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Blackpresence » Education http://www.blackpresence.co.uk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Black Theatre Workshop 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 Josephine Baker and the Parisian Jazz Age 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 SI Leeds Literary Prize http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/si-leeds-literary-prize/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/si-leeds-literary-prize/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:00:03 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6934

SI Leeds Literary Prize is a new award for unpublished fiction by Black and Asian women resident in the UK aged 18 years and over.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. [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/si-leeds-literary-prize/feed/ 0 The Forgotten Fighters http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/the-forgotten-fighters/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/the-forgotten-fighters/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:00:22 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6930

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/the-forgotten-fighters/feed/ 1 Doug & Roy Brown – Stoke-on-Trent http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/doug-roy-brown-stoke-on-trent/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/doug-roy-brown-stoke-on-trent/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:00:26 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6922 Roy and Doug Brown

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. John was killed and Eugene badly injured but after the war he got married and had two sons. Eugene later died of his [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/doug-roy-brown-stoke-on-trent/feed/ 0 Government to apologise to Alder family over police custody death http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/government-to-apologise-to-alder-family-over-police-custody-death/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/government-to-apologise-to-alder-family-over-police-custody-death/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:00:03 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6899

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/government-to-apologise-to-alder-family-over-police-custody-death/feed/ 0 BBC Drama to Feature Black Band in 1930s Britain http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/bbc-drama-to-feature-black-band-in-1930s-britain/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/bbc-drama-to-feature-black-band-in-1930s-britain/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:33:03 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6865 Chiwetel Ejiofor

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/bbc-drama-to-feature-black-band-in-1930s-britain/feed/ 0 **LEGAL FUTURES** http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/11/legal-futures/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/11/legal-futures/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:36:20 +0000 kanja http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6850

****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, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/11/legal-futures/feed/ 0 Notting Hill and other stories – Part 2 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/notting-hill-and-other-stories-part-2/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/notting-hill-and-other-stories-part-2/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:01:47 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6816

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/notting-hill-and-other-stories-part-2/feed/ 0 Notting Hill and other stories – Part1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/notting-hill-and-other-stories-part1/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/notting-hill-and-other-stories-part1/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:01:05 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6809 Notting Hill Carnival

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/notting-hill-and-other-stories-part1/feed/ 0 Reflective Practice in Health and Social Care http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/reflective-practice-in-health-and-social-care/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/reflective-practice-in-health-and-social-care/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:29:22 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6831 Ethnic Health

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, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/reflective-practice-in-health-and-social-care/feed/ 2 New Cross Massacre – Book http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/new-cross-massacre-book/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/new-cross-massacre-book/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:04:38 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6826

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/new-cross-massacre-book/feed/ 0 Mangrove 9 – Event http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/mangrove-9-event/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/mangrove-9-event/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:50:22 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6819 Mangrove Nine

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/mangrove-9-event/feed/ 5 Black British History Education Event 8/11/2011 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/black-british-history-education-event-8112011/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/black-british-history-education-event-8112011/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:01:09 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6774 Black British History Event

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/black-british-history-education-event-8112011/feed/ 3 YBS – Young, Black and Successful http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/ybs-young-black-and-successful/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/ybs-young-black-and-successful/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:07:04 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6770

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/ybs-young-black-and-successful/feed/ 0 Soft Lights and Sweet Music – Elisabeth Welch on Screen http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/soft-lights-and-sweet-music-elisabeth-welch-on-screen/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/soft-lights-and-sweet-music-elisabeth-welch-on-screen/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:30:18 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6755 Elizabeth Welch

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/soft-lights-and-sweet-music-elisabeth-welch-on-screen/feed/ 0 Caribbean Voices – Memories of Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire’s Caribbean Community http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/caribbean-voices/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/caribbean-voices/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:48:28 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6660

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/caribbean-voices/feed/ 1 Israel and South Africa http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/israel-and-south-africa/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/israel-and-south-africa/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:30:00 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3816

lsrael’s ties with South Africa seem to be especially disturbing to many who follow Israel’s international activities. Perhaps it is natural that Israel has been castigated more harshly for its arms sales to South Africa than for its sales to other countries: first, because there has been for a decade an arms embargo against South [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/israel-and-south-africa/feed/ 2 South London Apprenticeship Fair 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 SLAF1

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 The role of a Steelband in the Community http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/the-role-of-a-steelband-in-the-community/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/the-role-of-a-steelband-in-the-community/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:40:50 +0000 Jamma http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2939 Steelpan

The Birmingham school of Pan founded and Managed byJamma gives the youngsters a chance to do a lot of team work, also gives the parents in the community a chance to get involved, playing pan, percussion instruments, making food & Costumes for the band. bringing the True culture of the Steelbands ofTrinidad and Tobago to [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/the-role-of-a-steelband-in-the-community/feed/ 0 E-Migration: Migrants in the Digital Age http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/08/e-migration-migrants-in-the-digital-age/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/08/e-migration-migrants-in-the-digital-age/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 22:18:49 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3806

E-Migration: Migrants in the Digital Age RSA on 25th October at 6.30 pm Immigration used to involve packing an entire life into a suitcase and moving to a new country for good. Now, with modern communications and transport, it is far more fluid and dynamic. Modern migrants need not lose contact with their old [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/08/e-migration-migrants-in-the-digital-age/feed/ 0 Black Hair Care – Caring for Biracial Hair http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/biracial-hair/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/biracial-hair/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:10:56 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3768 Black Hair Care - Biracial Hair

Black Hair Care – Caring for Biracial Hair By Juliette Samuel Biracial Hair Care Tips Every day, our world gets smaller. Not in the sense that the Earth is shrinking in size, but in terms of cultural and racial borders. Because we are able to travel more, we are exposed to many other cultures…and the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/biracial-hair/feed/ 1 Black People at the Old Bailey http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/black-people-at-the-old-bailey/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/black-people-at-the-old-bailey/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:32:29 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3762

When searching the Records for The evidence of Early Black settlers in Britain. Evidence is to be found everywhere. It just needs searching out. the Old Bailey Website is an excellent source of records for evidence of Black people, living in Britain before the 20th Century. Here are some examples. Black people in the Old [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/black-people-at-the-old-bailey/feed/ 0 Conference on Writing Slavery http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/writing-slavery-after-beloved/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/writing-slavery-after-beloved/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:00:27 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3698

Call for Papers Writing Slavery after Beloved Literature, Historiography, Criticism International Symposium Université de Nantes – France March 16-17, 2012 Can Toni Morrison’s Beloved (1987) be considered as a watershed in the contemporary representations of slavery and the slave trade, not only in the literary field, but also in historiography and Cultural Studies? This Symposium will attempt to [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/writing-slavery-after-beloved/feed/ 2 Black People in Health Care http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/black-healthcare-workers/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/black-healthcare-workers/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:43:34 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3678 Black Healthcare Workers

1861: Anderson Ruffin Abbott (7 April 1837 – 29 December 1913) was the first Black Canadian to become a physician after being granted a medical licence from the medical board of Upper Canada in 1861. 1862: Washington, D.C.: Freedmen’s Hospital is established & is the only Federally-funded health care facility for Negroes in the nation. [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/black-healthcare-workers/feed/ 1 Why no Black Members of Royal Family? http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/why-no-black-members-of-royal-family/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/why-no-black-members-of-royal-family/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:03:55 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3569

http://hubpages.com/hub/bloodlines “Credo Mutwa, the Official Historian of the Zulu Nation, told me how so many Black African leaders that were placed in Power after the Colonial Masters gave the Continent ‘independence’, came from the Bloodlines of African Kings and Queens who claimed to descend from the same ‘Gods’ as their White counterparts.” -David Icke, “Tales [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/why-no-black-members-of-royal-family/feed/ 7 Rights vs Rules – it’s not about race http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/rights-vs-rules-its-not-about-race/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/rights-vs-rules-its-not-about-race/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:36:02 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3564

Recently An Afro-Caribbean teenager has won a ruling that St Gregory’s Catholic Science College in Kenton, Harrow, north London was applying a cornrows ban in a way which amounted to “unjustified” indirect racial discrimination. The Schools decision to ban hairstyles it says have become associated with gang culture has resulted in the boy being excluded from school, in [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/rights-vs-rules-its-not-about-race/feed/ 4 The Politics of Postcolonialism: Empire, Nation and Resistance http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/postcolonialism/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/postcolonialism/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:44:01 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3561 Politics of-post-colonialism

A strong argument for returning the focus of postcolonial studies to its roots as a tool for political activism among people of the third world. The Politics of Postcolonialism: Empire, Nation and Resistance Rumina Sethi Released July 4th 2011 PB / £ 17.99 / 9780745323633 / 215mm x 135mm / 192 pp [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/postcolonialism/feed/ 0 George Padmore – Commemorative Plaque 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 CULTURE & COMMUNICATION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/culture-communication-in-health-and-social-care/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/culture-communication-in-health-and-social-care/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:00:41 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3552 Culture and Social Care

CULTURE & COMMUNICATION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 1st July 2011 / London This one day conference will consider a number of issues which require consideration in order to be able to communicate effectively across cultures. Styles of communication can vary in several ways. Examples include the extent to which communication is implicit versus explicit, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/culture-communication-in-health-and-social-care/feed/ 0 Jailhouse Lawyers http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/3548/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/3548/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:00:13 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3548

From death row in Pennsylvania, launch of a new book in the UK cc JAILHOUSE LAWYERS PRISONERS DEFENDING PRISONERS v THE USA By Mumia Abu-Jamal Foreword by Angela Y. Davis, Introduction by Selma James Published by Crossroads Books Price: £11.99 Free to Prisoners. (See order form below.) Donations welcome to help cover costs. Launch events in [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/3548/feed/ 0 14,000 British professors – just 50 are black http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/14000professors-just-50-are-black/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/14000professors-just-50-are-black/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:52:17 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3538 students

The Guardians Education Correspondent, Jessica Shepherd wrote at the end of May: Call from leading black academics that an urgent culture change is needed at UK universities as figures reveal just 50 black British professors out of more than 14,000, and the number has barely changed in eight years, according to data from the Higher [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/14000professors-just-50-are-black/feed/ 2 Michael Augustine Healy, African-American Ancestry http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/michael-augustine-healy/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/michael-augustine-healy/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 16:58:10 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3416

Michael Healy — Cabin-Boy who sailed on the American East Indian Clipper Jumna in England in 1854. He quickly became an expert Seaman, and rose to the Rank of Officer on Merchant vessels. He became the first African-American to Command a ship of the United States Government. Michael Augustine Healy (September 22, 1839 – August [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/michael-augustine-healy/feed/ 0 Samuel Coleridge Taylor – Composer http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/samuel-coleridge-taylor-composer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/samuel-coleridge-taylor-composer/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 16:01:37 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3306

Samuel Coleridge Taylor, not to be mistaken with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, was, at the turn of the last Century one of Britain’s most outstanding Composers. Samuel Coleridge Taylor, not to be mistaken with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the writer, is today almost completely forgotten. However, he was, at the turn of the Century one of [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/samuel-coleridge-taylor-composer/feed/ 0 The Slave Trade – James Walvin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/the-slave-trade-james-walvin/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/the-slave-trade-james-walvin/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 20:11:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3328 The Slave Trade - Walvin

When I was asked to review “The Slave Trade” By James Walvin, It was with some trepidation because I had read many books on the Slave Trade during my time as a student and expected some weighty and wordy tome. That would have to be waded through and then deciphered before I could even begin to think of writing [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/the-slave-trade-james-walvin/feed/ 0 Cleo Laine – Jazz Singer http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/cleo-laine-jazz-singer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/cleo-laine-jazz-singer/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:00:13 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3301

Cleo Lain 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/cleo-laine-jazz-singer/feed/ 0 The Congo, Coltan, and Cell Phones… http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/the-congo-coltan-and-cell-phones/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/the-congo-coltan-and-cell-phones/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:43:06 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3303 Coltan Mining

The Continent of Africa is the Birthplace of all Humanity. { The place where Lightning occurs most often is near the small village of Kifuka in the mountains of Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the elevation is around 975 metres (3,200 ft). The tiny Town of Kifuka in the Democratic Republic of the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/the-congo-coltan-and-cell-phones/feed/ 2 George Polgreen Bridgetower 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 Black & Proud http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/black-proud/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/black-proud/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:48:13 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3211

August 9, 2010 – It’s like the damn Planet of the Apes. Nothing Makes Sense, said Fox News Glenn Beck in a recent rant against President Obama and the America he has created. It was one of the angriest and most thinly veiled racist rants in recent history but simply a continuation of his general [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/black-proud/feed/ 0 Cameron Attacks top Universities about low Black Entrance http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/cameron-attacks-top-universities-about-low-black-entrance/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/cameron-attacks-top-universities-about-low-black-entrance/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:03:49 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3177 Black Students conspicuous in their absence.

Black Students conspicuous in their absence.

The Prime Minister , David Cameron this week criticised Oxford University for only admitting One black student in 2010, a figure Oxford University dispute, Mr Cameron was answering questions from members of the public at a “PM Direct” event in Harrogate in North Yorkshire. “I saw figures the other day that showed that only one [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/cameron-attacks-top-universities-about-low-black-entrance/feed/ 3 TB Awareness-Raising Campaign http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/tb-awareness-raising-campaign/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/tb-awareness-raising-campaign/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:21:55 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3110

HPA North West and partners launch TB Awareness-Raising Campaign As the resurgence of tuberculosis that began in the 1980s continues at local and national levels, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West, NHS North West, the charity TB Alert and the region’s Primary Care Trusts are launching a campaign to raise awareness of the disease. [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/tb-awareness-raising-campaign/feed/ 0 East African Sweet Pea Soup http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/east-african-sweet-pea-soup/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/east-african-sweet-pea-soup/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:47:52 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3098

2 cups chopped onion 2 tsp minced garlic 1 tsp grated fresh peeled ginger 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tbsp homemade garam masala, which we happened to have on hand, OR 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp ground coriander seeds 1 tsp ground cumin seeds 1/4 tsp ground cardamom 1/8 tsp [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/east-african-sweet-pea-soup/feed/ 0 Black Britons Civil Rights Struggle – Should it be taught in schools? http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/civilrights/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/civilrights/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:03:21 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3088 Claudia Jones - Civil Rights Activist

History classes in the National Curriculum will often gloss over slavery, idolize the efforts of William Wilberforce and study the methods of Martin Luther King’s struggle for civil rights. For many young Black people in Britain, one would argue that it is very easy for them to recall the names of US Civil Rights icons, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/civilrights/feed/ 10 Midsomer Murders, Where are the black faces? 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 Midsomer Murders - All White Every Night

Midsomer Murders - All White Every Night

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 Exodus Steel Orchestra http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/exodus-steel-orchestra/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/exodus-steel-orchestra/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:25:08 +0000 Jamma http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2937 Trinidad 2009451.JPG

Exodus is one of the few bands who do not use a canopy in Panorama, the Canopy was invented by Berti Marshall to protect the pans from the Sun and Rain, it also creates a sound channel, in recent years bands have experimented with and with out the use of the canopy to see whatdifferenceit [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/exodus-steel-orchestra/feed/ 0 Roots of the Steelband Rhythm Section http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/roots-of-the-steelband-rhythm-section/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/roots-of-the-steelband-rhythm-section/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:14:39 +0000 Jamma http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2933

The Steelband was developed from the Tamboo Bamboo bands of Trinidad, players would hollow out Bamboo sticks and cut them to variouslengths to create a variety of different pitches, and these were beaten on the ground to pulsating percussive rhythms. Many of the bands would parade the streets at Carnival time. These bands had names [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/roots-of-the-steelband-rhythm-section/feed/ 0 Courtney Pine http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/courtney-pine/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/courtney-pine/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:31:41 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2896

Courtney Pine is one of the Worlds leading Jazz Musicians. No one better embodies the dramatic transformation in the British Jazz scene over the past few years than Courtney Pine. The saxophonist heads a new generation of exciting and innovative musicians who have chosen to turn their talents to the demanding requirements of jazz music, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/courtney-pine/feed/ 1 Kenny Lynch http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/kenny-lynch/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/kenny-lynch/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:19:43 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2891

Kenny Lynch was once Britains best known all round black entertainer. Born 18 March 1939, Stepney, London, England. Britain’s best-known black all-round entertainer has been a television personality for three decades. The youngest of 13 children, he first appeared on stage at the age of 12 with his sister, singer Maxine Daniels. At 16 he [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/kenny-lynch/feed/ 1 The Book of Negroes: 1783 & 2007 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 Black History Month – Why we still need it http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-month-why-we-still-need-it/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-month-why-we-still-need-it/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:03:04 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2679 French Colonial Troops

by P Gregory: Owner Editor of the Black Presence Website. So, Black History Month 2010 is upon us, and as I sit here and take a breather after working hard to get the website to a state of readiness, I wonder how long it will be before the mud starts flying? Black History Month, is [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-month-why-we-still-need-it/feed/ 3