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Posted on 30 April 2009. Tags: BNP, Britain, British, British National Party, Community, Nationalism, Parties, Politics, Racist, Racists, fashion, race, society

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 the ...
Posted in African History
Posted on 25 March 2009. Tags: African American History, African history, Africans, America, Americas, Black, Blacks, Census, Community, Marriage, black women, ethnicity, society

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.
The author made the ...
Posted in Black Women, Editors Blog
Posted on 24 March 2009. Tags: African American History, African history, Africans, America, Augusta, Black, Blacks, Community, Education, Events, Georgia, News, Students, Trade, Youth, black women, children, drugs, jail, schools, society, statistics, stories

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 and ...
Posted in Black Women, Editors Blog
Posted on 21 March 2009. Tags: Add new tag, Black, Black Fathers, Black Women, Blacks, Hair, Music, News, Police, Racing, Racism, Sport, Teachers, Youngmen, drugs, race, rap, schools, society, stories, street

Walter Backstrom | Letter to a young black man
By WALTER BACKSTROM
Bellevue Reporter Columnist
Mar 20 2009, 1:26 PM
It seems sometimes I grew up in a different country than you.
I grew up in a time and place where black people couldn't vote. It seems times have changed. Sometimes it seems nothing has changed.
When I tell you ...
Posted in African American History
Posted on 20 March 2009. Tags: African history, Africans, Black, Blacks, Caribbean History, Caribbeans, Cuba, Discrimination, Havana, Moors, Racing, Racism, Science, War, bi-racial, black person, black woman, caribbean land, chinese man, contemporary science, cuban girl, cubans, ethnicity, genealogical tree, genealogy, great grandmother, human genome, mixed, race, racial classifications, racial differences, skin color, slaves, society, spanish settlers, sugarcane fields, thirty years, yucatan

I don’t remember ever having asked myself what race I belonged to. I was born advantaged in a society that discriminated against non-whites.
So, am I white? The answer isn’t so simple. On my identity card, it says my skin color is white. So, am I white? Let’s have a look at my genealogical tree; since ...
Posted in African American History, African History, Black People in Europe, Black Women, Caribbean History
Posted on 10 March 2009. Tags: Africa, African History, Africans, America, Americas, Art, Arts, Black, Blacks, Books, Caribbean History, Caribbeans, Egypt, Health, History, Science, herbs, medicine, society

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 ...
Posted in African History
Posted on 03 March 2009. Tags: 19th Century, Africans, Army, Black British, British, Caribbeans, Jamaica, Military, Racism, War, black soldiers, society


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.
Posted in African History, Black Britain, Black Soldiers, Caribbean History
Posted on 02 March 2009. Tags: Black, Black British, Black History, Blacks, Books, Britain, British, England, English, History, London, Racism, Seacole, University, War, black women, equality, football, negro, reading lists, slaves, society

This list of black history books is not exhaustive by any means.
Buy Black History Books Online via Black Presence in Britain.
Click the links to buy the books directly via this website. Part of the fee goes to help fund blackpresence.co.uk
* Staying Power-The History of Black people in Britain by Peter Fryer (Pluto Press 1984)
* Black ...
Posted in Black Britain, Black History Books, Black People in Europe
Posted on 02 March 2009. Tags: Africa, African American History, African history, Africans, America, American, Americas, Black, Blacks, Business, Community, Discrimination, Food, History, News, Nurse, War, Williams, ethnicity, kids, nigerian, poverty, privacy, schools, society, violence


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.
Posted in African American History, African History, Black Women