Category Archives: Education

Our view of the world is distorted – so our worldview is distorted

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Angela

A big thank you to Black History Studies and Mark Simpson, Director of Operations, for the title of this piece and for his insight into the ways different world maps have been put together and how they affect our view … Continue reading →

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The Good Ally by Nova Reid

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Angela

When Claudia Rankine, a Black poet and playwright, was asked by a white man, after a reading from Citizen: An American Lyric (Rankine’s 2014 anthology about the collective effects of racism in our society) ‘What can I do for you? … Continue reading →

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Reading Black Writers

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Angela

Until George Floyd was murdered on 25 May 2020, I had not begun to acknowledge, let alone unearth, my inherent racism. That racism includes not reading or even thinking about the work of Black writers. But since that May I’ve … Continue reading →

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Betty Campbell taught Black British history every month

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Angela

On September 29, 2021, in Cardiff, a statue was unveiled to Betty Campbell, the first Black British headteacher in Wales, and the first to teach Black British History all the time (not just in Black History Month – which began … Continue reading →

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