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Best podcasts about black british history

Latest podcast episodes about black british history

Intelligence Squared
George the Poet on Combatting the War on Blackness

Intelligence Squared

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 52:17


As a performer, London-based George the Poet has helped elevate genres ranging from traditional spoken word to rap and grime over recent years as well as having become a well-known voice commentating on social issues. He has a popular BBC podcast, Have You Heard George's Podcast?, which won the Peabody Award. Plus, last year he curated the writing collection Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History. This year he returns with a new book – a memoir – Track Record: Me, Music, and the War on Blackness. As well as reflecting on George Mpanga's own life, it's a study of broader issues including the cultural forces shaping the music industry and the inherent discrimination within wider capitalism. Joining him in conversation for this episode is Symeon Brown, the award-winning journalist whose work often focuses on how culture and technology interacts with race and class. Brown is a correspondent for Channel 4 News and the author of Get Rich Or Lie Trying, his book focusing on the influencer economy. We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/IS for £100 sponsored credit. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all of our longer form interviews and Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access listens. ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Intelligence Squared
The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Intelligence Squared

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 39:02


Hannah Durkin is a historian whose new book, Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade, shines a light on the final years of a pivotal yet deeply troubling period in US and global history. The Clotilda, the subject of Durkin's book, was the last slave ship to land on American soil in 1860. This was despite a federal law banning the importation of captive individuals from the African continent having been passed over half a century prior. Some of the survivors onboard The Clotilda lived well into the 20th century and the book aims to highlight their stories. Joining Durkin in conversation for this episode is Christienna Fryar, the historian and broadcaster with a focus on modern Britain, the British Empire, and the modern Caribbean. Most recently she was Lecturer in Black British History at Goldsmiths, University of London. If you'd like to get access to all of our longer form interviews and members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events - Our member-only newsletter The Monthly Read, sent straight to your inbox ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more ... Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan Snow's History Hit
Sara Forbes Bonetta: Queen Victoria's Protégée

Dan Snow's History Hit

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 35:14


By the age of just 7, Sara Forbes Bonetta had survived a West African war, lost her parents, been enslaved and finally, exchanged as a gift for a far-flung queen. When she arrived in the court of Queen Victoria in 1850, the monarch was immediately impressed by the determined, intelligent young girl. She took Sara under her wing as a royal protégée and goddaughter, setting in motion an extraordinary story of transformation and identity.Dan is joined by Joanna Brown, author of Bright Stars of Black British History, to discuss Sara's extraordinary life and what it can tell us about the British Empire.Produced by Mariana Des Forges and edited by Dougal Patmore.Discover the past with exclusive history documentaries and ad-free podcasts presented by world-renowned historians from History Hit. Watch them on your smart TV or on the go with your mobile device. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code DANSNOW sign up now for your 14-day free trial.We'd love to hear from you! You can email the podcast at ds.hh@historyhit.com.You can take part in our listener survey here.

1000 Voices
How Celebrating Black British History Makes Us Stronger | Arike Oke | Voice #68

1000 Voices

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 43:13


Sign up to our newsletter here: https://1000voicesuk.beehiiv.com/subscribe Discover the transformative force of history in this engaging conversation with Arike Oke. Join us as we delve into the significance of preserving our past, unearthing untold stories from Black British figures, and drawing invaluable lessons for today's generation.

The Island of Brilliant!

She may have sold over 11 million copies in 44 languages of her Tom Gates series but that doesn't mean Liz 'The Toaster' Pichon doesn't have time to swing by the island to chat with two of her biggest fans - Frank and Nadia. Being a publishing phenomenon, it seems, doesn't stop you being a wonderful human being and a brilliant guest...  BookTrust's Emily Drabble recommends   World of Dogs by Carlie Sorosiak and Luisa Uribe (Nosy Crow)   The Snow Girl by Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Melissa Castrillion  (Usborne)  What you Need to be Warm by Neil Gaiman and many amazing illustrators (Bloomsbury) JT Williams Bright Stars of Black British History, illustrated by Angela Vives (Thames and Hudson) Heavy Metal Badger by Duncan Beedie (Little Tiger)   

Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture
Education and Empire: Schooling, Colonialism, and Migration, in Britain and the British Caribbean with Deanna Lyncook

Strictly Facts: A Guide to Caribbean History and Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 54:08 Transcription Available


Education shapes lives - but how is this journey shaped by race, colonialism, and migration? Join us as we navigate the establishment of school systems in the British Caribbean post-Emancipation to the increasingly diverse classrooms of mid-20th century Britain. We're enlightened by the insights of Deanna Lyncook, a fellow podcaster and PhD student, whose research colors our understanding of Caribbean life and education abroad.We trace the racial and religious underpinnings of education in the anglophone colonies and unpack the challenges that newly-migrated British Caribbean students faced in the UK, from policies that hindered their academic success to the resistance and activism that these hurdles sparked within the Caribbean community. We also spotlight the unsung heroes: parents, educators, and activists who fought for an improved educational experience for Caribbean youth in Britain. Their story, alongside the enduring challenges faced by these students, continues to resonate today. In a world increasingly shaped by movement, understanding the interplay between education, history, and migration is more crucial than ever. Join us as we unearth an essential chapter of Black British and Caribbean history. Deanna Lyncook is a PhD student in History at Queen Mary University of London. Her research takes a transnational approach to the experiences of West Indian children in the British education system in Britain and its Caribbean colonies, in the second half of the 20th Century. She is the founder host of the weekly podcast The History Hotline where she discusses events and individuals that have shaped Black history in Britain and the Caribbean. She co-organised a Black British History Conference funded by the Institute of Historical Research, Queen Mary University and Northwestern University. She has curated an oral history exhibition at the Museum of Methodism and has also worked on historical research projects for the Society for Caribbean Studies, the University of Leeds, BBC Radio London and the Times Radio. She is also a coordinator for the Young Historians Project, that works on research projects to document neglected aspects of Black British History. Follow Deanna on Instagram and Twitter and The History Hotline on Instagram and Twitter. Support the showConnect with Strictly Facts - Instagram | Facebook | TwitterLooking to read more about the topics covered in this episode? Subscribe to the newsletter at www.strictlyfactspod.com to get the Strictly Facts Syllabus to your email!Want to Support Strictly Facts? Rate the Show Leave a review on your favorite podcast platform Share this episode with someone who loves Caribbean history and culture Send us a DM or voice note to have your thoughts featured on an upcoming episode Share the episode on social media and tag us Donate to help us continue empowering listeners with Caribbean history and education Produced by Breadfruit Media

Dope Black Dads Podcast
The Importance Of Black British History

Dope Black Dads Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 26:22


In this episode, Marcus is joined by Lavinya Stennett a writer, author, and founder/CEO of The Black Curriculum. She has written her first book, "Omitted", due to be published in 2024. They discuss the importance of Black British History, decolonising education and focusing on representation in school curriculums, as well as the role of The Black Curriculum.Dope Black Dads is a place where we are changing the narrative and having progressive conversations about black fathers to create a safe digital space within the community. Join the conversation and the community online through our social channels:Twitter: @DopeBlackDadsInstagram: @DopeBlackDadsFacebook Page: @DopeBlackDadsIf you want to get in touch with us, email us at hello@dopeblackdads.org or follow our conversations in-depth on our Facebook Group by searching 'Dope Black Dads'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dope Black Dads Podcast
The Importance Of Black British History

Dope Black Dads Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 26:22


In this episode, Marcus is joined by Lavinya Stennett a writer, author, and founder/CEO of The Black Curriculum. She has written her first book, "Omitted", due to be published in 2024. They discuss the importance of Black British History, decolonising education and focusing on representation in school curriculums, as well as the role of The Black Curriculum.Dope Black Dads is a place where we are changing the narrative and having progressive conversations about black fathers to create a safe digital space within the community. Join the conversation and the community online through our social channels:Twitter: @DopeBlackDadsInstagram: @DopeBlackDadsFacebook Page: @DopeBlackDadsIf you want to get in touch with us, email us at hello@dopeblackdads.org or follow our conversations in-depth on our Facebook Group by searching 'Dope Black Dads'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oxford Education Podcast
31. African Kingdoms: Enrich your KS3 History curriculum

Oxford Education Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 28:08


Teni Gogo Katie Amery Aaron Wilkes Aaron Wilkes, Katie Amery and Teni Gogo discuss how effective teaching of African Kingdoms can enrich your Key Stage 3 curriculum.   What do students gain from studying African Kingdoms at KS3? How has historical scholarship on African Kingdoms changed in recent years? What is the impact of new research on how we should teach the topic?     Aaron, Katie and Teni answer these questions and offer advice to teachers thinking of introducing West African Kingdoms into their curriculum.     Aaron Wilkes has over 20 years' experience working in schools as a teacher, department, and faculty leader. He also works with the PGCE History trainees at the University of Warwick. In addition to the classroom, Aaron is also one of the leading history authors in school publishing and his KS3 History series, now in fourth edition and published by Oxford University Press, is currently the best-selling KS3 History textbook series/online package in the UK. Aaron is also Series Editor/co-author of OUP's NEW KS3 Depth Studies: The British Empire, African Kingdoms, Fight for Rights, and Migration Nation. He is the Series Editor/co-author of OUP's KS4 History textbooks which match the AQA and Edexcel GCSE History specification and is involved with the BBC as an Educational Consultant for their Bitesize and Teach series.    Aaron tweets at @WilkesHistory      Katie Amery has more than 15 years' experience working in schools as a History and Politics teacher and department leader. She is also currently the subject lead for History Initial Teacher Training at Liverpool Hope University. Katie is passionate about curriculum diversity and working with fellow historians to promote cutting-edge thinking including with Toby Green. She is a keen blogger @educationalimposters Katie tweets at @KatieAmery   Teni Gogo is a History Teacher who has spent much of her career exploring medieval African Kingdoms and Black British History. She is currently a Postgraduate student at the University of Oxford as an Action Research Fellow for the Empire, Migration and Belonging Project.   Teni tweets at @tenigogo_   The publisher would also like to thank Professor Anne Haour and Toby Green for their valuable input into this project.     Further reading and support:   ·         83% of schools surveyed report having made substantial changes to their Key Stage 3 curriculum in recent years to address issues of inclusivity and diversity. Read the Historical Association Secondary Survey    ·         Sign up for free samples and updates on OUP's new KS3 History Depth Study series View Transcript

RECOLLECT
Remember: Pan-Africanism | Hakim Adi

RECOLLECT

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 97:10


Hakim Adi is Professor of Africa and the African Diaspora at the University of Chichester, and the most prominent and preeminent scholar of Blacks in the UK. He is the author of several titles, including Black British History, New Perspectives, West Africans in Britain/1900-1960, and the focus of this episode: the essential and illuminating academic survey, Pan-Africanism/A History. In this conversation, Adi discusses the roots of Pan-Africanism, sheds light on some of the unheralded figures in this history, and shares some of his efforts to bring more young scholars of color into the field. This is how we RECOLLECT. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/recollect/message

History Extra podcast
Black British history: everything you wanted to know

History Extra podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 41:23


How far back does the story of black people in Britain stretch? Who was Cheddar Man? And what evidence do we have of black people in the medieval and Tudor eras? Historian Hannah Cusworth answers your top questions about black British history, in conversation with Charlotte Hodgman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep.201 - Black British History & Black British Capitalism

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 64:19


In a week where: Putin announces the annexation of four regions in Ukraine. Ukraine announces application for NATO membership. Sacheen Littlefeather, Who Delivered Brando's Oscar Rejection Speech, Dies at 75. Brazil presidential race goes to Lula-Bolsonaro runoff. The Tory Party Conference comes & goes. In Society: (7:49) It's UK Black History Month, which of course should be a month of celebration and recognition, but la di da, it doesn't seem to be shown in the truest light.In Music: (21:48) Stormzy makes a statement return with one of the videos of the year "Mel Made Me Do It". And whilst it had great visuals with great cameos, the conversation of Black British Capitalism needs to begin.In Sports: (37:19) Rihanna is headlining the SuperBowl Halftime Show after rejecting the opportunity amidst the NFL not evolving when it comes to, well, everything. So what's changed?Lastly, in Politics: (48:25) With all the Tory tax cuts enraging most of the country, it really isn't a surprise when you look at the people behind the politicians. Thank you for listening! If you want to contribute to the show, whether it be sending me questions or voicing your opinion in any way, peep the contact links below and I'll respond accordingly. Let me know "What's Good?"Rate & ReviewE-Mail: the5thelelmentpub@gmail.comTwitter: @The5thElementUK5E Community DiscordWebsite: www.the5thelement.org.uk/5epnIntro Music - "Too Much" By VanillaInterlude - "Charismatic" By NappyHighChillHop MusicOther Podcasts Under The 5EPN:Diggin' In The Digits5EPN RadioBlack Women Watch...In Search of SauceThe Beauty Of Independence

Black British history on record with Artist Rudy Loewe

"You Can't Say Anything Anymore!" by Diversifying Group

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 62:17 Transcription Available


Trigger Warning: This episode discusses issues with mental health, transphobia, racism, colonial violence and anti-blackness.  Podcast host Naomi sits down with artist Rudy Loewe to explore how they interpret black histories and social politics through painting, drawing and text.  Listen as they discuss Britain's response to black resistance in the English-speaking Caribbean in the 60s,70s and 80s. Gain a more comprehensive picture of Black presence in Britain today. Connect with us in learning how even today Black History is being erased with many of the archives not being accessible to the public. Additionally we look forward to what new, and inspiring legacies are being created today in the rich and intricate story of Black British Artists.  About our guest:Rudy Loewe (they/them) Rudy Loewe is a London-based visual artist engaging histories, politics and Caribbean folklore through painting and drawing. Loewe's practice interrogates what has become truth in the collective memory, envisaging alternate futures that centre black queer and trans experience. They are currently undertaking a practice-based PhD at the University of the Arts London, critiquing Britain's relationship to Black Power organising in the English-speaking Caribbean during the 1960s and 70s. Using records from The National Archives, Loewe is platforming this history, creating paintings and drawings.Black Digital Archiving Project: blackdigitalarchives.orgRudy Loewe insta: @RudyLoeweCatch Rudy at these exhibitions this year (2022).- New Contemporaries (Hull, London) https://newcontemporaries.org.uk/- NAE Open 22, New Art Exchange Nottingham, https://www.nae.org.uk/- The solo exhibition hasn't been announced so will do that closer to the time Rudy also mentioned:- The Huntley Archives held at London Metropolitan Archives- rukus! archive held at London Metropolitan Archives- ‘Black Power in Bermuda: The Struggle for Decolonization' by Quito Swan- ‘Black Power in the Caribbean' edited by Kate Quinn 

Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat
Slo Mo X That Little Voice In Your Head - Lola Jaye on How to Stop Fortune Telling and Start Being You

Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2022 41:28


Today's episode is part of a mini-series of interviews done in the context of the topics of my new book, That Little Voice in Your Head, available now: mogawdat.com/littlevoiceThis week I talk to Lola Jaye. Lola is a registered psychotherapist author of historical novels which feature characters tackling race, mental health and, simply, life. A member of the Black Writers' Guild and the author of five previous novels,  her most recent is The Attic Child , a hauntingly powerful, emotionally charged and unique dual-narrative novel about family secrets, love and loss, identity and belonging, seen through the lens of Black British History. I have learned so much from Lola's work about the value of pain, and so much from her personal story succeeding as a black woman about the value of authenticity.Listen as we discuss:The heartbreaking backstory of The Attic Child.Modern racism and how it is strictly a product of conditioning.Why having a "bestselling" book is mostly a marketing job.Life isn't short. It's long, when you're present.Lola's writing process and the internal voice of an eight year old boy.There has to be something in everything, or there's no point to all this.My only-recent understanding of fiction writing (engineer brain problems)Fortune telling, and why you shouldn't do it.Lola's top tip for happiness: be in the moment.How did Lola succeed as a black woman? By staying authentic.YouTube: @mogawdatofficial (full episodes on video here)Instagram: @mo_gawdatFacebook: @mo.gawdat.officialTwitter: @mgawdatLinkedIn: /in/mogawdatWebsite: mogawdat.comConnect with Lola Jaye on Twitter @lolajaye, Instagram @lola.jaye, and her website, lolajaye.comDon't forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Sunday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy

1000 Voices
Voice #20 | Black British History, The Black Curriculum, Activism and Identity | Lavinya Stennett | 1000 Voices

1000 Voices

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 67:31


Lavinya is the founder of The Black Curriculum, a social enterprise on a mission to address the lack of black British history being taught in schools across the UK. They believe that by delivering arts focused Black history programmes, providing teacher training and campaigning through mobilising young people, they can facilitate social change. They launched in late 2018, and have since gone on to directly reach thousands of young people, teachers and senior leaders in over 12 countries.   In this interview we discuss Lavinya's upbringing and how this has shaped the person she is now, getting excluded from school, her early activism work, founding The Black Curriculum, the importance of teaching children black British history and developing a sense of identity and much more!   At 1000 Voices we are on a mission to create a more equitable society for black Britons. Like what we're about? Support by subscribing to our channel!    —————————————————————————   ✉️ Are you or do you know someone with a powerful story that you believe needs to be amplified? Send us an email: hello@1000voicesuk.com  

Handy History Teaching Tips
Episode 32 - A Conversation with Tessa Hosking

Handy History Teaching Tips

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 22:51


In this episode, Helen and Sally talk to Tessa Hosking, former history teacher and author of a 1984 textbook on Black British History. Huge thanks to Tessa for talking to us about past efforts to improve the diversity of school history and for her patience (it has taken nearly a year to get it uploaded!) Tessa's book is Black People in Britain 1650-1850 (1984) and is available second hand. The book that Tessa refers to towards the end of the podcast is Black Settlers in Britain 1555-1958 by Nigel File and Chris Power (1981). Tessa is an enthusiastic participant in What's Happening In Black British History? details of which can be found here - https://blackbritishhistory.co.uk/ Don't forget, we're your History Teaching Agony Aunts! Contact us by emailing handyhistoryteachingtips@gmail.com or tweeting us @snelsonh and @MrsThorne

In the Reading Corner
David Olusoga: Black British History

In the Reading Corner

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 24:38


David Olusoga is a historian and broadcaster specialising in Black British History.In this episode he talks with Nikki Gamble about writing the empire back into history, escaping from biographical approaches and plans to produce material to support educators.About Black and British An Illustrated HistoryThis beautiful hardback gift book is a stunning visual journey through Black British history for younger readers by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga and illustrated by Jake Alexander and Melleny Taylor. The essential starting place for anyone who wants to learn about Black British History. David Olusoga's thought-provoking text charts the forgotten histories of Black people in Britain from Roman times right through to the present day.From Roman Africans guarding Hadrian's Wall to an African trumpeter in the court of Henry the Eighth, Black Georgians fighting for the abolition of slavery, Black soldiers fighting for Britain in the First World War, Windrush and right up today. These are the stories that brought us all together in this country. When did Africans first come to Britain? Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings? Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution? These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of Black British history.This children's edition of the bestseller Black and British: A Forgotten History is beautifully illustrated in full colour with maps, portrait galleries, timelines, photos and portraits.

Cumberland Lodge
Dialogue & Debate: Black Lives Matter - Difficult Histories

Cumberland Lodge

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 64:42


Recorded live: 9 July 2020 This webinar is the second in a four-part mini-series on issues of race and justice in policing, education, the culture sector and wider society, as part of the regular series of Dialogue & Debate webinars from Cumberland Lodge. The discussion is presented by Cumberland Lodge trustee and Director of the 21st Century Trust, John Lotherington, with guest panellists: - Dr Christienna Fryar - Lecturer in Black British History, Goldsmiths (University of London) - Dr Tristram Hunt - Director, Victoria & Albert Museum - Zaiba Patel - History teacher - Olivia Wyatt - Researcher, Young Historians Project This webinar explores the findings and recommendations of our 2019 Cumberland Lodge Report, Difficult Histories & Positive Identities, in light of recent events associated with the Black Lives Matter movement, including the removal of statues and the changing of street or school names.

Half Open Door
David Olusoga in Conversation: Black History Matters

Half Open Door

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 61:45


Welcome to the Half Open Door Podcast brought to you by Kindfull Creations- Where we will be bringing you informative and enlightening lectures from some interesting people around the world. Join our Instagram Kindfull.Creations https://www.instagram.com/Kindfull.Creations/ to discuss any topics from the podcast. We can only show you the door, its up to you to walk through it. Episode details: The British Library, Oct 11, 2020 The murder of George Floyd in the US reverberated around the world. It gave way to an explosion of protest, and a closer examination among historians of the systemic racism in the way the African diaspora is described. Cultural institutions around the world are examining their own legacy within the history of colonialism and imperialism. Join historian David Olusoga in conversation with Dr Omar Khan for his personal perspective on how we memorialise, teach and write about racism, and why black British history matters. Professor David Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian, broadcaster and BAFTA award-winning presenter and filmmaker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester and a regular contributor to the Guardian, Observer, New Statesman and BBC History Magazine. The author of several books including Black and British: A Forgotten History and A House Through Time, he was also a contributor to The Oxford Companion to Black British History. In 2019 he was awarded the OBE for services to history and community integration. David's new children's book, Black and British: A Short Essential History has recently been published. Omar Khan was director of the Runnymede Trust, the UK's leading race equality thinktank for 6 years, until June 2020, and before that Head of Policy at Runnymede. In this capacity he was involved in helping bring the Windrush injustice to light and was a member of the advisory group of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, chaired by Wendy Williams. During his tenure as Director, Runnymede produced the award-winning site Our Migration Story (www.ourmigrationstory.org.uk) and consistently argued for the need to teach history more accurately in Britain. He is now Director of the higher education charity TASO, and has written and spoken widely on equality, race and racism in policy, academic and media debates in Britain and internationally. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/halfopendoor/support

Teachers Talk Radio
The Twilight Show with Emily Folorunsho 02-07-21

Teachers Talk Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 72:29


Listen to Dr Simon Henderson as we talk through our new book/resource pack on Black British History

Shade
Unencumbered Voices in Curated Spaces : Hauser & Wirth x Shade with Guest Michael Ohajuru

Shade

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 21:12


Unencumbered Voices in Curated Spaces: Inspired by the life & work of Sir Frank Bowling - a three-part summer podcast series, investigating freedom of expression today and throughout art history.This second episode in a special series of conversations from Shade, supported by Hauser & Wirth is with art historian Michael Ohajuru. Based in London, Michael Ohajuru is a Senior Fellow of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies where he leads the ‘What's Happening in Black British History' workshops, fostering a creative dialogue between researchers, educators, archivists, curators, and policy makers. He speaks regularly on the Black presence in Renaissance Europe at the National Gallery, Tate Britain, British Library, National Archives and the Victoria Albert Museum, highlighting the overt and covert Black presence in national art collections. His new book coauthored with With S. I. Martin, ‘The Guide to Black London,' is forthcoming from September Publishing.‘Frank Bowling. London / New York' is on view Hauser & Wirth New York, 22nd Street from 5 May and Hauser & Wirth London from 21 May 2021. Shade Podcast is produced and hosted by Lou MensahEditing and sound design by CA DavisMusic by Brian JacksonSeries supported by Hauser & Wirth See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Essay
New Generation Thinkers: The Feurtado's Fire

The Essay

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 12:42


Claude Mackay the Haarlem poet wrote about his experiences of an earthquake in Kingston in 1907. Twenty years earlier the city was putting itself back together following a devastating fire set off by a disgruntled employee. New Generation Thinker Christienna Fryar has been reading through diaries and archives and her Essay suggests that there are lessons we can take about the way societies rebuild after disasters. Producer: Luke Mulhall Dr Christienna Fryar is Lecturer in Black British History at Goldsmiths London and convenor of the MA in Black British History, the first taught masters' programme of its kind in the UK. New Generation Thinkers is a scheme run by BBC Radio 3 and the Arts and Humanities Council to select ten academics each year to make radio programmes based on their research. You can find a playlist of discussions, documentaries and other Essays featuring New Generation Thinkers on the Free Thinking programme website which include Christienna hosting discussions about women and slavery, and talking with Professor Olivette Otele.

Arts & Ideas
New Generation Thinkers: The Feurtado's Fire

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 13:39


Claude Mackay the Haarlem poet wrote about his experiences of an earthquake in Kingston in 1907. Twenty years earlier the city was putting itself back together following a devastating fire set off by a disgruntled employee. New Generation Thinker Christienna Fryar has been reading through diaries and archives and her Essay suggests that there are lessons we can take about the way societies rebuild after disasters. Producer: Luke Mulhall Dr Christienna Fryar is Lecturer in Black British History at Goldsmiths London and convenor of the MA in Black British History, the first taught masters' programme of its kind in the UK. New Generation Thinkers is a scheme run by BBC Radio 3 and the Arts and Humanities Council to select ten academics each year to make radio programmes based on their research. You can find a playlist of discussions, documentaries and other Essays featuring New Generation Thinkers on the Free Thinking programme website which include Christienna hosting discussions about women and slavery, and talking with Professor Olivette Otele.

Encore!
Adura Onashile: Giving voice to unheard stories from Black British history

Encore!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 13:43


She started her career on the stage, but now Adura Onashile is bringing depth, nuance and suspense to contemporary drama behind the scenes as a director. Her film "Expensive Shit" started life as an award-winning play at the Edinburgh Fringe before her adaptation of it for the screen made its way to the Glasgow Short Film festival.

Arts & Ideas
Frantz Fanon

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 44:37


Irrational feelings of dread, fear, and hate in a subject whose threat is often exaggerated or "phobogenesis" - one of the psychological terms explored in Frantz Fanon's 1952 book Black Skin, White Masks, which sets out the way black people have been affected by colonial subjugation. Matthew Sweet, Tariq Ali, New Generation Thinker Alexandra Reza and Kehinde Andrews re-read Fanon's arguments and look at the influence of his thinking outlined in his books Black Skin, White Masks (1952) and The Wretched of the Earth (1961). Tariq Ali is a journalist, historian, filmmaker, and public intellectual whose books include The Islam Quintet; The Extreme Centre and The Dilemmas of Lenin. You can hear Rana Mitter in an extended Free Thinking conversation with him https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09qgt57 Kehinde Andrews is a Professor of Black Studies in the School of Social Sciences at Birmingham City University. His books include The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World and Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century. You can find him in conversation at the Free Thinking Festival 2019 discussing the emotions of now https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00040wd anger in politics https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0003t1t and looking at Black British History with Bernadine Evaristo, Miranda Kaufmann and Keith Piper https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b081tkr9 Alezandra Reza is a BBC and Arts and Humanities Research Council New Generation Thinker who studies at the University of Oxford. You can hear her in a Free Thinking discussion about Aimé Césaire https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nmxf Producer: Luke Mulhall

247girlboss
014. Managing your finance through a career transition with Paula Perry

247girlboss

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 37:04


Research confirms that one of the key hinderances for women taking the plunge towards their dream roles id finances. They worry about how ensure end still meet and generally tend to think of everyone else before we think about ourselves. In todays' episode we will be diving in to all the aspects of successfully planning your finances before during and after a career transition. Our guest Paula Perry having made a career transition herself and now teaches financial literacy and management to women and the youth on a fulltime basis, dives into multiple topics on finance. Here are the highlights of what you will learn; What to do if you have no savings but want to make a career pivot Five mistakes people make when managing their finances How to start your career pivot even if you are in debt. How to make budgeting a family affair How to increase your income without starting a side hustle Nuggets for getting into investing. Why having insurance is important. Paula is known as the "Cycle Breaker", she is a mother and an award winning financial consultant, personal finance expert ,educator and author of the bestselling book Black British History and is the founder of You4us. Paula Perry the difficulties she experienced as a child and young person growing up as the blueprint for what was not going to continue in her life as she focused on moving towards her destiny despite her environment and circumstances. She has broken many cycles within her family and became the first to achieve in areas such as being the first to attend University and obtain a BA Degree in Urban and Environmental Planning, Professional Career, Own Properties and earning over a minimum wage threshold. “I made a decision that I was not going to live the life that my environment was presenting to me” – Paula Perry Before setting up her company You4Us, Paula gained over 17 years of extensive experience in economic regeneration. She worked within local government commissioning organisations, developing and managing multi-million pound programmes and projects across London. Get in touch with Paula, Website :https://www.you4us.com/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/You4us Improve Your Financial Health in 30days workbook : https://you4us.kartra.com/page/Workbook Budgeting & debt Management Online 3 Day Workshop : https://you4us.kartra.com/page/Pxb20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you like this episode , please don't forget to Subscribe, rate and leave a review on apple podcast. Thank you . Follow me on instagram https://www.instagram.com/247girlboss and on all other social media platforms. . Be the first to know when new episodes are released and to get great discount on products and services features on the podcast. Join the mailing list and receive our weekly newsletter http://bit.ly/2GFbSXD Thanks for listening , please don't forget to subscribe! .

Bad oBITCHuaries
Pearl Alcock: Brixton Queen

Bad oBITCHuaries

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 53:11


Back and badder than ever…kicking off S2 with a double dip into South London icon Pearl Alcock.Check out these fantastic resources on Pearl and South LondonRemembering Pearl Alcock, By Oluwatayo Adewolehttps://gal-dem.com/remembering-pearl-alcock-black-bisexual-shebeen-queen-of-brixton/Brixton Society, Pearl’s a Zingerhttps://www.brixtonsociety.org.uk/pearls-a-zinger/Milo Bettocchi, local Brixton researcherhttps://twitter.com/MiloBettocchiBlack Cultural Archivehttps://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/brixton-uprising-1981-black-cultural-archives/tALCwW9BGSVDJQ?hl=enWitness History on the BBC World Service, Battle of Lewishamhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cszmvjhttps://www.lovemusichateracism.com/lmhr-commemorating-the-battle-of-lewisham-40-years-on-12-13-august/Black History Studies for info on the New Cross Fire and great eventshttps://blackhistorystudies.com/resources/resources/the-new-cross-fire/Rebel Dykeshttps://www.rebeldykes1980s.com/

The End of Sport Podcast
Episode 61: Klete Keller, Sport Media, and The Whiteness Problem in Swimming with Christienna Fryar and Matt Hodler

The End of Sport Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 80:12


In this episode of The End of Sport Johanna is joined by Drs. Christienna D. Fryar and Matt Hodler to break down the white supremacist terrorist actions of swimmer Klete Keller in the January 6th attack against the US Capitol building and the white sport media's apologist portrayal of him. Dr. Fryar is a Lecturer in Black British History at Goldsmiths, University of London where she teaches about British colonial history, Black history, and much more, alongside researching the histories of disaster and sport. Dr. Hodler –a repeat guest on the show! - is an Assistant Professor of Sports Media & Communications at the University of Rhode Island. His research interests include racialized nationalism, gender, and international sport structures, mediated representations of sport, internet memes, and swimming. Both of them are fellow swimmers with Johanna. The impetus for this episode emerged not only due to Klete Keller's horrendous actions, but also due to the sport media and swimming community's largely apologist portrayals of Keller and his actions. Our discussion brings a much-needed critique on Keller that has been mostly absent from the media pieces about him (outside of The Nation's analysis of Keller within the IOC's history of racism). Drs. Fryar and Hodler first help Johanna situate Keller's actions within the sport of swimming, arguing against the popular and comforting idea that his behavior is a deviation from the swimming community's values posited by The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Swimming World in particular. Their discussion articulates why modern swimming has a whiteness problem that historically and currently is centered on the white community, making Keller's actions a product of US swimming, and explicitly not an aberration of it nor of Trump's followers. Importantly, Dr. Fryar explains how – like point that Dr. Kevin Dawson made in our episode with him and that other scholars have shown – white Euro-Americans have consistently made bodies of water a site of intense trauma and pain for Black swimmers, which has led directly to horrendous drowning statistics. Our ensuing discussing shows how US swimming's white supremacy is a real public health concern that Keller contributed to through his white terrorism. We then turn to analyzing the media's white apologist portrayals of Keller, such as why their focus on his mental health issues, homelessness, and his white teammates and coaches' sympathetic responses is a white tactic not actually aimed at highlighting mental health issues; rather, it is an intentional attempt to individualize Keller's actions rather than tackle the core issue of his racism, terrorism, and where it fits within the swimming community. This is clear when we compare how Keller, Ryan Lochte, and Michael Phelps have been treated for their crimes with white gloves compared to Tamir Rice and the countless other Black boys and men who have been murdered by the police for far less and even non-criminal behaviors. Dr. Fryar points to the issue that sports journalists are not trained to analyze racism, classism, and other issues as evidenced by her students' research about how the Hillsborough incident was covered by the sports media. We end the conversation by dissecting the appallingly inadequate – but perhaps not surprising – statements made by USA Swimming and to a lesser extent Team USA. We question the ‘values' that USA Swimming supposedly stands for, and what their silence regarding Keller's white supremacy means for the sport and Black swimmers. Dr. Hodler mentions the Swimmers for Change episode with Lia Neal, Cullen Jones, and Anthony Ervin as being one of the first comprehensive spotlights on the racist discrimination that swimmers of color face in the sport. This conversation is very much a continuation of our Swimming Week series of episodes from September 2020. Check them out if you would like to hear more about the sport's discriminatory foundation, such as its white supremacy with Dr. Kevin Dawson here and Dr. Hodler here! More on Dr. Fryar (including her forthcoming book!), can be found here. You can find her on Twitter too! Check out the 2 pieces she mentioned in the episode, about the economic barriers that she and countless others faced in trying to join a club swim team for The Toast, and also for Media Diversified about why we need to address the racist stereotype that Black people cannot swim in light of Simone Manual's gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. More on Dr. Hodler can be found here, and you can find him on Twitter too! Check out one of his pieces about Phelps. For a transcription of this episode, please click here. (Updated semi-regularly Credit @punkademic) Research Assistance for The End of Sport provided by Abigail Bomba. __________________________________________________________________________ As always, please like, share, and rate us on your favorite podcast app, and give follow us on Twitter or Instagram. @Derekcrim @JohannaMellis @Nkalamb @EndofSportPod www.TheEndofSport.com

Hidden Histories
Christienna Fryar on the Emancipation of Jamaica

Hidden Histories

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 32:38


Christienna Fryer talks to Helen about the emancipation of slaves in Jamaica in 1838. While the colonial government thought that a similar plantation system might exist with the addition of wages, their formerly enslaved subjects disagreed. Christienna talks about how Jamaicans resisted British rule, and particularly about the Morant Bay rebellion in 1865, which caused brutal British repression. The likes of Charles Dickens, Thomas Carlyle and J. S. Mill discussed whether the British response could be justified and came to very different conclusions.Christienna looks at how people in Jamaica resisted and challenged colonial structures and systems, and how in challenging them, they helped to reshape them. She talks about one particular case in the Kingston Lunatic Asylum that would change how the British approached asylums all over the empire, as well as much more.Christienna Fryar is a lecturer in Black British History at Goldsmiths, University of London. Find out more about her here: https://www.cdfryar.com/Find out more here: https://www.ukri.org/news/100-new-generation-thinkers/Producer: Peter Curry See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Arts & Ideas
Leadership & authority

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 45:34


From Tudor courts to plantations to the Arab Spring and modern political philosophy: a debate in partnership with Bristol Festival of Ideas hosted by Shahidha Bari. Jeffrey Howard is an Associate Professor of Political Theory at University College London. He writes and teaches about the moral obligations of democratic citizens and political leaders, focusing on the topics of counter-extremism, crime and punishment, and free speech. Joanne Paul, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at University of Sussex, has studied the advice given to monarchs and statesmen in the Tudor period, seeking to understand the inner workings of power in the court and the ways in which ordinary people could hope to make their own voices heard. Dina Rezk is an Associate Professor at the University of Reading teaching on intelligence, 20th Century Middle Eastern history, popular culture and terrorism/insurgency, reform and revolt. Christienna Fryar was Lecturer in the History of Slavery and Unfree Labour at the University of Liverpool and now leads the MA in Black British History at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her research looks at Britain's centuries-long imperial and especially post emancipation entanglements with the Caribbean. Shahidha Bari is the author of Dressed: The Secret Life of Clothes and Professor of Fashion Cultures and Histories at London College of Fashion at the University of the Arts London. She is a Fellow of the Forum for Philosophy at the London School of Economics and was chosen as a New Generation Thinker in the first year of the scheme. You can find more Bristol Festival of Ideas events https://www.ideasfestival.co.uk/ You can find more information about the New Generation Thinkers scheme on the website of the AHRC https://ahrc.ukri.org/ and a playlist of discussions, essays and short features showcasing the different research topics of New Generation Thinkers on the Free Thinking website https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0144txn From beer to Vegetarian pioneers, dams in Pakistan to gangs in Glasgow, disabled characters in Dickens to remembering Partition, the Japanese Stonehenge to a Medici prince. Producer: Torquil MacLeod

Black in Time: A daily exploration into Black British History

Black in Time is an original podcast remembering pioneering people and defining moments from Black British History. Each episode, we'll explore events that happened that week in history: from births and deaths pioneering of Black Brits to events of national or international importance. Check out our Instagram page for daily posts about topics covered in each episode: https://www.instagram.com/blackintimepod/

The Young Fabians Podcast
Black British History and Diversifying the Labour Party w/ Jermain Jackman & Nicki Adeleke

The Young Fabians Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 47:20


This year's events have brought many conversations regarding Black issues to the forefront. With the BLM protests sparking discussions about police brutality and racial profiling; Coronavirus exposing the deep, existing inequalities against Black people in the UK; and the first Black History Month debate in Parliament in 5 years, addressing the growing calls to decolonise the school curriculum and make UK education more representative of BAME history. In this week's episode, we are joined by political activist and singer-songwriter Jermain Jackman, who is running to become the first black male member of The Labour Party's NEC, as well as newly-elected YF Exec member, Nicki Adeleke. We talked about Black British History, the importance of teaching Britain's colonial past, the underlying issues within the Labour Party and what needs to be done to make it a more representative and inclusive place for Black members, and much more!Speakers:Jermain Jackman - Chair of 1987 Caucus, Co-chair of Hackney Young Futures and candidate for Labour's NEC  https://twitter.com/JermainJackmanNicki Adeleke - Vice-Chair of Young Fabians Health Network and member of the YF Executive Committee https://twitter.com/morenikeadelekeLouie Marlow - Content Producer at Young Fabians https://twitter.com/louiemarlowThis event was recorded on Tuesday 3rd November.To all our listeners: we want you in our podcast, so if you're passionate about a topic just get in touch with us at podcast@youngfabians.org.ukFollow us on social media:https://www.facebook.com/PodcastYFhttps://twitter.com/PodcastYfDonate to the Young Fabians https://bit.ly/326RrJYThe intro music is by ‘One in a Googolplex' and used under Creative Commons. Find out more about them here:https://oneinagoogolplex.bandcamp.com/

So You Wanna Work in/Change the Arts
What I Didn't Learn In School! Black British History

So You Wanna Work in/Change the Arts

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 57:07


Join a panel of young creatives to discuss the Black British History that isn't taught in schools, from The Empire Windrush to historical figures like Mary Seacole. What does this lack of representation in British history mean to contemporary generations and what is the impact of being taught such a brief part of Black History? Organised by Creative Youth with Kingston Council's Arts Service, panellists Kayla Cadence, Gemma Orleans-Thompson, Iyata Golding and Myles Cameron will discuss how the arts can be a useful tool in supporting, inspiring and educating future generations.

Manchester Museum Podcast
"Are we honest about our history?" with Kwame Boateng of The Black Curriculum

Manchester Museum Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 21:35


Are we honest about our history and is what we teach representative of our true story? In this episode we speak to Kwame Boateng from The Black Curriculum to discuss how what we learn about our past is so important to our shared future. The Black Curriculum is a social enterprise campaigning to get Black British History taught in UK schools 365 days of the year, and since 2019 they have been delivering their arts focused history programmes to 8-16 year olds. Students' engagement with Black History in the UK is often limited to one month of the year, with an over emphasis on the Transatlantic Slave Trade, but the team at The Black Curriculum believe that a balanced and integrated teaching of our shared history can facilitate real social change. Episode 1 transcript ----- Manchester Museum is on a mission to become the most imaginative, caring and inclusive museum in the world, and in this podcast we will share open and honest conversations with special guests, which will inform, entertain and inspire. Through these conversations we hope to reframe what it means for museums to care, and explore how we can build understanding, empathy and love for our world and each other. We want to raise awareness of rarely told and overlooked histories. The first series of the podcast will explore this theme, developing on some of the projects and exhibitions where we are helping shed light on the things they didn't teach us in school. Find out more about the Manchester Museum: The Things They Didn't Teach Us Website Twitter Instagram ----- See more from The Black Curriculum: Website Twitter Instagram Original music courtesy of Move 78: Instagram Spotify iTunes

You're Gonna Love This Podcast
Black British History Podcasts

You're Gonna Love This Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 8:34


This week’s podcast recommendations are all about Black British History. Mentioned in This Episode Windrush Stories: https://prison.radio/new-podcast-windrush-stories/ BLAM UK : Black History Bites: https://open.spotify.com/show/6tgLiOYpqCLPupyivIFZRl About Race with Renni Eddo-Lodge: https://www.aboutracepodcast.com/ Weekly episodes introducing you to your new favourite podcast ✨

The Frequency Podcast
Vol 76. If he dies...he dies.

The Frequency Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 104:29


Join the Washed Boys as they give their conspiracy takes on the Newham water shortage and listen as they fire shots back at every one that had slander for East London. The boys let more conspiracy takes fly as they discuss the Trump Covid situation and Nate gives us a brief bio on a Black British History icon. You can also catch recaps of the latest in Power, South Park & the Premier League as well as reviews of the newest drops in music and video games. FT DUB BT DUB. BLACKLIVESMATTER. P.s the Chip disses to Stormzy dropped literally 6 minutes after the episode wrapped. Discussion coming soon.

Arts & Ideas
New Thinking: African Europeans; Fidel Castro & African leaders; WEB Du Bois

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 44:17


From Roman emperor Septimius Severus to Senegal's Signares to the ten days in Harlem that Fidel Castro used to link up with African leaders at the UN, through to the missed opportunity to enshrine racial equality in post war negotiations following World War I; Olivette Otele, Simon Hall and Jake Hodder share their research findings with New Generation Thinker Christienna Fryar. Olivette Otele is Professor of the History of Slavery at the University of Bristol and Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society. Her book African Europeans: An Untold History is published on 29 October 2020. Simon Hall is Professor of Modern History at the University of Leeds. His book Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s is out now. Jake Hodder is Assistant Professor in the School of Geography at Nottingham University and has published articles on Black Internationalism and the global dynamics of race. New Generation Thinker Christienna Fryar runs the MA in Black British History at Goldsmiths, University of London You can find Catherine Fletcher talking about Alessandro de Medici in this Essay for Radio 3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06nrv7k Robin Mitchell discusses her researches into Ourika, Sarah Baartman and Jeanne Duval in a Free Thinking episode called How we talk about sex and women's bodies https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000f5n6 The Early Music Show on Radio 3 looks at the life of Joseph Boulogne de Saint Georges https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0801l4g The Shadow of Slavery discussed by Christienna Fryar, Katie Donington, Juliet Gilkes Romero and Rosanna Amaka https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000f7d5 Slavery Stories in the fiction of Esi Edugyan and William Melvin Kelley https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001bch What Does a Black History Curriculum Look Like ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000kpl5 Johny Pitts looks at Afropean identities with Caryl Phillips https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005sjw This episode of Free Thinking is put together in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council, part of UKRI as one of a series of discussions focusing on new academic research also available to download as New Thinking episodes on the BBC Arts & Ideas podcast feed. You can find the whole collection here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03zws90 Producer: Karl Bos

Portrait of a Londoner
Lavinya Stennett CEO of The Black Curriculum teaching Black British history to young people in the UK

Portrait of a Londoner

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 31:47


Lavinya talks to us about growing up in South london, being excluded from school but managing to sit her GCSEs and A levels at the same time @merton college before heading to @soasuni to get her degree. During her time at SOAS Lavinya started @theblackcurriculum and she explains her motivation and drive for doing this. She discusses how her parents influenced her creativity and also some of the famous women that inspire her including @michelleobama @dinaashersmith and @adwoaaboah and hear our reaction when she tells us she is only 23 years old!  

Four Thought
Writing Black British History

Four Thought

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 23:03


Stephen Bourne thinks we are short changing young people by failing to teach them about the history of black Britons, especially their contribution in the armed forces and on the home front when Britain was at war. Their stories, he believes, deserve wider recognition. Presenter: OIlly Mann Producer: Sheila Cook

LITTLE WOMEN
11. Why Schools Should Be Teaching Black British History with Naomi El

LITTLE WOMEN

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 30:38


After becoming popular on TikTok for her educational videos on black British history, Naomi El joins us in today’s episode further educating us from her own personal experiences in the classroom to how we, as individuals, can be further educated on Black British History. Naomi also talks about the fast fashion industry and how we can become more sustainable. Click now to be more educated: BLACK LIVES MATTER, always. Follow Naomi Here: TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJBkXr3c/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/naomielmusic?igshid=tkbmnazc3ssc Sound cloud: https://soundcloud.com/naomielmusic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPgKNZ3JftPUNZyhLfFjR4w?sub_confirmation=1 Follow our Instagram here - https://instagram.com/thelittlewomenpodcast?igshid=a2i8xuhh1qp1 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/little-women/donations

RedCircle Insider
Episode 11: Why Schools Should Be Teaching Black British History with Naomi El

RedCircle Insider

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 30:38


After becoming popular on TikTok for her educational videos on black British history, Naomi El joins us in today's episode further educating us from her own personal experiences in the classroom to how we, as individuals, can be further educated on Black British History. Naomi also talks about the fast fashion industry and how we can become more sustainable. Click now to be more educated: BLACK LIVES MATTER, always. Follow Naomi Here: TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJBkXr3c/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/naomielmusic?igshid=tkbmnazc3ssc Sound cloud: https://soundcloud.com/naomielmusic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPgKNZ3JftPUNZyhLfFjR4w?sub_confirmation=1 Follow our Instagram here - https://instagram.com/thelittlewomenpodcast?igshid=a2i8xuhh1qp1 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/little-women/donations

Standard Issue Podcast
SIM Ep 410 Pod 122: Freedom of speech, Black British history, and a final disaster

Standard Issue Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 72:21


As kids return to schools, Lavinya Stennett of The Black Curriculum tells Mick why Black British history needs to be mandatory teaching within the national curriculum and chats about the #TBH365 campaign aiming to make that a reality. Hannah talks to award-winning novelist Elif Shafak about her new non-fiction book, How To Stay Sane In An Age of Division, and why we should all spend a bit more time engaging with people we don't agree with. There’s back-to-school confusion, hat drama and tail-eating snakes in the Bush Telegraph. And it's fishing – shit yeah! – in the final Dunleavy Does Disaster as we watch The Perfect Storm. Cue montage. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Omonye’s Corner
Understanding the Brixton Riots feat. My Sister

Omonye’s Corner

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 17:14


In this episode, my sister and I will be delving into some Black British History, and discussing the events of the Brixton Riots and why they were important. Below are links to some articles and videos providing more information on the topic. We hope you enjoy! Follow me on IG @omonyes_corner https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/50035769 Really good resource, and kid-friendly too! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Brixton_riot A quick Wikipedia Summary https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/crime-justice-and-the-law/policing/stop-and-search/latest#by-ethnicity The Facts and Figures surrounding stop and search today

Storyteller with Lisa Golden
Teaching Black British history at school | Kwame Boateng from The Black Curriculum

Storyteller with Lisa Golden

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 33:36


Most of us learn history in a classroom at school. From the ancient Greeks to World Wars, we're given a context in which to understand the world and our place in it. So when a black child enters a UK classroom, do we want the first time they see someone who looks like them to be an intellectual powerhouse, a nation-changing warrior, or an enslaved person? Kwame Boateng from The Black Curriculum explains how they're addressing the lack of Black British history in the UK curriculum, where the boundaries of time and geography of the British Empire come in to play, his favourite black historical figure John Blanke, and The Black Curriculum's campaign to get black history incorporated into the education system, 365 days of the year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Anti-Racist Educator
Unpacking Critical Race Theory with a Pinch of Black British History: In Conversation with Dr Paul Warmington

The Anti-Racist Educator

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 50:27


This episode is part of a series looking at anti-racist theory and pedagogy with key experts from the UK and beyond. In this episode, Dr Paul Warmington helps us unpack Critical Race Theory and uncovers some of the hidden histories of Black British intellectuals. Dr Paul Warmington is a Black British Professor at the University of Warwick and his book, Black British Intellectuals and Education: Multiculturalism's Hidden History, introduces the rich British history of Black thinkers and leading activists and it traces the evolving discourses in education around multiculturalism, anti-racist education and Critical Race Theory. This episode comes with a blog post in which you will find more of the show notes (i.e. links to all the Black intellectuals mentioned and a breakdown of Critical Race Theory following Paul's explanation on the show). Acronyms and Terminology used in the show: CRT: Critical Race Theory BME/BAME: Black, (Asian) and Minority Ethnic people Political Blackness: racialised people in the UK (e.g. African, Caribbean, Asian communities) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-anti-racist-educator/message

Ep.87 - Hong-Kong, Washington NFL Team & DJ Akademiks

"What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 70:22


On Ep.87 of WG: China squeezes Hong-Kong, The Washington Football Team have finally removed their racist name/logo, we now know the numbers for Black British History referenced in GCSEs & DJ Akademiks is the worst entity in American music culture. FULL SHOW NOTES & TIMESTAMPS - https://share.transistor.fm/s/7d575a5d

Dialogue & Debate with Cumberland Lodge
BlackLivesMatter: Difficult Histories - Christienna Fryar, Tristram Hunt, Zaiba Patel & Olivia Wyatt

Dialogue & Debate with Cumberland Lodge

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 64:42


This webinar is the second in a four-part mini-series on issues of race and justice in policing, education, the culture sector and wider society, as part of the regular series of Dialogue & Debate webinars from Cumberland Lodge. The discussion is presented by Cumberland Lodge trustee and Director of the 21st Century Trust, John Lotherington, with guest panellists: - Dr Christienna Fryar - Lecturer in Black British History, Goldsmiths (University of London) - Dr Tristram Hunt - Director, Victoria & Albert Museum - Zaiba Patel - History teacher - Olivia Wyatt - Researcher, Young Historians Project This webinar explores the findings and recommendations of our 2019 Cumberland Lodge Report, Difficult Histories & Positive Identities, in light of recent events associated with the Black Lives Matter movement, including the removal of statues and the changing of street or school names.

Arts & Ideas
WW II radio propaganda & French relations

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 45:59


Matthew Sweet looks at new research from Ludivine Broch, Daniel Lee, Hannah Elias and Cathy Mahoney into religion & propaganda on the radio + French soldiers in Yorkshire & a post WWII gratitude train sent by France and Italy to the USA. Daniel Lee is a BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker who teaches at Queen Mary, London. His books include Pétain's Jewish Children: French Jewish Youth and the Vichy Regime, 1940–42 and The SS Officer’s Armchair due to be published in September 2020. Ludivine Broch is a historian at the University of Westminster who researches Vichy France, resistance and the commemoration of World War Two. Cathy Mahoney is Derby Fellow in Communication and Media at the University of Liverpool who has written on women's experiences in World War Two and depictions in the media. Hannah Elias is Lecturer in Black British History at Goldsmiths, University of London where she works on Modern Britain, religion, propaganda, and the transatlantic history of race and social protest in the 20th century. Producer: Robyn Read Technical Production by Bob Nettles. Daniel Lee has written a Radio 3 Essay about Vichy France Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p038dvyt You can find a collection of episodes of Free Thinking exploring different aspects of War & Conflict on the programme website https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06kgbyb7 and Matthew's discussion with guests including Hadley Freeman on her family's WWII experiences in our discussion on Jewish Identity in 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fwqd

Identity Talk 4 Educators LIVE
"The Black Curriculum" (Lavinya Stennett)

Identity Talk 4 Educators LIVE

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 40:18


In this episode, we had the honor of speaking with Lavinya Stennett, the founder of the London-based organization "The Black Curriculum". In our conversation, she shares about her inspiration for starting the organization, the state of black educators in the UK, and what educators can do to further the mission of incorporating Black History into the UK curriculum. To learn more about Lavinya and the work of the Black Curriculum, you can visit the website theblackcurriculum.com or connect with them through the following social media handles: FACEBOOK - The Black Curriculum INSTAGRAM - @theblackcurriculum TWITTER - @CurriculumBlack BIO: Lavinya Stennett is a multi-award-winning strategist, visionary, and writer who has produced several articles focusing on the need for social change, educational reform, equality, and access in the UK. Her work has most prominently been featured in major publications such as the BBC and Huffington Post. She recently completed her studies at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) University of London as a First Class Graduate in African and Development Studies. During her time at SOAS University of London, she earned many awards; most notably the inaugural Walter Rodney award, which recognizes student excellence for their work on the history of Africa and the African diaspora. She earned the award for her outstanding dissertation, which explored Maroon Ecologies in Jamaica and Brazil. Most recently, she was recognized as the #2 UK Future Leader by Powerful Media and is the Founder & CEO of “The Black Curriculum", a solutions-based project that teaches Black British History to secondary school children around the UK, using a range of art forms. Lavinya has a wealth of experience in devising, building and implementing specialist services for clients, project management and communications within the private and public sectors of the UK. She is also fluent in Swahili. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/identitytalk4educators/support

Arts & Ideas
Free Thinking - Black British History.

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2016 42:21


Bernardine Evaristo, Keith Piper, Miranda Kaufmann and Kehinde Andrews consider the question what it means to be Black British and how should a wider history be taught and reflected in literature. New Generation Thinker Nandini Das presents.Kehinde Andrews is at Birmingham City University where his research includes looking at black activism. He is series editor of Blackness in Britain with Rowman and Littlefield InternationalMiranda Kaufmann is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London. Her book Black Tudors will be published by Oneworld in autumn 2017. Bernardine Evaristo is the author of prose and poetic novels including The Emperor's Babe and Mr Loverman. She teaches creative writing at Brunel University.Keith Piper's exhibition Unearthing the Banker's Bones, in partnership with Iniva, is at Bluecoat in Liverpool and runs until 22 January 2017.Producer: Torquil MacLeod.