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The Domino Effect
Read moreMy name is Lilly. I am a Domestic Abuse and Prison Reform Campaigner. As I look back over my life, I wonder if my path was almost unavoidable. The first domino - rejection I was abandoned at birth as I was born a black child to white...
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Why every Black parent should join national networks
Read moreThree decades on from my first child (a son) entering the education system, still small progress has been made in the number of African-Caribbean men and women from the BAME communities to take seats at the top table of the UK’s leading...
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What about Black Trans People?
Read moreWhat about Black Trans People? I squint at my phone screen and my friend zooms in on the call, I watch from my bedroom as a disappointing Black Lives Matter demonstration talks about “Black on Black crime”, and does not once mention my...
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“You make your own family” – new report on LGBT experiences of severe and multiple disadvantage
Read moreNext week, the LGBT Foundation will launch a new report on LGBT people’s experiences of severe and multiple disadvantage. It’s an important contribution to our collective dialogue about the nature of social harm, how it’s experienced, and...
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Black People are tired of explaining racism – it’s affecting our mental health
Read moreWhen the Office of National Statistic broke the news that Black people are more than four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white people, it confirmed what Black communities always suspected - that Covid-19 would compound the stresses...
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The Miseducation of a Generation*
Read moreThe need for separate education of black children Understanding the nature of racism, and minimising its impact, has been my life's work. Possibly this is why I have been less shocked than others about the murder of George Floyd. Having...
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What exposure do black children have to racist teachers?
Read moreTo some extent, teachers inevitably reflect the breadth of attitudes in society, including those on race. Twenty-five per cent of the general public admit to having racist attitudes. Whilst this will likely be less amongst teachers, it is certain...
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Collective sense-making in this new world
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There's no doubt that these are painful and challenging times and the inequities that exist in this current socio-economic system have been amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. The people across the networks we have the privilege of being a...
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A grassroots response to COVID-19
Read moreAs the director of a grassroots project, with a turnover of just £55k p/a and just five part time staff, all with self employed status, I always thought that our jobs were insecure and that we faced the greatest challenges for survival. I used...
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Rumblings, responses, and a new reality: early impacts of COVID-19 on our work and partnerships
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We have written about Lankelly Chase’s own response to the coronavirus emergency here. This is a separate blog to report on some of the things we’re hearing from our projects and partnerships. One of our learning frameworks is to look for...