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Damiola
Taylor Trial (2006) | "Racist
Lecturer" at Leeds University (2006) | Anthony
Walker Murder Case (Nov 05-Apr 06) | Birmingham
Riots (Oct-Nov
05) | Kennington Evictions (Nov 05
- Apr 06)
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- News Letter: Imperial War Museum read
June 2006
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Damiola Taylor Trial (2006)
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"Racist Lecturer" at Leeds University
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Anthony Walker Murder Case
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- Guinea
Bissau: Famine Warning Issued in South (AllAfrica
5/5/2006)
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Liberia
Malawi
Morocco
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Nigeria
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- USA
discover race link to breast cancer but UK still
lacking data on ethnicity of sufferers (Black
Britain 13/6/2006)
- Hip
Hop Women Recount Abuse at Their Own Risk (Women's
eNews 11/6/2006)
- Baseball
honours 'Negro' stars at last (BBC 24/5/2006)
- How
Katherine Dunham Revealed Black Dance to the World (NY
Times 23/5/2006)
- Oprah
Winfrey book deal tops Clinton's $12m (The
Guardian 22/5/2006)
- On
This Day: 1961: Freedom Riders spark Montgomery
riots (BBC 21/5/2006)
- New
Orleans re-elects Mayor Nagin (BBC 21/5/2006)
- USA:
Desperate Republicans chase the black vote (The
Observer 14/5/2006)
- Why
it takes a television series to draw attention
to a real-life human drama (The Guardian 5/5/3006)
- New
Orleans mayor faces run-off (BBC 23/4/2006)
- New
Orleans: Big business sees a chance for ethnic
and class cleansing (The Guardian 20/4/2006)
- Jackson
to make album in Bahrain (BBC 19/4/2006)
- US:
Inadequate Breast Cancer Screening for Black Women (Medpage
Today 17/4/2006)
- Rice:
my mother stood up to racism (The Scotsman
13/4/2006)
- Muhammad
Ali sells rights to name (BBC 11/4/2006)
- US
lawmaker alleges police racism (BBC 5/4/2006)
- US
Rap producer files for bankruptcy (BBC 5/4/2006)
- Alabama
could lead way in expunging criminal records of
people arrested for breaking racist laws (The
Guardian 4/4/2006)
- USA:
Rape case highlights South's abiding divide (The
guardian 3/4/2006)
- Hip-hop
'power couple' separating (BBC 1/4/2006)
- South
Park gets revenge on Chef (BBC 23/3/2006)
- Some
Balk at Pardon for Rosa Parks (Yahoo! News
20/3/2006)
- US
racist prison gang trial opens (BBC 15/3/2006)
- Isaac
Hayes quits South Park after it satirises Scientology (The
Guardian 15/3/2006)
- The
cost of spending eternity with Rosa Parks soars
by a third (The Independent 13/3/2006)
- Dispute
shuts down Jackson ranch (BBC 10/3/2006)
- First
wife swap, now race swap (The Guardian 9/3/2006)
- On
this day: 1965: Police attack Alabama civil rights
marchers (BBC 7/3/2006)
- Black
American leaders sign a revolutionary agreement
to improve African American lives (Black Britain
6/3/2006)
- New
Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras (BBC 1/3/2006)
- Historic
pictures of US civil rights struggle published
after 40 years (The Guardian 28/2/2006)
- New
Orleans Mayor eyes new term (BBC Caribbean
28/2/2006)
- African
American Women Gain Ground in Sciences (Women's
eNews 28/2/2006)
- Business
as usual - almost - as King of the Zulus keeps
Mardi Gras alive (The Guardian 25/2/2006)
- Wealthy
African-Americans are using DNA kits to trace their
roots - all the way back to Africa (The Guardian
17/2/2006)
- US
Senate approves Bill to create Caribbean-American
Heritage Month (Caribbean Net News 15/2/2006)
- Alice
Walker: Outlaw, Renegade, Rebel, Pagan (AlterNet
14/2/2006)
- US
hip-hop producer J Dilla dies aged 32 (BBC
13/2/2006)
- Wives
were key in civil rights struggle (Atlanta
Journal 12/2/2006)
- US
presidents honour King widow (BBC 8/2/2006)
- USA:
Major retail chain celebrates Jamaican cuisine
during Black History Month (Caribbean Net News
8/2/2006)
- Mariah
and Kanye West poised for Grammy showdown (The
Guardian 8/2/2006)
- In
pictures: Coretta Scott King's funeral (BBC
7/2/2006)
- American
scientist discovered how skin-colour of humans
turned from black to white (New Nation 7/2/2006)
- Jamaican
Consul General reminds students of contributions
of Caribbean nationals in US (Caribbean Net
News 7/2/2006)
- Bodyguard
of Busta Rhymes shot dead (The Guardian 7/2/2006)
- Coretta
Scott King becomes the first African-American and
the first woman to lie in state at the Georgia
Capitol rotunda (Chicago Tribune 5/2/2006)
- Mourners
honour Luther King wife (BBC 4/2/2006)
- USA:
Harlem choir silenced by scandal and debt (The
Guardian 3/2/2006)
- Black
Americans more likely to develop & die from
lung cancer than other ethnic groups (Black
Britain 30/1/2006)
- New
Orleans may lose 80% of its black people, says
Katrina study (The Guardian 28/1/2006)
- US
government allows Cuba to play in World Baseball
Classic (Caribbean Net News 23/1/2006)
- Wily
Foxx adds hit album to Hollywood act (The Observer
22/1/2006)
- New
Orleans Mayor says the Katrina disaster was a sign
of God's wrath at America, and black Americans
in particular (The Guardian 18/1/2006)
- US
honours Martin Luther King, but kills dream of
equality (The Guardian 17/1/2006)
- New
research which may provide a cure for Sickle cell
has been welcomed by patients (Black Britain
13/1/2006)
- Family
battles for rights to Rosa Parks’ estate (Black
Britain 20/12/2005)
- 'Tookie'
Williams Executed (The Voice 13/12/2005)
- US
ex-gang boss, Stanley "Tookie" Williams,
denied clemency (BBC 12/12/2005)
- The
waters have receded but the mainly black, low-income
citizens of New Orleans are now the victims of
rising rents etc (The Observer 11/12/2005)
- California
hears gang leader plea (BBC 8/12/2005)
- Rap
rival named as 50 Cent's attempted killer (The
Observer 27/11/2005)
- She's
probably the most powerful woman in the United
States: Oprah Winfrey profile (The Observer
20/11/2005)
- Sport:
Wade banned after steroids test (BBC Sport
11/11/2005)
- USA:
Crips founder will die on December 13 unless Schwarzenegger
grants him clemency (The Guardian 07/11/2005)
- Kanye
West criticised President Bush's response to Hurricane
Katrina (BBC 3/9/2005)
- Actor
Morgan Freeman wins Oscar (BBC 28/2/2005)
- Jamie
Foxx wins best actor Oscar for portraying late
soul star Ray Charles in Ray (BBC 28/2/2005)
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Obituaries etc
Max Roach Links: born Jan. 10, 1924, Newland, N.C., U.S.
died Aug. 16, 2007, New York City, N.Y. read more | wiki info | eulogy
Connie Marks: We remember her humour, her humanity and wish for dignity at all times plus her glorious smile. Connie's vibrant spirit, her aspirations for the continuous acknowledgement and support of all aspects of Mary Seacole and her love of the community and Jamaica. read more | eulogy
Ousmane Sembene African cinema pioneer, dies The Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembene, regarded as one of the pioneers of African cinema, died this weekend at his home in Dakar at the age of 84, his friends and family said Sunday. (Wiki) | read more
Yolanda Denise King ( November 17 , 1955 - May 15 , 2007 ) was the first-born child and first daughter of Coretta Scott King and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr . Her younger siblings are Martin Luther King, III , Dexter Scott King , and Rev. Bernice Albertine King. (Info from Wiki)|Read more

Ben Bousquet - born 1939 - died June 19th 2006- St Lucian Ben Bousquet was an incredible historian who inspired many with his knowledge and passion.St Lucia Nation Wide
- Obituary:
Billy Preston - Soulful sideman to the Beatles
and the Stones who earned solo fame (The Guardian
8/6/2006)
- Keyboard
hero Billy Preston dies (BBC 7/6/2006)
- Obituary:
Desmond Dekker - Jamaican singer helped launch
career of Bob Marley (The Guardian 27/5/2006)
- Reggae
star Dekker dies at 64 (The Guardian 27/5/2006)
- Obituary:
Desmond Dekker (BBC 26/5/2006)
- Reggae
legend Desmond Dekker dies (BBC 26/5/2006)
- Pay
tribute to the late Lynden (New Nation 15/5/2006)
- Obituary:
Earl Woods - Father and teacher of Tiger Woods,
whose golfing genius he spotted at an early age (The
Guardian 5/5/3006)
- Obituary:
Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin: Ethiopia's poet and playwright
of the common people (The Guardian 3/5/2006)
- Obituary:
Ellen Kuzwayo:Tireless campaigner for women's rights
in apartheid South Africa (The Guardian 24/4/2006)
- Civil
Rights Author Florence Mars Dies at 84 (Washington
Post 24/4/2006)
- June
Pointer, youngest of US group Pointer Sisters has
died of cancer, aged 52 (BBC 12/4/2006)
- Obituary:
DJ Swing: Breathtakingly skilful, 'realest' DJ
of
the influential Boogie Bunch collective (The Guardian
10/4/2006)
- Guyanese
Singer Sol Raye To Be Laid To Rest In London (Hard
Beat News 3/4/2006)
- Guyanese
singing legend Sol Raye dies (Starbroek News
1/4/2006)
- A
Tribute to DJ Swing - 1967-2006 (ACLT 23/3/2006)
- DJ
Swing: Your tributes (BBC 1XTRA 23/3/2006)
- Tributes
are pouring in for Mobo-winning DJ Swing who died
in a London hospital late last night (Blink
23/3/2006)
- Tributes
flow as British Civil Rights activist John La Rose
is laid to rest (Black Britain 13/3/2006)
- Obituary:
Gordon Parks: Black photographer who exposed poverty
in America & directed first blaxploitation
films (The Guardian 9/3/2006)
- Shaft
director Gordon Parks dies at 93 (BBC 8/3/2006)
- African
star Ali Farka Toure dies (BBC 7/3/2006)
- Obituary:
Ali Farka Toure (BBC 7/3/2006)
- Activist
La Rose dies at the age of 78 (New Nation 6/3/2006)
- Obituary:
John La Rose
by Linton Kwesi Johnson (The Guardian 4/3/2006)
- John
La Rose has died (BHM 1/3/2006)
- John
La Rose 1927-2006 (IRR 1/3/2006)
- Octavia
Butler, prominent science fiction author, dies
at 58 (AP 27/2/2006)
- Soul
singer Lynden David Hall has died after battling
cancer for two years (BBC 15/2/2006)
- US
hip-hop producer J Dilla dies aged 32 (BBC
13/2/2006)
- US
presidents honour King widow (BBC 8/2/2006)
- In
pictures: Coretta Scott King's funeral (BBC
7/2/2006)
- Martin
Luther’s widow dies - but his legacy
continues (The Voice 7/2/2006)
- Grenadian
playwright Michael Degale laid to rest (Caribbean
Net News 6/2/2006)
- Mourners
honour Luther King wife (BBC 4/2/2006)
- Obituary:
Coretta Scott King (BBC 31/1/2006)
- Coretta
Scott King, widow of US civil rights leader Martin
Luther King, has died aged 78 (BBC 31/1/2006)
- Obituary:
Fayard Nicholas - Senior brother in a tap-dancing
duo who linked the eras of vaudeville & television (The
Guardian 27/1/2006)
- Soul
singer Wilson Pickett dies (BBC 20/1/2006)
- Soul
singer Rawls dies of cancer (BBC 6/1/2006)
- Richard
Pryor, comic voice of black America, dies (The
Observer 11/12/2005)
- Comedian
Richard Pryor dead at 65 (BBC 10/12/2005)
- Jamaican-born
Dr Garth Taylor, who has died aged 61, performed
more than 1,000 eye operations in 60 countries (The
Guardian 7/12/2005)
- Obituary:
Canute Caliste: Naive painter famed for his idiosyncratic
portrayal of Caribbean island life (The Guardian
25/11/2005)
- Thousands
of people have attended the funeral of US civil
rights icon Rosa Parks (BBC 03/11/2005)
- Rosa
Parks: Civil rights movement loses a heroine (Blink
25/10/2005)
- Obituary:
Rosa Parks: Activist whose refusal to give up her
bus seat ignited the US civil rights movement (The
Guardian 25/10/2005)
- Obituary:
Shirley Horn: Mesmerizing Jazz Singer and Pianist (Washington
Post 22/10/2005)
- Obituary:
August Wilson - Distinguished black American playwright
who reclaimed the stories of his people (The
Guardian 4/10/2005)
- Leading
US playwright August Wilson dies (BBC 3/10/2005)
- Dominica
'Iron Lady' Eugenia Charles dies aged 86 (BBC
7/9/2005)
- Obituary:
John H Johnson - Deviser and publisher of Ebony
and Jet (The Guardian 10/8/2005)
- John
Johnson: US black publishing magnate dies (BBC
09/8/2005)
- Soul
singer Luther Vandross dies (BBC 2/7/2005)
- Obituary:
Helen Denniston
by Mike Phillips (The Guardian 27/6/2005)
- Obituary:
Johnnie Cochran - Flamboyant American lawyer noted
for his courtroom theatrics (The Guardian 31/3/2005)
- Obituary:
US lawyer Johnnie Cochran (BBC 30/3/2005)
- Obituary:
Pearl Connor-Mogotsi - Influential figure in black
British and Caribbean theatre and the arts (The
Guardian 2/3/2005)
- Obituary:
Ossie Davis - Actor and activist against racial
stereotyping (The Guardian 8/2/2005)
- US
actor Ossie Davis found dead (BBC 5/2/2005)
- Obituary:
Shirley Chisholm - The first black woman elected
to Congress, she was an outspoken advocate against
discrimination (The Guardian 4/1/2005)
- Shirley
Chisholm: First black US Congresswoman dies (BBC
3/1/2005)
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