EVENT: Equianopod LIVE with Patience Xina & Kidology
Livestream on Thursday, October 12, 7pm BST / 2pm ET
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The theme of this year's Black History Month in the UK is "celebrating black women"
EquianoPod is bringing together four amazing women for a LIVE show, where we will discuss Black History Month and other ideas pertaining to race and identity politics.
We will explore the following:
The pros and cons of Black History Month.
The question of whether Black History Month is divisive due to its singular focus on one group.
The idea of rebranding Black history as British history and its impact on promoting national unity or potentially downplaying the distinctive contributions of specific ethnic groups.
…… and much more
We will have a Q&A segment during the show. If you have any questions you'd like us to address, please leave a comment or send your questions to ada@theequianoproject.com
Panel members:
Kidology: YouTuber and video essayist writing on culture, modern society and identity politics.
Patience Xina: YouTuber and social commentator that discusses a variety of topics related to modern Western culture.
Ada: Social commentator, writer and Content Officer, Equiano Project
Inaya Folarin Iman: Broadcast journalist, writer and Director, Equiano Project
Thursday 12th October at 7pm BST / 2pm ET
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Black history today is ironically a brand. Caribbean slaves were branded by their owners, today we have the WIndrush brand. I knew/know the 'Windrush generation' personally, they have many and varied stories, the Windrush brand is simplistic and politically convenient. More than this the historical timeline in the UK seems to jump from Slavery to WIndrush to Black Lives Matter. My own generation (children of the 'Windrush generation') seem to have been written out (for now). With ancient history, nuances, personal stories and recollections don't matter so much, everyone is dead. With modern history we are dealing with living breathing people, most of whom have no control over the historical narrative. My argument then, is that it is perhaps it's too early for black history, maybe it hasn't been made yet, maybe it never will be.