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/2011/10/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   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 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 – 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 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 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 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 & 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 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/run-for-congo-women-3-july/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/run-for-congo-women-3-july/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 22:28:34 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3395 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,  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 their lives. [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/run-for-congo-women-3-july/feed/ 0 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 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 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/prostate-cancer-whats-stopping-you/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/prostate-cancer-whats-stopping-you/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:49:55 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2752 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 with [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/prostate-cancer-whats-stopping-you/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/denise-lewis-athlete/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/denise-lewis-athlete/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:15:17 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2253 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/denise-lewis-athlete/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/millie-christine-dead-s-o-11-oct-1912-p1/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/millie-christine-dead-s-o-11-oct-1912-p1/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:43:14 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/millie-christine-dead-s-o-11-oct-1912-p1/ 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]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/millie-christine-dead-s-o-11-oct-1912-p1/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/black-hair-how-you-look-after-it/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/black-hair-how-you-look-after-it/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:14:15 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2196 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/black-hair-how-you-look-after-it/feed/ 2 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/2010/05/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/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/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/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/dame-kelly-holmes-athlete/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/dame-kelly-holmes-athlete/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:18:03 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1481 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/dame-kelly-holmes-athlete/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/2009/09/the-battle-for-brixton/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/the-battle-for-brixton/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:40:16 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1094 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 Report 1981 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/the-battle-for-brixton/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/black-british-reading-list/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/black-british-reading-list/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:57:24 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1018 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 Power-The History of Black people in Britain by Peter Fryer (Pluto Press 1984) Black England-Life before Emancipation by Gretchen Gerzina (John Murray,1995) Black Settlers in Britain [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/black-british-reading-list/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/africa-least-integrated-but-worst-hit-by-the-crisis/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/africa-least-integrated-but-worst-hit-by-the-crisis/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:22:26 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=838 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>>]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/africa-least-integrated-but-worst-hit-by-the-crisis/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/a-tale-of-a-forgotten-people-pt1/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/a-tale-of-a-forgotten-people-pt1/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:01:12 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=799 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/a-tale-of-a-forgotten-people-pt1/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/news-alert-serial-killer-may-be-on-the-loose-and-hes-murdering-black-women/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/news-alert-serial-killer-may-be-on-the-loose-and-hes-murdering-black-women/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:40:09 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=626 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/news-alert-serial-killer-may-be-on-the-loose-and-hes-murdering-black-women/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/exploring-the-life-of-an-afro-european-virtuoso-through-verse-and-violin/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/exploring-the-life-of-an-afro-european-virtuoso-through-verse-and-violin/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:31:53 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=578 Listen to Beethoven’s famed Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47, commonly called the Kreutzer Sonata after the French violinist Rodolphe Kreutzer. It is sometimes assumed that Beethoven originally dedicated the sonata to Kreutzer. In reality, Kreutzer never could perform the sonata. Instead, he reportedly told Beethoven the piece was “impossible to play” — [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/exploring-the-life-of-an-afro-european-virtuoso-through-verse-and-violin/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/community-experts-hope-new-national-mental-health-agency-will-not-sideline-race-equality/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/community-experts-hope-new-national-mental-health-agency-will-not-sideline-race-equality/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:20:20 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=558 Improvements for patients and carers In an announcement this week, the Care Services Minister Phil Hope said that this new organisation will ensure that national mental health policies bring about real improvements for patients and carers.‘The National Mental Health Development Unit will make sure that mental health services around the country continue to go from [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/community-experts-hope-new-national-mental-health-agency-will-not-sideline-race-equality/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/african-americans-still-getting-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/african-americans-still-getting-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:19:50 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=492 http://www.blackcommentator.com/213/213_along_the_color_line_global_inequality_marable_ed_bd.html In the past 20 years in the United States, where deregulation and privatization has been carried to extremes, we are witnessing a phenomenon that the media has described as “the very rich” leaving “the merely rich” behind. The exponential growth of America’s “super-rich” is a direct product of the near-elimination of capital gains taxes, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/african-americans-still-getting-the-thin-end-of-the-wedge/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/senegal-news-recap-for-february-09/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/senegal-news-recap-for-february-09/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:03:18 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=407   Senegal-Bonus for rice farmers For Senegalese rice farmers like Pape Alioune Seck the food crisis is a blessing in disguise in a country that until recently imported three-quarters of this staple from Asia.”Two years ago, the Senegalese rediscovered rice from the river valley,” said the 32-year-old rice farmer. The change is answering the dreams [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/senegal-news-recap-for-february-09/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/john-alcindor-physician-18731924/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/john-alcindor-physician-18731924/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:13:20 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=312 John Alcindor (1873-1924) was a physician who was instrumental in the formation of the African Progress Union (APU). He was born in Trinidad and attended St Mary’s College, a private school, in Port of Spain. Alcindor won one of the four Island Scholarships to attend medical school at Edinburgh University, Scotland from which he graduated [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/john-alcindor-physician-18731924/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/dr-alexa-canady/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/dr-alexa-canady/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:44:07 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=277 DR. ALEXA I. CANADY (1950-) is the first black female neurosurgeon. Canady was born November 7, 1950, to Clinton and Elizabeth Canady. Her father was a dentist, and her mother served as president of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, in addition to other civic affairs. The family lived just outside Lansing, Michigan. Canady and her brother [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/dr-alexa-canady/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/hypertension-develops-early-silently-in-african-american-men/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/hypertension-develops-early-silently-in-african-american-men/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:56:19 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=241 Young and healthy African-American men have higher central blood pressure and their blood vessels are stiffer compared to their white counterparts, signs that the African American men are developing hypertension early and with little outward sign, according to a new study. While the study found that central blood pressure the pressure in the aorta, near [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/hypertension-develops-early-silently-in-african-american-men/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/is-a-united-states-of-africa-possible/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/is-a-united-states-of-africa-possible/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:40:32 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=185 Watch the debate regarding whether a United states of Africa is Possible or even Desirable.]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/is-a-united-states-of-africa-possible/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/progress-toward-reducing-the-black-white-disparity-in-breast-cancer-mortality/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/progress-toward-reducing-the-black-white-disparity-in-breast-cancer-mortality/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:01:21 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=64 The Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force delivered its first report to the community, one year after releasing a major report that outlined more than 30 recommendations for action.]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/progress-toward-reducing-the-black-white-disparity-in-breast-cancer-mortality/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/mary-seacole/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/mary-seacole/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:47:45 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=50 Mary Seacole is, without a doubt one of the unsung heroines of British History. She was one of the two famous women who aided British troops in the Crimea.]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/mary-seacole/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/1998/02/black-marine-barred-from-suing-mod/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/1998/02/black-marine-barred-from-suing-mod/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 1998 22:05:43 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1441 A former Royal Marine who claims he suffered violent racial abuse while a member of the forces was barred by the High Court from suing the Ministry of Defence for pounds 750,000 damages yesterday. Deputy judge John Griffith Williams ruled that Mark Parchment had left it too long to bring an action after he went [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/1998/02/black-marine-barred-from-suing-mod/feed/ 0