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Blackpresence » Men http://www.blackpresence.co.uk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Four very British Race Rows..Almost http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2012/01/british-race-rows/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2012/01/british-race-rows/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:44:04 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6972 Race in the Media

If , like me, you keep an eye on the British media and the way that it reports race, then you will not have let events of December 2011 go unnoticed. Seasoned observers of the media will recognise that headlines seem to be on a perpetual carousel, every now and again base reuse its [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2012/01/british-race-rows/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 Giles Heron – Footballer http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/giles-heron-footballer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/giles-heron-footballer/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:00:41 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6927

Giles Heron became the first Afro-Caribbean player to play first team football for Celtic. Heron scored on his debut, a 2-1 win against Morton during the 1951-52 season and was quickly bestowed the nicknames “Black Flash” and “Black Arrow”. Giles Heron became the first Afro-Caribbean player to play first team football for Celtic. Heron scored [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/giles-heron-footballer/feed/ 0 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 Paul Robeson, the Gentle Gentleman http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/paul-robeson-the-gentle-gentleman/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/paul-robeson-the-gentle-gentleman/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:00:45 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6915

Paul Robeson last visited North Staffordshire on October 31, 1958 when he appeared at the Victoria Hall, Hanley, as part of his final British tour. Accompanied onstage by his longtime friend and associate Lawrence Brown, Robeson had a programme for the evening that was, as usual, extremely varied. Over the years he had extended his [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/paul-robeson-the-gentle-gentleman/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 Miracle at St Anna+Cy Grant on film http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/miracle-at-stanna-cy-grant/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/miracle-at-stanna-cy-grant/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:02:01 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6777 Remembering Cy Grant & Miracle at St Anna

Remembering Cy Grant & Miracle at St Anna

29th October. Two archive films (incl. SONGS OF PROTEST) in the morning for our tribute event to the late great, Cy Grant, introduced by Arthur Torrington of the Windrush Society. In the afternoon we have an introduced and rare screening (formerly ‘banned’ by the distributors) of Spike Lee’s WW2 film, Miracle at St. Anna. Audiences [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/miracle-at-stanna-cy-grant/feed/ 0 Former UPS man takes his case to the Court of Appeal. http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/former-ups-man-takes-his-case-to-the-court-of-appeal/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/former-ups-man-takes-his-case-to-the-court-of-appeal/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:01:06 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6707 Clive Henry vs UPS

Clive Henry Accuses UPS Ltd of Racial Discrimination, Lawsuit Now Pending Before Court of Appeal in London & the European Human Rights Commission in Belgium. Clive Henry Vs UPS Ltd - Race Discrimination Case I worked at UPS Ltd for 11 years, with 100% attendance for seven years. I had NEVER received any disciplinary action before. In January 2008 I was asked by Manager [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/former-ups-man-takes-his-case-to-the-court-of-appeal/feed/ 0 Dwight Johnson http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/dwight-johnson/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/dwight-johnson/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:38:35 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6761

http://www.badassoftheweek.com/dwightjohnson.html You don’t really think of Vietnam as being a tank warfare kind of affair. Sure, there were plenty of intense, groin-crushing battles fought during the vicious multi-year slugfest through the jungles of Southeast Asia, but most of these showdowns were the ambush / search-and-destroy sort of events, with infantrymen slogging through armpit-deep mud, fighting [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/dwight-johnson/feed/ 0 Open the Door for Black Coaches http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/open-the-door-for-black-coaches/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/open-the-door-for-black-coaches/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:30:37 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6710 Andrew Palmer

Open the Door for Black Coaches Submitted Article by Carla Palmer There are 92 professional football clubs in the UK and about 25% of the players are black. Despite the fact that the number of black players has continued to rise there are only two black managers. This situation is contributed to by a lack [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/open-the-door-for-black-coaches/feed/ 0 Captain Paul Cuffe http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/captain-paul-cuffe/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/captain-paul-cuffe/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:03:29 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=5694 Cuffe

(NEW BEDFORD, Mass.) — It took nearly two hundred years but New Bedford now has a lasting tribute to Captain Paul Cuffe in the form of a park, dedicated today in his honor at the southern foot of historic Johnny Cake Hill. Paul Cuffe (1759-1817) was the free-born son of an African father and a [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/captain-paul-cuffe/feed/ 0 REMEMBERING CY GRANT http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/remembering-cy-grant/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/remembering-cy-grant/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:21:31 +0000 Torrington http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=4256

REMEMBERING CY GRANT Triple Bill celebrating the life of Guyanese lawyer, singer, writer, broadcaster, cultural activist, actor. In the drama They Met in a City: The Encyclopaedist (tx 11/4/61). BBC. Written by John Mortimer. 30min), a salesman from Trinidad tries to sell a set of encyclopeadia to a housewife on London’s Chelsea-Fulham border. The documentary [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/remembering-cy-grant/feed/ 0 Operation Hope & Recovery – Postponed http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/operation-hope-recovery-postponed/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/operation-hope-recovery-postponed/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:50:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=4146 Operation Hope and Recovery

Dear Friends, Operation Hope & Recovery scheduled for Friday night 16 September at Marsham Street has been postponed due to clashes with a number of other community events. It is now scheduled for late October and details will be posted on the website shortly. Thanks for your commitment to making a difference. This is a small glitch in [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/operation-hope-recovery-postponed/feed/ 0 Tawergha, Libya, Black City, reported depopulated http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/tawergha-black-cit-reported-depopulated/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/tawergha-black-cit-reported-depopulated/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:07:48 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=4141 Black Libyans are now suffering at the hands of the Rebels

Black Libyans are now suffering at the hands of the Rebels

Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr., reacting to reports in The Wall Street Journal has called for an investigation by the International Criminal Court into the reported killings of Black Libyans in the city of Tawergha. Rep. Jackson also tells The Black Star News he will ask that U.S. assistance for reconstruction and transition to democracy in Libya be conditional. The Wall [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/tawergha-black-cit-reported-depopulated/feed/ 0 Henry Jerome http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/henry-jerome/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/henry-jerome/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:36:57 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3911 Henry (Harry) Jerome

Henry “Harry” Winston Jerome, OC (September 30, 1940 – December 7, 1982) was a Canadian track and field runner. He was the Grandson of John Howard, a Railway Porter who represented Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, he moved to North Vancouver at age 12. In 1970 he was made [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/henry-jerome/feed/ 3 Paul Robeson http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/paul-robeson/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/paul-robeson/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:10:50 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3895

Paul Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American concert singer (bass-baritone), recording artist, athlete and actor who became noted for his political radicalism and activism in the Civil Rights Movement. Robeson was the first major concert star to popularize the performance of Negro Spirituals. He was the first Black actor [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/paul-robeson/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 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 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 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 Growing with Pan http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/growing-with-pan/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/growing-with-pan/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 15:53:31 +0000 Jamma http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2931

The Steel pan is a beautiful creation originated in Trinidad & Tobago in the late 19.30′s and is the only orchestral family of acoustic musical instruments to be invented in the 20th century. With instruments ranging from low bass to high sopranos, all made out of the same raw material (oil drums) makes this invention [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/growing-with-pan/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 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 Blog:: Television anti-Blackness..? http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/blog-television-anti-blackness/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/blog-television-anti-blackness/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:02:13 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3157 Natural Hair Styles

Why is it that most, if not all Black men on television are bald, without hair on their heads? The distinguishable curly, or Afro-textured, hair of Black People is missing, or ‘deleted’. All Black men must be without hair on television, it seems. And all Black Women must have straight hair, not at all curly. Black [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/blog-television-anti-blackness/feed/ 16 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 I & I: The Natural Mystics: Marley, Tosh and Wailer http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/i-i-the-natural-mystics-marley-tosh-and-wailer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/i-i-the-natural-mystics-marley-tosh-and-wailer/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:00:12 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3104 I & I:

I & I: The Natural Mystics: Marley, Tosh and Wailer By Colin Grant Published by Jonathan Cape on 27th January 2011 in hardback, priced £20 Over one dramatic decade, a trio of Trench Town R&B crooners, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley, swapped their 1960s Brylcreem hairdos and two-tone suits for 1970s [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/i-i-the-natural-mystics-marley-tosh-and-wailer/feed/ 0 A Death in the Family – Why aren’t men allowed to Grieve? http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/a-death-in-the-family-why-arent-men-allowed-to-grieve/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/a-death-in-the-family-why-arent-men-allowed-to-grieve/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:10:55 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3009 The Empty Chair

For those of you who have followed this site from the beginning, will know that over the last couple of years I have been an active contributor. Recently though, I haven’t been around as I needed some time to gather my thoughts following the recent death of my father. This post isn’t [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/02/a-death-in-the-family-why-arent-men-allowed-to-grieve/feed/ 2 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 Prostate Cancer – What’s stopping you? 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 The Archaeology of Black Britain http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/the-archaeology-of-black-britain/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/the-archaeology-of-black-britain/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:26:03 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2587 Black romans were Stationed in Britain

“The Archaeology of Black Britain: Approaches, Methods and Possible Solutions” Case study: North African soldiers at Aballava (Burgh-by-Sands) Richard Paul Benjamin, Postgraduate Researcher University of Liverpool Alan M. Greaves, Lecturer University of Liverpool There is an on-going debate regarding the presence or otherwise of black people in Britain in antiquity. The basic problem with this [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/the-archaeology-of-black-britain/feed/ 2 John Conteh-Boxer http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/john-conteh-boxer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/john-conteh-boxer/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:31:32 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2585 John Conteh - Boxer

John Conteh was born in Liverpool in 1951, to an Irish mother and Sierra Leonean father. He was raised in a rough neighbourhood, and his father encouraged him to box at the Kirkby Athletic Club when he was 10 to keep him from joining the local gangs. John excelled in boxing, As an amateur boxer, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/john-conteh-boxer/feed/ 1 John Richard Archer – Britains first Black Mayor – 1913 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/john-richard-archer-britains-first-black-mayor-1913/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/john-richard-archer-britains-first-black-mayor-1913/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:40:08 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2426

John Richard Archer was Britain’s first black Mayor. He was also the first black person to hold Civic Office in Britain as Councillor, Alderman and then mayor. Archer was born in Liverpool in 1836 to a Barbadian father and an Irish mother. He settled in Battersea in London around 1890 with his black Canadian wife, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/john-richard-archer-britains-first-black-mayor-1913/feed/ 0 Lenny Henry-Comedian http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/lenny-henry-comedian/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/lenny-henry-comedian/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:30:31 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2499 Lenny Henry - Trevor Macdonut

Lenny Henry is one of Britains best known Comedians. Over the last decade Lenny Henry has risen from being a cult star on children’s television to being one of Britain’s best known and loved personalities – who has had a crucial influence on the creation of black-centred comedy and characters. His character creations range from [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/lenny-henry-comedian/feed/ 1 Bernie Grant – MP http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/bernie-grant-mp/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/bernie-grant-mp/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:19:13 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2504 Bernie Grant MP

The Late Bernie Grant was Britain’s foremost black spokesman, a champion of social and racial justice, and a pioneer for diversity. Born in Guyana, and resident in Britain since 1963, Bernie Grant worked as a British Railways clerk,he was also National Union of Public Employees area officer, and as a partisan of the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/bernie-grant-mp/feed/ 2 Len Johnson – Black British Boxer http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/len-johnson-black-british-boxer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/len-johnson-black-british-boxer/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:01:27 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2399 Len-Johnson - Black British Boxer

Len Johnson was a Black British Boxer from Manchester rising through the fairground Boxing Booths. Johnson had an Illustrious career. He started his professional career in 1921although he had fought in boxing booths before turning professional. He used the boxing booths for practise, and in particular the booths of Bill Moore. Moore was a very [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/len-johnson-black-british-boxer/feed/ 1 Joseph Emidy – Musician http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/joseph-emidy-musician/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/joseph-emidy-musician/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:56:28 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2413 Joseph Emidy Performs in Truro, Cornwall

Joseph Emidy Performs in Truro, Cornwall

Joseph Emidy (also spelt Emedy or Emedee) had been second violin in the orchestra of the Lisbon opera house before being pressed into the Royal Navy in 1795. Born in West Africa in c.1775 JOSEPH ANTONIO EMIDY was enslaved as a child by Portuguese traders, taken to Brazil and subsequently Portugal where he became a [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/joseph-emidy-musician/feed/ 0 Rudolph Walker O.B.E http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/rudolph-walker-o-b-e/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/rudolph-walker-o-b-e/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:38:35 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2418 Rudolph Walker - Actor

Rudolph Walker, O.B.E was one of the first black actors in sitcom and broke many barriers as a performer. Working extensively in theatre and becoming the first black person to star in a major television series. Rudolph Walker was one of the first black actors in sitcom and broke many barriers as a performer. Working [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/rudolph-walker-o-b-e/feed/ 0 Ellery Hanley – Black British Rugby Player http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/ellery-hanley-black-british-rugby-player/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/ellery-hanley-black-british-rugby-player/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:13:49 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2391 Ellery Hanley - One of Britains Best Ever Rugby League Players

Ellery Hanley - One of Britains Best Ever Rugby League Players

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/ellery-hanley-black-british-rugby-player/feed/ 0 Nubian Pyramids http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/nubian-pyramids/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/nubian-pyramids/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:50:33 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2381

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/nubian-pyramids/feed/ 0 Jeremy Guscott-Rugby Player http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/jeremy-guscott-rugby-player/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/jeremy-guscott-rugby-player/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:15:51 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2361

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/jeremy-guscott-rugby-player/feed/ 0 Black British Soldiers – Joseph Gasford http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/black-british-soldiers-joseph-gasford/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/black-british-soldiers-joseph-gasford/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:21:03 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2349

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/black-british-soldiers-joseph-gasford/feed/ 0 Black Britons – Race Riots in South Shields and Liverpool http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/black-britons-race-riots-in-south-shields-and-liverpool/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/black-britons-race-riots-in-south-shields-and-liverpool/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:28:21 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2344 Yemeni Protester being led away

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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/black-britons-race-riots-in-south-shields-and-liverpool/feed/ 0 Black People in 18th Century Old Bailey Court Records (pt1) 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 Phil 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. The Old Bailey Online site is one such resource that helps [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/court-records-thomas-robinson-theft-burglary-17th-january-1724/feed/ 1 Tuskeegee Airman http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/tuskeegee-airman/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/tuskeegee-airman/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:57:43 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/tuskeegee-airman/

Tuskeegee Airman, originally uploaded by RickRaven. Fantastic photo of one of the Tuskeegee Airmen]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/tuskeegee-airman/feed/ 1