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Unpacking Critical Race Theory with a Pinch of Black British History: In Conversation with Dr Paul Warmington Jul 20, 2020

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This episode is part of a series looking at anti-racist theory and pedagogy with key experts from the UK and beyond. In this episode, Dr Paul Warmington helps us unpack Critical Race Theory and uncovers some of the hidden histories of Black British intellectuals. Dr Paul Warmington is a Black British Professor at the University of Warwick and his book, Black British Intellectuals and Education: Multiculturalism’s Hidden History, introduces the rich British history of Black thinkers and leading activists and it traces the evolving discourses in education around multiculturalism, anti-racist education and Critical Race Theory.

This episode comes with a blog post in which you will find more of the show notes (i.e. links to all the Black intellectuals mentioned and a breakdown of Critical Race Theory following Paul's explanation on the show).

Acronyms and Terminology used in the show:

CRT: Critical Race Theory

BME/BAME: Black, (Asian) and Minority Ethnic people

Political Blackness: racialised people in the UK (e.g. African, Caribbean, Asian communities)

Brown Skin Girls: Chatting Anti-Racist Music over the years Jun 14, 2020

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This is the second of a series of episodes looking at the media and popular culture through the lens of anti-racism. In this episode, we discuss four anti-racist songs spanning across the US and UK, from various genres: Dave- Black, Beyonce- Brown Skin Girl, Aretha Franklin- Respect and Bob Marley- Redemption Song.

Join Sangeeta, Abbey and Titi (3 brown skinned girls!) as we unpack these anti-racist anthems which actively challenge racism throughout the years, from 1967 to 2019.

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Aloo Gobi and Fish and Chips: Chatting British Asian Movies Jun 02, 2020

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This is the first of a series of episodes looking at the media and popular culture through the lens of anti-racism, and discusses two classic British Asian movies: East is East, and Bend it Like Beckham. Join Hashim, Navan, Sangeeta, and Melina as we sift through these two pretty groundbreaking films and tie them into our own identities and stories.

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Problematising Political Blackness Apr 15, 2020

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Political Blackness is more about the colour of your politics than the colour of your skin.

Back in October 2019, to celebrate Black History Month in Scotland, we recorded an event in which Khadija, Hashim, Franklin, Eyram, Jatin, Azita and Mélina discuss the origins of political Blackness, its current use and its future. This episode explores the lived experiences of political Blackness in the UK, in Scotland and beyond. What are its benefits and drawbacks? It can challenge whiteness and resist the erasure of the “B” in BME, BAME which risk simply becoming ME (Minority Ethnic). But does it erase anti-blackness and colourism?

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References:

Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (https://www.crer.scot/)

National Union for Students (https://www.nus.org.uk/)

Franz Fanon’s Black Skin, White Masks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Skin,_White_Masks)

Kalwant Bhopal’s White Privilege: The Myth of a Post-Racial Society (https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/white-privilege)

BME/BAME (https://www.theantiracisteducator.com/bme-bame)

Person of colour (https://www.theantiracisteducator.com/person-of-colour)

Political Blackness (https://www.theantiracisteducator.com/political-blackness)

Whiteness (https://www.theantiracisteducator.com/whiteness)

In conversation with Ann: institutional racism in education, impact on family and hopes for the future. Sep 22, 2019

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Following on from our recent blog post on institutional racism in Scottish education, Hashim and Sangeeta visit Ann in East Lothian to discuss her experiences of institutional racism in education, its impact on her family and her hopes for the future.

What is race? Is it still relevant in Scotland? Aug 13, 2019

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In this episode, participants of colour at one of The Anti-Racist Educator's public engagement meetings attempt to tackle challenging questions about race and its relevance in Scotland. Apologies for the bad quality of the audio - we were not working with professional microphones but this is something that we will try to improve for our next episodes. The transcript linked below should make up for it.

Link to the Transcript: https://www.theantiracisteducator.com/post/launching-our-brand-new-podcast

Let's make sure that Black Lives Matter in Scotland too by supporting the Justice for Sheku Bayoh campaign.

What you can do to support the Justice for Sheku Bayoh campaign:

· Write to the Justice Minister, Humza Yousaf and call on him to launch a public enquiry. Email the Justice Minister on: CabSecJustice@gov.scot and copy in Aamer Anwar, the family lawyer on: aamer@aameranwar.com

· Send letters of support to Collette – Sheku’s partner, Sheku’s sons and the Bayoh family to: Aamer Aamer, 63 Carlton Place, Glasgow, G59TW or via email: aamer@aameranwar.com

· The Campaign also urgently seeks funds, without which seeking justice will be a struggle. Donations can be made by BACS or cheque. To make a donation by cheque, please make payable to: Aamer Anwar & Co. with ‘ShekuBayoh’ written on the back of the cheque reference and send to Aamer Aamer, 63 Carlton Place, Glasgow, G5 9TW. If paying by BACS, please make payable to: ‘Aamer Anwar and Co- General Clients Account’, Bank of Scotland, Account No: 06-00-44-79 and Sort Code: 80-07-61. Owing to Law Society Regulations, all donations must be accompanied with a copy ofthe bank statementfrom which the donation is being made along with ID. Please contact Aamer Anwar’s office when making a donation and for any questions/furtherinformation on: 0141 429 7090.

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