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/2012/02/black-theatre-workshop/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2012/02/black-theatre-workshop/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:51 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6988 http://www.blacktheatreworkshop.ca/ Mission Statement: The mission of Black Theatre Workshop is: to encourage and promote the development of a Black and Canadian Theatre, rooted in a literature that reflects the creative will of Black Canadian writers and artists, and the creative collaborations between Black and other artists. BTW aims to promote and produce Black theatre that [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2012/02/black-theatre-workshop/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2012/01/josephine-baker-and-the-parisian-jazz-age/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2012/01/josephine-baker-and-the-parisian-jazz-age/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:47:55 +0000 doodlemaster http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6959 It’s hard to overestimate the importance of the dancer Josephine Baker in the annals of European Black History in this century. She quite literally changed everything for black artists in Paris, and as a consequence, the world over. Paris was the centre of the artistic and music world at the time Baker exploded onto the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2012/01/josephine-baker-and-the-parisian-jazz-age/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/blacks-slavery-and-movies/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/blacks-slavery-and-movies/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:38:52 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3750 http://clutchmagonline.com/2011/06/is-hollywood-courting-slavery/ Is Hollywood Courting Slavery? Thursday Jun 16, 2011 – by Black Voices — Slave stories might become the new ‘Black’ in Hollywood. Today, the Shadow And Act film blog revealed that Paris-based Other Angle Pictures picked up a French slavery comedy for international distribution. ‘Case Départ’ is scheduled for a July 6 release in [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/blacks-slavery-and-movies/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/bridgetower/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/bridgetower/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:31:28 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3286 The talented African violin prodigy George Polgreen Bridgetower was born in Biala, Poland on February 29, 1780. His father, John fredeerick Bridgetower, The “African Prince” was married to a German woman who is named in English documents as Mary Ann Bridgetown. They had two sons, who both became fine musicians. The younger brother, Fredrick, was [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/bridgetower/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/midsomer-murders/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/midsomer-murders/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:05:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3081 Brian True-May, the Co-writer of the hit T.V series “Midsomer Murders” has recently defended the fact that the show has an all white cast. Describing the show as ” A Last bastion of Englishness” before stating that he felt it should stay that way. Personally I think he’s talking tripe. Having grown up in an [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/midsomer-murders/feed/ 3 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/win-2-tickets-to-see-arrested-development-13th-october/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/win-2-tickets-to-see-arrested-development-13th-october/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:24:30 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2795 This competition is now closed. ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT & M3NSA, BARBICAN, 13th OCTOBER Black Presence is proud to announce that the Barbican is giving away 2 free tickets to see Arrested development and M3nsa Live at the Barbican on October 13th. All you have to do to win is to answer the question about Arrested Development [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/win-2-tickets-to-see-arrested-development-13th-october/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-refreshed-by-bournes-latest/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-refreshed-by-bournes-latest/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:09:27 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2286 Black British History went through something of a coming out party in the late 1990′s and early naughties. Real interest arose in the contributions of Black people in Britain and The Internet brought forth a whole plethora of sites and snippets of information all with the aim of finally setting the history books straight. However, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-refreshed-by-bournes-latest/feed/ 8 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/dame-cleo-laine/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/dame-cleo-laine/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:37:56 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2491 Cleo Laine was one of Britains Biggest names in Jazz. She was part of the hugely successful British band led by the acclaimed John Dankworth. Cleo Laine had modest beginnings as a singer in English dance halls, She has gone on to achieve international fame by continually expanding her talents in a career which spans [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/dame-cleo-laine/feed/ 0 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/2010/09/dame-shirley-bassey/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/dame-shirley-bassey/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:51:19 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2405 Shirley Bassey was born in Cardiff in 1937. She went on to become one of Britains premiere entertainers. Shirley Bassey has indeed risen from humble beginnings to become one of the greatest female performers in the world today. Shirley Veronica Bassey was born on January 8, 1937, the youngest of seven children. She grew up [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/dame-shirley-bassey/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/joseph-emidy-musician/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/joseph-emidy-musician/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:56:28 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2413 Joseph Emidy (also spelt Emedy or Emedee) had been second violin in the orchestra of the Lisbon opera house before being pressed into the Royal Navy in 1795. Born in West Africa in c.1775 JOSEPH ANTONIO EMIDY was enslaved as a child by Portuguese traders, taken to Brazil and subsequently Portugal where he became a [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/joseph-emidy-musician/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/rudolph-walker-o-b-e/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/rudolph-walker-o-b-e/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:38:35 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2418 Rudolph Walker, O.B.E was one of the first black actors in sitcom and broke many barriers as a performer. Working extensively in theatre and becoming the first black person to star in a major television series. Rudolph Walker was one of the first black actors in sitcom and broke many barriers as a performer. Working [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/rudolph-walker-o-b-e/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/evon-brennan-black-irish-singersongwriter/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/evon-brennan-black-irish-singersongwriter/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:19:32 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2408     Evon Brennan is a singer songwriter from Donegal in Ireland. Now living in London, Evon has firmly established herself on the live circuit. A unique voice…inspired by her many experiences. None more so than being Black and Irish and raised in a rural setting in Ireland. Her Mother was a Dublin girl. Her [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/evon-brennan-black-irish-singersongwriter/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/annie-gross-tried-for-murder-1912/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/annie-gross-tried-for-murder-1912/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:12:48 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2186 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 and dance act [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/annie-gross-tried-for-murder-1912/feed/ 2 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/blink-films-wants-you-for-new-tv-show/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/06/blink-films-wants-you-for-new-tv-show/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:59:47 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2002 I am contacting you from a TV production company called Blink Films. We are currently searching for people to take part in an exciting new photography series for Five. I am trying to appeal to people from a diverse a background as possible and was wondering if you would be able to post the appeal [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/06/blink-films-wants-you-for-new-tv-show/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/the-uprising-festival/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/the-uprising-festival/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 14:28:35 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1967 The Uprising Festival will take place at O2 Academy Brixton on Saturday 19th June 2010. It features 4 great Jamaican artists Barrington Levy, Freddie McGregor, Cocoa Tea and Stevie Face, and is hosted by Levi Roots (Reggae Reggae Sauce). As well as a celebration of Reggae Music, it is also a father’s day weekend celebration [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/the-uprising-festival/feed/ 1 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/2010/03/african-voices-book-launch-2/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/african-voices-book-launch-2/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:58:01 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1886 Article By Kwaku – britishblackmusic.com A free conference, which for the first time in the UK music industry’s history, drew upon the widest constituency, from key to marginalised stakeholders, plus ministerial representation, took place Tuesday March 23 2010, at the House Of Commons. The Copyright + Music Industry + Music Industry Education: 2010, Where Are [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/african-voices-book-launch-2/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/lenny-henry-othello/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/lenny-henry-othello/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:34:45 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1829 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/lenny-henry-othello/feed/ 1 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/2010/02/swing-dancing-from-the-movie-hellzapoppin-1941/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/swing-dancing-from-the-movie-hellzapoppin-1941/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:47:56 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1597 Found this excellent video on Youtube today, some footage of African American Jazz music in the 40′s.]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/swing-dancing-from-the-movie-hellzapoppin-1941/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/senegal-unveils-30-million-statue-whilst-her-people-live-in-poverty/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/senegal-unveils-30-million-statue-whilst-her-people-live-in-poverty/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:36:24 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1532 Senegal, long held up as a great example of African democracy has it seems slipped into the mire of unreasonable corruption and despotism. What else could possibly explain the actions of President Abdoulaye Wade? Wade commissioned the building of the “African Renaissance”, it was billed as Africa’s Statue of Liberty, an artistic colossus to celebrate [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/senegal-unveils-30-million-statue-whilst-her-people-live-in-poverty/feed/ 2 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/chris-ofili-artist/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/chris-ofili-artist/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:00:50 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1459 Chris Ofili is an Artist known for his controversial use of Elephant dung in his work. He is also a former winner of the Turner Prize. Ofili was born in Manchester in 1968. He studied fine art at the Chelsea School of Art and completed a master’s degree in painting at the Royal College of [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/chris-ofili-artist/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/norman-beaton/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/norman-beaton/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:20:19 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1339 Norman Beaton was a teacher turned actor. He will be best remembered for his role as Peckhams best loved Barber in the hit T.V show ‘Desmonds‘. Norman Lugard Beaton was born in Georgetown Guyana. Beaton attended Queen’s College in Guyana until he was expelled for truancy and bad grades. He was given a second chance [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/norman-beaton/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/ira-aldridge-the-black-tradgedian-listen/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/ira-aldridge-the-black-tradgedian-listen/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:42:22 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1263 Aldridge was already, he was a keen actor and he realised that his prospects of Success in racially segregated America were essentially poor. He made his debut on the English stage and was described as’ the first night of the celebrated American Tragedian in a new and effective melodramatic romance called ‘The Revolt of Surinam [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/ira-aldridge-the-black-tradgedian-listen/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/mobos-to-honour-jackson/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/mobos-to-honour-jackson/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:06:17 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/mobos-to-honour-jackson/ British acts dominated the honours at the annual Mobo awards ceremony for music of black origin, which this year paid tribute to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson. London Hip hop trio N-Dubz scooped the awards for Best Album and Best Act, while JLS, finalists in Britain’s X Factor talent television talent show, won [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/mobos-to-honour-jackson/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/david-grant/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/david-grant/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:56:37 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=956 Before David Grant found fame as a solo artist and lately as a vocal coach on TV programmes such as Fame Academy and also as a contemporary Gospel artist, he was in a ’80s Brit-funk group called Linx. From making and selling their 12-inch single of ‘You’re Lying’ in shops like City Records in Holborn, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/david-grant/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/scratched-out-the-urban-musical/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/scratched-out-the-urban-musical/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:47:19 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=826 R&D Productions would like to invite you to the Charity Gala performance of ‘Scratched Out – The Urban Musical’ in aid of the ACLT Saturday 18 April, 7.30pm, Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, Hammersmith W6 9RL Tickets: £25 (plus food, drinks & music after the show) Box office: 020 8237 1111 Book Tickets Here ‘Scratched Out [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/scratched-out-the-urban-musical/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/africans-in-wartime-propaganga-part2/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/africans-in-wartime-propaganga-part2/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:16:29 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=801 Frances policy of using African Troops across europe was unpopular. Italian Propaganda Poster Boccasile, Gino Sottoscrivete (3 Prisoners), 1942 African American soldiers are depicted in a negative way by the Italian Fascists.]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/africans-in-wartime-propaganga-part2/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/water-spirit-is-focus-of-national-museum-of-african-art-exhibition/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/water-spirit-is-focus-of-national-museum-of-african-art-exhibition/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:40:13 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=767 WASHINGTON, DC.- Beautiful and seductive, protective yet dangerous, the water deity Mami Wata (pidgin English for “Mother Water”) is the focus of a traveling exhibition that opened Wednesday, April 1, at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art. “Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas” explores 500 years of the visual [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/water-spirit-is-focus-of-national-museum-of-african-art-exhibition/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/2009/04/lionel-ritchie-hits-out-at-rap/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/lionel-ritchie-hits-out-at-rap/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:34:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=668 As Lionel Ritchie prepares to return to Wales as part of his latest UK tour, he talks to Gavin Allen about his career renaissance, his love life and the death of black music FOR a man synonymous with romantic ballads, Lionel Ritchie hasn’t been particularly lucky in love. Ritchie started his career writing up-tempo club [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/lionel-ritchie-hits-out-at-rap/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/black-screen-britain/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-screen-britain/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:29:42 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=634 Tuesday 11.30am March 31st & April 7th 2009 BBC Radio 4 and on BBC i-player for 7 days after broadcast Programme 1: Less than 50 years ago a passionate bedroom kiss between a white man and a black woman in a popular television soap opera was the stuff of tabloid headlines. So risque that, in [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-screen-britain/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/was-opds-treatment-of-inner-circle-racist/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/was-opds-treatment-of-inner-circle-racist/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:49:47 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=609 Last week, Geoffrey Pete–long a well-respected figure in Oakland’s African-American community, and the owner of Geoffrey’s Inner Circle nightclub–held a press conference outside Oakland City Hall to announce he’s considering filing a complaint against the OPD for unlawful harassment. Pete has previously raised allegations that OPD and former mayor Jerry Brown instituted a crackdown on [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/was-opds-treatment-of-inner-circle-racist/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/titilayo-rachel-adedokun-opera-jazz-and-musicals-performer-germany/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/titilayo-rachel-adedokun-opera-jazz-and-musicals-performer-germany/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:23:31 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=576 Soprano, Titilayo Rachel Adedokun received a bachelor and a master of music in voice from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a bachelor of arts in English from Judson College in Marion, Alabama, USA. She was a 1996/97 recipient of The Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship to Milan, Italy, where she lived for five [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/titilayo-rachel-adedokun-opera-jazz-and-musicals-performer-germany/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/exploring-the-life-of-an-afro-european-virtuoso-through-verse-and-violin/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/exploring-the-life-of-an-afro-european-virtuoso-through-verse-and-violin/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:31:53 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=578 Listen to Beethoven’s famed Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47, commonly called the Kreutzer Sonata after the French violinist Rodolphe Kreutzer. It is sometimes assumed that Beethoven originally dedicated the sonata to Kreutzer. In reality, Kreutzer never could perform the sonata. Instead, he reportedly told Beethoven the piece was “impossible to play” — [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/exploring-the-life-of-an-afro-european-virtuoso-through-verse-and-violin/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/show-honours-african-american-artists/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/show-honours-african-american-artists/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:40:57 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=567 A powerful collection of works by some of the leading African-American artists is on display at the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County. The exhibit, called “Distinguish Visions, Timeless Traditions,” came about when Calvin Mims, art services coordinator for the council, discovered that a number of art collectors in town have works of some of the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/show-honours-african-american-artists/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/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