http://www.blackpresence.co.uk Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:25:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/calling-all-artists/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/calling-all-artists/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:56:38 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1746 Call for submission open to poets, writers, journalists, bloggers and graphic artists from all backgrounds and origins. We invite you to write in solidarity for Haiti. You can send us poems, song lyrics, short stories, opinion pieces, drawings, paintings or photographs. The work must be about or inspired by Haiti, its people and its culture. The [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/calling-all-artists/feed/ 1 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. ]]> 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 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/bill-morris/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/bill-morris/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:00:29 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1605 Bill Morris was born in Bombay, Jamaica in 1938 and lived with his parents (his mother was a domestic science teacher, his father a part-time policeman) in a small rural village, Cheapside, Manchester. He was educated at nearby Mizpah School where his ambition was to play cricket for the West Indies. Bills plans to attend a [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/bill-morris/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/john-la-rose-poet-and-activist/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/john-la-rose-poet-and-activist/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:00:43 +0000 admin http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=1602 John La Rose is a political and Cultural activist. He came to Britain from Trinidad where he had been working as General Secretary to the West Indian Independence Party. John La Rose is a political and Cultural activist. He came to Britain from Trinidad where he had been working as General Secretary to the West Indian [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/02/john-la-rose-poet-and-activist/feed/ 0