Intisar Chowdhury became a national figure this year after the death of his father from coronavirus led to him questioning the health secretary, Matt Hancock, on live radio. After the death of George Floyd and the national conversation on racism, Chowdhury … Continue reading →
Councillor Dr. Mahamed Hashi is the Deputy Cabinet Member (Youth) for the London Borough of Lambeth. Mahamed is extremely well known for his community work and holds a number of prominent positions on community engagement boards across London. In April … Continue reading →
This is part of a project created by Miriam Monga, a student at Cardinal Newman Catholic School. BLM Ballerina Here I decided to use the ballerina to put across my message of equality because ballet is such an inherently white … Continue reading →
On 10 June 2020, Coventry Biennial issued the following statement and useful links. This post hopes to make our position clear as an organisation that is anti-racist and to highlight some of the ways that we are committed to Black … Continue reading →
On 8 June 2020, Coventry City of Culture Trust issued the following statement. The team at Coventry City of Culture Trust has been listening to the international, national, and local conversations around the murder of George Floyd and the global … Continue reading →
The Black Lives Matter movement is not new. It has been going on since before the United States was founded. To understand why it is so hard for attitudes to change in the US, it might help to understand its … Continue reading →
A list of books to read compiled by the Young Employees Group and the LGBT+ Network at Coventry City Council. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala Why I’m … Continue reading →
Tanitoluwa (Tani) Adewumi is a Nigerian-born chess player who lives in New York City, USA. He won the 2019 K-3 New York State chess championship at the age of eight, after playing the game for only a year, while living … Continue reading →
Remarks by President Trump to Law Enforcement Officials July 28, 2017 Ronkonkoma, New York See also Washington Post article
Continue reading →The science publishing company Springer has created a website containing lists of books and articles dealing with various issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement. The issues include Social Inequality & Systemic Racism Policing Race & Civil Unrest Gender … Continue reading →