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Black History Month 2023
1 October 2023
A roundup of key events, podcast episodes and essential reading to mark Black History Month at IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society.
Saluting our Sisters: Lucy Diggs Slowe
This year's Black History Month theme, 'Saluting our Sisters', places the focus on Black women, whose achievements have too often been overlooked or forgotten. Dr Sandra Leaton Gray and Emeritus Professor David Scott write about the life of American educator and curriculum theorist, Lucy Diggs Slowe, whose legacy was recently honoured by Howard University naming a street after her.
Events
What now? Reducing domestic violence and reviewing refugee safety globally
4 October 2023, 5.30–7.30pm
Join international speakers, Dr Betty Okot and Dr Tenywa Aloysius Malagala for this event exploring research findings related to projects focused on reducing domestic violence and reforming refugee safety. In person – free and open to all.
Book tour: 'Die Standing' with author Elmer Dixon
11 October 2023, 5:30–8:00pm
Join this event to hear Black Panther Party Revolutionary and Global Diversity Consultant, Elmer Dixon, as he discusses his recently published book 'Die Standing' as we celebrate Black History Month. In person – free and open to all.
All events taking place across UCL for Black History Month
From our students
Black student experiences in London, 1950s to 1970s – would you like to be interviewed?
Uduma Ogenyi's PhD research explores the day-to-day experiences of Black students on university campuses, as part of the Generation UCL project.
‘African Apocalypse’: Unveiling the trail of colonial violence and its enduring legacy
Sabina Barone reports on the film screening and debate held at IOE.
Podcasts
Race, multiculture, and conviviality in the shadow of Brexit, COVID, and the Windrush scandal
In this event recording, Les Back, Ann Phoenix, and Sivamohan Valluvan reflect on three events that have each exposed and exacerbated racialised inequalities.
Black identity, intersectionality and leadership in education, research and beyond
Dr Victoria Showunmi talks about her personal journey, experiences and research into gender identity and race in the context of leadership, and the implications for the experiences of learners and educators.
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Images
Saluting our Sisters: Lucy Diggs Slowe
Street sign of Lucy Diggs Slowe Way. Copyright: Justin D. Knight/Howard University.
From our students
A group protesting in a rally organised by the West Indian Student Centre, May 1970. Courtesy of Black Cultural Archives, ref no: PHOTOS/173, photographer unknown.