Gary Younge and Afua Hirsch: Brit(ish) March 15th 2018
Thursday 15 March 2018 7pm–8.30pm @ Kings Place, London Hosted by The Guardian, Gary Younge and Afua Hirsh will discuss “… some of…
identity
Diaspora Blues: on being black in Belgium and white in Ethiopia
By Melat Nigussie “E-thio-pia!” my five-year-old self shouts out when my classmates ask me where I come from. The word gently rolls off of my…
PASSAGES Series Pt. 3: Returning
Part three of Imani Ballard’s and Kayshon Paris’ PASSAGES, a video series focused on connecting and amplifying a global community of color by reclaiming their…
The PASSAGES Series Pt. 2: African American Cultural Identity
Imani Ballard and Kayshon Paris, young adults from Newark, New Jersey, created PASSAGES, a video series focused on connecting and amplifying a global community…
Life in The Hinterlands; Growing up Gay & Mixed Race on The Isle of White
By Ashley Thomas Life as a mixed gay man seems a singular experience. Who, what and where are the fluid foundations on which I’m constructed, construed and constrained. To some I am black but not Black, clearly not white or not Black enough. To others, I am an undecided shade of, well, I…
Bursting the Diversity Bubble: Teaching My Mixed Race Child about Race
My daughter lives in a diversity bubble and I don’t know when, or how, I should burst it. By this I mean that…
Musings of an African American in Spain: References – In The Mind of a Child
Apart from being a master’s student I’m also a babysitter. Every morning I wake up around 6:30 am, get ready, walk over to Poblenou,…
Where Are You from? Notes on National Identity from an African-American in Spain
By Abena Wariebi Reporting from the Catalonian city of Barcelona, Abena Wariebi discusses national identity from an African-American perspective, assessing the differences between American and…
Transracial adoption in Barcelona – a personal experience
By Cari McCay (English translation by Yomi Bazuaye). Cari McCay is a social worker and event coordinator. She was raised and has lived most…
Neimo Askar: The Science of the Art
Neimo Askar is a 22-year-old London poet who has blessed numerous stages with her visceral writing in a short space of time. Neimo is…
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