http://www.blackpresence.co.uk Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:06:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/court-records-thomas-robinson-theft-burglary-17th-january-1724/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/court-records-thomas-robinson-theft-burglary-17th-january-1724/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:45:48 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2227 Part of the Myth that black people have only been living in Britain since the 1950′s has been due to the general inaccessible nature of public records to the masses. In today’s modern world, more and more records are becoming available to people online. 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He had been in a song and dance act [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/annie-gross-tried-for-murder-1912/feed/ 2 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/the-joy-gardner-death/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/the-joy-gardner-death/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:00:58 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1487 The late Mrs.Joy Gardner died on 28.7.93, after being gagged and restrained with a body belt at her home, whilst being served with a deportation order – leaving a 7 year old son. Police officers were charged with manslaughter, and later acquitted. She had come to visit her mother, Myrna Simpson, but overstayed her 6 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/the-joy-gardner-death/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 16:46:53 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1308 ]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/race-riots-in-liverpool-1919/feed/ 0 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 14:40:16 +0000 admin 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/the-black-radicals-william-cuffay/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/the-black-radicals-william-cuffay/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:20:57 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1036 William Cuffay was one of the principle leaders of the Chartist movement, the first mass political movement of the British working class. He was born in Chatham Kent in 1788, the son of an African Slave. Cuffay became a journeyman Taylor. Involving himself in politics, he became the delegate of the Westminster Chartists to the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/the-black-radicals-william-cuffay/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 admin 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/man-shot-by-cop-testifies-to-grand-jury/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/man-shot-by-cop-testifies-to-grand-jury/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:39:14 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=750 A Harris County grand jury on Monday heard from 23-year-old Robert Tolan, who was shot in the chest in front of his home by a Bellaire police officer, leading to accusations of racial profiling. A former minor league ballplayer, Tolan was stopped in front of his home on New Year’s Eve because police believed the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/man-shot-by-cop-testifies-to-grand-jury/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/remembering-john-hope-franklin/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/remembering-john-hope-franklin/#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:31:59 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=638 Oklahoma and the country have lost a great man.John Hope Franklin, revered historian and tireless advocate for equality, died this morning of congestive heart failure. He was 94. FOX 23′s Douglas Clark has more on Franklin’s extraordinary life. Friends describe him as someone who was shy and didn’t particularly like a lot of attention. But [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/remembering-john-hope-franklin/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/post-poll-antiguan-uncertainty/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/post-poll-antiguan-uncertainty/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:12:50 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=617 UNCERTAINTY hangs over the future of Antigua and Barbuda’s second-term government of Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer last week with the filing of four election petitions Thursday (March 19) by the opposition Antigua Labour Party (ALP) in the High Court. RICKEY SINGH The challenging of the declared results involve three of the nine seats won by [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/post-poll-antiguan-uncertainty/feed/ 0