"black history" blog posts
How to have a Black history year - five ways to be an ally all year round
Posted on: 9 November 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
Say goodbye to October, and hello to the rest of your life! Black History Month runs throughout October every year and is fundamentally about allowing healing by providing information that bridges different experiences. By spending time understanding what someone else’s experience, knowledge and insights are we can be more empathetic and better people.
Will Kamala Harris be the first female president of the United States?
Posted on: 28 October 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
US political history expert, Dr Cheryl Hudson, gives her view on the Democratic vice-presidential candidate and the possibilities for her future in the corridors of power. \"Regardless of who is elected as the 46th President of the United States, they will be male. Just as the previous 45 were. Not a single American woman has served as head of state and Commander in Chief.
How to have a Black history year - ways to rest, recharge and connect with your identity
Posted on: 9 October 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
It's a Black Radical Present. Will you like how history remembers you? If you are Black, your identity is your history and also your future. Locked within you is a story that millions of ancestors fought to make sure it exists today.
Connecting the power of African Ancestors
Posted on: 25 September 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
When I confirmed my upcoming talk with the University of Liverpool and National Museums Liverpool, it was February 2020. In some ways, it was a completely different world. I couldn’t have known that Black History Month 2020 could see us operating in a second lockdown, as the first lockdown was still a myth and a whisper on the UK agenda.