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Blackpresence » Racism http://www.blackpresence.co.uk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Josephine Baker and the Parisian Jazz Age http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2012/01/josephine-baker-and-the-parisian-jazz-age/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2012/01/josephine-baker-and-the-parisian-jazz-age/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:47:55 +0000 doodlemaster http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6959

It’s hard to overestimate the importance of the dancer Josephine Baker in the annals of European Black History in this century. She quite literally changed everything for black artists in Paris, and as a consequence, the world over. Paris was the centre of the artistic and music world at the time Baker exploded onto the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2012/01/josephine-baker-and-the-parisian-jazz-age/feed/ 0 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 Wallace Fard Muhammad http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/wallace-fard-muhammad/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/wallace-fard-muhammad/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:49:22 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6955

Wallace Fard Muhammad was a Minister and founder of the Nation of Islam. He established the Nation of Islam’s first Mosque in Detroit, Michigan in 1930, and ministered his distinctive religion there for three years, before mysteriously disappearing in June 1934. { The Al-Rashid Mosque in Edmonton Alberta, Canada was expected to be the first [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/wallace-fard-muhammad/feed/ 0 Murdoch and Race http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/murdoch-and-race/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/murdoch-and-race/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:01:35 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6937

Contributed Post: By Roddy NewmanWhile the British media has uncovered a number of Rupert Murdoch scandals which have thankfully led to a reduction in his influence in this country, it has not reported, or has barely reported many horrible things which his media empire does in Britain, the US, and Australia. This article is about those overlooked Murdoch scandals. It discusses: 1 crucial aspect of the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/12/murdoch-and-race/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 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 Notting Hill and other stories – Part 2 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/notting-hill-and-other-stories-part-2/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/notting-hill-and-other-stories-part-2/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:01:47 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6816

Accounts experiences of Policing & Governance of NHC 2011 Accounts and experiences of the policing and governance of the Notting Hill Carnival 2011 and the 6.30 shut down of the music for the masquerade bands and steel bands on Carnival Monday 29th August 2011 All the accounts in this document have been made anonymous. The [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/notting-hill-and-other-stories-part-2/feed/ 0 Notting Hill and other stories – Part1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/notting-hill-and-other-stories-part1/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/notting-hill-and-other-stories-part1/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:01:05 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6809 Notting Hill Carnival

Greetings, Time seems to have flown by since August last year when we saw images on our tv screens of our communities again going up in flames after a Black man had died at the hands of the police. It was a signal reminder of how quickly our memories dim when all the media outlets [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/notting-hill-and-other-stories-part1/feed/ 0 New Cross Massacre – Book http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/new-cross-massacre-book/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/new-cross-massacre-book/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:04:38 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6826

GEORGE PADMORE INSTITUTE in association with NEW BEACON BOOKS Invite you to the launch of THE NEW CROSS MASSACRE STORY - INTERVIEWS WITH JOHN LA ROSE prologue by Linton Kwesi Johnson and epilogue by Gus John on Thursday 17 November at 6.30pm George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN The New Cross Massacre Fire took place [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/new-cross-massacre-book/feed/ 0 Mangrove 9 – Event http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/mangrove-9-event/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/mangrove-9-event/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:50:22 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6819 Mangrove Nine

The George Padmore Institute in association with the Black Cultural Archives Invite you to a screening of Mangrove 9 Directed by Franco Rosso Produced by Franco Rosso & John La Rose (1973) On Tuesday 8th November at 7.00pm At the Karibu Education Centre 7 Gresham Road, Brixton SW9 7PH [Nearest under or overground – Brixton] The [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/mangrove-9-event/feed/ 5 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 Malcolm X http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/malcolm-x/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/malcolm-x/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:51:34 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=6717

Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an African American Muslim Minister and Human Rights Activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the Rights of African Americans, a man who indicted White America in the harshest terms for its [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/10/malcolm-x/feed/ 1 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 Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/haile-selassie-emperor-of-ethiopia/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/haile-selassie-emperor-of-ethiopia/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:04:19 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=4384

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Tafari Haile Selassie I (Ge’ez: , “Power of the Trinity”) (23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975), born Tafari Makonnen, was Ethiopia’s Regent from 1916 to 1930, and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. The Heir to a Dynasty that traced its origins to the 13th Century, and from there, by Tradition, back to [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/haile-selassie-emperor-of-ethiopia/feed/ 0 Africville http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/africville/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/africville/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:34:44 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=4382

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africville Africville was a small community located on the southern shore of Bedford Basin, in the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. During the 20th Century, the City of Halifax began to encroach on the southern shores of Bedford Basin, and the community was eventually included as part of the city through Municipal Amalgamation. Africville [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/africville/feed/ 1 Israel and South Africa http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/israel-and-south-africa/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/israel-and-south-africa/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:30:00 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3816

lsrael’s ties with South Africa seem to be especially disturbing to many who follow Israel’s international activities. Perhaps it is natural that Israel has been castigated more harshly for its arms sales to South Africa than for its sales to other countries: first, because there has been for a decade an arms embargo against South [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/israel-and-south-africa/feed/ 2 Alexandre Dumas http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/alexandre-dumas/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/alexandre-dumas/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:30:37 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3873 Dumas

Alexandre Dumas was the Grandson of a French Nobleman, and a Haitian slave. http://www.gradesaver.com/author/alexandre-dumas/ When a mulatto general from Napoleon’s army retired to the small northeastern town of Villers-Cotterets, France, little did the natives know that their town was now destined to become the birthplace of the great Alexandre Dumas. On July 24, 1802 the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/alexandre-dumas/feed/ 0 “Shadeism” Is Just Another Name For Colourism… http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/shadeism-is-just-another-name-for-colourism/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/shadeism-is-just-another-name-for-colourism/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:26:32 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3851

Shadeism Is Just Another Name For Colorism, Negatively Effecting Women Of Color Worldwide: This documentary short is an introduction to the issue of shadeism, the discrimination that exists between the lighter-skinned and darker-skinned members of the same community. This documentary short looks specifically at how it affects young women within the African, Caribbean, and [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/09/shadeism-is-just-another-name-for-colourism/feed/ 2 Vogue apologizes for Slavery trend piece… 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 Vogue Italia Slave Earrings

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 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 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 American Imperialism http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/08/american-imperialism/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/08/american-imperialism/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:18:30 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3790

American Imperialism is a term referring to the political, economic, military and cultural influence of the United States. The concept of an American Empire was first popularized in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War of 1898 and the annexation of the Philippines. Thomas Jefferson, in the 1780s, awaited the fall of the Spanish empire: “… [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/08/american-imperialism/feed/ 0 U.S. Wealth-Gap Reflects Racism’s Legacy… http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/u-s-wealth-gap-reflects-racisms-legacy/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/u-s-wealth-gap-reflects-racisms-legacy/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:25:59 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3778

http://www.commondreams.org/video/2011/07/27 “US Wealth Gap Reflects Racism’s Legacy” Published on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 by The Rachel Maddow Show]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/u-s-wealth-gap-reflects-racisms-legacy/feed/ 0 Blacks, Slavery, and Movies… http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/blacks-slavery-and-movies/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/blacks-slavery-and-movies/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:38:52 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3750

http://clutchmagonline.com/2011/06/is-hollywood-courting-slavery/ Is Hollywood Courting Slavery? Thursday Jun 16, 2011 – by Black Voices — Slave stories might become the new ‘Black’ in Hollywood. Today, the Shadow And Act film blog revealed that Paris-based Other Angle Pictures picked up a French slavery comedy for international distribution. ‘Case Départ’ is scheduled for a July 6 release in [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/07/blacks-slavery-and-movies/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 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 Negroes and Blacks – Slavery http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/slavery-negroes-and-blacks/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/slavery-negroes-and-blacks/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:23:51 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3534 Slave Shackles

Some authorities argue that the very idea of Race should be abandoned. They say that there are no pure Races, that all so-called Races are the result of intermarriage between people of different stocks. There is only one Race, the Human Race. In the United States the division of the population into White and [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/slavery-negroes-and-blacks/feed/ 1 Attack the Block or Attack the Blacks? 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 Movie

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 Skin-Whitening products promote Caste System http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/skin-whitening-products-promote-caste-system/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/skin-whitening-products-promote-caste-system/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:26:10 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3513 Skin Whitening Cream

Venetian Ceruse, also known as Spirits of Saturn, was a 16th Century cosmetic used as a skin whitener. It was in great demand and considered the best available at that time. The product contained a pigment composed of white lead, which was understood to cause lead poisoning that would eventually damage the user’s skin complexion [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/06/skin-whitening-products-promote-caste-system/feed/ 3 Naomi Campbell compared to Chocolate Bar 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 Cambell compared to Chocolate

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 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 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 Black Britons Civil Rights Struggle – Should it be taught in schools? http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/civilrights/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/civilrights/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:03:21 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3088 Claudia Jones - Civil Rights Activist

History classes in the National Curriculum will often gloss over slavery, idolize the efforts of William Wilberforce and study the methods of Martin Luther King’s struggle for civil rights. For many young Black people in Britain, one would argue that it is very easy for them to recall the names of US Civil Rights icons, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/civilrights/feed/ 10 Midsomer Murders, Where are the black faces? http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/midsomer-murders/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/midsomer-murders/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:05:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3081 Midsomer Murders - All White Every Night

Midsomer Murders - All White Every Night

Brian True-May, the Co-writer of the hit T.V series “Midsomer Murders” has recently defended the fact that the show has an all white cast. Describing the show as ” A Last bastion of Englishness” before stating that he felt it should stay that way. Personally I think he’s talking tripe. Having grown up in an [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/03/midsomer-murders/feed/ 3 The Book of Negroes: 1783 & 2007 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/book-of-negroes/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/book-of-negroes/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:25:39 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2868

Aminata Diallo, an 11-year-old child, is taken from her village in West Africa and forced to walk for months to the sea in a coffle � a string of slaves. Eventually, she arrives in South Carolina where she begins a new life as a slave. Years later, she finds freedom, serving the British in the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/11/book-of-negroes/feed/ 0 Black History Month – Why we still need it http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-month-why-we-still-need-it/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-month-why-we-still-need-it/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:03:04 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2679 French Colonial Troops

by P Gregory: Owner Editor of the Black Presence Website. So, Black History Month 2010 is upon us, and as I sit here and take a breather after working hard to get the website to a state of readiness, I wonder how long it will be before the mud starts flying? Black History Month, is [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/black-history-month-why-we-still-need-it/feed/ 3 Black History Refreshed by Mother Country 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 Mother Country - Stephen Bourne

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 Walters War – part 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/walters-war-part-1/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/walters-war-part-1/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:28:08 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2766

Warning: Some of this content may not be suitable for younger viewers. Brilliant Drama about Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army who was also the first black footballer to score a goal in british football. Starring the talented O-T Fagbenle and written by award winner Kwame Kwei Armah]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/walters-war-part-1/feed/ 0 Walter Tull – Dramatisation http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/walter-tull-first-black-army-officer-video/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/walter-tull-first-black-army-officer-video/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:23:37 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2763

Walter Daniel John Tull (28 April 1888 – 25 March 1918) was the first black officer in the British Army, and the second black player in the top division of the Football League. Also played football for spurs and Northampton town if wasnt for war he may signed for Glasgow rangers, walter tull was played [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/walter-tull-first-black-army-officer-video/feed/ 0 Malcolm X ? by Any Means Necessary http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/malcolm-x-by-any-means-necessary/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/malcolm-x-by-any-means-necessary/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:59:01 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2754

http://malcolmxfiles.blogspot.com/ “Recently when I was blessed to make a religious pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca where I met many people from all over the world, plus spent many weeks in Africa trying to broaden my own scope and get more of an open mind to look at the problem as it actually is, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/malcolm-x-by-any-means-necessary/feed/ 0 Martin Luther King, I have a Dream http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/martin-luth-king-i-have-a-dream/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/martin-luth-king-i-have-a-dream/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:21:08 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2746

Amazon.co.uk Widgets]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/10/martin-luth-king-i-have-a-dream/feed/ 0 Paying Tribute to the Black Hair Conversation http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/paying-tribute-to-the-black-hair-conversation/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/paying-tribute-to-the-black-hair-conversation/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:07:31 +0000 msafropolitan http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2597 Solange Knowles - Afro Wig

This is a Contributed Article by Minna Salami from http://www.msafropolitan.com/ I like the perspective that India.Arie and Akon have in ‘I am not my hair’.It’s not a new song, most of you have heard it, danced to it, chanted it, maybe even as a spiritual practice of sort! Jokes aside, a very powerful message often [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/paying-tribute-to-the-black-hair-conversation/feed/ 4 Tommy Martin – Black British Boxer http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/tommy-martin-black-british-boxer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/tommy-martin-black-british-boxer/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:35:55 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2397 Tommy Martin - Boxer

Tommy Martin was born in Reading in 1916. In 1917, the family moved to Deptford. At 14 he ran away from home and joined a fairground, working in a Boxing Booth. In the late 1920s / early 30s there was always a token black boxer in a troupe, which helped draw crowds along with the slogan [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/09/tommy-martin-black-british-boxer/feed/ 2 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 Almost British-New Book Highlights Prison Injustice 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 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