July 5, 2023 /World/ — Racism is not just focused on youth, but it is true that young people are more likely to experience overt racism than adults. There are a few reasons for this. Continue reading
05Jul/23
Category Archives: Social
05Jul/23
Racism has pitched the black youth against white authority.
July 4, 2023 /World/ — Racism has a long and ugly history in the United States, and it has had a profound impact on the relationship between black youth and white authority figures. For centuries, black people have been subjected to discrimination, violence, and oppression at the hands of white people. This history of racism has created a deep distrust and resentment among many black youth, who see white authority figures as symbols of oppression. Continue reading
05Jul/23
France failed to educate their teenagers
July 5, 2023 /Social/ — France has a long history of racism, and this racism has had a significant impact on the lives of teenagers in France. There are a number of ways in which France has failed its teenagers, including: Continue reading
21Jun/23
Lemme explain Pride Month to people in Uganda
June 21, 2023 /World/ — Pride Month is a month-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. It is a time to raise awareness of the challenges that LGBTQ+ people face, and to celebrate their achievements and contributions to society.
The Mpelembe Network is a Ugandan organization that works to promote the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Uganda. They are proud to be a part of Pride Month, and they are using this opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges that LGBTQ+ people face in Uganda. Continue reading
19Jun/23
What to know about the holiday Juneteenth
June 19, 2023 /Social/ — Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the end of slavery in the country. The holiday falls on June 19, which is the date in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce that the enslaved people in the state were free, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
Juneteenth has been celebrated by African Americans since the late 1800s, and it became a state holiday in Texas in 1980. In the decades since, every state but South Dakota has formally recognized Juneteenth as a state or ceremonial holiday. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Continue reading
13Jun/23
Creating life long links
The Class of 1986 at Mpelembe Secondary School in Zambia has a strong bond that has lasted for over 30 years. The class members have kept in touch through regular reunions and social media. They have also supported each other through good times and bad.
One of the ways that the class members have stayed connected is through a Facebook group called “Mpelembe Class of 1986.” The group has over 100 members and is used to share news, photos, and memories. The members of the group also use the group to plan reunions and other events. Continue reading
05Jun/23
Voices of Preston’s Windrush generation – when I first arrived, I said: ‘Really? I thought there were no slums in this place!’
Alan Rice, University of Central Lancashire and Jack Hepworth, University of Oxford
From the earliest arrivals of what would become Preston’s “Windrush generation”, the status of the Caribbean diaspora was hotly contested in this post-industrial Lancashire town, as elsewhere. Discrimination and prejudice dogged the daily lives of people from the Caribbean who made their home here.
27Mar/23
How Black children in England’s schools are made to feel like the way they speak is wrong
Ian Cushing, Edge Hill University
Whiteness is an invention of the modern, colonial age. It refers to the racialisation of white people and the disproportionate privilege – social, linguistic, economic, political – that comes with this. Crucially, as an invention, whiteness is not innate – it is taught.
01Nov/22
From QAnon to The Sandman: how demons found a place in popular culture
Zohar Hadromi Allouche, Trinity College Dublin and S. Jonathon O’Donnell, Queen’s University Belfast
In western culture today, demons exist as something of a paradox. Religious belief in them is often presented as marginal. Many mainstream Christian denominations are silent or give them little prominence.