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/2011/09/south-london-apprenticeship-fair/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/south-london-apprenticeship-fair/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:30:36 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=4151  South London Apprenticeship Fair Inner City youth organisation OFFBEAT is inviting businesses, communities and young people from across South London to attend the ‘South London Apprenticeship Fair’ (SLAF) on the 25th October 2011.   SLAF is being designed in partnership with Southwark and Lambeth councils, a network of youth delivery services, Versa and Southwark News as part [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/south-london-apprenticeship-fair/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/padmore-plaque/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/padmore-plaque/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:00:24 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3557 Date: Tuesday 28 June Venue: 22 Cranleigh Street, Camden, london NW11BD Time: 1.00pm Tube: Mornington Crescent, Euston GEORGE PADMORE COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE  One of the most influential political thinkers of the 20th century is to be commemorated this summer with a heritage plaque in North London . Cranleigh Street in Camden will be the site of [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/padmore-plaque/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/save-the-africa-centre/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/save-the-africa-centre/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:06:38 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3520 I have received many emails recently calling for the Africa Centre to be saved from sale. I thought that perhaps this one carries the most weight.  I cannot comment on the sale objectively , living outside London as I do.  I do however know how important the centre has been to Africans and Black Londoners in General. [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/save-the-africa-centre/feed/ 1 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/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/lenny-henry-comedian/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/lenny-henry-comedian/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:30:31 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2499 Lenny Henry is one of Britains best known Comedians. Over the last decade Lenny Henry has risen from being a cult star on children’s television to being one of Britain’s best known and loved personalities – who has had a crucial influence on the creation of black-centred comedy and characters. His character creations range from [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/lenny-henry-comedian/feed/ 1 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/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/2010/06/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/2010/05/the-single-womencs-guide-to-dating-dilemmas-drama-and-desire/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/the-single-womencs-guide-to-dating-dilemmas-drama-and-desire/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 19:52:51 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1943 Time: May 22, 2010 from 10am to 4pm Location: The Grange Organized By: info@nbwn.org Event Description: Email info@nbwn.org for more information For the first time ever www.sistatalk.co.uk brings together the biggest names in the relationship and dating arena to deliver a one day workshop looking at genuine and practical ways for women to get what [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/the-single-womencs-guide-to-dating-dilemmas-drama-and-desire/feed/ 0 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/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/2010/04/taste-of-africa/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/04/taste-of-africa/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:17:50 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1900 ‘Taste of Africa’ events help raise awareness of the Personal Food Imports campaign within the African community Check the rules about personal food imports before you travel – this was the message to members of the African community attending a series of local Taste of Africa events held across London last weekend. The Taste of [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/04/taste-of-africa/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/actor-wil-johnson-joins-forces-with-transplant-patients/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/actor-wil-johnson-joins-forces-with-transplant-patients/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:16 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1845 Actor Wil Johnson joins forces with transplant patients in new TV Campaign to encourage more Black donors Established actor, Wil Johnson has joined forces with NHS Blood and Transplant to lend further support to a new campaign designed to increase the number of people from BME communities on the NHS Organ Donor Register. The actor [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/actor-wil-johnson-joins-forces-with-transplant-patients/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/aunt-esthers-story/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/aunt-esthers-story/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:02:34 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1772 In 1991 Stephen Bourne and his adopted aunt, Esther Bruce (1912-94), collaborated on her autobiography Aunt Esthers Story. This is now recognised as one of the first books to document the life of a Black working-class Londoner. In 2007 Bourne assisted in the production of a short documentary, also called Aunt Esther’s Story, with no [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/aunt-esthers-story/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/2010/01/haiti-how-to-help/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/haiti-how-to-help/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:15:24 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1583 In the UK the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) – an umbrella group which launches and co-ordinates responses to major disasters overseas – has launched a Haiti Earthquake Appeal. Disasters Emergency Committee The DEC represents 13 charities, many of which have bases around the world: * ActionAid * British Red Cross * CAFOD * Care International [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/haiti-how-to-help/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/congo-dying-for-help-why-bother/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/congo-dying-for-help-why-bother/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:01:31 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1501 by the Right Hon. The Lord David Alton of Liverpool November 19th marked the Centenary Anniversary of the Great Congo Demonstration when , one hundred year ago, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Christian leaders, along with many Peers and fifty Members of Parliament assembled at the Royal Albert Hall to protest against the abuses by [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/congo-dying-for-help-why-bother/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/sarah-forbes-bonetta/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/sarah-forbes-bonetta/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:08:48 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1353 Sarah Forbes was a Yoruba girl captured by the King of Dahomey in 1848 during a war in which her parents were killed. She was given as a present to Commander Forbes when he was visited Dahomey as an emissary of the British Government in 1850, and she subsequently took Forbes’ name as well as [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/sarah-forbes-bonetta/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/francis-barber/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/francis-barber/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:10:56 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1347 Francis Barber was a servant and companion to the writer Samuel Johnson.? Francis Barber was born in Jamaica around 1735. He came to Britain with a planter from the island. For one year he went to school in the small village of Barton nr Darlington in Yorkshire England. Then, as he got older he entered [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/francis-barber/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/dido-elizabeth-bell-lindsay/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/dido-elizabeth-bell-lindsay/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:34:04 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1342 In the 18th Century, some Black people in the Eighteenth Century were considerably more privileged than most. One such Woman was Dido Elizabeth Bell Lindsay. Dido was the daughter of Captain John Lindsay of the Royal Navy. She was born in England to an African mother who was captured from a Spanish ship. Dido lived [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/dido-elizabeth-bell-lindsay/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/cy-grant-a-war-memoir/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/cy-grant-a-war-memoir/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:30:30 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1328 Cy Grant was born in Guyana, Central America. He came to Britain in 1941 to join the Royal air Force and was a commissioned office by 1943. He later became a Prisoner of War and later a TV personality. Cy Grant was born in Guyana, Central America. He came to Britain in 1941 to join [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/cy-grant-a-war-memoir/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/st-george-george-of-lydda/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/st-george-george-of-lydda/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:30:59 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1324 George Lydda M 15th George of Lydda, was born in Turkey of “Black” Palestinian parentage, he is the “Patron Saint of England. One of the most famous of Christian figures But little is known of the man himself. The earliest possible source, Eusebius of Caesarea, writing around 322 AD, tells of? “A ‘man of the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/st-george-george-of-lydda/feed/ 1 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/2009/10/rugby-martin-offiah/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/rugby-martin-offiah/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:00:32 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1314 Martin Offiah MBE, is the most famous rugby league player the British game has ever produced. A dazzling runner and lethal finisher, he has scored over 500 tries in his career representing Widnes, Wigan, London Broncos and Salford. One of only two players to have won the Lance Todd trophy twice, he has also represented [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/rugby-martin-offiah/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/olaudah-equiano/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/olaudah-equiano/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:44:59 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1311 Olaudah Equiano, later to be known as (Gustavus Vassa) was born in what is today, Nigeria. Kidnapped from his African village at the age of eleven, and sold to a Virginia planter. He was later bought by a British naval Officer, Captain Pascal, as a present for his cousins in London. Equiano bought his freedom [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/olaudah-equiano/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/race-riots-in-liverpool-1919/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/race-riots-in-liverpool-1919/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:46:53 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1308 Race riots in the U.K have occurred for some time in Britain. Some of the first recorded “Race Riots” involving black people took place in Liverpool. Liverpool has a long established black community left over from its former status as a Slave Port. John Johnson a West Indian was stabbed in the face by 2 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/race-riots-in-liverpool-1919/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/1303/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/1303/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:56:57 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/1303/ Above is a set of Newspaper articles from the 1780s.? Black Dance in London – Circa 1780s]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/1303/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/get-rid-of-your-shaving-bumps/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/get-rid-of-your-shaving-bumps/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:19:55 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1288 Shaving can be a great experience, who doesn’t like a clean face, even bikini line, or perfect tape up? However, for many individuals, specifically those of African American and African-Caribbean descent, shaving is a dreaded experience because it often leads to the development of razor bumps. Razor bumps come in a variety of forms, from [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/get-rid-of-your-shaving-bumps/feed/ 2 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/hispanics-of-african-ancestry-facts/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/hispanics-of-african-ancestry-facts/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:05:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1142 Examiner.com 1492-1493- A black navigator, Pedro Alonso Nino, travels with Christopher Columbus 1494- The first Africans arrive in Hispaniola (current day Haiti – Dominican Republic) with Christopher Columbus. They are free persons. 1501- The Spanish king allows the introduction of enslaved African into Spain 1511-The first enslaved Africans arrive in Hispaniola. 1513-Thirty African accompany Vasco [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/hispanics-of-african-ancestry-facts/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/london-bhm-black-history-month/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/london-bhm-black-history-month/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:45:21 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1245 A link to Many BHM events in London this October http://www.freelondonlistings.co.uk/component/content/article/72-black-history-month-events-2009.html]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/london-bhm-black-history-month/feed/ 0 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/2009/05/ayo-johnson-vincent-magombe-on-africa-today-part-1/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/05/ayo-johnson-vincent-magombe-on-africa-today-part-1/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 21:49:36 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=873 Western media depiction of African affairs — Part 1 Vincent Magombe Ebere Nzewuji Ben TV Vuyiswa Ngqobongwana.]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/05/ayo-johnson-vincent-magombe-on-africa-today-part-1/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/sickle-cell-and-deaths-in-custody-conference-2/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/sickle-cell-and-deaths-in-custody-conference-2/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:47:03 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=853 Registration closes 18 May 2009 - Book now to avoid disappointment! The Unit for the Social Study of Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell (TASC Unit) at De Montfort University, Leicester is pleased to present this exclusive one-day conference. The conference examines Sickle Cell Disorders, healthcare neglect in prisons, racism in the criminal justice system and the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/sickle-cell-and-deaths-in-custody-conference-2/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/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/2009/04/1955-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/colourful-radio-invites-you/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/colourful-radio-invites-you/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:22:20 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=664 Party People and Colourful Radio invite you to Behind The Groove this Easter Thursday 9th April at The Korsan Bar, 161 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch E8 8AL. DJs include Calvin Francis, James Anthony, Gordon Mac, DJ Elayne, Mastermind, Pete Andrew, Leroy Johnson and more. Admission £10 all night. Doors open 10pm, Dress Code smart casual. To book [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/colourful-radio-invites-you/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/nigel-b-jon-juniors-birthday-celebration/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/nigel-b-jon-juniors-birthday-celebration/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:07:55 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=562 Bank Holiday Sat 11 April 2009 The Specialists, Londons No1 Raving Promoters Cordially Invite Real Ravers To The Double Birthday Celebration Of Nigel B & Jon Junior From Special Touch Urban Street Sound.. This Will Be Taking Place At The Plush & Exclusive China Palace, 2 Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock North E16 1DR.. (off [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/nigel-b-jon-juniors-birthday-celebration/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/fola-single-launch-party-for-phenomenal-woman/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/fola-single-launch-party-for-phenomenal-woman/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:38:20 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=541 Hey there. Ladies & gentlemen, welcome to the MAIN EVENT! We are one stop away from D.DAY, however brace yourselves & get ready for a magical experience! Strctly Entertainment Ltd presents The Single Launch Party for PHENOMENAL WOMAN – come & watch FOLA with full band ‘Slo Burn’ as she headlines superb lineup of UK [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/fola-single-launch-party-for-phenomenal-woman/feed/ 0