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Iya’s ability to articulate this is unmatched. We have the knowledge and insight now to do more than just survive; we are THRIVING this year.

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For #WorldBookDay I’m sharing a list of books that are my favourite reads; published books that have given me some of my greatest insight into Black British history, identity, culture and the experiences of Black communities in Britain:

1. Peter Fryer, Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain 2. Ron Ramdin, The Making of The Black Working Class in Britain 3. Norma Myers, Reconstructing the Black Past: Blacks in Britain 1780-1830 4. Gerzina Gretchen, Black London: Life before Emancipation 5. Beverley Bryan, Stella Dadzie & Suzanne Scafe, The Heart of The Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain 6. Delia Jarrett-Macauley, Reconstructing Womanhood, Reconstructing Feminism: Writings on Black Women 7. Julia Sudbury, Other Kinds of Dreams: Black Women’s Organisations and the Politics of Transformation 8. Kwesi Owusu, Black British Culture & Society (A Text Reader) 9. Kobena Mercer, Welcome to the Jungle: New Positions in Black Cultural Studies 10. Paul Gilroy, Black Britain: A Photographic History 11. Mark Olden, Murder in Notting Hill 12. Jayne O. Ifekwunigwe, Scattered Belongings: Cultural Paradoxes of Race, Nation and Gender 13. Ruth Chigwada-Bailey, Black Women’s Experiences of Criminal Justice: Race, Gender and Class 14. Marc Matera, Black London: The Imperial Metropolis and Decolonization in the Twentieth Century 15. Kennetta Hammond Perry, London is the Place for Me: Black Britons, Citizenship and the Politics of Race 16. David Olusoga, Black and British: A Forgotten History

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Run from him:

•if he disrespects his mom •if he disrespects blue collar workers •if he doesn’t tip or leaves loose pennies •if he is mean to animals •if he doesn’t touch you in public •if he won’t tell his friends about you •if he says “I’ve never been with a ____ girl before.” •if he won’t address his female friends by name instead just calls them “a friend” •if all his exes “are psycho” •if he’s never worked a day in his life •if he chooses a drug over spending time with you •if he disagrees with feminism •if he’s white and he throws around the N word •if he isn’t proud of what you do •if he makes rape jokes •if you tell him you haven’t shaved down there and he quickly changes his mind about giving you oral •if he chooses the music or movies without asking what you think •if he voluntarily shows up late to pick you up •if you catch yourself googling “what is an abusive relationship?”

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Jesse Williams BET Humanitarian Award Acceptance Speech

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Tips That Can Save Your Kid’s Life.

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What You Say About Mental Illness vs What You Actually Mean.

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Omg💕❤️😩❤️

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Nevaeh now wears a scarf to cover several bald spots and her singed hair. She was left with first-degree burns, but it could have been worse according to Tanya Robinson, Nevaeh’s mother.

“The doctor told me her hairstyle saved her life,” Tanya recalled. “Had it been different, she might not be here.”

This isn’t the first time Nevaeh has experienced bullying. Two years ago, another student broke her thumb.

I’m walking into that school like

Hate crime. It should qualify as one.

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White people somehow unable to come up with Halloween costumes that aren’t cultural appropriation, despite entire universe

https://walkingeaglenews.com/2018/10/31/white-people-lament-being-unable-to-come-up-with-halloween-costumes-that-arent-cultural-appropriation-despite-entire-universe/

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@rassstta

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He was just a boy!

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