Black History Month: What is it and why do we need it?
Feb 7, 2024 · When the UK started celebrating Black History Month in 1987, it focused on Black American history. Over time there has been more attention on Black British history. Now it is dedicated to honouring African people's contributions to the country. Its UK mission statement is: "Dig deeper, look closer, think bigger".
Black historical figures who shook the world, from a warrior queen …
Feb 15, 2021 · But the contributions of Black people don’t just apply to Black history, or even simply American or Canadian history. Black people have impacted politics, culture and the economy around the world; Black history is world history. Here are seven figures that show that the story of Black people has always had global impact.
Study: Almost all Black British children have experienced racism at ...
Nov 18, 2020 · The findings of the research, based on interviews with 557 people of Black or mixed ethnicity aged between 16 and 30 years, shows that such experiences continue beyond education. Some 86% said they had experienced racist language in the workplace and over half (54%) feel that bias or prejudice – such as their name on a CV – is the main ...
Black History Month: 5 Black environmentalists you should know
Feb 25, 2021 · February is Black History Month in the US and Canada. More work needs to be done to address systemic racism in the environmental field, coupled with a greater push for environmental equity. From environmental justice advocates to scientists and social entrepreneurs, here are some of those working to raise awareness of the issues impacting the ...
What is colourism and how can skin-tone bias affect your career ...
Aug 26, 2020 · It went like this: in search of women to be extras in the film, the company classified prospective candidates from A to D: A girls included Black, white and mixed race; B girls were light-skinned; C girls had light to medium skin tones; and D girls were African American, poor and with medium-to-dark skin tone.
Black Christians : SOLOMON SAYS, I AM BLACK! - destee.com
Dec 1, 2024 · The Kedarites were widely known to be a very black skinned people but the Hebrews, at this time, were not a culturally defined people known for being predominantly Black skinned. So Solomon usage of the phrase, 'as the curtains of Solomon' was also referring to reproduction. However, it specifically referred to Solomon's maternal origins.
A brief history of racism in healthcare | World Economic Forum
Jul 23, 2020 · In 2019, an algorithm that helps manage healthcare for 200 million people in the US was found to systematically discriminate against Black people. According to research published in the journal Science, people who self-identified as Black were given lower risk scores by the computer than white counterparts , leading to fewer referrals for ...
Black People : Ivan Van Sertima: "Reply to My Critics" - Destee
Dec 30, 2011 · by Ivan Van Sertima An attack on my thesis that Africans made contact with America before Columbus in two major pre-Christian periods (circa 1200 b.c. and circa 800 b.c.) in addition to the Mandingo contact period (1310/1311 A.D.) has been circulated in advance to hundreds of subscribers to a...
The Black Lives Matter movement explained | World Economic …
Aug 11, 2016 · The movement was born in 2013, after the man who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, was cleared of his murder. A Californian activist, Alicia Garza, responded to the jury’s decision on Facebook with a post that ended: “Black people. I love you. I love us. Our lives matter.”
Black People : The Movie Avatar and Connection to Africa - Destee
Mar 14, 2010 · I finally got a chance to watch the movie Avatar. The movie address many issues and symbolic messages that hit home. 1) The people on the planet Pandora were called " Na'vi, a ten-foot-tall (3 m) blue-skinned species of sapient humanoid" - I then reflect on the lecture given by my African...