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African Sailors in Britain


Sailors from Africa, the West Indies and India have contributed to the life on board British ships during times of both peace and war. In times of conflict such as the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) and of large-scale international trade, large numbers of men were required to fight and work on board Royal Navy ships and ...

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African Medicine; The E-book


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AFRICAN MEDICINE The E-Book This holistic health guide is the first book ever to disclose the closely guarded healing secrets of Yoruba priests. It covers the history, methods, and healing treatments of a 10,000 year old West African Tradition. This amazing book consolidates African Spiritual Science and holistic healing into something comprehensive and usable everyday to help one ...

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The World’s Largest Collection of Black Movies, Books and Video On-Demand Unveiled CODEBLACK.COM


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SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Dec 03, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) Brand-New Online Destination for African-Americans Launches As Holiday Shopping Season Begins Codeblack Interactive today unveiled the world's largest online destination devoted exclusively to African-American movies, books and video on-demand with the launch of www.codeblack.com. The announcement was made by ...

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Today’s Blog – Invisible Woman Black Cinema at Large


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I surf the web every single day, (sad I know) but I do it looking for great content to bring to you guys.  Well mostly anyway ;D  I often find that a lot of the material is either so short or so in depth that it's not always suitable. Many of the black blogs I come ...

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The Sunday Poem – Coded Language by Saul Williams


From now on I'm going to post a Poem on a Sunday night.  Something i think is good, and might have meaning for you.  Please leave your comments. Kicking us off tonight is Def Poetry Jam - Saul Williams (Coded Language) (This Post uses an embedded Youtube video. If you cannot see the video, you may need to ...

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-08


http://www.ondamoney.com/ http://tinyurl.com/akyq45 # Hot Digital Radio http://tinyurl.com/bv8n3m # Black Women In Europe http://tinyurl.com/auccek # Bienvenue sur Grioo Pour Elle, le site dédié à la beauté des femmes noires et métissées http://tinyurl.com/bxu2vo # Marie-Raphaelle Designs http://tinyurl.com/btu8um # Danielle Belton's The Black Snob - The Snob Blog http://blacksnob.com/ # Black Girl in London http://tinyurl.com/akfnn7 # AfroSpear http://tinyurl.com/add9lw # Morgan Tsvangirai survives car crash but wife ...

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From A London Diary 1942


For instance, a British soldier writes to complain that in an English port part of a well-known restaurant is barred to "coloured troops". ?He says that the employees of the restaurant disliked discriminating against coloured soldiers, and that a group of British soldiers near said what they thought about colour prejudice. He adds that his unit ...

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Pioneering African American Cartoonists


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During the segregated years of the 1900 through 1960s America, the Black Press offered comic strips that featured African American heroes & heroines in a wide variety of life situations. These characters were not confined to gritty 'inner-city' stories, poor 'ghetto' life or as one dimensional comic relief as today . Just as the 'mainstream' carried ...

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Home Educators and Black Supplementary Schools Conference


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Event: Home Educators and Black Supplementary Schools Conference "Updated information and discussion." What: Workshop Host: BAOUKHE and NABSS Start Time: Saturday, June 6 at 11:00am End Time: Saturday, June 6 at 4:00pm Where: Hackney Museum To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=55194513302&aref=20916742

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Ethiopians Discover What Israelis Really Think


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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 ...

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Black Canadians – An overview


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Black Canadians in Canada: Total Population of Canada: 30+,000,000 Number of Black People living in Canada: 670,000 Percentage of Canadian Population that's Black: 2% Percentage of the Black Canadian Population living in: - Toronto - 47% - Montreal - 20% - Ottawa - 6% - Vancouver - 3% - Halifax - 2% Where Black Canadians ...

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Black Hair – How do you-do your do?


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Black woman….Does it matter how you wear your hair? natural, relaxed, weave or whatever.

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The African Academy Conference Group


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Such is the crisis within our community I am convinced of the need for schools that meet the pedagogic needs of young black people. Such is the nature of this crisis that we lose to many of our young people to the criminal justice system, mental health institutions, murder and disability as victims of violent ...

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Black Soldiers in the British Army-John Ellis


It would of course be easy to leave such men as

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Black British History – Some Light reading


* Staying Power-The History of Black people in Britain by Peter Fryer (Pluto Press 1984) * Black England-Life before Emancipation by Gretchen Gerzina (John Murray,1995) * Black Settlers in Britain 1555-1958 by Nigel File and chris Power (Heinemann,1981; reprinted 1995) * Black Edwardians-Black people in Britain 1901-1914 by Jeffrey Green (Frank Cass 1998) * Wonderful adventures of Mary Seacole ...

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Parallel Lives of Africans and African-Americans By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo


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A look at the position of the average African and average African-American revealed some surprising parallels. For the purpose of simplifying this piece, I will generalize even when I know there are exceptions. I also know Alexander Dumas warned that all generalizations are dangerous, so don’t snap as you read. Treat this as an honest start of an authentic dialogue which all Africans in the Diaspora must have.

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The Rwandan Genocide: Why it happened


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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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NARM (Naming And Role Models) Project to highlight British African role models (1907-2007)


Some have described President Barack Obama as the “ultimate role model”. But who are the British male roles of African descent?

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Hitler’s Forgotten Holocaust Victims


Like many West European nations, Germany established colonies in Africa in the late 1800s in what later became Togo, Cameroon, Namibia, and Tanzania.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-01


Black History month launched: Haringey Council http://tinyurl.com/ab824p # Answering Blackpresence mail. Finally seem to have found a permanent solution to the website management..watch this space # BBC NEWS | Entertainment | EastEnders to air black landmark: EastEnders is to air the first episode featuring an.. http://tinyurl.com/asmlte # New article about Black knights in Medieval Europe http://tinyurl.com/cndnfm ...

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Black British History-Caribbean Troops in WW1


During the first world War the Caribbean sent a great many soldiers to aid the British war effort . The British West India regiment fought in Africa and in Europe. They were generally used as advance troops and field attendants, they sustained heavy losses. Many of the troops who were wounded were brought back to ...

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Black British History-African Sea Farers


Sailors from Africa, the West Indies and India have contributed to the life on board British ships during times of both peace and war

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Black History Month: Babymother (UK 1998)


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Babymother is one of the few Black British films to receive a UK release of any kind since the 1980s, but even so, it is likely to be better known abroad where it was shown in festivals

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Black History in Schools-Teach or not to teach.


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I recently found a blog of a black teacher from London. She seemed opposed to the idea that black history could solve some of the under achievement problems in inner cities.

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