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Wyclef Jean, former Fugees rapper keeps Haiti in his heart Fatima Dupres- Griffiths explores this great artist and his hope for his homeland Haiti. read more
In The Land of The Free, 100 years confinment Review by Fatima Dupres-Griffiths The Angola Three, Louisiana State Penitentiary prisoners, Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King, are the subject of this explosive documentary exploring the issues of accountability and justice by looking at the treatment of the long-term solitary confinement of these Black Panthers.
We are thrilled to announce that the International Slavery Museum (ISM) has reached the semi-finals of the National Lottery Awards and will be representing the North West in our category, Best Heritage project. To make it to the final we need your vote! If you believe that ISM deserves support in its stance against racism then there are two ways in which you can vote: you can vote online at www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk /awards - Select Best Heritage project then International Slavery Museum to cast your vote! Or you can telephone 0844 686 6957 (calls costs 5p from BT land lines). Voting starts Monday 22 June and ends Friday 10 July. Every vote counts so we really appreciate your support. National Museums Liverpool, Marketing & Communications, 127 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2JH United Kingdom
All Black Female Flight Crew
Our African-American women continue to demonstrate professionalism, intelligence and unlimited potential as they contribute to our overall struggle for unlimited freedom, access and opportunity in America . read more
Black Achievers at International Slavery Museum
Three more exceptional individuals have been added to the Black Achievers’ Wall at the International Slavery Museum. US President Barack Obama, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer and astronaut Dr Mae Carol Jemison have joined the display in the Legacy gallery which is a celebration of Black Achievers past and present. read more
Barack Obama and Frank Hart
Side by Side in Winning the “Race” Race!
Nearly everybody in the world knows who Barack Obama is, but few have heard of Frank Hart. What is interesting about them is this – one of them hit the pinnacle of his career exactly 100 years after the other one died.
Ten years after his death, former Prime Minister Michael Manley will become the first Jamaican to be inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame.
After leaving university I worked in the travel business, then publishing before taking a career gamble to work as freelance in pr for black arts. But things were not geling, I needed direction, and I found it in Live Your Dreams by Les Brown. more | buy the book
Ira Frederick Aldrige
In October 1825, a Black man took centrestage at the Royal Coburg Theatre (now known as the Old Vic) playing the role of Oroonoko in the Revolt of Surinam or A Slave's Revenge. read more...
Dawn to Dusk - A Biography of Bernie Grant MP. by Judith Lockhartread more
Ten Tips for inner happiness Leading life coach and speaker, Rasheed Ogunlaru shares some insights into inner fulfilment more
Top 10 Tips - make New Years Resolutions stick from UK's top black life coach Rasheed Ogunlarumore
African Caribbeans suffer worse health in England than the USA more
Victoria Forever Lives. A Poem for Victoria Adjo Climbié.
Mia Morris profiled on www.obv.org.uk
Mia Morris, described as a renaissance woman, has established herself as a leading light in the Black community. OBV profiles this lady on a mission to raise Black awareness...
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Naomi Ruth Sims: The Original Black Supermodel Dies aged 61 in the USA. profile
HRW 13th International Film Festival:
Tapologo Film Review, South Africa/Spain. more
Back Home Tomorrow, UK Premieremore
What's New on COLOURTELLY. visit site
Black Star Line more
Jamaican is first black, youngest to fly solo around the world more
Dreadlocked Miss Jamaica puts Rastas in new light jamaica-gleaner
MA-AT Black Children TV Drama series specifically developed for the educational and cultural development of Black children. more
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, Spike Lee, US, 240 mins more
Who would’ve thought that two intrepid female filmmakers could evoke memories of a hushed,
painful conversation I’d had with a dear Nigerian friend a decade ago regarding her health/relationship difficulties following female circumcision?
At the start of this Human Rights Watch documentary shot in Sierra Leone, villagers tells us: “we all danced in Kabeira…A lot of people suffered.” War Don Don charts the trial of Issa Sesay, a senior commander of the Revolutionary United Front, the RUF, by the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
Good Fortune in Kenya Review by Fatima Dupres-Griffiths
Filmmakers Lyndon Van Soest and Jeremy Levine showed how the inefficient flow of information between Kenyan farmers and projects purporting to do good on their behalf, led to environmental devastation, and is at the heart of the film, Good Fortune.
Christiane Taubira (born 2
February 1952, Cayenne, French
Guiana) is a French politician.
President of her party Walwari,
she has served as a French deputy
at the National Assembly since 1993,
The Len Garrison Sculpture Campaign
Today, as we commemorate the sixth anniversary of Len Garrison's passing, his family and friends invite you to help pay tribute to Len's vision, life work and contribution to Black British social development and empowerment. read more
Southwark Blue Plaques!
The 2008 nominees include
Boyhood to Manhood Foundation
Sam King for the Peckham area
the Fisk Jubilee Singers for the Walworth area.
Sam King, the Windrush pioneer and former Mayor of Southwark, needs your votes. He has been shortlisted in the past, but failed to attract enough support for a Blue Plaque.
So far the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the former slaves who sang at the Tabernacle at the Elephant & Castle in 1873, haven't received any votes (they are in competition with the comedian Charlie Drake who is presently in the lead for the Walworth area), so please support them.
If you would like to vote then go to the Southwark website
HEAD of ‘ John Loughborough School ’ SACKED AFTER PRODUCING RECORD GCSE RESULTS!!!
Parents, pupils and church members are outraged by the sacking of the Headteacher of John Loughborough (Seventh-Day Adventist) School (JLS), for “dereliction of duty” on 22/10/08 . more
Frank Hart (1858 – 1908)
Very few people know about Frank Hart who became one of the most successful
black athletes the sport has ever known. more | pdf
A Saving
Grace: Two years ago, aged 40, Grace felt she had come
to a crossroads in her life. She had a successful
career, was studying for a degree with a new
profession in mind and was very settled in her
home. But she still felt something was missing.. read more.
The autobiography of William Sanders Scarborough- An American Journey from Slavery to Scholarship editedwith an introduction by Michele Valerie Ronnick forward by Henry Louis Gates Junior – Reviewer Mia Morrisread more
Johnson Beharry with Nick Cook Barefoot Soldier A story of extreme valour Read this beautifully crafted books which tells the delightful story of Johnson Beharry , his journey from the beautiful island of Grenada to joining the British Army where he served in the 1st Battalion Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. Deployed to Kosova and Northern Ireland before being sent to Iraqy . Follow his story and his heroic actions leading to the award of the Victorial Cross.
Black
History in Britain - Delroy Constantine-Simms
opens the debate on how Black History Month
has become diluted.
Operation Black
Vote & BHM - Simon Woolley says why
Operation Black Vote's involvement in Black
History month is important
Black
German Holocaust Victims - Did you know
that in the 1920s, there were 24,000 Blacks
living in Germany? Here's how it happened,
and how many of them were eventually caught
unawares by the events of the Holocaust.
A
Jamaican in the British RAF - Alford Gardner’s
Tale: Alford Gardner was a youngster looking
for the chance to see more of the world, like
countless others in the war years. So when
the RAF arrived on the island of Jamaica on
their latest recruitment drive, he joined up
as soon as he was old enough...
Martin Luther
King - On 4th April 1968 a visibly
shaken Walter Cronkite announced on CBS news
that Martin Luther King had been shot in
Memphis, Tennessee .....
Kwame Nkrumah -
His contribution to the decolonisation process
in Africa
Short
Profile of Nat Turner, 1800-1831 - Nat
Turner was an African-American slave who led
the largest and most significant slave revolt
in United States history.
Benjamin Zephaniah, "I
have been called a dub poet, an oral poet, a
performance poet, a pop poet, a pub poet, a rap
poet, a Rasta poet, a reggae poet and even a
black poet, the list goes on...."
Striking
a Chord - Mia Morris investigates the increasing
inclusion of minority communities in classical
music.
John La-Rose, poet,
essayist, publisher, and film maker, editor-in-chief
of New Beacon Books from its inception, and Chair
of the George Padmore Institute.
African
American literature: "African American
literature ... began during the 18th & 19th
centuries with writers such as poet Phillis
Wheatley and orator Frederick Douglass, ...
and continues today with authors such as Toni
Morrison and Maya Angelou being ranked among
the top writers in the United States."
Contrasts,
Textures and Hues - Exploring early printed
images of people of African and Asian Heritage
- new book Oct 2004
Paul
Robeson was a giant figure of
the 20th century. He was the son of a slave
in the USA, who escaped from bondage at 15
and went on to become a college graduate and
a
minister. Paul Robeson took that legacy to
the next level.
Black
Dance in England: The Pathway here. Hilary
Carty, has experienced at first hand the highs
and lows of black dance in England. We asked
her
to capture those insights for future generations…
Naomi Ruth Sims: The Original Black Supermodel Dies aged 61 in the USA. Before the other UK Naomi, a Black and beautiful US fashion supermodel was rocking the catwalks when black was not in style. However, legendary Naomi Sims died tragically of cancer. A model, cover girl and makeup entrepreneur, this long-limbed beauty launched a cosmetics line for women of colour. Naomi went on to create and market a line of wigs sold under her name. view profile
Olive Morris’ plaque and photograph has finally been reinstated in Olive Morris House, together with a simple window display facing the street. The window display includes a link to a web page where people can read more about Olive Morris’ life and access our blog for further information.
Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye (15 October 1922 - 6 February 2009) was as the "curator" of the Slave House on Gorée Island (Senegal). He remains a figure best known Senegalese in the world, including tourists, although recent scientific work on the slave trade and the history of the island led to recover his passion in perspective. read more
Lawrence “Stretch” Noel, carnival pioneer and band-leader of Trinbago Carnival Club in London, succumbed to lung cancer and passed away in hospital on December 23rd, aged 73. Lawrence was born and grew up in Trinidad. He migrated to the UK in 1959 to pursue an engineering course. read more
Hélène Lembanaka: It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Hélène Lembanaka, who died suddenly in her sleep in the early hours of Tuesday, 26th June 2007. Hélène was the founder of the Africa Audio-Visual Library (AFAL). read more
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
Professor Rex Nettleford - International Cultural Custodian Professor Rex Nettleford has died Fatima Dupres- Griffiths reminds us of his extensive contribution to the globe.
Ben Bousquet
Tribute - Ben Bousquet died, peacefully,
at home in South Africa ... Tribute by Colin
Douglas.
Eric
Grant Obituary: Eric Caesar
Alexander Grant, who died at the North Middlesex
Hospital on Thursday 3rd August 2006, distinguished
himself as an educationalist and a teacher
and
in later years, as a writer and poet ...
Fayard
Antonio Nicholas: Obituary: The death
of the elder
of the world famous Nicholas brothers, brings
to an end the story of one of the greatest
dance duos the twentieth century had ever
seen.
Ellen
Kuzwayo Tribute:On April 19, 2006,
South African activist, author, politician,
community
leader and mentor, Ellen Kuzwayo passed
away. She has left an indelible legacy
within South Africa’s history...
Tribute:
Coretta Scott King - 1927 -
30 Jan 2006, widow of civil rights activist
Martin Luther King Jr, has died after a full
and distinguished campaigning life of her
own...
Skin
lightening products: Would you use a cream
or soap that may have the following long term
side effects… skin cancer, liver damage, kidney damage or poisoning? read
This is a thought provoking article ON ECONOMIC VIOLENCE. read
Black for the Future - None but ourselves can free our minds As we celebrate BHM, life coach, Rasheed Ogunlaru, highlights how we can liberate our minds and build a better future... read
Black Women's Experiences of the Criminal Justice system The UK has the third largest female prison population of the 32 European states surveyed by the Howard League. read
James Aguer, chair of the Dinka Committee has been awarded the 2006
Anti-Slavery Award for his work against slavery in Sudan. read more
Lord Herman Ouseley of Peckham , presenting award to Mia Morris from the Home Office Network (Black and Minority Ethnic ) employers network for staff category work with Partners for contribution to Race and Diversity agenda
War Don Don |Review by Fatima Dupres-Griffiths At the start of this Human Rights Watch documentary shot in Sierra Leone, villagers tells us: “we all danced in Kabeira…A lot of people suffered.” War Don Don charts the trial of Issa Sesay, a senior commander of the Revolutionary United Front, the RUF, by the Special Court for Sierra Leone. read review
Good Fortune in Kenya | Review by Fatima Dupres-Griffiths
Filmmakers Lyndon Van Soest and Jeremy Levine showed how the inefficient flow of information between Kenyan farmers and projects purporting to do good on their behalf, led to environmental devastation, and is at the heart of the film, Good Fortune. read review
HRW 13th International Film Festival
Tapologo
Tapologo is a powerful, inspiring film telling the story of black South African women in their own words. We see the personal and political journey of ex-sex workers from Freedom Park, a squatter settlement, some of whom are HIV infected more | visit website
Back Home Tomorrow, UK Premiere
This film follows the lives of children affected by conflict, focusing on Yagoub, a Dafur refugee living in the Mayo Refugee Camp in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital. It also looks at Murtaza recovering in a Kabul hospital after losing his hand to a landmine. more | website
Trailblazers
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Trailblazers is a series of indepth interviews - a celebration, for Black History Month, of people of colour who have achieved extraordinary things… The four interviewees are performing at the highest level in their chosen fields. These in depth interviews are entertaining, thought provoking and inspiring.
Checkout our latest Promotional News Alert with info about the latest indie black British film - 'DEADMEAT' Starring: Robbie Gee, Will Johnson, Martina Laird, Cyril Nri, Brian Bovell & many others!
This film needs your support - so checkout the exciting TRAILER now!!!
A Novice's
Guide to Cannes - Marsha
Prescod, found herself at the world’s
premier film festival, pondering on the
things she would have liked to be told
about when
she was new to the Cannes experience.
Dreaming
of Manderlay…. - Lars
von Trier, the super talented bad boy of
independent filmmaking crashes
through the No Entry barriers of race, sex
and bringing democracy to the unenlightened
masses to deliver Cannes’ most provocative
film…
Short
Profile of Hattie McDaniel - Hattie McDaniel,
1895 -1952, became the first black
person ever to win an Oscar for her role
in Gone With the Wind.
MA-AT Black Children TV Drama series specifically developed for the educational and cultural development of Black children. more
100 Black Screen Icons: Who you voted for In results announced today, two African American actors and a Jamaican screenwriter have taken the top three places in the BFI and Every Generation Media's 100 Black Screen Icons online poll. more
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ended at the end of June 06. This is due to illness of the compiler. We hope
to have this element of the site up and running again soon. In the meantime,
the archive still exists and offers a fantastic insights of the issues that
have been affecting the world-wide African community in the last years.
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The Angola Three, Louisiana State Penitentiary prisoners, Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King, are the subject of this explosive documentary exploring the issues of accountability and justice by looking at the treatment of the long-term solitary confinement of these Black Panthers.
Our African-American women
After leaving university I worked in the travel business, then publishing before taking a career gamble to work as freelance in pr for black arts. But things were not geling, I needed direction, and I found it in Live Your Dreams by Les Brown. 
Mia Morris, described as a renaissance woman, has established herself as a leading light in the Black community. OBV profiles this lady on a mission to raise Black awareness... 
Christiane Taubira
Very few people know about Frank Hart who became one of the most successful
black athletes the sport has ever known. 
The autobiography of William Sanders Scarborough- An American Journey from Slavery to Scholarship edited
Tapologo is a powerful, inspiring film telling the story of black South African women in their own words. We see the personal and political journey of ex-sex workers from Freedom Park, a squatter settlement, some of whom are HIV infected 
This film follows the lives of children affected by conflict, focusing on Yagoub, a Dafur refugee living in the Mayo Refugee Camp in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital. It also looks at Murtaza recovering in a Kabul hospital after losing his hand to a landmine. 
