Posted on 12 December 2011.
Paul Robeson last visited North Staffordshire on October 31, 1958 when he appeared at the Victoria Hall, Hanley, as part of his final British tour. Accompanied onstage by his longtime friend and associate Lawrence Brown, Robeson had a programme for the evening that was, as usual, extremely varied. Over the years he had extended his repertoire to ...
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Posted on 04 July 2011.
This year the Caribbean UK Film Festival 2011, hosted by actor Geff Frances and Charles Thompson MBE founder of the Screen Nation Awards, will explore the themes of fashion, music, sport and culture with a special feature honouring the lifetime achievements of actor Earl Cameron CBE - not to be missed! You are encouraged to come dressed in your own ...
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Posted on 15 February 2010.
Found this excellent video on Youtube today, some footage of African American Jazz music in the 40's.
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Posted on 28 March 2009.
Tuesday 11.30am March 31st & April 7th 2009 BBC Radio 4 and on BBC i-player for 7 days after broadcast Programme 1: Less than 50 years ago a passionate bedroom kiss between a white man and a black woman in a popular television soap opera was the stuff of tabloid headlines. So risque that, in ...
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Posted on 10 March 2009.
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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Posted on 09 March 2009.
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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Posted on 05 March 2009.
Vigil in Washington DC http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=54861068279 Vigil in San Fransisco (University of San Franscico) http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=52876877375 If you can\'t make it to DC or in the CA, we hope that you can light up one candle wherever you are for the women in the Congo or organize one. Sunday, March 8, 2009 Global Vigil in Support of the Women of Congo 3 PM- ...
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Posted on 01 March 2009.
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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Joseph Knight
UK Black Podcast
