A Reflection on Black History Month 2020 | Tabitha Nyariki

Friday 30-10-2020 - 14:30

Black History Month is a time to reflect, celebrate and learn about Black history, Black culture and Black excellence. A pause to remember how far we have come; how much has been achieved but yet a reminder that the fight for racial equality is not over.

Here at GCU, we had a variety of events through the month for everyone to attend and participate in; The Black Lives Matter Panel, Show Racism the Red Card Campaign and a series of Lecturers from the Yunus centre on Black thought leaders in Social Entrepreneurship. In addition, we also had a seminar by Tedx Speaker & Qualified Well-being Coach Toluwa Oyeleye on self-worth and self-confidence and what that looks like for students of colour. This was organised by the African Caribbean Society.

One thing that came out clearly from all these events and discussions was the need to educate ourselves and the need to work together to fight for racial equality!

Below are a few resources you can tap into...

Tabitha Nyariki
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Reading List

Race and Ethnicity Reading List from EHRC (Equality and Human Rights Commission)

Books

Taking Up Space by Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo

Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo

Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
(Reni has said on Twitter that she does not wish to profit off of the death of a black person and asks people to borrow the book or if you have to buy it match the price of the book in a donation to the Minnesota Freedom Fund)