Posted on 06 April 2009. Tags: Black, Blacks, History, Notices, ethnicity, magazines, notice, race, revellers

Keeping my eyes open after a short time doing other things last week, hey, a boy has a life you know! I noticed this fantastic set of magazine scans from the 1950s.
Whilst the magazines reflect the times, I simply revelled in the photography and typographic layout, something many modern magazines seem to have forgotten about ...
Posted in African American, Arts, Beauty & Fashion, Blackpresence Supports, Education, Media, Men, News, The Americas, Women
Posted on 06 March 2009. Tags: Africa, Africa, Africans, America, American, Americas, Black, Black History, Blacks, Books, Britain, British, Canada, Caribbean, Caribbeans, Community, Doctors, Egypt, Europe, Events, Exodusters, France, Guyana, Halifax, Health, History, Illegal, Kansas, Knights, Military, Music, News, North America, Notices, Parties, Personalities, Police, Prison, Racing, Racism, Racist, Trade, War, Washington, Women, children, farming, football, kids, negro, notice, president, race, schools, segregation, slaves, society, stories, street, violence

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 ...
Posted in Politics, The Americas
Posted on 05 March 2009. Tags: Africa, Congo, Events, Films, Genocide, Notices, War, Women, film

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- ...
Posted in Africa, African American, Politics, War, Women