Ellery Hanley was one of Britain's Greatest Rugby Players. On November 26th 1978 Ellery Hanley made his debut in which 'Northern' won 30-18. Over the following 6 years with Bradford, Hanley made 126 appearances scoring phenomenal 89 tries. Undoubtedly his greatest season for the club came in 1984/85 when he scored 55 tries in only 37 appearances, a ...

When you think of the Pyramids, we all tend to think of the massive Pyramids in Eygypt.  However, many historians overlooked the Pyramids of Nubia.  Over 800 years after the Last Pyramids in Eygypt were built, Pyramids were being built in Nubia in the Hundred and Eleventh Cataract. El-Kurru, Nuri and Meroe. The area of the ...

Jeremy Guscott was one of Britains finest Rugby players in the 1990's. He Made his international debut in 1989 against Romania. A few weeks later he went with the Loins to Australia. He appeared in the last test for scored a famous match winning try. Jerry went on to win 3 Grand Slams with England ...

Far from Home; A Brief Record of the Life, Military Service and Death of Joseph Gasford; A Black Bandsman of the 89th Foot; Late of St. Domingo and Gosport, Hampshire. By John D Ellis. Joseph Gasford was born in French governed St. Domingo, (modern day Haiti and the Domincan Republic), in 1785. Whether he was ...

Black Britons - Race Riots in South Shields The first race riots to take place in Britain were in South Shields (Tyneside). A number of Arab and Somali seamen had settled there in the 1860's, and theses populations were added to by West African and West Indian Seamen who settled in North shields before the First ...

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. The Old Bailey Online site is one such resource ...

Tuskeegee Airman, originally uploaded by RickRaven. Fantastic photo of one of the Tuskeegee Airmen

The recent report published Universities UK, which represents vice-chancellors, in which it concluded that University tuition fees should more than double to 6,500 Pounds per year is once again a reminder of just how expensive higher education is in Britain today. The above report is to be taken into account by the new Coalition Government in ...

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 ...

Lennox Lewis was Britains last Heavyweight Champion boxer. Despite a reputedly high, undisclosed personal wealth, Lennox Lewis remains one of the most likeable sporting personalities of this century. Lennox Claudius Lewis was born in Stratford, London on 2 September 1965. His names could not be more aptly chosen as Lennox is Gaelic and means 'chieftain' ...

This clip from a War Department film shows African-American soldiers being trained for combat during World War 2. The Tuskegee Airmen are seen flying fighter planes in the U.S., while other soldiers train in arctic conditions. There's no year given, but it's probably 1942 or 1943.

Throughout History the role of the black soldier has been underplayed in Western Armies. Black people have fought in all the Major European Armies including those of Poland and Germany. African American troops fought in Both world Wars and subsequent conflicts. African colonial troops fought in the First World War in Europe. Look through the images ...