#blacklivesmatter racism is a human problem

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_Reeves

The most successful US Marshall ever, inspired the Lone Ranger stories with his fearless pursuit for law and order.

Has a film ever been created to celebrate his life?

I think there has but obviously it didn't have a big budget

Thanks really an interesting link, you reminded me to ask the headteacher of my 6 year old daughters school this morning about how they are representing Black History Month.

Listening to her get excited on the way to school about all the influential Black people she is going to mention in class, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Louise Bennett, Nelson Mandela, she even threw in Kwame Nkrumah, Halie Selassie and Maya Angelou, proud dad moment.

Question for the mums and dad's anyone else know if their kids school are doing something for Black History Month? Do schools outside of London even teach black history?

Interesting take here about how importing the racial views from the USA over here actually obscures our own situation.

https://www.persuasion.community/p/please-stop-imposing-american-views

Yes America isn't the UK, but in my opinion that discourse helps pander to the rasicts who feed into the debate the rhetoric that the UK is innocent or far removed from the American struggle. It also stops white people from really questioning systemic racism within their community for fear of saying the wrong thing.

Again linking Joshua Virasami who talks about the importance of solidarity with the American struggle. 'To really honour George Floyd’s passing we must situate his murder within the wider reality of racial capitalism.' - long read so brew a cuppa

Who killed smiley culture?

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Not to derail the thread:
Cyril Smith was a child molestor, even the then leader of his political party (now Lord) David Steel covered for him, even stating to Private Eye that the boys were only sitting on his (Cyril) knee.

African American narrative dominates the whole discussion on a global platform. All Americans by their very nature are quite insular even more so with African Americans as to stories of africans in the diaspora and africa. Far more afro Brazilians die by the hands of the police than in the US but those stories never get told . Black history month in the UK needs to relate to UK and the places in the diaspora and Africa where we come from .

Black history month in the UK needs to relate to UK

100% yes

Been listening and reading Paul Gilroys work recently so I'm going to big him up here as an inspiration he recently established the Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Racism & Racialisation at UCL and has a series of interesting podcasts here

Will give a listen .you might wanna also listen to this ,I posted this podcast earlier on the thread https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9TUjNTc09pdg&ep=14&episode=M2M3YWJhMzUtMWY3My00ZjRkLTkzZGQtYTUyNDM0ZjEwYWEz

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It's a powerful argument, but how far do you take it? I can't say from personal experience, but I suspect that the experience of a black person in London is going to be different from the experience of a black person in, for example, Cornwall. Racism has many forms and is expressed in many different ways. Every person of colour is going to have a different personal journey, and a different personal experience, to any other.

The underlying prejudice and in-built systemic is the same though, I suspect. The stories may be different. The consequences may be different. But the underlying prejudice is the same.

The personal stories may be different. But the essential theme is the same.

Now to show my ignorance, I never knew who Mary Seacole was until I worked for Lambeth and looked up who she was.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Seacole

Really interesting podcast, the first hand experiences you share of growing up in London really are illuminating. The experience of taking the young people on a trip to America having to prepare them for being interrogated by immigration hit home some truths told to me by my mother, to always be prepared when you get the immigration desk. My wife got denied entry to the UK once, held for hours in detention, interrogated and humiliated.

Have a great amount of respect for the work you do and hope than you can continue to get access to funding and support. When you detailed the current challenges faced by young people marginalised by society in London, gang cultures and untold stories of exploitation of girls, I was struck by just how much needs to be done to support these communities for access to basic human rights.

Your experiences are really valuable in forming a greater understanding and thanks for sharing. Would encourage people to give it a listen.

Completly overshadowed by Florence nightingale. You can learn so much when everyone is included in the narrative.

Completly overshadowed by Florence nightingale.

And subsequently her statue opposed by Nightingale fans on the basis it would detract from FN’s memory.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-kent-54272188

Asquith Xavier, what a brilliant name.. this gentleman deserves attention and praise.

Thank you for listening its a shame I feel we are still talking about the issues my grandparents faced after being invited to Britain.

I love these antidotes much better and relatable to the kids nowadays

Sonita Alleyne, what an incredible woman.. let’s keep celebrating her achievements

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.velvetmag.co.uk/real-life-stories/amp/wonder-women-velvet-meets-sonita-alleyne-new-master-of-jesus-9100672/

Thought folks here might find this interesting

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000n5d6