Posts Tagged ‘Army’

Black Footballers in Britain – Walter Tull

Posted in African, Black Britain, Caribbean, Education, Europe, History, Men, Military, Politics, Racism, Sports, War on May 4th, 2009 by admin – Be the first to comment
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Walter Tull was born in Folkestone on 28th April 1888. His father was a carpenter from Barbados who had moved to Folkestone and married a local woman. By the age of nine, Walter had lost both his parents, and when he was 10 he and his brother Edward were sent to a Methodist orphanage in ...

A Tale of a Forgotten People (Congo) – Pt1

Posted in African, Community, Education, Environment, Events, Famine, Health, History, Media, Men, Military, Racism, Religion, War, Women on April 14th, 2009 by admin – Be the first to comment
Congo is Wealthy

A Tale of a Forgotten People By Vava Tampa Outside public eyes in a remote corner of Africa and literally under the world's radar screen, a country is sinking in a river of blood! Mothers crying! Fathers and sons trading hot metals! Neighbours, in alliance with local armed groups, seething through the thick dense forest to ...

Facebook Petition for awarding Walter Tull a Posthumous Military Cross

Posted in Black Britain, Blackpresence Supports, Community, Education, Europe, History, Politics, Racism, Sports, War on March 16th, 2009 by admin – Be the first to comment
Walter Tull

An MP has begun campaigning for the Military Cross to be awarded posthumously to a former Northampton Town footballer killed in World War I. Walter Tull, the first black infantry officer in the British Army, was mentioned in dispatches for "gallantry and coolness" on the Italian Front. He died in action in 1918, but because his family ...

John Blanke – A Trumpeter in the court of King Henry VIII

Posted in African, Black Britain, Education, History, Military, Music, War on March 12th, 2009 by admin – Be the first to comment

It appears that John Blanke, an African trumpeter, was a regular musician at the courts of both Henry VII and Henry VIII. Musicians' payments were noted in the accounts of the Treasurer of the Chamber, who was responsible for paying the wages. There are several payments recorded to a 'John Blanke, the blacke trumpeter'. This trumpeter ...

Ethiopians Discover What Israelis Really Think

Posted in African, Community, History, Middle East, Religion, War on March 6th, 2009 by Maurice2014 – Be the first to comment
Ethiopian Jews Protest

Israel refuses to let them give blood Israel got caught throwing away Ethiopian blood from the blood banks. A similar disclosure a decade ago sparked protests and widespread outrage in a community that has long complained of racial discrimination. "We are healthy people, like everyone else," said 24-year-old Galit Maarat,  "It's unjust, a terrible affront."  There are ...

The Visual Representation, Role and Origin of Black Soldiers in British Army Regiments During the Early Nineteenth Century.

Posted in African, Black Britain, Caribbean, Europe, History, War on March 3rd, 2009 by admin – Be the first to comment

The Visual Representation, Role and Origin of Black Soldiers in British Army Regiments During the Early Nineteenth Century.
Presented by Mr John D Ellis as part of the requirement of the MA Degree in Nineteenth Century Culture and Society.
University of Nottingham, September 2000.

Black Soldiers in the British Army – John Ellis

Posted in African, African American, Black Britain, Caribbean, Europe, History, War on March 2nd, 2009 by admin – Be the first to comment

It would of course be easy to leave such men as

The Rwandan Genocide: Why it happened

Posted in African, History, War on March 2nd, 2009 by Iesha – 2 Comments
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Rwandan Genocide: Why it happened and Why it shouldn’t have happen The year 2004 marked the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide in which 1,000,000 Rwandans were slaughtered over the course of 100 days, although some officials reported a span of 8 weeks….


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