In the weeks since the Black Lives Matter movement has swept the globe, a recurring post which I’ve been seeing on social media is a photo of a protestor holding up a placard reading “Love Black People Like You Love Black Culture”. It’s becoming increasingly apparent that there exists a pernicious double standard in mainstreamContinue reading “Why do we love the cultures of marginalised communities without loving the communities themselves?”
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What if Britain displayed as much enthusiasm for teaching its colonial history as it did for celebrating its war victories?
In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement which has swept the globe following the murder of unarmed Black man George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis, white people are starting to realise the magnitude of the racism which people of colour have had to endure every single dayContinue reading “What if Britain displayed as much enthusiasm for teaching its colonial history as it did for celebrating its war victories?”
A Northern Girl in a Southern World 