Posted on 08 February 2012.

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 ...
Posted in Arts, Black Britain, Black History, Business, Caribbean, Community, Education, Entertainment, The Americas
Posted on 24 January 2012. Tags: Blatter, Diane Abbott, Evra, F.A, Labour, Liverpool, Racism, Stephen Lawrence, Suarez, Terry, Tweet, chelsea, football

If , like me, you keep an eye on the British media and the way that it reports race, then you will not have let events of December 2011 go unnoticed.
Seasoned observers of the media will recognise that headlines seem to be on a perpetual carousel, every now and again base reuse its ugly head. ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History, Europe, Football, Men, Politics, Racism, Women
Posted on 28 December 2011. Tags: Wallace Fard Muhammad

Wallace Fard Muhammad was a Minister and founder of the Nation of Islam. He established the Nation of Islam's first Mosque in Detroit, Michigan in 1930, and ministered his distinctive religion there for three years, before mysteriously disappearing in June 1934.
{ The Al-Rashid Mosque in Edmonton Alberta, Canada was expected to be the first Mosque ...
Posted in Africa, African American, Black Britain, Black History, Colonialism, Europe, Middle East, Politics, Racism, Slavery, The Americas
Posted on 15 December 2011. Tags: Leeds, Literary Prize, SI Leeds, diversity, ethnic writing, writers

SI Leeds Literary Prize is a new award for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women resident in the UK aged 18 years and over.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. ...
Posted in Africa, Black Britain, Black History, Black Writing, Books, Caribbean, Community, Education, Poetry
Posted on 15 December 2011. Tags: Barack Obama, Media, News International, Politics, Sarah Palin, The Sun, hacking, race

Contributed Post: By Roddy NewmanWhile the British media has uncovered a number of Rupert Murdoch scandals which have thankfully led to a reduction in his influence in this country, it has not reported, or has barely reported many horrible things which his media empire does in Britain, the US, and Australia.
This article is about those overlooked Murdoch scandals.
It discusses: 1 crucial aspect of the paying police ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History, Business, Community, Media, Racism
Posted on 14 December 2011. Tags: D DAY, Forgotten war, Imperial War Museum, Malaya, VE day, asian soldiers, billy strachan, black airmen, black soldiers, bomber command, lancaster bombers, war commonwealth

Wed, May 3 1995 - Guardian
In the early years of the war Britain made frequent requests for help from its colonies. One man to respond was Billy Strachan. Like most Jamaicans at the time he regarded Britain as his homeland, and enlisting it seemed a natural option. "I went to the British Army camp in ...
Posted in Africa, Black Britain, Black History, Black History Month, Caribbean, Colonialism, Education, Europe, Men, Military, Racism, War, Women
Posted on 13 December 2011. Tags: African Americans, Celtic, Giles Heron, Gill Scott Heron, Scotland, football

Giles Heron became the first Afro-Caribbean player to play first team football for Celtic.
Heron scored on his debut, a 2-1 win against Morton during the 1951-52 season and was quickly bestowed the nicknames "Black Flash" and "Black Arrow".
Giles Heron became the first Afro-Caribbean player to play first team football for Celtic.
Heron scored on his debut, ...
Posted in African American, Black Britain, Black History, Black History Month, Caribbean, Football, Men, Sports
Posted on 13 December 2011. Tags: Black Footballers in Britain, Black Mayors, Black Politicians, Doug Brown, Garth Crooks, Ghana, Lads n Dads, Roy Brown, Stoke City

Doug & Roy Brown's father, Eugene and his brother John came to England from the Ghana, West Africa, they were students. They decided to join the British Army when WW1 boke out. Â John was killed and Eugene badly injured but after the war he got married and had two sons. Â Eugene later died of his ...
Posted in Africa, Black Britain, Black History, Community, Education, Football, Men, Military, Politics, War
Posted on 12 December 2011. Tags: Hanley, Paul Robeson, Rhonda Valley, Silverdale Colliery, Stoke-on-Trent, The Proud Valley, actor, film, victoria Hall

Paul Robeson last visited North Staffordshire on October 31, 1958 when he appeared at the Victoria Hall, Hanley, as part of his final British tour.
Accompanied onstage by his longtime friend and associate Lawrence Brown, Robeson had a programme for the evening that was, as usual, extremely varied.
Over the years he had extended his repertoire to ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History, Entertainment, Men, Movies, Politics
Posted on 11 December 2011. Tags: Christopher Alder, Hull, Humberside Police, Police, custody deaths, miscarriage of justice

Original Article - Guardian
Maya Wolfe-Robinson and Owen Bowcott
The Guardian, Tuesday 22 November 2011
The government will formally apologise through the European court of human rights (ECHR) to the family of Christopher Alder, a black ex-soldier who choked to death in handcuffs on the floor of a Hull police station 13 years ago.
The "unilateral declaration" made by the United Kingdom to the court is ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History, Community, Education, Law and Order, Men, Racism
Posted on 09 December 2011. Tags: BBC, Band, Black Musicians, Black bands, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Drama, Jazz, Stephen Poliakoff

Dancing On The Edge is an explosive new drama series for BBC Two set in the early 1930s following a black jazz band in London during times of extraordinary change.
Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Stephen Poliakoff (The Lost Prince, Shooting The Past), the five-part series follows the Louis Lester Band as they find fame amongst the parties and performances ...
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Posted on 14 November 2011. Tags: Black, Futures, Judge, Law, Legal, Students, University

****LEGAL FUTURES 2011 - BURSARIES AVAILABLE!!!*****
The LEGAL FUTURES 2011, the national law careers conference for ethnic minority students, will take place on Saturday 19 November at City University.
Confirmed speakers include:
Joshua Rozenberg Journalist, Broadcaster & Legal Commentator
Urvasi Naidoo Solicitor and Chief Executive, International Federation of Netball Associations
Tim Ward QC Barrister, Monckton Chambers
Michelle Egbosimba Solicitor, Ashurst LLP
Debra ...
Posted in Africa, Black Britain, Community, Education, Politics
Posted on 30 October 2011.

Quick Reminder Blackpresence is on the Radio Today 5.15 Radio Nottingham
Talking about how the CUTS affect Black History Month. Listen http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00cs2cc
Guide to Online Schools is a resource with information on music and history classes if you want to
learn more.
Posted in Black Britain, Black History Month, Media
Posted on 29 October 2011. Tags: African Caribbean, Black Britain, Black History, Carnival, Notting Hill Carnival, Policing

Accounts experiences of Policing & Governance of NHC 2011
Accounts and experiences of the policing and governance of the Notting Hill Carnival 2011 and the 6.30 shut down of the music for the masquerade bands and steel bands on Carnival Monday 29th August 2011
All the accounts in this document have been made anonymous. The original documents ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History, Black History Month, Caribbean, Community, Education, Events, Lifestyle, Media, Politics, Racism
Posted on 28 October 2011. Tags: Antiguan, Brutality, Carnival, Claudia Jones, Kelso Cochrane, Migrants, Notting Hill, Police, Racism, Trinidadians, West Indian Gazette

Greetings,
Time seems to have flown by since August last year when we saw images on our tv screens
of our communities again going up in flames after a Black man had died at the hands of the police.
It was a signal reminder of how quickly our memories dim when all the media outlets started
to howl about ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History, Black History Month, Caribbean, Community, Education, Europe, Racism
Posted on 27 October 2011. Tags: BME Health, Social Care, black Health, black community

This one day conference will examine and advocate the importance of critical thinking and reflective practice in health and social care. The conference will focus on how reflective practice can enhance individual / team learning , the service user experience and service delivery. Many staff working within Social Services and the NHS at present, are ...
Posted in Black Britain, Community, Education, Europe, Events, Health, Lifestyle
Posted on 27 October 2011. Tags: Black People, George Padmore, George Padmore Institute, Murders, New Beacon books, New Cross Fire, New Cross Rd, black books, firebombing

GEORGE PADMORE INSTITUTE in association with NEW BEACON BOOKS
Invite you to the launch of
THE NEW CROSSÂ MASSACRE STORY -Â 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 on18 January 1981 at 439 ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History, Black History Month, Black Writing, Books, Caribbean, Community, Education, Entertainment, Europe, Events, Racism
Posted on 27 October 2011. Tags: Conflict, George Padmore Institute, London, Mangrove 9, New Beacon books, Notting Hill, Police, black community

The George Padmore Institute in association with the Black Cultural Archives Invite you to a screening of
Mangrove 9
Directed by Franco Rosso Produced by Franco Rosso & John La Rose (1973)
On Tuesday 8th November at 7.00pm
At the Karibu Education Centre
7 Gresham Road, Brixton SW9 7PH [Nearest under or overground – Brixton]
The screening presents the original full version ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History, Black History Month, Caribbean, Community, Education, Entertainment, Europe, Law and Order, Racism, Video
Posted on 26 October 2011. Tags: Black Film, Black History Month, Cy Grant, Miracle at St Anna, UK 2011

29th October.
Two archive films (incl. SONGS OF PROTEST) in the morning for our tribute event to the late great, Cy Grant, introduced by Arthur Torrington of the Windrush Society. In the afternoon we have an introduced and rare screening (formerly 'banned' by the distributors) of Spike Lee's WW2 film, Miracle at St. Anna. Audiences can ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History, Black History Month, Caribbean, Entertainment, Europe, Events, Men, Military, Movies, Racism, War
Posted on 26 October 2011. Tags: Alexandra Burke, Chipmonk, Corrine Bailey Rae, Flavour Magazine, Jessie J, Music, P Diddy, chipmunk, spirit of London Awards, youth Lifestyle

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 Allen and Leonard ...
Posted in Beauty & Fashion, Black Britain, Black History Month, Entertainment, Europe, Events, Lifestyle, Music
Posted on 26 October 2011. Tags: African British, Black Britain, Black British, Black British History Education Event, Black History

Dear Friends,
I hope you will be interested in an event that is taking place in two weeks time, on Tuesday 8th November at the Institute of Education in the University of London.
The general picture of Black British history in our schools and universities is still very bleak. There are only two universities where we know ...
Posted in Africa, Black Britain, Black History, Black History Month, Caribbean, Colonialism, Community, Education, Europe, Slavery
Posted on 25 October 2011. Tags: Clive Henry, Court of Appeal, High Court, Racial discrimination Case, ups

Clive Henry Accuses UPS Ltd of Racial Discrimination, Lawsuit Now Pending Before Court of Appeal in London & the European Human Rights Commission in Belgium.
Clive Henry Vs UPS Ltd - Race Discrimination Case
I worked at UPS Ltd for 11 years, with 100% attendance for seven years. I had NEVER received any disciplinary action before.
In January 2008 I was asked by Manager A to supervise ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History Month, Caribbean, Community, Men, News, Racism
Posted on 24 October 2011. Tags: Black and Successful, Events, London 2011, YBS - Young

 YBS - Young, Black and Successful
Dear Supporters,
This week marks the last week in Black History Month and we at Young, Black and Successful CIC are signing off with a BANG! We have several events lined up this week and we are hoping that you'll join us at some if not all of them. Be sure to ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History, Black History Month, Business, Community, Education, Events, Politics
Posted on 24 October 2011. Tags: Black Models, Black Pin up girls, Black Pin ups, Playboy, Porn, Pornography, magazines

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 and ...
Posted in African American, Beauty & Fashion, Black Britain, Black History, Community, Entertainment, Media, The Americas, Women
Posted on 24 October 2011. Tags: Black entertainers, Black female Singers, Britain, Elizabeth Welch, Jazz, Stephen Bourne, singer, wartime

Soft Lights and Sweet Music
Elisabeth Welch on Screen
with Stephen Bourne
Saturday 29 October 2011 @ 2:30pm-5.00pm
Elisabeth Welch’s biographer, Stephen Bourne, will share his personal memories of the stage and screen legend. Born in New York, Elisabeth settled in London in 1933 and became the most famous Black woman in pre-war Britain. Her 70-year career included work ...
Posted in African American, Black Britain, Black History, Community, Education, Entertainment, Music, War, Women