Black History Month

Race Equality Week

1-7 February 2021
With Race being such a pertinent issue being discussed across the UK, in offices, shop floors and board rooms, there is a need to pull everything together and to maximise impact of a UK wide collaboration.

Taking place in February, Race Equality Week will be a UK-wide initiative to unite organisations and individuals in activity to address issues affecting ethnic minority employees.

Organisations will be able to register to join the Race Equality Week badge campaign and to receive tools and resources to facilitate conversation, activity and commitment to change.

Be Ambitious and Model Excellence (BAME) Panel »

2 February 2021, 6-8pm
Redefining “BAME” as we celebrate renowned black figures who dare to [B]e [A]mbitious and [M]odel [E]xcellence highlighting their goals and recognisable achievements. Hosted by Lydiah Igweh, chair of Oxford Brookes BAME Staff Network and director of Brookes Enterprise Support, we will be joined by the CEO, founder, and visionary of the iconic MOBO platform Kanya King, who displayed the drive and ambition needed to help take urban music from the margins of British popular culture to the heart of the mainstream culture. Additionally, key and influential figures include, Trevor Robinson OBE, CEO and founder of Quiet Storm, and Euton Daley MBE, CEO of Pegasus Theatre, Oxford.

Please note: this event has been rescheduled to February 2021.

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An Evening with Dr Leroy Logan MBE »

4 February 2021, 6-7pm
Oxford Brookes University BAME Staff Network invites you to an evening with Dr Leroy Logan, who overcame a hostile and racist environment, to become one of the UK’s most outstanding police officers.

Leroy Logan rose to the rank of superintendent in the Metropolitan Police and was both a founding member of the Black Police Association and its chair for 30 years. His recent autobiography ‘Closing Ranks - My Life as a Cop’, came to life in the BBC drama series Small Axe, in the episode, Red, White and Blue, directed by Steve McQueen. Leroy was dynamically portrayed by actor John Boyega.

As part of Race Equality Week, find out about Leroy Logan’s calling to serve in the police, his resilience and his thoughts on how best to police our communities now and in the future.

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Past events
Black History Month 2020

2 October 2020, 6pm

Kick-off celebration
Oxford Brookes University kicks off with an artistic cultural performance in collaboration with Kuumbia Nia Arts, Unlock the chains collective and Euton Daley MBE.

7 October 2020, 6pm

Black History Month Quiz
From Black inventions to Black music, it's time to put your knowledge to the test!

9 October 2020, 12pm

Be Visible, Be Confident
In 2019 Louisa founded BAME to Boardroom in order to follow her passion for working with businesses to develop Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic (BAME) talent into leadership roles; building confident, focused, high performing, and diverse teams, which in turn impact on organisational culture.

13 October 2020, 6pm

Beyond Black History Month
Beyond Black History Month aims to bridge the gap of conceptual ideas on diversifying Oxford Brookes University to providing real and definitive methods of creating actions on the following topics discussed.

14 October 2020, 12pm

Lunchtime Showcase
This year we will be sharing projects, research, initiatives and community engagement activity.

19 October 2020, 6pm

AfroFusion Dance Class
Join Zulum to learn the basic principles of African dance mixed with hip hop in this fun and energetic Afro-fusion dance class that will show you how to lengthen your body and extend your capabilities.

28 October 2020, 6pm

Making Money Work
The aim of this event is to create and enhance knowledge in personal finance using banking strategies and communicating new channels for students, staff and alumni of diverse backgrounds.

Black History Month 2019

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Black History Month 2018

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10 October 2018

Self-Care Workshop - Keeping well at University

15 October 2018

Windrush Anniversary Performance: Award-Winning Artist Scratchylus

16 October 2018

Lunchtime Staff Showcase

16 October 2018

Dr Kehinde Andrews

17 October 2018

Afua Hirsch - Brit (ish)...

18 October 2018

Anti-Slavery Day - Addressing Current Challenges in the Public and Private Sectors

19 October 2018

Hidden Figures screening by Brookes Union and the Feminist Society

23 October 2018

Cecilia Anim CBE - My journey from Ghana to RCN President

29 October 2018

Dr David Ellis - Welcome Home: Narratives of Arrival from the Windrush generation

31 October 2018

Jay Bernard - Surge: Performing and evolving a text in flux

Black History Month 2017

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Oxford Brookes Staff Showcase: 25 October 2017

Helen de Cruz: When is pride appropriate?

Beverly Sesay - Black Women’s Forum UK

Professor Joe Tah - Construction Project Digital Prototyping Research, Dr Helen de Cruz - Pride a philosophical analysis, Dr Yue Ang - BAME Women Entrepreneurs and Intersectionality

Black History Month 2016

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Oxford Brookes Staff Showcase: 26 October 2016

Building Information Modelling Research and Applications by Dr Henry Abanda (PDF)

Rainbow Home (PDF)

BME Activities by Sobia Afridi (PDF)

Social Enterprises and Empowering BAME Individuals by Dr Yue S. Ang (PDF)

Study Higher Pioneers project by Farhana Ghaffar (PDF)

Research and Knowledge by Dr Sola Adesola (PDF)

Student Engagement and Belonging for a Diverse Student Population by Neil Currant (PDF)

Future of Race Equality, 2 November 2015
This year marks the 50th year of race legislation in this country. This event will focus on the journey that the UK and race relations have taken. There are some commentaries that indicates that the UK has become post racial, this event will focus on the future of race relations in the UK as well as understanding the intersectionality that interacts with race. Rob Berkeley, writer and activist has focused his work on equality and justice. In particular the areas of race/ethnicity, LGBT rights, and the intersections between the two.