Bishop Dr Joe Aldred Joseph (Joe) Daniel Aldred was born in the rural district of Top Mountain located in the hills of …
History
Former NAACP board chairman Julian Bond, dead
In the late 1960s, civil rights leader Julian Bond was such a compelling figure that he was talked about as one day becoming …
Ever wondered how Blacks have Irish last names
Ever wonder how a lot of African Americans have Irish last names? Is not because of Irish slave owners, no erase that foolishness……don’t …
Is the significance of Black History Month lost on us?
October is quite an active month and includes awareness campaigns for Domestic Violence, National Information for Literacy, Dental Hygiene, Breast Cancer Awareness …
A petition for Britain to pay reparations
Pay full financial reparations to the victims of the slave trade. – Petitions The countries that suffered during the slave trade not …
David Cameron slammed by strong letter from Jamaica
Following the much talked about visit to Jamaica by British Prime Minister David Cameron last month,former Prim e Minister of Jamaica Hon. …
The British West India Regiment
Gershom Browne’s stoicism forbade him to speak of the full horrors he encountered while serving. Other stories were not so easy to …
Legacy of Irish community in Barbados
The descendants of Irish people sold into slavery in the 1600s live in a close-knit community beset by poverty and ill health. …
Black Georgians: The Shock of the Familiar
Imagining the Georgian period awakens images from Jane Austen’s parlour to Hogarth’s Gin Lane. Black Cultural Archives’ new exhibition Black Georgians: The …
The secret to long life African American style
There are an abundance of theories for living beyond and even way beyond the traditional biblical age of three score and ten. …