31 May 2011
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 [...]
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31 May 2011
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 [...]
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29 May 2011
The Black Belt is a Region of the Southern United States. Although the term originally described the Prairies and dark soil of Central Alabama and Northeast Mississippi, it has long been used to describe a broad Agricultural Region in the American South characterized by a history of Plantation Agriculture in the Nineteenth Century, and a [...]
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24 May 2011
The Steel pan is a beautiful creation originated in Trinidad & Tobago in the late 19.30's and is the only orchestral family of acoustic musical instruments to be invented in the 20th century. With instruments ranging from low bass to high sopranos, all made out of the same raw material (oil drums) makes this invention [...]
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19 May 2011
Run for Congo Women 3 July...and help women traumatised by the human conflict to rebuild their lives Take part in our 10K Run for Congo, in Regents Park, London, on 3 July and help women devastated by the human conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (where 5.5 million have died) to rebuild ...
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18 May 2011
The inspirational story and autobiographical details about Walter Tull, a black professional footballer in the early 1900s who went on to fight in the First World War. Walter was only the second black player in football league history when he played for Tottenham Hotspur in 1909 and, later, Northampton Town. During his time in the [...]
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07 May 2011
We are proud to announce the return of the Forums. After a long absence the Black Forums are back. Tell a Friend, get signed up and have your say. Worldwide Black Forums
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05 May 2011
Samuel Coleridge Taylor, not to be mistaken with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, was, at the turn of the last Century one of Britain's most outstanding Composers. Samuel Coleridge Taylor, not to be mistaken with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the writer, is today almost completely forgotten. However, he was, at the turn of the Century one of [...]
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04 May 2011
When I was asked to review "The Slave Trade" By James Walvin, It was with some trepidation because I had read many books on the Slave Trade during my time as a student and expected some weighty and wordy tome. That would have to be waded through and then deciphered before I could even begin to think of writing [...]
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04 May 2011
The story of the slaves in America begins with Christopher Columbus. His voyage to America was not financed by Queen Isabella, but by Luis de Santangelo, who advanced the sum of 17,000 ducats (about 5,000 pounds-today equal to 50,000 pounds) to finance the voyage, which began on August 3, 1492. Columbus was accompanied by five [...]
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29 April 2011
Dambisa Moyo is a Zambian-born economist who says aid is killing Africa. In her new book, Dead Aid, she argues that official aid is easy money that fosters corruption and distorts economies, creating a culture of dependency and economic laziness. Moyo argues that aid bad for Africa, and for Africans. In her opinion Aid keeps [...]
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28 April 2011
Cleo Lain was one of Britains Biggest names in Jazz. She was part of the hugely successful British band led by the acclaimed John Dankworth. Cleo Laine had modest beginnings as a singer in English dance halls, She has gone on to achieve international fame by continually expanding her talents in a career which [...]
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27 April 2011
The Continent of Africa is the Birthplace of all Humanity. { The place where Lightning occurs most often is near the small village of Kifuka in the mountains of Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the elevation is around 975 metres (3,200 ft). The tiny Town of Kifuka in the Democratic Republic of the [...]
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27 April 2011
The talented African violin prodigy George Polgreen Bridgetower was born in Biala, Poland on February 29, 1780. His father, John fredeerick Bridgetower, The "African Prince" was married to a German woman who is named in English documents as Mary Ann Bridgetown. They had two sons, who both became fine musicians. The younger brother, Fredrick, was [...]
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18 April 2011
A few eighteenth century English Catholics, particularly in Lancashire and especially in Liverpool, were involved in the Atlantic slave trade. As a result there were a few Catholic Negro slaves in eighteenth century England. [ref name="my-unique-id-1"]I am grateful to Dr M Rowlands and Mr C.I Bennett for their help.[/ref] The history of the Atlantic slave [...]
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18 April 2011
August 9, 2010 - It's like the damn Planet of the Apes. Nothing Makes Sense, said Fox News Glenn Beck in a recent rant against President Obama and the America he has created. It was one of the angriest and most thinly veiled racist rants in recent history but simply a continuation of his ...
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14 April 2011
The Arrival ofElectronic Steelpan MidiControllers Now we see newprojectson the horizon like the electric midi controllers made in the pattern ofSteelpans. This is a great breakthrough for Panist because it allows us the freedom ofusing our skills withmodernday technology. The beauty with these instruments is that you can hook them up to a computer and [...]
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14 April 2011
Chi Onwurah, MP Labour MP for Newcastle Central. Entered Parliament May 6th General Election 2010. Chinyela 'Chi' Onwurah was born in Newcastle in 1965. She attended Kenton School before studying Electrical Engineering, graduating from Imperial College in 1987. Ms Onwurah worked in hardware and software management, product management, market development and strategy for a [...]
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14 April 2011
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 [...]
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08 April 2011
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 [...]
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30 March 2011
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. [...]
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29 March 2011
I & I: The Natural Mystics: Marley, Tosh and Wailer By Colin Grant Published by Jonathan Cape on 27th January 2011 in hardback, priced £20 Over one dramatic decade, a trio of Trench Town R&B crooners, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley, swapped their 1960s Brylcreem hairdos and two-tone suits for 1970s [...]
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28 March 2011
2 cups chopped onion 2 tsp minced garlic 1 tsp grated fresh peeled ginger 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tbsp homemade garam masala, which we happened to have on hand, OR 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp ground coriander seeds 1 tsp ground cumin seeds 1/4 tsp ground cardamom 1/8 tsp [...]
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24 March 2011
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, [...]
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24 March 2011
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 ...
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