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/2011/05/run-for-congo-women-3-july/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/run-for-congo-women-3-july/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 22:28:34 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=3395 Run for Congo Women 3 July…and help women traumatised by the human conflict to rebuild their lives Take part in our 10K Run for Congo, in Regents Park, London,  on 3 July and help women devastated by the human conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (where 5.5 million have died) to rebuild their lives. [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2011/05/run-for-congo-women-3-july/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/high-flying-adored-15-year-old-girl-pilots-a-plane-coast-to-coast/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/high-flying-adored-15-year-old-girl-pilots-a-plane-coast-to-coast/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:35:58 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=951 This July, 15-year-old Kimberly Anyadike finished a record-breaking flight across the country, becoming what is believed to be the youngest African-American female to pilot an airplane from coast to coast. The adventurous teenager flew from Compton Woodley Airport in Compton, CA, to Newport News, VA ,and back, making thirteen stops along the way. Her flight [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/09/high-flying-adored-15-year-old-girl-pilots-a-plane-coast-to-coast/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/05/vogue-2-in-2-are-they-finally-getting-their-act-together/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/05/vogue-2-in-2-are-they-finally-getting-their-act-together/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 20:41:22 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=528 Vogue’s Beyonce Cover, Racist? Posted by: Annika Harris | Filed in: News & Culture 5:30PM, Tuesday March 17th 2009 Comments (13) Some folks have gotten their panties in a bunch over Beyonce’s cover for the “Shape Issue” of Vogue. Beyonce is one of only five black women to grace the cover of Vogue since it [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/05/vogue-2-in-2-are-they-finally-getting-their-act-together/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/theatre-review-death-and-the-kings-horseman/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/theatre-review-death-and-the-kings-horseman/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:11:13 +0000 Catch a Vibe http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=846 Is death the start of the human journey or its end? Is mortality a transition from one sphere of our existence to another – the recurring cycle of life, death and rebirth? From Nobel Literature Laureate Wole Soyinka’s versatile prose emerges a mournful piece of theatre, which isn’t in fear of difficult themes of life [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/theatre-review-death-and-the-kings-horseman/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/a-tale-of-a-forgotten-people-pt1/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/a-tale-of-a-forgotten-people-pt1/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:01:12 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=799 A Tale of a Forgotten People By Vava Tampa Outside public eyes in a remote corner of Africa and literally under the world’s radar screen, a country is sinking in a river of blood! Mothers crying! Fathers and sons trading hot metals! Neighbours, in alliance with local armed groups, seething through the thick dense forest [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/04/a-tale-of-a-forgotten-people-pt1/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/news-alert-serial-killer-may-be-on-the-loose-and-hes-murdering-black-women/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/news-alert-serial-killer-may-be-on-the-loose-and-hes-murdering-black-women/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:40:09 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=626 MediaTakeOut,com just learned that police in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. are concerned that there may be a serial killer who is targeting Black mothers and their teenage daughters. And the killer appears to be preying on women in Prince Georges County, Maryland – the county with the highest concentration of affluent African Americans in [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/news-alert-serial-killer-may-be-on-the-loose-and-hes-murdering-black-women/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/letter-to-a-young-black-man/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/letter-to-a-young-black-man/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:23:43 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=600 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/letter-to-a-young-black-man/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/caribbean-women-face-double-discrimination/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/caribbean-women-face-double-discrimination/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:44:30 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=581 MANAGUA, Mar 20 (IPS) – The first criminal prosecution for racial discrimination in Nicaragua, in response to a complaint brought by a woman lawmaker in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), has focused attention on the segregationist treatment of indigenous and Afro-Caribbean women in the Caribbean coastal regions. Indigenous and black women make up 52 percent [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/caribbean-women-face-double-discrimination/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/a-tribute-to-our-african-queens-may-they-forever-reign-supreme/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/a-tribute-to-our-african-queens-may-they-forever-reign-supreme/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:10:45 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=550 America’s history is replete with women of color standing tall – from Sojourner Truth to Michelle Obama and all in between, Black women have been the glue that have held the Black family together in the face of adversity. Although women in general have not received proper recognition in our history books, there are a [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/a-tribute-to-our-african-queens-may-they-forever-reign-supreme/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-slaughter-of-the-black-woman-no-longer-recognising-ourselves-among-the-rubble/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-slaughter-of-the-black-woman-no-longer-recognising-ourselves-among-the-rubble/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:56:10 +0000 Daniella http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=472 Daniella Maison is the edgy, unswerving, soulful writer been best known for her series of poetry publications since her astonishing poetical debut in 2000. A young Masters graduate, Maison currently works as a freelance writer and part time music promoter, and is set to make an impact within the local and wider community, she comments: [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/the-slaughter-of-the-black-woman-no-longer-recognising-ourselves-among-the-rubble/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/in-celebration-of-my-sisters/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/in-celebration-of-my-sisters/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:51:18 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=403 This Mother’s Day why not enjoy a variety show with all the family, a chance to celebrate Mothers Day and honour the phenomenal women in our lives. The evening will be hosted by Brenda Emmanus and Charlene White; featuring Caroll Thompson, Yolanda Brown, Felicity Ethnic , Donna Spence, Glenda Jaxson, Jackee Holder, Fola, Adelaide MacKenzie, [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/in-celebration-of-my-sisters/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/dr-alexa-canady/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/dr-alexa-canady/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:44:07 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=277 DR. ALEXA I. CANADY (1950-) is the first black female neurosurgeon. Canady was born November 7, 1950, to Clinton and Elizabeth Canady. Her father was a dentist, and her mother served as president of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, in addition to other civic affairs. The family lived just outside Lansing, Michigan. Canady and her brother [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/dr-alexa-canady/feed/ 1 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-03-08/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-03-08/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:10:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-03-08/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/michelle-jean-governor-general-of-canada/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/michelle-jean-governor-general-of-canada/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:12:41 +0000 User Contibuted Article http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=216 The Governor General of Canada is the vice-regal or viceroy representative in Canada of the Queen of Canada , who is the head of state. A viceroy is a royal official who governs a country in the name of and as representative of the monarch. Canada is one of sixteen British Commonwealth realms, all of [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/michelle-jean-governor-general-of-canada/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/breaking-the-silence-the-congo/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/breaking-the-silence-the-congo/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:51:44 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=163 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/breaking-the-silence-the-congo/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-hair-how-do-you-do-your-do/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-hair-how-do-you-do-your-do/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:13:15 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=140 Black woman....Does it matter how you wear your hair? natural, relaxed, weave or whatever. ]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-hair-how-do-you-do-your-do/feed/ 6 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/paid-work-vacancy/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/paid-work-vacancy/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:48:40 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=126 HILLINGDON WOMEN’S CENTRE Open to all Women 333 Long Lane, Hillingdon, Middlesex UB10 9JU. Tel 01895 259578 Hillingdon Women’s Centre is open to all women. We are committed to the empowerment of women living in the London Borough of Hillingdon and surrounding areas by promoting improvement in the quality of their life. We do this [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/paid-work-vacancy/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-british-history-some-light-reading/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-british-history-some-light-reading/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:43:22 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=113 * 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 [...]]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/black-british-history-some-light-reading/feed/ 0 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/hitlers-forgotten-holocaust-victims/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/hitlers-forgotten-holocaust-victims/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:45:12 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/?p=76 Like many West European nations, Germany established colonies in Africa in the late 1800s in what later became Togo, Cameroon, Namibia, and Tanzania.]]> http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/hitlers-forgotten-holocaust-victims/feed/ 5 http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-03-01/ http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-03-01/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:10:00 +0000 Phil http://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/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://www.blackpresence.co.uk/2009/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2009-03-01/feed/ 0