http://www.blackpresence.co.uk Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:12:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 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 admin 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 admin 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 features alongside [...]]]> 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 admin 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 that [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/03/africanblack-media-must-unite-to-deliver-clear-message/feed/ 4 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/cyrille-regis-footballer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/cyrille-regis-footballer/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:25:24 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1752 Cyrille Regis, Is a famous black British footballer, he was one of the earliest black players in the modern leagues. The striker, whose trademark was scoring highly spectacular goals, began his playing career at West Brom with star players like Laurie Cunningham, Brendon Batson, Derek Statham, Len Cantello and Tony ‘Bomber’ Brown. Regis broke into the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/cyrille-regis-footballer/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/lenny-henry-othello/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/lenny-henry-othello/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:34:45 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1829 If you missed the opportunity to see Lenny Henry Play Othello on the Theatre Circuit last year, you’ll be pleased to know that the BBC ran it on Radio4 Today. you can also listen to the programme that followed Henry as he prepared for the role. Listen to the whole Play here on iPlayer. Amazon.co.uk [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/lenny-henry-othello/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/w-e-du-bois/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/w-e-du-bois/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:48:36 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1820 William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born on (February 23, 1868? he was an American civil rights activist,Pan-Africanist,sociologist,historian,author, and editor. He grew up in Great Barrington, a predominately Anglo American town. His Mother, Mary Silvina Burghardt’s family was part of the very small free black population of Great Barrington, having long owned land in the state. [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/w-e-du-bois/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/viv-anderson-footballer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/viv-anderson-footballer/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:23:02 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1620 Born in Nottingham Viv Signed as an Apprentice, Tall and rangy, he was universally known as “Spider” because of his long legs, which enabled him to win the ball cleanly in ever more unlikely situations. He was also quick, good in the air and no slouch when going forward. Viv signed professional forms and made his [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/viv-anderson-footballer/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/black-presence-owner-answers-a-few-questions-about-the-site/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/black-presence-owner-answers-a-few-questions-about-the-site/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:21:47 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1810 Frequently asked Questions Why build a site like The Black Presence in Britain? When I had the idea to build the site, there were very few black british history resources on the Internet. It was hard to find out anything at all about the lives of black people who lived in Britain prior to the 1950’s. I [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/black-presence-owner-answers-a-few-questions-about-the-site/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/clyde-best-mbe-footballer/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/clyde-best-mbe-footballer/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:18:50 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1613 Clyde Best was one of the first black footballers to succeed in the English Football League and paved the way for a whole generation to make their way into the professional game. Clyde Best made 186 appearances for West Ham United in a six year spell at Upton Park and bagged a respectable 47 goals. [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/clyde-best-mbe-footballer/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/aunt-esthers-story/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/aunt-esthers-story/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:02:34 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1772 In 1991 Stephen Bourne and his adopted aunt, Esther Bruce (1912-94), collaborated on her autobiography Aunt Esthers Story. This is now recognised as one of the first books to document the life of a Black working-class Londoner. In 2007 Bourne assisted in the production of a short documentary, also called Aunt Esther’s Story, with no money, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/aunt-esthers-story/feed/ 0