http://www.blackpresence.co.uk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/are-black-non-profits-drowning/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/are-black-non-profits-drowning/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:51:40 +0000 Samantha Watson http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=2258 Black non-profit organisations are fighting for air as they currently feel the financial squeeze. Funding, funding and more funding is what nearly every non-profit organisation wants or fears they may not receive. The other pulling factor is that their valuable work is not being recognised. So what you will find is that many organisations end [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2010/08/are-black-non-profits-drowning/feed/ 3 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/oak-bluffs-summers-home-for-elite-blacks/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/oak-bluffs-summers-home-for-elite-blacks/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:32:56 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=959 Washington Post Staff Writer DeNeen L. Brown wrote an interesting? August 20, 2009 About how Americas Elite blacks are flocking to Martha’s Vineyard to take their annual holidays. Over the 4 page web article. Brown highlights the fact that this isn’t a new phenomenon, but a generational thing. Black families have been attracted to the [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/oak-bluffs-summers-home-for-elite-blacks/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/the-only-black-man-on-the-titanic/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/the-only-black-man-on-the-titanic/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:16:26 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=942 There was a Haitian man on the Titanic There was a Haitian man on the ship! His uncle was President of Haiti! Joseph Phillippe Lemercier Laroche was the only black man, a Haitian man, to perish in the Titanic; that’s after he saved his wife and kids. Laroche was born in Cap Haitian, Haiti , [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/the-only-black-man-on-the-titanic/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/05/music-new-markets-african-and-caribbean-biodiversity/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/05/music-new-markets-african-and-caribbean-biodiversity/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 20:40:03 +0000 alexbbake http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=427 I’m browsing the shelves of my office bookshelf. This is, in fact, the philosophy section at the local library, but i’m sure that many of the web community out there will be familiar with this analogy. I’m also very excited at the impending Summer launch of the BBake entertainment service. BBake at www.bbake.com will allow [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/05/music-new-markets-african-and-caribbean-biodiversity/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/taking-the-bnp-seriously-simplistic-condemnation-is-not-enough/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/taking-the-bnp-seriously-simplistic-condemnation-is-not-enough/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:22:54 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=834 Edmund Standing, April 19th 2009, 4:07 pm What the BNPs modernisation reveals about modern Britain The BNPs rebranding strategy reveals something very interesting about Britain, and white British people in particular. For years, by promoting racial nationalism, the BNP remained an utterly marginal organisation, largely attracting hardcore racists, skinheads, and social misfits. The fact that [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/taking-the-bnp-seriously-simplistic-condemnation-is-not-enough/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/12-things-the-negro-must-do/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/12-things-the-negro-must-do/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:20:31 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=646 Found an Interesting post today called 12 Things The Negro Must Do – How Not To Become Scapegoats For Degenerate Black Community Behavior. It was written in around the turn of the last century by a woman called Nannie Helen Burroughs. Nannie Helen Burroughs – Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961) was an educator, orator, religious leader [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/12-things-the-negro-must-do/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/is-marriage-outdated/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/is-marriage-outdated/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:28:50 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=628 [poll id="3"] Every day I trawl the web looking for interesting articles to bring to your screen. Tonight I happened to chance across an article called… ” Do we need Black Mariage Day?” Personally, & I have to be honest here, I hadn’t actually heard of the initiative and so proceeded to read the whole article. [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/is-marriage-outdated/feed/ 3 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/obama-may-be-president-but-dont-take-your-eye-off-the-issues/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/obama-may-be-president-but-dont-take-your-eye-off-the-issues/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:34:01 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=621 Blogger John Ridley points out that whilst the President of the worldsmost powerful country enjoys cosy nights on comfy chatshows, and other African American high flyers like Eric Holder, Michael Steele and Richard Parsons are making headlines the situation is considerably worse for the average African American male. My response to this is, “Yeah, tell us [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/obama-may-be-president-but-dont-take-your-eye-off-the-issues/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/do-community-groups-make-a-difference/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/do-community-groups-make-a-difference/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:01:47 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=612 AUGUSTA, Ga. – It was a gathering to reclaim black manhood–a conference for all ages, men and women, held at Paine College. “You can achieve, you can believe, you can conceive, that truly this country is made for you and you need to use the world as your oyster,” said Dr. Mike Weaver, organizer. Men [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/do-community-groups-make-a-difference/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/was-opds-treatment-of-inner-circle-racist/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/was-opds-treatment-of-inner-circle-racist/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:49:47 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=609 Last week, Geoffrey Pete–long a well-respected figure in Oakland’s African-American community, and the owner of Geoffrey’s Inner Circle nightclub–held a press conference outside Oakland City Hall to announce he’s considering filing a complaint against the OPD for unlawful harassment. Pete has previously raised allegations that OPD and former mayor Jerry Brown instituted a crackdown on [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/was-opds-treatment-of-inner-circle-racist/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/ethiopians-discover-what-israelis-really-think/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/ethiopians-discover-what-israelis-really-think/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:11:52 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=193 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.”  [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/ethiopians-discover-what-israelis-really-think/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-canadians-an-overview/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-canadians-an-overview/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:39:28 +0000 Maurice2014 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=169 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-canadians-an-overview/feed/ 5 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-african-mission-liverpool-england-1940s/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-african-mission-liverpool-england-1940s/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:54:26 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=133 Brian Lawrenson writes about his time growing up as a "Brown Baby" in a postwar Liverpool orphanage.]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-african-mission-liverpool-england-1940s/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-african-academy-conference-group/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-african-academy-conference-group/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:10:31 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=120 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-african-academy-conference-group/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/parallel-lives-of-africans-and-african-americans-by-rudolf-ogoo-okonkwo/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/parallel-lives-of-africans-and-african-americans-by-rudolf-ogoo-okonkwo/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:43:42 +0000 Iesha http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=108 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. ]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/parallel-lives-of-africans-and-african-americans-by-rudolf-ogoo-okonkwo/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/narm/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/narm/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:41:56 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=84 Some have described President Barack Obama as the "ultimate role model". But who are the British male roles of African descent?]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/narm/feed/ 0