ 2 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/the-single-womencs-guide-to-dating-dilemmas-drama-and-desire/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/the-single-womencs-guide-to-dating-dilemmas-drama-and-desire/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 19:52:51 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1943 Time: May 22, 2010 from 10am to 4pm Location: The Grange Organized By: info@nbwn.org Event Description: Email info@nbwn.org for more information For the first time ever www.sistatalk.co.uk brings together the biggest names in the relationship and dating arena to deliver a one day workshop looking at genuine and practical ways for women to get what [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/the-single-womencs-guide-to-dating-dilemmas-drama-and-desire/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/get-rid-of-your-shaving-bumps/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/get-rid-of-your-shaving-bumps/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:19:55 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1288 Shaving can be a great experience, who doesn’t like a clean face, even bikini line, or perfect tape up? However, for many individuals, specifically those of African American and African-Caribbean descent, shaving is a dreaded experience because it often leads to the development of razor bumps. Razor bumps come in a variety of forms, from [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/get-rid-of-your-shaving-bumps/feed/ 2 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/julius-soubise/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/julius-soubise/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:52:56 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1051 Julius Soubise was unusual for a Black man living at his time. He led an extremely privileged lifestyle. He came to England from the West Indies, carried by Captain Stair Douglas of the Royal Navy. Catherine Hyde, the Duchess of Queensberry met Soubise and persuaded the Captain to part with him as she found the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/julius-soubise/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/1955-black-history-as-seen-through-magazines/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/1955-black-history-as-seen-through-magazines/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:57:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=752 Keeping my eyes open after a short time doing other things last week, hey, a boy has a life you know! I noticed this fantastic set of magazine scans from the 1950s. Whilst the magazines reflect the times,  I simply revelled in the photography and typographic layout, something many modern magazines seem to have forgotten [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/1955-black-history-as-seen-through-magazines/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/everybodys-talking-about-tiana/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/everybodys-talking-about-tiana/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:40:28 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=661 Now that Disney have finally stepped up to the plate and produced an African American Princess, is everyone happy? Of course not, there are those who don’t like the African American Princess Idea, those who don’t like the fact that she doesn’t have a Black Prince. Can Disney ever please everyone, probably not. Related: The [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/everybodys-talking-about-tiana/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/a-tribute-to-our-african-queens-may-they-forever-reign-supreme/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/a-tribute-to-our-african-queens-may-they-forever-reign-supreme/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:10:45 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=550 America’s history is replete with women of color standing tall – from Sojourner Truth to Michelle Obama and all in between, Black women have been the glue that have held the Black family together in the face of adversity. Although women in general have not received proper recognition in our history books, there are a [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/a-tribute-to-our-african-queens-may-they-forever-reign-supreme/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/mermaids-and-merwomen-in-black-folklore/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/mermaids-and-merwomen-in-black-folklore/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:49:52 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=545 Mermaids and Merwomen in Black Folklore Avery Research Center 125 Bull St. (843) 953-7609 www.cofc.edu/avery Cookie Washington has imagined what life might be like as a water goddess, ruling the seas and the hearts of men. She describes her new quilt and doll exhibition at the Avery as her “baby,” seven or eight years in [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/mermaids-and-merwomen-in-black-folklore/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/cleopatras-mother-was-african/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/cleopatras-mother-was-african/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:10:21 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=489 Cleopatra, the last Egyptian Pharaoh, renowned for her beauty, was part African, says a BBC team which believes it has found her sister’s tomb. Queen Cleopatra was a descendant of Ptolemy, the Macedonian general who ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great. But remains of the queen’s sister Princess Arsinoe, found in Ephesus, Turkey, indicate that [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/cleopatras-mother-was-african/feed/ 13 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/brown-or-rihannaserious-relationship-or-just-kids-at-play/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/brown-or-rihannaserious-relationship-or-just-kids-at-play/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:52:09 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=165 Is it me or has everyone just about gone nuts over this story? Whilst I don’t seek to belittle what seems to have happened, I think we need to put it into context here. We need to remember the ages of the people involved. Chris Brown is just 19 years old and Rihanna is just [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/brown-or-rihannaserious-relationship-or-just-kids-at-play/feed/ 2 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-hair-how-do-you-do-your-do/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-hair-how-do-you-do-your-do/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:13:15 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=140 Black woman....Does it matter how you wear your hair? natural, relaxed, weave or whatever. ]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-hair-how-do-you-do-your-do/feed/ 6