Drapetomania: Article of the Day at www.thefreedictionary.com: Today considered to be a glaring example of pseudoscience, drapetomania was a supposed mental illness described by American physician Samuel A. Cartwright in 1851. In a paper prepared for the Medical Association of Louisiana, Cartwright explained that the disorder caused black slaves to run away from their masters. He further speculated that the malady was caused by masters who treated slaves as equals.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
influential black Briton Piers Linney becomes new member of BBC2's Dragons' Den
Cloud computing pioneer Piers Linney becomes the new member of the BBC 2 show Dragons' Den, replacing Theo Paphitis.
Linney, the joint chief executive of Outsourcery, previously featured on TV in the Channel 4 show Secret Millionaire.
Linney will join regulars Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden and another new Dragon, interior designer Kelly Hoppen (who replaced Hilary Devey).
In the show business leaders hear pitches from entrepreneurs before deciding whether to invest.
Linney, a qualified solicitor also worked as an investment banker and venture capital fund manager and was named in The Power List of the UK's 100 most influential black Britons. His company Outsourcery was launched in 2007 and employs 150 people across the UK.
Adapted from information at: www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21734003
Linney, the joint chief executive of Outsourcery, previously featured on TV in the Channel 4 show Secret Millionaire.
Linney will join regulars Duncan Bannatyne, Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden and another new Dragon, interior designer Kelly Hoppen (who replaced Hilary Devey).
In the show business leaders hear pitches from entrepreneurs before deciding whether to invest.
Linney, a qualified solicitor also worked as an investment banker and venture capital fund manager and was named in The Power List of the UK's 100 most influential black Britons. His company Outsourcery was launched in 2007 and employs 150 people across the UK.
Adapted from information at: www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21734003
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Hostile 'Historians'!
Sunday Politics West Midlands: 03/03/2013 http://bbc.in/12dolWW David Starkey still harping on Mary Seacole and seeing British Black History as a threat, rather than as an opportunity!
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