Afrori Blog — Inclusion
A salute to white mamas
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Having a child of colour in this country is a big responsibility, it is more than being a mum. A white mum of a brown child must learn so much, they must constantly navigate being a permanent ally in a world they do not fully understand. They need to teach their child how to be brown when they themselves are not, all the while learning from the very children they are teaching.
You Did Something Great
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A long time ago … This is how fairy tales start. With a female dreaming of something, something better than what she has.
This is how my fairy tale starts.
Has anything changed in companies that posted a black square?
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Many of the posters of black squares were not people of colour, but they were those who wanted to make it clear that they saw us, they acknowledged racism and its impact, they saw their own role in perpetuating the lies of racism and they wanted us to know that they were our allies and we could count on them to be a voice.
How are black people represented in the publishing industry?
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We have just seen the release of the publishing associations annual diversity survey.
Don’t get me wrong it is good that the publishing industry continue to put this survey out, but the lack of progression really does say that they are not doing much about the results.