Posted on 24 June 2011.
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 Rumina Sethi challenges postcolonial critics to put their ...
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Posted on 21 June 2011.
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 Manchester, Liverpool and London Thursday 30 ...
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Posted on 20 June 2011.
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 Education ...
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Posted on 31 May 2011.
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 30, 1904), ...
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Posted on 24 May 2011.
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 ...
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Posted on 05 May 2011.
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 Britain's ...
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Posted on 04 May 2011.
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 ...
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Posted on 27 April 2011.
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 a ...
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Posted on 08 April 2011.
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 Women ...
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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 29 March 2011.
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 battle fatigues and dreadlocks to ...
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Posted on 11 February 2011.
  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 asking ...
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Posted on 11 November 2010.
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, in ...
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Posted on 11 November 2010.
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 joined Ed Nichol's ...
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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 26 September 2010.
"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 kind of research has ...
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Posted on 24 September 2010.
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, ...
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Posted on 21 September 2010.
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, there they ...
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Posted on 21 September 2010.
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 Brixton's favourite ...
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Posted on 16 September 2010.
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 Black Trade Unionists ...
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Posted on 13 September 2010.
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 respected boxing ...
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Posted on 06 September 2010.
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 virtuoso ...
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Posted on 04 September 2010.
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 extensively ...
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Posted on 01 September 2010.
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 ...
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Posted on 31 August 2010.
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 ...
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