‘I’m either too black or not black enough’
This article was written by Aries Brown, an 18-year-old African-American student at an international school in eastern Europe. It was
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Author Sharna Jackson: Bringing diversity into children’s books
Author Sharna Jackson is something of a rarity. As a black children’s writer, she’s already in a minority. But her
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These Easter eggs show kids the ‘true meaning’ of the holiday
For many kids, Easter means one thing: hunting for eggs and candy to fill their Easter basket. But one mom, Natalie Ard,
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Christian schools – a perfect fit for the community
Setting up Christian schools is possible for any Christian in their community, according to the founders of a heavily oversubscribed evangelical secondary school. Alun Ebenezer,
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African tech talent touches down in London to participate in Go Global Africa programme
Go Global is a hugely successful innovation scheme which supports startups to improve their business skills and capability, build links
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Freedom of speech and extremism on campus: polling shows students least worried
Students are the least worried about issues of extremism and freedom of speech at universities according to new YouGov polling.
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Fund to boost female and black physicist numbers
The scheme is funded by one of the world’s leading astronomers, Prof Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell. The discoverer of pulsars
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New training programme for creatives
Colourful Radio presenter, Jacqueline Malcolm, has developed a new programme for creatives interested in making a living out of their talent. Jacqueline’s Creative Platform Academy (CPA) provides creatives
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‘Breaking down walls not building them’
“Let’s put it this way, we’re interested in breaking down walls and not building them,” says Meric Gertler, president of
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The story of historically black colleges in the US
When Kamala Harris, one of the early front runners for the 2020 Democratic nomination, talked about the importance of the
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Meghan Markle to ‘Decolonise curriculum’ in bid to end ‘male, pale and stale’ universities
Meghan Markle has voiced her support for a campaign aiming to “decolonise the curriculum” by ensuring there are more black
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Black pupils’ schooling ‘dumbed down over special needs’
Many black pupils in England are having their education dumbed down after being wrongly identified as having one of a
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Black history curriculum to be piloted in Bristol
A school curriculum designed to teach children about Bristol’s black history is to be introduced following a series of public
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US fake university: India anger after students arrested
India has made a diplomatic protest to the US after 129 Indian students were arrested for enrolling in a fake
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Britain’s first female black headteacher
In 1969 Yvonne Conolly became Britain’s first female black headteacher. Arriving from Jamaica in the early 60s she had worked
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