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/2011/12/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 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 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 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 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/caribbean-uk-film-festival-2011-the-va-london-sun-10-mon-11-july/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/caribbean-uk-film-festival-2011-the-va-london-sun-10-mon-11-july/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:57:55 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3683 This year the Caribbean UK Film Festival 2011, hosted by actor Geff Frances and Charles Thompson MBE founder of the Screen Nation Awards, will explore the themes of fashion, music, sport and culture with a special feature honouring the lifetime achievements of actor Earl Cameron CBE – not to be missed! You are encouraged to [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/caribbean-uk-film-festival-2011-the-va-london-sun-10-mon-11-july/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/attack-the-blacks/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/attack-the-blacks/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:01:02 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3515 Attack the Block or Attack the Blacks? It’s number three in the UK box office, after Thor and Fast Furious. It features a majority Black British cast so how does this film portray black people and what impressions will the tens of thousands of mostly white viewers walk away with? The main characters in the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/attack-the-blacks/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/norman-beaton/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/norman-beaton/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:20:19 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1339 Norman Beaton was a teacher turned actor. He will be best remembered for his role as Peckhams best loved Barber in the hit T.V show ‘Desmonds‘. Norman Lugard Beaton was born in Georgetown Guyana. Beaton attended Queen’s College in Guyana until he was expelled for truancy and bad grades. He was given a second chance [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/norman-beaton/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/everybodys-talking-about-tiana/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/everybodys-talking-about-tiana/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:40:28 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=661 Now that Disney have finally stepped up to the plate and produced an African American Princess, is everyone happy? Of course not, there are those who don’t like the African American Princess Idea, those who don’t like the fact that she doesn’t have a Black Prince. Can Disney ever please everyone, probably not. Related: The [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/everybodys-talking-about-tiana/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-worlds-largest-collection-of-black-movies-books-and-video-on-demand-unveiled-codeblackcom/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-worlds-largest-collection-of-black-movies-books-and-video-on-demand-unveiled-codeblackcom/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:59:43 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=279 SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Dec 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) Brand-New Online Destination for African-Americans Launches As Holiday Shopping Season Begins Codeblack Interactive today unveiled the world’s largest online destination devoted exclusively to African-American movies, books and video on-demand with the launch of www.codeblack.com. The announcement was made by Jeff Clanagan, President of Codeblack Enterprises and Quincy [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-worlds-largest-collection-of-black-movies-books-and-video-on-demand-unveiled-codeblackcom/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/todays-blog-invisible-woman-black-cinema-at-large/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/todays-blog-invisible-woman-black-cinema-at-large/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:31:06 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=269 I surf the web every single day, (sad I know) but I do it looking for great content to bring to you guys.  Well mostly anyway ;D  I often find that a lot of the material is either so short or so in depth that it’s not always suitable. Many of the black blogs I [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/todays-blog-invisible-woman-black-cinema-at-large/feed/ 1