There are many ways in which we can help and none of these take too long, if you were able to post a black square on instagram then this is easy.
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Black Lives Matter Part 3 - Educate yourselves
I’ll put five for each way in which you can educate yourselves, there are countless other options so please look out for them and use your voice if you know of more.
Black Lives Matter Part 2 - The South Asians voices
Model Minority Myth is based on stereotyping. It perpetuates a narrative that Asians are intelligent, law-abiding and productive immigrants. Following the Second World War, South Asians were moved to the UK on the basis of being skilled workers. There is a perception that Asians are more likely to achieve success. This drives a wedge between brown and black communities.
Black Lives Matter Part 1 - What is Racism?
There is an overwhelming amount of information to go through so I’m going to start from the beginning of time.
The introduction of the black community into the UK started as early as the 16th Century (maybe even before) when Catherine of Aragon brought servants from all over Africa to England. Having a black servant at the time was deemed as fashionable and seen as a product of wealth. Queen Elizabeth I, discouraged the settlement of the Black community. This is what is recorded in history. But what does racism in the UK look like 5 centuries later?
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