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I almost cried with joy when @theHouse_mag asked me to guest edit its first ever #BlackHistoryMonth 
issue.
This has been a year of black pain, but also one that recognised #BlackLivesMatter.
The courageous writing of our authors filled me with hope
https://library.myebook.com/thehouse/the-house-1689-19th-october-2020/2900/#page/1
issue. This has been a year of black pain, but also one that recognised #BlackLivesMatter
.The courageous writing of our authors filled me with hope
https://library.myebook.com/thehouse/the-house-1689-19th-october-2020/2900/#page/1
Spanning the political spectrum, our contributors show that Black History Month is not partisan.
Thank you to those who have revisited their pain, explored our past, and set out their vision for the future.
Thank you to those who have revisited their pain, explored our past, and set out their vision for the future.
Firstly, in a breathtaking essay, the award-winning author @BernardineEvari explores the concept of Blackness and Whiteness - what identity, privilege, the reality of racism, and being part of the white majority in Britain means @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/why-we-need-to-embrace-the-concept-of-whiteness
Foreign minister @JamesCleverly believes Britain is âthe best place in the worldâ to be Black. But after a difficult year for the Black British community @jasmine_akua asks him why he thinks they should have faith in the government @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/james-cleverly-it-might-take-decades-to-repair-relations-with-the-black-british-community-over-windrush
Political debate often focuses on the lives of Black people in the inner city. But thousands of Black people grow up as the minority in the countryside too. @georgiaecha investigates, with @HelenGrantMP @labourlewis @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/what-its-like-being-the-only-black-person-in-the-village
Britain has long depended on Black people, but rarely acknowledged it. @GaryYounge explores how the seminal moments in Black History and British Politics continue to intersect inside and outside Westminster @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/the-presence-of-black-people-in-parliament-is-no-coincidence-but-the-result-of-a-conscious-effort-to-break-free
I sat down with @ckyenge and @Jallow_M, two prominent Black European politicians, to discuss Black Lives Matter on the Continent and the abhorrent racism they have faced @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/if-youre-paralysed-by-fear-you-dont-achieve-anything-youre-losing-from-the-start-black-lives-matter-on-the-continent
After years of heightened division, we must commit to action not words. Policy changes are needed to address discrimination in our criminal justice system, health services and workersâ pay, writes @HelenGrantMP @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/we-cant-talk-our-way-out-of-racial-inequality
Unless we can get past the toxicity and opportunism of the âculture warâ debate we are in serious danger of losing a profoundly historic moment afforded to us by this double pandemic, by Lord Woolley @OpBlackVote @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/we-face-a-double-pandemic-of-covid-19-and-endemic-racism
Throughout its long history the Conservative Party has found new ways to appeal to the ever-changing electorate, @anitabboateng believes. @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/black-conservatives
When it comes to tackling racism, Boris Johnson has shown where his priorities lie. We need to address the laws, policies and structures that embed inequality in the UK, writes @MarshadeCordova @TheHouse_mag
https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/after-multiple-reports-and-recommendations-it-is-time-for-a-race-equality-strategy-to-fundamentally-change-the-system
https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/after-multiple-reports-and-recommendations-it-is-time-for-a-race-equality-strategy-to-fundamentally-change-the-system
âBAMEâ as a catch-all term wonât do. Britainâs non-White population comes from a vast array of backgrounds. We must recognise â and tackle â their differing experiences of discrimination, says @KateOsamor @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/bame-is-past-its-sellby-date
Diversity in Parliament has improved considerably in recent years, but @Annemariealex remains one of a handful of BAME Lobby journalists. Why is political journalism failing to keep up? @theHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/news-is-ultimately-subjective-if-our-political-reporters-are-mostly-white-then-our-democracy-suffers
âWe do not want a bloody n****r as our MP.â @Lord_ofWarwick reflects on the racial abuse he received as a Conservative candidate in 1992, becoming the first Black peer, and being a victor rather than a victim @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/my-fellow-peers-assumed-i-was-the-wine-waiter
We must acknowledge the great things Black people have accomplished despite the discrimination we continue to face, writes @abenaopp @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/its-time-we-celebrated-black-history-all-year-long
Black people have influenced all aspects of British life across the centuries, but our contributions remain largely unrecognised. We need a national historical reassessment to end this harmful error of omission, writes @LolaHornsey @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/black-history-is-not-steel-bands-and-jerk-chicken
Black History has been reduced to an optional bullet point in the History curriculum, with teachers ill-equipped to teach it in its richness. @Micha_Frazer talks to educators and race equality experts about what could be done differently @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/black-history-bullet-point-teachers-need-government-support-and-proper-training
Black History Month is an opportunity for hope, and to increase representation in all manner of public spaces, writes @ShaunBaileyUK @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/black-history-doesnt-just-tell-us-who-we-were-it-tells-us-who-we-can-be
Last year Ugbana Oyet became the first Black Serjeant-at-Arms in the postâs 600-year history. The former electrical engineer reflects on his journey from Nigeria to @UKParliament @TheHouse_mag https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/it-is-everyones-responsibility-to-tackle-racism-in-parliament
And finally, amazing cover art by Carianne Annan
