Posted on 27 October 2011.
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 ...
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Posted on 27 July 2011.
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 opportunity to fall ...
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Posted on 04 July 2011.
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. 1864: ...
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Posted on 21 June 2011.
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, the extent ...
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Posted on 19 May 2011.
Run for Congo Women 3 July...and help women traumatised by the human conflict to rebuild their lives Take part in our 10K Run for Congo, in Regents Park, London, Â on 3 July and help women devastated by the human conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (where 5.5 million have died) to rebuild ...
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Posted on 30 March 2011.
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. The campaign ...
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Posted on 28 March 2011.
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 ground cloves 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp turmeric 2 tomatoes, chopped 1 sweet potato, ...
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Posted on 07 October 2010.
What is stopping you man, what is stopping you from living the live that was meant for you? Is it the fear of the doctor? Is it the fear of showing your parts to a doctor? Or the probing, or the intrusive tests? Is it your ignorance, in that you know something is wrong ...
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Posted on 23 August 2010.
Denise Lewis is a Black British Athlete, a superb all-round talent. Denise progressed to the highest world-class at the heptathlon, her highest accolade was the Olympic gold medal she won in Sydney. She achieved a best of 5277 points in her first year at the event in 1989. She was Britain's woman athlete of the year ...
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Posted on 25 July 2010.
Millie-Christine Dead - S.O. 11 Oct. 1912 p1, originally uploaded by snap-happy1. An unsympathetic news report regarding African American Siamese Twins. Who Died in 1912
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Posted on 19 July 2010.
If like me, you are sitting there thinking, huh this old chestnut again then I'm sorry, but I have serious issues dealing with my black hair and how to look after it. I guess it should start by stating that I'm mixed race so my hair is neither European hair or African Hair. It is ...
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Posted on 08 June 2010.
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 ...
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Posted on 02 May 2010.
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 they desire and NEED out ...
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Posted on 02 May 2010.
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 ...
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Posted on 07 April 2010.
'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 ...
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Posted on 11 March 2010.
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 features alongside ...
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Posted on 16 February 2010.
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. The ...
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Posted on 07 January 2010.
Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE MBE (born 19 April 1970) is a retired British middle distance athlete. She specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She set British records in numerous events and still holds the records over the ...
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Posted on 14 October 2009.
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 ...
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Posted on 21 September 2009.
In the Early 1980's the tensions of inner City Living and intense policing collided. Rioting erupted in inner city London. This film shows some of the events of the 1981 Brixton riots. Were you there? Do you know anyone who was there who participated in the disturbances? Related Links: The Met The Scarman ...
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Posted on 18 September 2009.
A reading list of books related to the ongoing black presence in Britain, Slavery, colonialism and black Settlement in the U.K The list is by no means exhaustive! Staying ...
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Posted on 30 April 2009.
Even though it is the least integrated with the global economy, Africa may be the worst hit region by the global economic crisis. Each of the four channels through which the crisis is affecting Africa has a particularly nefarious impact. Read full article>>
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Posted on 29 April 2009.
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 introduction of ...
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Posted on 14 April 2009.
A Tale of a Forgotten People By Vava Tampa Outside public eyes in a remote corner of Africa and literally under the world's radar screen, a country is sinking in a river of blood! Mothers crying! Fathers and sons trading hot metals! Neighbours, in alliance with local armed groups, seething through the thick dense forest to ...
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Posted on 25 March 2009.
MediaTakeOut,com just learned that police in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. are concerned that there may be a serial killer who is targeting Black mothers and their teenage daughters. And the killer appears to be preying on women in Prince Georges County, Maryland - the county with the highest concentration of affluent African Americans in ...
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