Links
Anti-Slavery International
Freepost LON
10246
London SW9 9BR
www.antislavery.org
Black Britain On Line
British
Electric Media of the Year
The Colourful Network
www.blackbritain.co.uk
Black Information Link
premier
UK site for ethnic minority issues
www.blink.org.uk
BLACKNET
the leading
Black site in Britain
for news and entertainment relating to
the African
Caribbean community.
www.blacknet.co.uk
BASA
for Black
Studies
www.basauk.com
GOWANUS BOOKS
Interesting
articles
from around the world
www.gowanusbooks.com
Institute of Race Relations
'Race Today'
www.homebeats.co.uk
The MAAT Newsletter
(The Africentric
Voice of the Internet)
www.melanet.com/clegg
New Internationalist
the
people, the ideas, the action in the fight for global justice.
www.newint.org
NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL
Keep in touch
with
Ken Livingstone's
Review Group
www.london.org.uk
For up to date news from Africa
presented to a
background of fine African music
http://us-africa.tripod.com
The Voice Newspaper
www.voice-online.co.uk
Wellingborough African Caribbean Association
www.wacacentre.org
Wellingborough & District
Racial Equality Council
www.wellingboroughrec.org.uk
BBC Birmingham
Celebrating Black History Month on BBC Birmingham, this web site features
interviews with Jazz legend Andy Hamilton, R'n'B sensation Jamelia, Bhangra
pioneer Bally Sagoo and Birmingham writer Norman Samuda-Smith
http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/your_community/bhm
BBC UK Legacies
UK Legacies is an exciting new local history site from the BBC. To mark Black
History Month the site focuses on Immigration and Emigration with, "over
60 stories from every corner of the UK" explaining how the UK population
came to be where it is today.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/index.shtml
Birmingham Black History
This web site celebrates the history of black people in Birmingham and aims to
promote the maintenance and development of Black community histories, heritage
and culture traditions within the city and beyond. It is also the central
location to find out about Black History Month events and exhibitions taking
place in Birmingham during the month of October.
www.birminghamblackhistory.com
Black Britain Online
This is part of a network of Internet sites which are targeted at the UK Black
African Caribbean community. It is a useful resource site covering topics such
as recruitment, news and sport, money matters, business information, events,
advertisements and provides free e-mail facilities. Navigating through this
site is very smooth and easy. It is the winner of a "British Electronic
Media of the Year" award.
Black Facts
An American Internet resource for Black history information, searchable by
date, word or topic. Brief facts for the most part but a helpful starting
point. Good background music to the site, which makes browsing enjoyable.
Channel 4 Black History Map
Channel 4 map, subjects and timeline for Black history in Britain. Search is by place, subject or timeline. Some areas have nothing as yet.
Black Home
A Black British Webring, being a tool for groups to focus on issues, advertise
their web sites, in order to network and share ideas, opportunities and
information. 33 web sites, with links to some key international sites. A mixed
bag of topics.
www.papac.cwc.net/Blackhome/black.htm
Black Information Link (Blink)
This site aims to provide an information exchange for Asian, African and
Caribbean community groups and organisations around the UK. It contains
information on ethnic minority issues covering areas such as arts and culture,
business, disability, education, finance, health, human rights, recruitment,
legal information, organisations, publications, youth and women. It is a very
comprehensive and useful resource site.
Blacknet
A comprehensive general magazine with news items, current affairs, black
history, leisure and entertainment, recipes and links to other sites of
interest to the black community.
Black Presence
Very informative. Current as well as historical information. Has links to
other useful sites.
Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations
This site provides information about the Centre for Research in Ethnic
Relations based at the University of Warwick. It contains some useful
information relating to its work, the materials the Centre holds and
publication listings.
www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/CRER_RC/
Chronicleworld
"Quarterly magazine on Black issues -Educational. Historical and
Political- in Britain and around the world". Visit the gallery of
photographs, the books and booksellers lists, and the history pages to catch a
flavour of the site.
Commission for Racial Equality
This is the official site for the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE). The
organisation is a publicly funded, non-governmental body set up under the Race
Relations Act 1976 to tackle racial discrimination and promote racial
equality. The site contains racial equality information on your rights and the
law, ethnic diversity, news and media and CRE publications. This site has a
keyword search facility.
Croydon Council: Croydon Museums
Croydon Museum has two modules on its Black and South Asian communities which
make imaginative use of oral history etc.
www.croydon.gov.uk/museums/educblack.htm
Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Encyclopaedia Brittanica guide to Black history. An excellent and well
presented introductory resource with pictorial timeline, eras in Black
history, many biographies and a study guide. A rich resource.
http://search.eb.com/blackhistory/
Every Generation
This site includes sections on tracing your family tree alongside a guide to
genealogy resources, a book club, information on nominating your hero or
heroin for the 'Blue Plaques Scheme" a heritage network and folk Stories.
An excellent guide to black heritage matters in the UK.
www.everygeneration.co.uk/index.htm
IMAGE: Greenwich Council
Greenwich Council
Has a "Black History" section about the communities in Greenwich.
www.greenwich.gov.uk/council/az_frames.htm
Moving Here
Moving Here is a database of digitised photographs, maps, objects, documents and audio items recording migration experiences within the UK of the past 200 years.
National Grid for Learning
The National Grid for Learning links to many organisations including archives,
libraries and museums. Nothing specifically under Black History.
Public Record office
As well as political subjects, covers areas like genealogy and immigration
etc.
Society for Caribbean Studies
Society for Caribbean Studies. Papers produced at its annual conferences are
reproduced at this site.
www.scsonline.freeserve.co.uk/carib.htm
The Voice
The online version of the popular weekly paper covering a wide range of topics
from a black perspective.
Westminister City Council: Westminster
Archives
An excellent site by Westminster Archives with teaching notes and
illustrations for work on Black History in schools.
www.westminster.gov.uk/libraries/archives/b