http://www.blackpresence.co.uk Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:06:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/04/uk-general-election-who-to-vote-for/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/04/uk-general-election-who-to-vote-for/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:18:34 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1920 With the UK general election called for May 6th 2010.? It’s time to make sure you are registered to vote. To register to vote you can visit About My vote Now there are a great many of you who will be saying that they don’t like politicians, and that what do politicians actually do for [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/04/uk-general-election-who-to-vote-for/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 admin 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/ 7 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/oak-bluffs-summers-home-for-elite-blacks/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/oak-bluffs-summers-home-for-elite-blacks/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:32:56 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=959 Washington Post Staff Writer DeNeen L. Brown wrote an interesting? August 20, 2009 About how Americas Elite blacks are flocking to Martha’s Vineyard to take their annual holidays. Over the 4 page web article. Brown highlights the fact that this isn’t a new phenomenon, but a generational thing. Black families have been attracted to the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/oak-bluffs-summers-home-for-elite-blacks/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 admin 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/obama-may-be-president-but-dont-take-your-eye-off-the-issues/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/obama-may-be-president-but-dont-take-your-eye-off-the-issues/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:34:01 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=621 Blogger John Ridley points out that whilst the President of the worldsmost powerful country enjoys cosy nights on comfy chatshows, and other African American high flyers like Eric Holder, Michael Steele and Richard Parsons are making headlines the situation is considerably worse for the average African American male. My response to this is, “Yeah, tell us [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/obama-may-be-president-but-dont-take-your-eye-off-the-issues/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/with-the-success-of-social-networking-sites-such-as-facebook-and-myspace-are-small-black-websites-and-forums-still-needed/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/with-the-success-of-social-networking-sites-such-as-facebook-and-myspace-are-small-black-websites-and-forums-still-needed/#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:43:00 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=463 [poll id="2"] With the runaway success of social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace, are small black run websites, blogs and forums still needed? What role do they have to play in delivering information to users? Discuss…]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/with-the-success-of-social-networking-sites-such-as-facebook-and-myspace-are-small-black-websites-and-forums-still-needed/feed/ 3 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/memorial-plaque-dedcated-to-olaudah-equiano/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/memorial-plaque-dedcated-to-olaudah-equiano/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:47:40 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=418 About 300 people attended Monday night’s dedication in St, Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, of a memorial plaque to Olaudah Equiano (c.1745-97), the leading black abolitionist. Equiano had been baptised at the Church in February 1759. While people waited for the start of the service the Church organist played the ‘Trumpet Voluntary’ by John Stanley (1712-86) [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/memorial-plaque-dedcated-to-olaudah-equiano/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 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/war-child/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/war-child/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:31:23 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=302 GUA Africa was founded by Emmanuel Jal, an ex-child soldier turned rap artist. The word GUA (pronounced gwaah) means peace in Nuer, a tribal language of Southern Sudan. Emmanuel Jal was just three years old when civil war broke out in Sudan, it was a war that would last 22 years killing an estimated 2 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/war-child/feed/ 0