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/2011/10/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 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 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/vogue-apologizes-for-slavery-trend-piece/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/vogue-apologizes-for-slavery-trend-piece/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:02:39 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3875 Italian Vogue apologizes for Slavery trend piece. Digs hole deeper: Periodically, fashion has its Zoolander moments—those idiotic decisions by arbiters of the industry that trivialize real human suffering for the sake of controversy. In the 2001 parody movie there was the homeless-inspired Derelicte clothing line. In real life, there was the Duncan Quinn ad with [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/vogue-apologizes-for-slavery-trend-piece/feed/ 0 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 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 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 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/naomi-campbell-compared-to-chocolate-bar/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/naomi-campbell-compared-to-chocolate-bar/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:04:32 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3423 Naomi Campbell vs. Cadbury Model Naomi Campbell says she’s considering legal action in response to an ad that compares her to a Dairy Milk Bliss bar. A new ad for Cadbury chocolate is leaving a bitter taste with Naomi Campbell. The supermodel is looking at “every option available,” including legal action, in response to a [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/naomi-campbell-compared-to-chocolate-bar/feed/ 2 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/experts-say-cell-phones-are-carcinogenic/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/experts-say-cell-phones-are-carcinogenic/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 19:44:47 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3418 Experts say Cell-Phones are possibly Carcinogenic to Humans, classify in same category as DDT By Maria Cheng, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press ..LONDON - An international panel of experts says cellphones are possibly carcinogenic to humans after reviewing details from dozens of published studies. The statement was issued in Lyon, France, on Tuesday [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/experts-say-cell-phones-are-carcinogenic/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/cameron-attacks-top-universities-about-low-black-entrance/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/cameron-attacks-top-universities-about-low-black-entrance/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:03:49 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3177 The Prime Minister , David Cameron this week criticised Oxford University for only admitting One black student in 2010, a figure Oxford University dispute, Mr Cameron was answering questions from members of the public at a “PM Direct” event in Harrogate in North Yorkshire. “I saw figures the other day that showed that only one [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/04/cameron-attacks-top-universities-about-low-black-entrance/feed/ 3 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 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/win-2-tickets-to-see-arrested-development-13th-october/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/win-2-tickets-to-see-arrested-development-13th-october/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 22:24:30 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2795 This competition is now closed. ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT & M3NSA, BARBICAN, 13th OCTOBER Black Presence is proud to announce that the Barbican is giving away 2 free tickets to see Arrested development and M3nsa Live at the Barbican on October 13th. All you have to do to win is to answer the question about Arrested Development [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/win-2-tickets-to-see-arrested-development-13th-october/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-refreshed-by-bournes-latest/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-refreshed-by-bournes-latest/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:09:27 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2286 Black British History went through something of a coming out party in the late 1990′s and early naughties. Real interest arose in the contributions of Black people in Britain and The Internet brought forth a whole plethora of sites and snippets of information all with the aim of finally setting the history books straight. However, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-refreshed-by-bournes-latest/feed/ 8 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-month-black-presence-on-your-radio/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-month-black-presence-on-your-radio/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2010 12:26:33 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2715 Tonight I’ll be a Guest on BBC Radio Nottinghams Afro Caribbean Show. We will be talking about whether or not Black History Month is still releavant in 2010. From 8pm with Reya El-Salahi. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/nottingham/hi/tv_and_radio/]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-month-black-presence-on-your-radio/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/new-book-highlights-prison-injustice/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/new-book-highlights-prison-injustice/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:02:47 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2303 Occasionally here at blackpresence we get sent manuscripts advertising upcoming books. We always try to support quality work our online community, none more so than the upcoming book “Almost British” from Author Olivea M Ebanks. The Passion that this book is written with shines through. Olivea’s determination, not just to take on the establishment and [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/new-book-highlights-prison-injustice/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/are-black-non-profits-drowning/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/are-black-non-profits-drowning/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:51:40 +0000 Samantha Watson http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2258 Black non-profit organisations are fighting for air as they currently feel the financial squeeze. Funding, funding and more funding is what nearly every non-profit organisation wants or fears they may not receive. The other pulling factor is that their valuable work is not being recognised. So what you will find is that many organisations end [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/are-black-non-profits-drowning/feed/ 3 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/annie-gross-tried-for-murder-1912/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/annie-gross-tried-for-murder-1912/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:12:48 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2186 Annie Gross was a black entertainer from America. She and her husband Harry had been working in New York before touring British Music Halls. Harry Gross had left Annie for an actress called Jessie Mackintosh, they were living in actors lodgings in Coram Street, Central London. 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/2010/07/black-routes-launches-move-on-up-a-professional-development-programme-for-artists/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/black-routes-launches-move-on-up-a-professional-development-programme-for-artists/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:13:09 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2116 Eleven artists have now been selected for the first round of this annual programme from a long-list of 40 nominated by members of the Black Routes network, alongside producers, promoters, DJs and other industry professionals. This July, the group will undertake an intensive week of training in the beautiful and inspirational surroundings of Dartington Arts [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/07/black-routes-launches-move-on-up-a-professional-development-programme-for-artists/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/06/save-our-young-people/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/06/save-our-young-people/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:17:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2009 Rev Carl F Ellis is founder of Project Joseph. He is a well known Afro-American speaker and teacher from the USA, editor of “Saving Our Sons” and also editor of the well known ‘Precepts for Living’ a leading personal study guide and annual commentary. He has a ministry advising Afro-American pastors on the challenges affecting [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/06/save-our-young-people/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/the-uprising-festival/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/the-uprising-festival/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 14:28:35 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1967 The Uprising Festival will take place at O2 Academy Brixton on Saturday 19th June 2010. It features 4 great Jamaican artists Barrington Levy, Freddie McGregor, Cocoa Tea and Stevie Face, and is hosted by Levi Roots (Reggae Reggae Sauce). As well as a celebration of Reggae Music, it is also a father’s day weekend celebration [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/05/the-uprising-festival/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/african-voices-book-launch-2/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/african-voices-book-launch-2/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:58:01 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1886 Article By Kwaku – britishblackmusic.com A free conference, which for the first time in the UK music industry’s history, drew upon the widest constituency, from key to marginalised stakeholders, plus ministerial representation, took place Tuesday March 23 2010, at the House Of Commons. The Copyright + Music Industry + Music Industry Education: 2010, Where Are [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/african-voices-book-launch-2/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/nyansapo-radio-thriving-african-owned-media/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/nyansapo-radio-thriving-african-owned-media/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:58:43 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1856 Yesterday I received an email from the ligali website. Ligali describes itself as a Pan Africanist human rights Organisation. Ligali Often send me their updates and newsletters, which depending on whether I have a moment to myself I read and digest or sadly leave them to quickly disappear in the the tides of messages in [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/nyansapo-radio-thriving-african-owned-media/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/actor-wil-johnson-joins-forces-with-transplant-patients/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/actor-wil-johnson-joins-forces-with-transplant-patients/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:16 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1845 Actor Wil Johnson joins forces with transplant patients in new TV Campaign to encourage more Black donors Established actor, Wil Johnson has joined forces with NHS Blood and Transplant to lend further support to a new campaign designed to increase the number of people from BME communities on the NHS Organ Donor Register. The actor [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/actor-wil-johnson-joins-forces-with-transplant-patients/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/africanblack-media-must-unite-to-deliver-clear-message/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/africanblack-media-must-unite-to-deliver-clear-message/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:26:44 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1837 BlackPresence website is now 12 years old and many changes have befallen the internet since its inception. We have gone from a time when there was hardly any black presence on the Internet to having a massive amount of black owned, black run websites, all singing their own songs. It has long occurred to me [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/africanblack-media-must-unite-to-deliver-clear-message/feed/ 15 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/moira-stuart-gets-job-back-at-the-bbc/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/moira-stuart-gets-job-back-at-the-bbc/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:00:19 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1520 Moira Stuart has accepted another job at the BBC, on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Radio 2. Stewart who was Britain’s first African-Caribbean female newsreader became? the subject of huge controversy when she originally left the BBC in 2007, with many observers concluding the BBC was intent on getting rid of its middle-aged female [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/01/moira-stuart-gets-job-back-at-the-bbc/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/obama-wins-nobel-peace-prize/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/obama-wins-nobel-peace-prize/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:32:22 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1254 President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on the 9th of October 2009. I what many see as a shock decision Obama was awarded the Prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples”. Many observers publicly stated that they felt that it as “too early” in Mr Obamas Presidency [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/obama-wins-nobel-peace-prize/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/mixed-race-couple-confronted-with-racist-question-stalked-then-gunned-down-in-arizona/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/mixed-race-couple-confronted-with-racist-question-stalked-then-gunned-down-in-arizona/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:02:08 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1248 PHOENIX, AZ — Phoenix police say the gunning down of an interracial couple by a stranger in a local Phoenix park is being investigated as a possible hate crime. A 39-year-old white female was shot to death after being confronted with a racist question about being with her black boyfriend, Jeffrey Wellmaker. The couple was [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/10/mixed-race-couple-confronted-with-racist-question-stalked-then-gunned-down-in-arizona/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/oak-bluffs-summers-home-for-elite-blacks/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/oak-bluffs-summers-home-for-elite-blacks/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:32:56 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=959 Washington Post Staff Writer DeNeen L. Brown wrote an interesting? August 20, 2009 About how Americas Elite blacks are flocking to Martha’s Vineyard to take their annual holidays. Over the 4 page web article. Brown highlights the fact that this isn’t a new phenomenon, but a generational thing. Black families have been attracted to the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/oak-bluffs-summers-home-for-elite-blacks/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/high-flying-adored-15-year-old-girl-pilots-a-plane-coast-to-coast/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/high-flying-adored-15-year-old-girl-pilots-a-plane-coast-to-coast/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:35:58 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=951 This July, 15-year-old Kimberly Anyadike finished a record-breaking flight across the country, becoming what is believed to be the youngest African-American female to pilot an airplane from coast to coast. The adventurous teenager flew from Compton Woodley Airport in Compton, CA, to Newport News, VA ,and back, making thirteen stops along the way. Her flight [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/high-flying-adored-15-year-old-girl-pilots-a-plane-coast-to-coast/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/the-only-black-man-on-the-titanic/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/the-only-black-man-on-the-titanic/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:16:26 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=942 There was a Haitian man on the Titanic There was a Haitian man on the ship! His uncle was President of Haiti! Joseph Phillippe Lemercier Laroche was the only black man, a Haitian man, to perish in the Titanic; that’s after he saved his wife and kids. Laroche was born in Cap Haitian, Haiti , [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/the-only-black-man-on-the-titanic/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/05/ayo-johnson-vincent-magombe-on-africa-today-part-1/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/05/ayo-johnson-vincent-magombe-on-africa-today-part-1/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 21:49:36 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=873 Western media depiction of African affairs — Part 1 Vincent Magombe Ebere Nzewuji Ben TV Vuyiswa Ngqobongwana.]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/05/ayo-johnson-vincent-magombe-on-africa-today-part-1/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/maersk-alabama-captain-rescued-by-rear-adm-michelle-howards-ship/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/maersk-alabama-captain-rescued-by-rear-adm-michelle-howards-ship/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:57:57 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=855 MAERSK-ALABAMA CAPTAIN RESCUED BY REAR ADM. MICHELLE HOWARD’S SHIP Whoa! Nope, this is one you SURE DIDN’T HEAR on the news. The ship that rescued the Maersk-Alabama’s captain was skippered by a BLACK FEMALE REAR ADMIRAL? Get OUT of here! If you’re like me, you briefly saw her in some news clips, and (like me) [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/maersk-alabama-captain-rescued-by-rear-adm-michelle-howards-ship/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/they-said-dorren-lawrence-2002/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/they-said-dorren-lawrence-2002/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:38:55 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=843 ]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/they-said-dorren-lawrence-2002/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/is-south-africa-on-the-cusp-of-change/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/is-south-africa-on-the-cusp-of-change/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:03:34 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=836 Jacob Zuma is one step away from the Union Buildings – South Africa’s seat of power. Wednesday’s national and provincial elections are certain to see the African National Congress (ANC) leader become the new president of South Africa. But this year’s elections have been different. A new opposition party, hewn from the ruling African National [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/is-south-africa-on-the-cusp-of-change/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/trinidad-carnival-2009-feat-desperadoes-steelband/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/trinidad-carnival-2009-feat-desperadoes-steelband/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:31:56 +0000 Jamma http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=757 Trinidad Carnival 2009 Featuring Desperadoes the Finest steel Orchestra in the World Review by Mighty Jamma The first time I saw Despers, I was with my brother Norman in 1981. They were performing at the Birmingham Odeon, (as part of their UK tour). The whole audience was transfixed, we were amazed with the standard and [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/trinidad-carnival-2009-feat-desperadoes-steelband/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/madonna-malawi-adoption-and-race/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/madonna-malawi-adoption-and-race/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:33:41 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=770 Well It’s been in the news all week, So what do we think? At the end of March the BBC reported: Pop star Madonna is to travel to Malawi in a bid to adopt a baby girl called Mercy James, officials have said. The Reuters news agency was told that the child has “no father [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/madonna-malawi-adoption-and-race/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/1955-black-history-as-seen-through-magazines/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/1955-black-history-as-seen-through-magazines/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:57:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=752 Keeping my eyes open after a short time doing other things last week, hey, a boy has a life you know! I noticed this fantastic set of magazine scans from the 1950s. Whilst the magazines reflect the times,  I simply revelled in the photography and typographic layout, something many modern magazines seem to have forgotten [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/1955-black-history-as-seen-through-magazines/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/lionel-ritchie-hits-out-at-rap/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/lionel-ritchie-hits-out-at-rap/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:34:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=668 As Lionel Ritchie prepares to return to Wales as part of his latest UK tour, he talks to Gavin Allen about his career renaissance, his love life and the death of black music FOR a man synonymous with romantic ballads, Lionel Ritchie hasn’t been particularly lucky in love. Ritchie started his career writing up-tempo club [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/lionel-ritchie-hits-out-at-rap/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/news-alert-serial-killer-may-be-on-the-loose-and-hes-murdering-black-women/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/news-alert-serial-killer-may-be-on-the-loose-and-hes-murdering-black-women/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:40:09 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=626 MediaTakeOut,com just learned that police in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. are concerned that there may be a serial killer who is targeting Black mothers and their teenage daughters. And the killer appears to be preying on women in Prince Georges County, Maryland – the county with the highest concentration of affluent African Americans in [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/news-alert-serial-killer-may-be-on-the-loose-and-hes-murdering-black-women/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/obama-may-be-president-but-dont-take-your-eye-off-the-issues/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/obama-may-be-president-but-dont-take-your-eye-off-the-issues/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:34:01 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=621 Blogger John Ridley points out that whilst the President of the worldsmost powerful country enjoys cosy nights on comfy chatshows, and other African American high flyers like Eric Holder, Michael Steele and Richard Parsons are making headlines the situation is considerably worse for the average African American male. My response to this is, “Yeah, tell us [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/obama-may-be-president-but-dont-take-your-eye-off-the-issues/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 Phil 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 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/caribbean-women-face-double-discrimination/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/caribbean-women-face-double-discrimination/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:44:30 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=581 MANAGUA, Mar 20 (IPS) – The first criminal prosecution for racial discrimination in Nicaragua, in response to a complaint brought by a woman lawmaker in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), has focused attention on the segregationist treatment of indigenous and Afro-Caribbean women in the Caribbean coastal regions. Indigenous and black women make up 52 percent [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/caribbean-women-face-double-discrimination/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/virgin-islands-diageo-lays-out-green-plan-at-czm-hearing-gets-public-support/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/virgin-islands-diageo-lays-out-green-plan-at-czm-hearing-gets-public-support/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:18:42 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=593 The Captain Morgan’s rum distillery planned for St. Croix will release no molasses or other effluent into the sea, instead converting it to organic solids suitable for soil enrichment, Diageo officials told the V.I. Coastal Zone Management committee Wednesday. At the committee’s public hearing on the Diageo CZM permit in the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/virgin-islands-diageo-lays-out-green-plan-at-czm-hearing-gets-public-support/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/hoodies-raid-derby-store/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/hoodies-raid-derby-store/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:24:05 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=560 CASH was stolen from a till when three men wearing hooded tops raided a Derby shop. The shop assistant at the Afro-Caribbean food and fish store, in Upper Dale Road, was pushed out of the way by one of the thieves while another snatched money from the till and the third stood by and watched. [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/hoodies-raid-derby-store/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/sickle-cell-and-deaths-in-custody-conference/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/sickle-cell-and-deaths-in-custody-conference/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:45:54 +0000 User Contibuted Article http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=503 Sickle Cell and Deaths in Custodyconference 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 introduction of specialist custody [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/sickle-cell-and-deaths-in-custody-conference/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/senegal-news-weekly-roundup/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/senegal-news-weekly-roundup/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:45:25 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=498 Senegal/Rwanda: Star Targets Afro-Basket Title AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA 2005 FIBA Africa Championship (Afrobasket) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Boniface Ndong is eager to guide Senegal to their first continental championship … See all stories on this topic Senegal’s Téranga Lions play Oman, Iran in soccer friendlies Le Mali en ligne – Mali Dakar, Senegal – Senegal [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/senegal-news-weekly-roundup/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/round-up-south-african-news/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/round-up-south-african-news/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:34:14 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=495 Senior ANC Official Vows Jacob Zuma will Quit if Convicted of … Voice of America – USA By Darren Taylor South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC) says it’s confident it will win more than 70 percent of the vote when the … See all stories on this topic South Africa considers steps [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/round-up-south-african-news/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/steamship-is-historical-focus/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/steamship-is-historical-focus/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:34:46 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=40 Known for carrying 492 passengers from Jamaica to Britain is a centrepiece of this year's black history season.]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/02/steamship-is-historical-focus/feed/ 0