Black 1919

Self-unawareness of levodopa induced dyskinesias in patients with Parkinson’s disease

“…On the contrary, the same dopaminergic treatment impairs functions connected to the medial prefrontal-ventral striatal non-depleted circuit (Cools, Barker, Sahakian, & Robbins, 2001), such as on tasks of attentional set-shifting and response inhibition (Dirnberger and Jahanshahi, 2013. In line with this, one of the most reliable mechanisms associated impaired self-awareness of LIDs with the deficits in executive functioning due to dopaminergic overstimulation of mesocorticolimbic circuits (Amanzio et al, 2010), while others have not found such a relationship (Jenkinson et al, 2009. It is noteworthy to emphasize how studies which have not found an association yet, have not used specific tests to assess EFs related to the medial prefrontal-ventral striatal circuitry.…”

Dover Street to Dixieand the politics of cultural transfer and exchange

“…The standard response, however, expressed narrow versions of patriotism and put 'Britishers first'. 20 In the press, the inclusion of high profile Garland's Coloured Society, claiming they would be the cause of 'scandal and impropriety'. Finding no evidence for such a claim, the Home Office gave the troupe authorisation, but only on a limited basis for six weeks and with the justification that this was 'a specialty act for which Britons could not be substituted'.…”

‘All in the Same Uniform’? The Participation of Black Colonial Residents in the British Armed Forces in the First World War

“…Sixty-five of the more than 250 arrests during the riots were in Liverpool (29 black and 36 white). 16 This major episode of rioting led the Home Office to send out letters to the police forces of several of the riot locations requesting the 'particulars of the unemployed coloured population' with a view to inducing black colonial residents 'to return to their own countries as quickly as possible', even though it was conceded that it was 'not possible to deport compulsorily any coloured men who are British subjects'. In these cases, the Home Office requested information on 'how many are definitely prepared to avail themselves of the opportunity of being repatriated and give particulars of the countries to which they should be sent'.…”

“…63 Organised union opposition to black people in the workforce was most evident in the continuing campaign, initiated in the late nineteenth century, by the white-dominated sailors' unions for a 'colour bar' on British ships. 64 Black colonial people organised their own protests as a result of this exclusion from the workforce. A deputation, including representatives of Liverpool's Ethiopian Association, met with the lord mayor, to discuss unemployment issues in May 1919.…”

“…On the other hand, of the 36 whites charged, 33 were found guilty and 31 were imprisoned. 71 The close police monitoring of the black colonial population evident in biased police reports and arrest procedure was further demonstrated in the removal of black people from their homes. The initiative to accommodate hundreds of black families temporarily in the bridewell (central police holding prison) in Great George Street, a few streets away from Upper Pitt Street where the riot began, amounted to an admission of police failure to protect Liverpool's black population.…”