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/2011/12/si-leeds-literary-prize/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/si-leeds-literary-prize/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:00:03 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6934 SI Leeds Literary Prize is a new award for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women resident in the UK aged 18 years and over.  The prize has been created and is being run by Soroptimist International of Leeds, in partnership with two well established and highly regarded literary organisations, the Ilkley Literature Festival and independent publishers Peepal Tree Press.  [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/si-leeds-literary-prize/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/new-cross-massacre-book/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/new-cross-massacre-book/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:04:38 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6826 GEORGE PADMORE INSTITUTE in association with NEW BEACON BOOKS Invite you to the launch of THE NEW CROSS MASSACRE STORY - INTERVIEWS WITH JOHN LA ROSE prologue by Linton Kwesi Johnson and epilogue by Gus John on Thursday 17 November at 6.30pm George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN The New Cross Massacre Fire took place [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/new-cross-massacre-book/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/the-n-word/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/the-n-word/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:50:21 +0000 Daniella http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6532 The N Word… Sick of mama screaming that “Get a job, nigga” Pressed to the limit, got to rob me a nigga Simple and plain, my man scooped me in a hooptie Wispered in his ear “This is what we got to do, G” Got to bang a nigga and bang a nigga good So [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/the-n-word/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/writing-slavery-after-beloved/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/writing-slavery-after-beloved/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:00:27 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3698 Call for Papers Writing Slavery after Beloved Literature, Historiography, Criticism International Symposium Université de Nantes – France March 16-17, 2012 Can Toni Morrison’s Beloved (1987) be considered as a watershed in the contemporary representations of slavery and the slave trade, not only in the literary field, but also in historiography and Cultural Studies? This Symposium will attempt to [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/writing-slavery-after-beloved/feed/ 2 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/i-i-the-natural-mystics-marley-tosh-and-wailer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/i-i-the-natural-mystics-marley-tosh-and-wailer/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:00:12 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3104   I & I: The Natural Mystics: Marley, Tosh and Wailer By Colin Grant Published by Jonathan Cape on 27th January 2011 in hardback, priced £20   Over one dramatic decade, a trio of Trench Town R&B crooners, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley, swapped their 1960s Brylcreem hairdos and two-tone suits for 1970s [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/i-i-the-natural-mystics-marley-tosh-and-wailer/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/a-death-in-the-family-why-arent-men-allowed-to-grieve/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/a-death-in-the-family-why-arent-men-allowed-to-grieve/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:10:55 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3009     For those of you who have followed this site  from the beginning, will know that over the last couple of years I have been an active contributor. Recently though, I haven’t been around as I needed some time to gather my thoughts following the recent death of my father.   This post isn’t [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/a-death-in-the-family-why-arent-men-allowed-to-grieve/feed/ 2 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/book-of-negroes/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/book-of-negroes/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:25:39 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2868 Aminata Diallo, an 11-year-old child, is taken from her village in West Africa and forced to walk for months to the sea in a coffle � a string of slaves. Eventually, she arrives in South Carolina where she begins a new life as a slave. Years later, she finds freedom, serving the British in the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/book-of-negroes/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/why-do-we-need-black-history-month-have-your-say/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/why-do-we-need-black-history-month-have-your-say/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:53:27 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2726 As it’s Black History month in October here in the U.k a question has been raised as to the relevance of BHM. I have outlined my feelings in Black history Month, why we still need it. However, I want to know how other people feel about it. I asked Toyin Agbetu, founder of the Ligali [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/why-do-we-need-black-history-month-have-your-say/feed/ 15 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/c-l-r-james-writer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/c-l-r-james-writer/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:25:41 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2645 � CLR (Cyril Lionel RobertJames was a Marxist writer, political commentator, and Cricket lover. One of his most famous works is “The Black Jacobins”; a biography of “Tousaint Louverture” the Haitian Revoloutionary. Born in Trinidad, he attended the Queen’s Royal College on the island before becoming a cricket journalist and also writing fiction. In 1932, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/c-l-r-james-writer/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/2010/09/new-book-highlights-prison-injustice/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/new-book-highlights-prison-injustice/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:02:47 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2303 Occasionally here at blackpresence we get sent manuscripts advertising upcoming books. We always try to support quality work our online community, none more so than the upcoming book “Almost British” from Author Olivea M Ebanks. The Passion that this book is written with shines through. Olivea’s determination, not just to take on the establishment and [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/new-book-highlights-prison-injustice/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/the-sound-of-running-water-summer-promotion/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/the-sound-of-running-water-summer-promotion/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:02:57 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2317 Dear All, I am pleased to inform you that we now have a Summer Promotion on “The Sound of Running Water” with a free delivery service. Information on “The Sound of Running Water” ” The Sound of Running Water ” is a Pocket-sized gift book of Proverbs and Quotations aimed to inspire our minds into [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/the-sound-of-running-water-summer-promotion/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/are-black-non-profits-drowning/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/are-black-non-profits-drowning/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:51:40 +0000 Samantha Watson http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2258 Black non-profit organisations are fighting for air as they currently feel the financial squeeze. Funding, funding and more funding is what nearly every non-profit organisation wants or fears they may not receive. The other pulling factor is that their valuable work is not being recognised. So what you will find is that many organisations end [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/are-black-non-profits-drowning/feed/ 3 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/black-routes-launches-move-on-up-a-professional-development-programme-for-artists/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/black-routes-launches-move-on-up-a-professional-development-programme-for-artists/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:13:09 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2116 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/black-routes-launches-move-on-up-a-professional-development-programme-for-artists/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/06/save-our-young-people/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/06/save-our-young-people/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:17:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2009 Rev Carl F Ellis is founder of Project Joseph. He is a well known Afro-American speaker and teacher from the USA, editor of “Saving Our Sons” and also editor of the well known ‘Precepts for Living’ a leading personal study guide and annual commentary. He has a ministry advising Afro-American pastors on the challenges affecting [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/06/save-our-young-people/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/need-help-with-money-go-to-the-ant/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/need-help-with-money-go-to-the-ant/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 19:36:54 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1938 ‘Go to the ant’, is a Simple but effective guide for day-to-day money management. Inspired by Martin Lewis‘s (money experts) quick wit and mind challenging money saving ideas, family man and entrepreneur Isaac Carter thought it was time to embark on a new journey. This journey would consist of giving the people around him key [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/need-help-with-money-go-to-the-ant/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/keep-the-faith-magazine/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/keep-the-faith-magazine/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 17:41:08 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1932 As part of our collaboration Project Black Presence is continuing to publish articles about other Black websites. Keep the Faith Magazine is the U.K’s leading Black Christian Magazine. Below is a message from Marcia Dixon introducing you to the magazine. This month’s Keep The Faith, Britain’s leading magazine about black faith, is filled with plenty [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/keep-the-faith-magazine/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/04/black-websites-collaborate-africa-awakening/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/04/black-websites-collaborate-africa-awakening/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:30:46 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1912 As part of our new collaboration theme, black Presence are please to introduce Africa Awakening! Africa Awakening was established by Tony Tokunbo Fernandez in the summer of 2000. This online medium provides a wealth of information, news and entertainment for our growing audience in The UK, The States, South Africa and many parts of West [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/04/black-websites-collaborate-africa-awakening/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/04/no-place-to-hide-errol-christie/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/04/no-place-to-hide-errol-christie/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:00:35 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1907 NO PLACE TO HIDE How I Put The Black In The Union Jack Errol Christie with Tony McMahon Seeing my future crumble before my eyes, I grasped for the rope. Before my eyes, I saw an eight year old kid at the Standard Triumph putting on gloves for the first time. A teenage schoolboy champion [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/04/no-place-to-hide-errol-christie/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/nyansapo-radio-thriving-african-owned-media/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/nyansapo-radio-thriving-african-owned-media/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:58:43 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1856 Yesterday I received an email from the ligali website. Ligali describes itself as a Pan Africanist human rights Organisation. Ligali Often send me their updates and newsletters, which depending on whether I have a moment to myself I read and digest or sadly leave them to quickly disappear in the the tides of messages in [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/nyansapo-radio-thriving-african-owned-media/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/africanblack-media-must-unite-to-deliver-clear-message/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/africanblack-media-must-unite-to-deliver-clear-message/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:26:44 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1837 BlackPresence website is now 12 years old and many changes have befallen the internet since its inception. We have gone from a time when there was hardly any black presence on the Internet to having a massive amount of black owned, black run websites, all singing their own songs. It has long occurred to me [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/africanblack-media-must-unite-to-deliver-clear-message/feed/ 15 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/w-e-du-bois/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/w-e-du-bois/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:48:36 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1820 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/w-e-du-bois/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/calling-all-artists/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/calling-all-artists/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:56:38 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1746 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. [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/calling-all-artists/feed/ 2 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/john-la-rose-poet-and-activist/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/john-la-rose-poet-and-activist/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:00:43 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1602 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/john-la-rose-poet-and-activist/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/ben-okri-writer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/ben-okri-writer/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:00:15 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1469 Ben Okri O.B.E. is a Booker Prize winning Author and Poet. Okri was awarded the Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel The Famished Road (1991). Set in a Nigerian village <p>Ben Okri was Born in Nigeria in 1959. He is a journalist and writer by trade. He traveled to Britain when he was just [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/ben-okri-writer/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/ignatius-sancho/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/ignatius-sancho/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:50:11 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1456 Ignatius Sancho was the first African prose writer whose work was published in England. Ignatius Sancho was the first African prose writer whose work was published in England. A former slave and renowned shopkeeper, Sancho came to England at the age of two, it was 1731. The Duke of Montague made him presents of books [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/ignatius-sancho/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/claudia-jones-activist/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/claudia-jones-activist/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:31:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1358 Claudia Jones founded the first major black post- war newspaper -The West Indian Gazette; and also helped launch the Notting Hill Carnival.? Claudia Jones was born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad in 1915 Cladia moved with her family to Harlem. She had a short education as she was plagued by lung and heart problems, which would persist [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/claudia-jones-activist/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/the-voice-val-mccalla/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/the-voice-val-mccalla/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:51:35 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1317 From a small, east London council flat in 1982, Val McCalla started the weekly newspaper, the Voice, which went on become the mouthpiece of Britain’s black community and made him a multi-millionaire. Launched at the Notting Hill Carnival that August, it grew into the most popular and important black newspaper in this country. From initial [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/the-voice-val-mccalla/feed/ 3 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/black-british-reading-list/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/black-british-reading-list/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:57:24 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1018 A reading list of books related to the ongoing black presence in Britain, Slavery, colonialism and black Settlement in the U.K The list is by no means exhaustive! Staying Power-The History of Black people in Britain by Peter Fryer (Pluto Press 1984) Black England-Life before Emancipation by Gretchen Gerzina (John Murray,1995) Black Settlers in Britain [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/black-british-reading-list/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/diasporians-africas-mirror/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/diasporians-africas-mirror/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:29:57 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=969 In my last piece entitled “For the love of Ghana” i pointed out how diasporians are like a “mirror” for Africa. They being outside of Africa and holding kinship to her are in a special position. What is apparent to the Diasporian by life’s experiences hold keys to Africa’s rise. Africans around the world are [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/diasporians-africas-mirror/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/driving-in-ghana/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/driving-in-ghana/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:13:06 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=964 Driving In Ghana I remember taking my last taxi to Tema before picking up my new second hand car that came off a ship from Germany. It felt good that i was finally avoiding bartering with the greedy taxi drivers who when seeing a foreigner would double their fare. You see the taxi driver is [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/driving-in-ghana/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/theatre-review-death-and-the-kings-horseman/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/theatre-review-death-and-the-kings-horseman/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:11:13 +0000 Catch a Vibe http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=846 Is death the start of the human journey or its end? Is mortality a transition from one sphere of our existence to another – the recurring cycle of life, death and rebirth? From Nobel Literature Laureate Wole Soyinka’s versatile prose emerges a mournful piece of theatre, which isn’t in fear of difficult themes of life [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/theatre-review-death-and-the-kings-horseman/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/interracial-couple-kissing-makes-readers-hot/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/interracial-couple-kissing-makes-readers-hot/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:21:22 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=840 My Monday column is about the challenges facing news organizations trying to maintain conversations with readers while keeping the discourse civil and thoughtful. Consider what happened recently when the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s weekly magazine, Go!, ran an article about the best places to smooch and featured a picture of an interracial couple kissing on the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/interracial-couple-kissing-makes-readers-hot/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/sign-up-now-black-world-history-course/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/sign-up-now-black-world-history-course/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:30:44 +0000 Ace Spade http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=531 BLACK AND WORLD HISTORY COURSES Starting Sunday 3 May 09 (11.00am) and Thursday 7 May 09 (7.00-9.00pm) – Walthamstow, London E17 Our courses are an excellent introduction and progression into self-development providing a realistic insight into our history, present day situation and future. Our courses are popular and have been running for over 12 yrs. Our unique series [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/sign-up-now-black-world-history-course/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/letter-to-a-young-black-man/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/letter-to-a-young-black-man/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:23:43 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=600 Walter Backstrom | Letter to a young black man By WALTER BACKSTROM Bellevue Reporter Columnist Mar 20 2009, 1:26 PM It seems sometimes I grew up in a different country than you. I grew up in a time and place where black people couldn’t vote. It seems times have changed. Sometimes it seems nothing has [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/letter-to-a-young-black-man/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/a-white-cuban-woman-facing-the-mirror/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/a-white-cuban-woman-facing-the-mirror/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:46:37 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=583 I don’t remember ever having asked myself what race I belonged to. I was born advantaged in a society that discriminated against non-whites. So, am I white? The answer isn’t so simple. On my identity card, it says my skin color is white. So, am I white? Let’s have a look at my genealogical tree; since [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/a-white-cuban-woman-facing-the-mirror/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-streets-are-always-watching-short-story-by-raymondobie/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-streets-are-always-watching-short-story-by-raymondobie/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:05:53 +0000 raymondobe http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=514 Same old Same old The Streets are always watching. That night,as I lay on my bed listening to the dogs bark, I began to wonder how much more I could take, and I began to get a terrible feeling inside my chest and a tightness at the back of my throat, and I jerked upright with my head spinning and stared into the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-streets-are-always-watching-short-story-by-raymondobie/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-inventors-crafting-over-200-years-of-success/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-inventors-crafting-over-200-years-of-success/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:43:18 +0000 User Contibuted Article http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=484 “Black Inventors, Crafting Over 200 years of Success”. It is one of the most comprehensive books on Black Inventors since Henry E. Baker’s research on Black inventors in the early 20th century. This book identifies Black inventors from five continents, over seventy countries, including almost all fifty states in the United States. This book cites [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-inventors-crafting-over-200-years-of-success/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-slaughter-of-the-black-woman-no-longer-recognising-ourselves-among-the-rubble/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-slaughter-of-the-black-woman-no-longer-recognising-ourselves-among-the-rubble/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:56:10 +0000 Daniella http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=472 Daniella Maison is the edgy, unswerving, soulful writer been best known for her series of poetry publications since her astonishing poetical debut in 2000. A young Masters graduate, Maison currently works as a freelance writer and part time music promoter, and is set to make an impact within the local and wider community, she comments: [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-slaughter-of-the-black-woman-no-longer-recognising-ourselves-among-the-rubble/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/lock-up-short-story-contains-adult-language/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/lock-up-short-story-contains-adult-language/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:52:19 +0000 raymondobe http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=420 Lock up Im nineteen years of age. Im standing in the dock. There a Judge. A right snooty f***. Hes staring at me. Got a twinkle in his eye. And for all I know, hes as bent as a nine Bob note, and wearing ladies knickers and push-up bra in the bargain. Or hes one [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/lock-up-short-story-contains-adult-language/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/i-too-have-a-dream-short-story-by-raymondobe/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/i-too-have-a-dream-short-story-by-raymondobe/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:21:53 +0000 raymondobe http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=397 I too have a dream! I usta hang out all day with my cousin, fantasizing about the day we were gonna be supa rich and famous. My cousin had a studio in the basement of his yard over on the West side of town; Powis Square. I rented a tiny room on the North side, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/i-too-have-a-dream-short-story-by-raymondobe/feed/ 0