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Was the 1983 film Out of Africa glamorising colonialism? 🎬
Join the convo on Hollywood Africans 🎙️ on Apple podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and wherever you listen. 🎧
#reclaimingnarratives #outofafrica #blackhistorymonth #hollywoodafricans
Facing life-threatening discrimination, Charles, a gay man from Central Africa, found safety and a new beginning Micro Rainbow. His story is one of courage and authenticity. #BlackHistoryMonth #LGBTQIRefugees
#ReclaimingNarratives
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"The place in which I'll fit will not exist until I make it." — James Baldwin #ReclaimingNarratives #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2024
Hollywood Africans 🌍 series 1 finale on the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency is out now!
Detective Precious Ramotswe solves crimes one cup of Red bush tea ☕ at a time. But is Botswana's leading sleuth a bigot?
Now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen 🎧
#reclaimingnarratives #no1ladies
Congratulations to the winners of our belated Black History Month raffle!
#BlackHistoryMonth #ReclaimingNarratives #DEI #blackhistorymonth2024
Veronica Strachan thanking keynote speaker in front of all the attendees
Ollie Folayan giving a talk in front of Black History Month event line up slide
Steve Olivier, RGU Principal, giving a speech
Start of event with BHM slide in front of room full of attendees
Attended an inspirational Black History Month #bhm event at #RGU today #ReclaimingNarratives
The cover of M is for Melanin - A Celebration of the Black Child by Tiffany Rose, showing Black children holding up letters to spell 'Melanin' while two others colour a large 'M'
For our final #BHM spotlight (for now!), as today we are celebrating the inspirational and positive M is for Melanin by Tiffany Rose!
Don’t be shy - tell us about your Black History Month book recommendations!
#BHM24 #BHM2024 #BlackHistoryMonth #ReclaimingNarratives #inspiring
The cover of The Good Turn, featuring three kids at night with flashlights, running through a residential area.
We’re down to our final few #BHM spotlights now, as today we are celebrating lovely kids’ mystery book The Good Turn, by the award-winning Sharna Jackson!
Don’t be shy - tell us about your Black History Month book recommendations!
#BHM24 #BHM2024 #BlackHistoryMonth #ReclaimingNarratives
In honour of both #ColourDay and #ChemistryDay, we’re shining a colourful spotlight on one of our earlier books: My Mummy is a Scientist!
Want to find out more? Visit our website butterflybooks.co.uk/product/my-m...
#BHM #BHM24 #BlackHistoryMonth #ReclaimingNarratives #MyMummyisaScientist
Spotted this in my son's school bag, it's so great that some primary schools are really #reclaimingnarratives and not just for #bhm24
An image of a Black writer writing in her book, with the title Black Poetry Day 2024, and the quote: “My hair bounces when I walk like it refuses to stop dancing You will not stop us dancing.” - Alive by Antonia Jade King
Celebrating Black Poetry Day with another brilliant Black British poet, this time we’re spotlighting the awesome Antonia Jade King and her poem, Alive.
#PoetryDay #BlackPoetryDay #BHM #BHM24 #BHM2024 #BlackHistoryMonth #ReclaimingNarratives #ButterflyBooks
Next Friday we close out our #BlackHistoryMonth activities with a lecture from Prof Leonard Harris. His lecture "Necro-being: Cosmopolitan Cruelty and Decolonial World". More details, including how to book your FREE place are available here: edin.ac/3XEk4w8
#BlackHistoryMonthUK #reclaimingnarratives
For #BHM24 the #CriminologyTeam is proud to invite Marianne Kimani, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner to campus. Marianne will be introducing us to "The Marianne Chronicles: Courageously Becoming Me" Free tickets via QR code or from: www.trybooking.com/uk/EAAS #ReclaimingNarratives
The cover to Riley Can be Anything, which shows a young Black boy in a school uniform dreaming of becoming a chef, pilot, doctor and musician
The combination of National Book Month and Black History Month gives us the perfect excuse to recommend another great book, this time by Davina Hamilton and Reinoso Elena – the wonderful Riley Can Be Anything!
#BHM #BHM24 #BHM2024 #BlackHistoryMonth #ReclaimingNarratives
I gave our #BHM assembly today and talked about #reclaimingnarratives used Michael Holding's memorable speech in which he reminded us of Lewis Latimer's invention of the carbon light filament. Then went on to list many other unheralded Black inventors.
📢 October is #BlackHistoryMonthUK
BASW & SWU proudly support a range of resources dedicated to promoting Black excellence and anti-racism in social work and wider society.
Find out more 🔗 basw.co.uk/articles/bas...
#BHM2024 | #ReclaimingNarratives
Discover our booklist "Book Clubs in Schools is unique because older pupils run the clubs for younger children, helping them build leadership skills, as well as instilling confidence and a love of reading." Alex Wheatle. Cover of Kerb Stain Boys.
The theme for #BlackHistoryMonth is #ReclaimingNarratives, which is exactly what our patron, Alex Wheatle, does.
KERB STAIN BOYS is on our booklist. Published by #BarringtonStoke, it's a fun, accessible read: https://buff.ly/3xNYIlq
#DyslexiaAwarenessWeek #DAW #KIdLitUK
There are still FREE tickets left for our next #BlackHistoryMonth event. On Wednesday we will be joined by Dr Akira O'Connor (University of St Andrews) who will deliver the lecture: Colonised Minds: The Influence of Colonial Power on Modern Psychology. Info: edin.ac/4gosuz0
#ReclaimingNarratives
The Mangrove Nine case was a landmark moment in British civil rights history that centred on the trial of nine Black activists who were arrested following a protest against police harassment in 1970.
#BlackHistoryMonth #ReclaimingNarratives
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Last Day to register for the inaugural @BlackInPlantSci conference. Join us for a Day of community building, professional growth and JOY. Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonthUK 2024 by #ReclaimingNarratives I am soo looking forward to this!
This year our Black History Assembly will be about Walter Tull. This is a powerful and important story and one that fits in well in terms of #reclaimingnarratives
There will be no power point - simply the telling of this story and why it is such an important one.
#historyteacher
A photo of Benjamin Zephaniah against a black background, which says: “I come from an ancient place All my family were born there And I would like to go there But I really want to live.” - We Refugees by Benjamin Zephaniah
Celebrating #PoetryDay with a #BHM twist, as we give thanks and lift up the late, great Benjamin Zephaniah, the writer behind many works, including poetry such as Too Black, Too Strong and The Dread Affair.
#NationalPoetryDay #BHM24 #BlackHistoryMonth #ReclaimingNarratives
book cover Queen Elizabeth II and the Africans
🌍October is #BlackHistoryMonth in the UK!
Spotlighting our recent publication: 'Queen Elizabeth II and the Africans' by Raphael Chijioke Njoku.
Browse our list of African Studies books
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#BHM2024 #ReclaimingNarratives #AfricanStudies #AfricanDiaspora
Did you know that Amy Ashwood Garvey was a pioneering activist, feminist, and Pan-Africanist who played a crucial role in the early 20th-century movement for Black empowerment?
#BlackHistoryMonth #ReclaimingNarratives
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Have a listen to these 5 initial episodes. Hear how we navigate world - how our values show up. We hope these episodes with support your conversations, reflection and development
#blackhistorymonth
#reclaimingnarratives
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October is UK #BlackHistoryMonth
Find out how LSHTM is #decolonising its collections, through our Decolonising the Archive Principles covering archival & cataloguing practice, dissemination, education & inclusivity.
#ReclaimingNarratives #publichealth
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So teachers of Bluesky, this #BlackHistoryMonth what British historical figures, organisations or events are you planning to teach about?
The theme for 2024 is #ReclaimingNarratives
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#uked #ukteaching #edusky
