Posted on 07 February 2012.
John Ware (c. 1845 – 12 September 1905) was an African-American and later Black Canadian cowboy, best remembered for his ability to ride and train horses and for bringing the first cattle to southern Alberta in 1882, helping to create that province's important ranching industry. Ware was born into Slavery in South Carolina. After the American ...
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Posted on 26 January 2012.
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 ...
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Posted on 14 December 2011.
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 ...
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Posted on 13 December 2011.
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, ...
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Posted on 11 December 2011.
Thanks to IRR Newsletter. g u a r d i a n Forensic evidence suggests Mark Duggan unarmed when shot http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/18/mark-duggan-ipcc-investigation-riots The Guardian has revealed that forensic tests have shown that Mark Duggan was unarmed when shot dead by police in Tottenham. Concerns remain over the IPCC investigation. g u a r d i a n Government to apologise to Christopher ...
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Posted on 10 December 2011.
Racism: on the pitch but off the agenda By Jon Burnett 24 November 2011, 5:00pm What should we make of recent allegations of racism in football? UNTILÂ recently, the narrative on racism in English football resembled something of a self-congratulatory redemption story. The forms of racist abuse that were explicit in the 1980s - fans throwing bananas at black players, ...
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Posted on 09 December 2011.
Canning House, home of The Hispanic and Luso Brazilian Council, 2 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PJ, England, sponsors a regular series of Portuguese-related events; for complete information, see the "events" page at http://www.canninghouse.org/ Of particular interest is this free lecture, Friday 16th December, 18.30-19.30 : "From Invisibility to Visibility: Africans in Portuguese Space", by Shihan de Silva, author of 'African Identity in Asia' ...
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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.
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Posted on 29 October 2011.
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 ...
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Posted on 28 October 2011.
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 ...
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Posted on 27 October 2011.
The National Archives is celebrating ‘Diversity Week’ from 8th to 11th November. As part of this week four public talks will be given exploring diverse areas of our collection, some of which may be of interest to BASA members: Tuesday 8 November 2011, 14:00 Untold histories: black Britons during the period of the British slave trade, c.1660-1807 (Dr ...
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Posted on 27 October 2011.
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 on18 January 1981 at 439 ...
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Posted on 27 October 2011.
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 ...
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Posted on 26 October 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 ...
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Posted on 26 October 2011.
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 ...
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Posted on 26 October 2011.
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 ...
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Posted on 25 October 2011.
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 ...
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Posted on 24 October 2011.
 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 ...
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Posted on 24 October 2011.
Working with Men presents: International Men’s Day concert  22nd November 2011 at London’s famous Jazz Café. Doors open at 6.30pm show starts at 7.00pm Live performances from Jazz Jamaica and Funky DL (other artists to be confirmed) Working with men is an award winning charity supporting positive male activity, engagement and involvement, our work includes tackling conflict and knife related incidents ...
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Posted on 24 October 2011.
NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE AWARDS Attend the NEL Awards on 28 October 2011 and join the nominees, stars, dignitaries and special guests of honour such as Jeffery Daniel (Shalamar & Nigerian Idol), Timi Dakolo (winner of West African Idol), Yeka Onka (winner of Nigerian Idol) current and previous Beauty Queens (including Miss Nigeria) for a night ...
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Posted on 20 October 2011.
October Download the flyer This page will constantly update as events come in.  For other events please see the EVENTS CALENDAR. Friday 21st October 2011 Event 1: Afrikan Women in Revolution Presented by Afrikan Freedom Fighter (from Guinea-Bisseau) Sister Teodora Gomes @ 6.30 arrival 7pm start The West Indian Ex-Servicemen's Association 161-167 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DB For more information contact the Pan-Afrikan Society Community Forum, Phone: 07944-204-955; Email: pascfevents@gmail.com; ...
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Posted on 20 October 2011.
Caribbean Voices Memories of Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire's Caribbean Community  Wednesday 19th  October 2011 - Stoke-on-Trent Film Theatre. The film Caribbean Voices  got it's premier tonight at Stoke-on-Trent's Film theatre. The film which is the brainchild of local woman Monienne Stone. Miss Stone, who is the Secretary of The Charity Midlands Jamaica Aid, has been working with Local Filmmakers and ...
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Posted on 14 October 2011.
09 October 2011 Greetings Family, This is the last of the African History Month Event listings for 2011, In the previous mailout we made an error regarding the Hackney Museum Our African Roots event which is an invite only launch. This mailout is therefore a repeat of the last one including a few additions and corrections. It may NOT be ...
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Posted on 14 October 2011.
What: NARM African British Civil Rights History + A Focus On Dr Harold Moody NARM (Naming And Role Model) consultant Kwaku will deliver an inter-active presentation on African British Civil Rights highlighting activists from the NARM book, including Dr Harold Moody of the League Of Coloured Peoples, who lived and worked in Southwark. There will also be an edutainment performance that speaks to the ...
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Posted on 12 October 2011.
On the night the indigO2 will be filled with the very best in black British & international film, TV and entertainment talent vying to either win one of the coveted awards or gracing us with their glamorous presence and you can mingle with all the celebrities freely as the whole awards is a VIP space. The ...
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