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Windrush: Looking Back, Looking Forward at CRE National

23rd September 202123rd September 2021 Becky W 179 Views 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, church, CRE National, Roy Francis, windrush, worship

With Black Lives Matter in the headlines, and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s call for diversity in church and society, CRE

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It’s Time To End The Cycle Of Racial Trauma

22nd July 202122nd July 2021 Becky W 278 Views 0 Comments #blacklivesmatter #blacklivesmatteruk, Black British, Black Lives Matter, Black men, Racial Trauma, Racism

By Rev Professor Keith Magee and Bryan Bonaparte As Black men living in London – one American and one British

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Black MPs, Faith, And Stepping Up

21st July 202123rd July 2021 Becky W 287 Views 0 Comments Black and minority, Black Lives Matter, christian, COVID-19, Members of Parliament, Shirley Anstis

Over this past year, we’ve had to slow down and pay attention to ourselves and each other. We are more

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Young Writers Get Ready For Launch Of Their Book About Racism

24th June 202130th June 2021 Shirley McGreal 204 Views 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, Racism, Racism news, young writers

Two young girls, Nia Lewuka, aged 15 and Brianna Kayla Lynch, aged 12, were deeply moved by the killing of

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It’s Time to End the Cycle of Racial Trauma

13th April 202110th April 2021 Josie McFarlane 411 Views 0 Comments BAM, Black Lives Matter, BME, community, experiences, God, Inequality, Life, Racism, trauma

Tragically, for most non-white British and American citizens, racial trauma and its consequences are part of everyday life and the triggers come thick and fast.

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Step Back Premier a Poignant Lesson to London’s Youth

19th March 202119th March 2021 Becky W 220 Views 0 Comments BAME, Black Lives Matter, BME, film, gangs, government, knife crime, Leo Powell, Step back, Youth

Leo Powell premiered his short film, Step Back, a drama about youth violence, which has been endorsed by the Metropolitan Police.

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Heroes of the Faith: George Washington Carver

2nd March 20211st March 2021 Josie McFarlane 198 Views 0 Comments Africa, BAME, Black history, Black Lives Matter, BME, Christianity, church, community, educate, God, History, inspiration, learn, Poverty, Slavery, The Bible

To understand George Washington Carver, the great African-American agriculturalist and educator, you have to know something of the world in which he lived. Even though slavery was legally abolished across the United States in 1865, it cast a long-lasting and bitter shadow. African-Americans now lived in freedom, but poverty and discrimination continued.

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Spare our Children’s Children: Ending the Cycle of Racial Trauma

24th February 202124th February 2021 Josie McFarlane 369 Views 1 Comment BAME, Black Lives Matter, BME, change, children, community, discrimination, family, gangs, help, Life, Racism, Support, trauma, violence, Youth

Tragically, for most non-white Americans, trauma and its consequences are part of everyday life and the triggers come thick and fast.

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Bleaching for Beauty by Martins Agbonlahor

17th December 202022nd December 2020 Josie McFarlane 284 Views 0 Comments #Beauty, awareness, BAME, Black Lives Matter, bleaching, BME, Concern, health, Racism

There was this article I read recently in a certain Nigerian journal titled Bleaching for Beauty: Tell (Nov. 23, 2019

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Anglican church apologises for 1955 racist act

12th December 202022nd December 2020 Josie McFarlane 266 Views 0 Comments Anglican church, Apology, BAME, Black Lives Matter, BLM, BME, community, Faith, God, History, Racism, The Bible

In 1955 a 17 year old boy arrived in the UK from Jamaica. One Sunday he attended his local Anglican

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Ready to Rise with Jo Saxton by Rhoda Hardie

5th December 20203rd December 2020 Becky Wybrow 316 Views 0 Comments author and speaker, Black Lives Matter, Black Woman, Gather your community, jo Saxton, Own your Voice, Ready to Rise

Jo Saxton is an internationally renowned author and speaker, who brings a multicultural perspective to her leadership training for women.

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4 Reasons Students Should Take Up Ethnic Studies At University

25th November 202019th November 2021 Josie McFarlane 571 Views 0 Comments BAME, Black Lives Matter, BME, education, Ethnic Studies, learn, Race, University, young people

Ethnic Studies refers to the study of themes on social responsibility, social justice, and social change. The course of study

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2020 ‘Black Music Honors’ To Celebrate Legendary Music Icons

13th November 202012th November 2020 Josie McFarlane 296 Views 0 Comments BAME, Black history, Black Lives Matter, BME, celebrate, Church news, Faith, God, Gospel, Jesus, Legends, music

Chicago-based television production company Central City Productions will present the 2020 Black Music Honors in national broadcast syndication November 21