[1] He wrote eighteen books on the subject of public relations[2] and organised over 200 exhibitions all over the world showcasing the British industry.
[4] Black attended Dame Alice Owen's School, Angel, Islington, and then went on to study at Northampton Engineering College, graduating as a Fellow of the Spectacle Makers Company (FSMC), UK in 1934.
(And from 1948 his involvement with the IPR and IPRA,)[6][5] Black represented Warwickshire and Northants on the first Association of Optometrists (AOP), he was elected in 1946.
[6] Black was appointed the official expert on eye care for BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour and was director of the AOP Information Bureau, and edited their magazine 'Vision' for the public.
[6] His most notable campaigns were to pay greater attention to children's eyesight, have refresher courses for opticians and link vision with how drivers perform on the road.
[citation needed] Black organised 262 overseas exhibitions[5] across the world, mainly for the Board of Trade in conjunction with the London Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
[5] Black joined the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) a few years after they formed in 1955 and organised many meetings for the group across the globe.
[9] In 1970, the Communication, Advertising and Marketing Education Foundation was formed, they went around the UK trying to get Universities interested in having public relations as a course.
[9] Black supported the decision on behalf of IPR and IPRA, and after negotiating for five years, the MSc in Public Relations was to commence in the fall of 1988.
[3] Black was appointed an Honorary Professor of Public Relations, at Stirling in honour of his role at drawing up the syllabus for the Master's course there.