Sunday, December 27, 2009

Happy Kwanzaa!

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Happy Kwanzaa, everybody. Kwanzaa is a festival which is observed from December 26 through January 1. This is a time for people of African ...
Sunday, December 06, 2009

Day of Blogging for Justice against Taser Torture

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I did not blog on the Day of Justice this time because I feel all blogged-out about this issue. I want to focus more on solutions rather tha...
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Small Island

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As I'm sure you know, tonight, the BBC is screening the first part of A Small Island, the beautiful, lyrical piece based on the novel by...

Black Victims of the Germans and the Nazis from 1904 Onwards

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I attended another excellent Black history presentation with Tony Warner at the Imperial War Museum yesterday. Black Victims of the Nazis tr...
Tuesday, December 01, 2009

1st of December, Rosa Parks

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On this day in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white person. Her reason? "I'm tired". So bega...
Saturday, November 28, 2009

The Importance of History

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Click here to join me on the radio . I often blog about history-related events, such as those with Tony Warner . In case you were wondering ...

Join Us on the Radio Tomorrow (Sunday)

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I hope you will be able to join us on Dr. Donna's radio show tomorrow, Sunday 29th November, 1:00 p.m. EST, 6:00 p.m. UK time. I will ...
Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving

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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Thanksgiving is the time when we stop for a moment to remember all the blessings and good fortune we have rece...
Monday, November 16, 2009

Hidden Histories: Black People and WWII

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As you may know, I attended the presentation on How Black People Won World War II by Tony Warner at the Imperial War Museum yesterday. ...
Thursday, November 12, 2009

Not Forgotten - Soldiers of Empire

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While on the subject of Ian Hislop , I very much enjoyed his Not Forgotten series which was shown on Channel 4 several years ago, in which...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Power of a Black Skin

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Further to my previous blog about the BNP on the BBC , many people have said that when the head of the BNP appeared on Question Time latel...
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Thursday, November 05, 2009

One Year Ago

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Check out this video from the President . I was watching a programme about Beyonce the other day. She said, her young nephew doesn't un...
Thursday, October 22, 2009

BNP on the BBC

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You have probably heard that the head of the BNP will appear on Question Time tonight. The BBC has been milking this for all it's worth....

Resources for Black Parents

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Free online activities for children, crafts, make a kinara, African recipes, plus books and resources for parents - get all this and more fr...
Friday, October 16, 2009

New, Free Ebook - Finding Your Purpose

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The new issue of More Black Success is now available, hot off the press! MBS 6 features an article by Diana Broomfield on Finding Your P...
Thursday, October 08, 2009

Black History: Telling Our Stories

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October is Black History Month in the UK. For BHM events and resources, see Black History International . In my recent interview with Loret...
Monday, October 05, 2009

One Person Can Make a Difference

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This is so inspiring. Check out this article posted on the Black Books Blog about how a librarian made a huge change in one young person...
Saturday, October 03, 2009

Hear Me on the Radio

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Last night, I was on Loretta N. Green’s show on Blogtalk Radio. It was a delightful experience. We talked about how important it is for pe...
Monday, September 28, 2009

Black Men, Women, Relationships

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This month in Essence, there is an article called “Where Is the Love” about relationships between Black men and women. Hill Harper, author o...

I'm on the Radio Friday 2nd October

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I will be on Loretta N. Green's radio show this coming Friday, 2nd of October. I hope you will join us. Click here to listen to the sho...