My chapter on Black women and the protection of
#Chapeltown
in Leeds is now available within this amazing collection of Black British histories! The chapter uses findings from my
@LeedsUniHistory
dissertation to spotlight the feats of northern Black women
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve been awarded a First-Class honours from
@YorkHistoryDept
and a full scholarship for my MA in Race and Resistance from
@LeedsUniHistory
! A huge thank you to everyone who has supported me at York 💙 I’m looking forward to this new chapter 🎓🍾🎉
Celebrating my funding offer for my PhD project at
@QMHistory
on the significance of complexions among Black British activists (1930-85)🍻 Looking forward to working with
@rob__waters
@KimAtiWagner
@seefryar
and Leslie James!
Thanks to everyone who supported me along the way 🤍
Delighted to share that my dissertation on Caribbean women and the construction of community in Leeds has been awarded the
@WomensHistNet
MA Dissertation Prize! Many thanks to the judges for their lovely feedback and to
@kmdossett
who encouraged me to submit
#WomensHistoryMonth
This
#WomensHistoryMonth
, we are absolutely delighted to share the results of our 2021 MA dissertation prize! We were delighted by both the volume and quality of submissions received, especially given the challenges of last year. After MUCH deliberation, here are our top picks:
Delighted to share that I’ve received the Yorkshire ACAP Windrush Achievement award ‘Inspirational Young Person of the Year’ for
#BlackHistoryMonth2021
! Thank you so much for your votes and lovely comments ❤️ I’m honoured 🥺
On Tuesday I gave my first lecture to undergraduate students for the
@QMHistory
module Unravelling Britain! I discussed the effects of decolonisation and Commonwealth migration on Britain, from racism and fascism to Black Power and the construction of Black British identities
I’m delighted to share that I’ve received the Outstanding Achievement Award and the Marion Sharples Prize for the highest overall average and the best dissertation in the cohort! Many thanks to my friends and tutors who made my time at
@LeedsUniHistory
so wonderful 🎉❤️
Many thanks to
@Dodd_George
for this lovely article! I'm proud to be part of this campaign to include Black and Asian history in the classroom. Grateful for the opportunities
@yhp_uk
and others have given me to fight marginalisation in York and elsewhere.
Earlier this year I was delighted to receive the WHN prize for my MA dissertation on the community activism of Black women in Chapeltown. You can hear about some of my research in a roundtable discussion, hosted by
@WomensHistNet
next Wednesday at 12.30pm
“We can diminish the attempts of slave masters who sought to eradicate the legacy of those they enslaved”
In my new blog for
@HarewoodHouse
I examine an inventory from the Castle Plantation in Barbados (1777). You can find the inventory at
@UoYBorthwick
It was a joy to present my PhD research into postwar Caribbean migrants at the
#Scs2023
and
#Windrush75
Reforming Our Futures conferences! I discussed the relationship between pigment and accommodation and met some amazing thinkers whose work on the
#Caribbean
is groundbreaking
I noticed the erasure of Black Leeds from the historical record when I was an undergraduate student. Four years later, I’ve just finished marking first-year essays on Britain since 1800 which discuss the works of Black activists like Veryl Harriott and Khadijah Ibrahiim in Leeds
"My aim is to ensure that the next Black child who visits Harewood House sees themselves represented, and sees their ancestors credited in a house they helped build but could never visit." Check out my blog post on my work at
@HarewoodHouse
:
#BlackHistory
@divanificent
My auntie passed away from COVID a week after she complained to us about someone who coughed on her in public. I feel sick thinking about what may have happened in that situation. I worry that there are many more examples which we don’t know about
Disgusted to learn that
@UplandsTV
took the name of
@yhp_uk
’s project on African women and the British health service, after asking us for assistance with their research. Media companies get away with exploiting non-profits, volunteers and researchers. We need to call it out.
David Olusoga meets nurses, doctors and health workers from overseas who have transformed the NHS in spite of hostility and discrimination.
#bbcone
#iPlayer
44 years ago today, hundreds of Black youths rose up against police brutality in
#Chapeltown
, Leeds. The arrest of 12 young men united the community against this familiar injustice. After a vigorous campaign, the jury acquitted most of them.
#bonfirenight2019
#BlackHistory
Join us this
#BlackHistoryMonth
to discuss the trajectory of Black British history and celebrate the new collection ‘Many Struggles’, edited by
@hakimadi1
and written by upcoming historians
📍Graduate Centre, QMUL
🗓️ 16/10/23
Supported by
@QMHistory
Please help Nia this Christmas if you can. I was disgusted to learn that she was made homeless as a lone senior amputee. Nia is one of many Black women whose contributions to anti-racist activism are overlooked. It is time that we take care of her!
Tomorrow I’ll discuss my research into the meanings attached to lighter and darker complexions in Black British communities, 1920-85. Join us at
@ihr_bbh
to hear about new studies within the field!
📍 Senate House
🗓️ 19/10/23
#BlackHistoryMonth
Last week I was delighted to speak at the Race and Resistance series at
@TORCHOxford
and at a
#BHM
event for
@UoMhistdept
! I explored Leeds-based Caribbean female activists within a panel on Black feminisms, and I discussed ethical oral history practice with undergrad students
“How can we interpret the
#resistance
of enslaved people when we can only learn of it through the lens of their oppressor?” I discuss challenging the narrative and the power of Whiteness in my new piece on
#slavery
for
@HarewoodHouse
Check out these wonderful papers and conversations for The Issue of Truth: Representing Black British conference, which begins in a few days and is now sold-out! We’re very grateful for everyone’s contributions and we’re really excited to meet our attendees
#BlackBritishHistory
Heartbreaking to see the launch of this innovative project receive little support. Many invite us to present (for free) at their events, but are uninterested in our project outputs. I’m grateful to be part of
@yhp_uk
, and I hope more young people will also have the opportunity!
Unfortunately it looks like the 2nd, 3rd & 4th launches of our episodes on African women in the British Health Service will be poorly attended. We hope many of you reconsider, and join us to celebrate the voluntary work of young Black researchers! Sign up:
🚨 ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT
#CfP
🚨
Submit an abstract and a short bio for our conference on Truth and the Representation of Black British History, supported by
@ihr_history
and
@QMUL
🗓 21st - 22nd September, 2023
🎤
@KennettaPerry
📍Senate House
Next month is the launch of an edited collection on the histories of African and Caribbean people in Britain, featuring my chapter on Black women’s activism and the politics of community in Leeds!
🗓 Friday 14th July
⏰ 7pm
📍
@newbeaconbooks
✍🏽
@hakimadi1
In March and April I presented some of my PhD research at the
@QMHistory
&
@NorthwesternU
exchange workshop and the
@BrisBlackHums
New Directions workshop. I’m grateful to have connected with scholars around the world whose work nuances our understanding of the Black humanities
So a zoom event organised to address the disproportionate number of deaths within BAME communities was hacked by racists to showcase porn and laugh at the “group of monkeys”. But hey, let’s blame biology
@oliviawyatt1999
The British are A native ethnic group of people you can literally do A DNA test and it will tell you if you are A Native of the British isles.
Its incredible to watch you pathetic black people try to rewrite their history because you have none of your own🤦♂️🤡
Only one month left to submit your abstract and short CV for
#UGhistconf
- an
#undergraduate
conference focusing on BME, LGBT+, disability and women's histories.
#twitterhistorians
encourage your students to apply! Watch our promo video here:
I’ll present some of the findings from my MA dissertation on African-Caribbean women and the construction of community in Leeds at the
#HistMatters21
conference, alongside
@suelemos_
@Claudia_writes_
and
@Ellie_KT1
Tickets:
📸 Leeds Town Hall, 1976
I loved being a research intern for
@BBCRadio4
's history podcast
#YDTM
. I've learned a lot from the team at
@MuddyKneesMedia
- thank you! Special thanks to
@greg_jenner
for reaching out and enhancing my interest in public history 🎉 Check out the podcast:
My nanna is famous for her soup in Chapeltown, and it was only right that she had this amazing cake for her birthday party yesterday! Blessed to be able to celebrate 90 years with her 🙏🏽 one of the strongest women I know ❤️🇰🇳
Join us to celebrate
#BlackHistoryMonth
& 40 years of the Leeds West Indian Centre!
@HistoricEngland
recently discovered unseen photographs from the opening of the centre in 1983. Come view the collection & reflect on the history of the centre as well as its hopes for the future
@IHRHistoryLab
Hi 👋🏽 I’m a first-year PhD student at
@QMHistory
. By exploring the ways in which African-Caribbean migrants in Britain negotiated colonial Caribbean ideas about colourism, I will investigate the significance of complexions within anti-racist movements in the 20th century.
If you’re an undergraduate, submit an abstract and CV to our
#UGhistconf
on the intersectionality between BME, LGBT+, disability and women’s history. Deadline is December 1st, 2019. Find out more here:
We’re happy to share our interactive journal for our From Margins to Centre
#undergraduate
history conference! It includes papers, posters, reflections & recordings from the day.
@DigitalRohin
will soon release the
#CfP
for next year’s 📢
#UGhistconf
#BHM
Honoured to return to
@LeedsUniHistory
to discuss oral testimonies in the representation of
#BlackBritishHistory
at the first
@OHC_SLF
seminar! I discussed academic vulturism and how to involve participants in the publication of their testimonies post-interview
#TwitterHistorians
@greg_jenner
@DavidOlusoga
How exciting! Chapeltown would be a fantastic location. Here’s a link to a chapter which explores the development of this space since 1344:
Since 2018,
@yhp_uk
has worked on our second project: African women in the British Health Service. Join us for the launch of our online exhibition, documentary series, eBook & podcast series. I'm so excited to finally share this news!
Schedule & tickets:
Delighted to be given this T-shirt and memento in recognition of my contributions to the Young Historians Project! It was lovely to get together again, and I’m looking forward to more meet ups 🎉😁
@periuspb
@KaitleneK
People often inquire about how my parents were ‘accepted.’ If you can see the happiness I see in these photographs, then you’ll realise they didn’t care what anyone thought. Happy anniversary, Mum and Dad ❤️
There is so little guidance *within* departments on how to conduct interviews as historians, so students think all you need to do is hit record and ask questions. We need training before we enter personal spaces and ask people to elaborate on difficult experiences.
@ihr_bbh
The conversation has moved to oral history, esp with our elders.
#BlackBritishHistory
My opinion: this is why everyone needs training before embarking on it. It is not simply recording interviews or answers to questions. There is an ethic, a theory, and a practice behind it.
Mum is a headteacher and is now rushing to make numerous phone calls to ensure that everything is ready in the morning.
Solidarity with those who must spend their nights making sudden arrangements because this government is incapable of making difficult decisions on time
Tickets are limited for The Issue of Truth: Representing Black British History conference, supported by
@QMHistory
,
@ihr_history
&
@NorthwesternU
. Don’t miss these wonderful papers and panels!
🗓️ 21st-22nd September
📍 IHR, Senate House
📢
@KennettaPerry
Honoured to be included in
@ACAPBradford
’s collection of oral histories on Black Yorkshire, which were collected by the children! There are many wonderful stories that begin in the 1950s - a must-read for those interested in
#BlackBritishHistory
Buy here:
@divanificent
It was my Indian family, not my Caribbean family, who couldn’t attend my parents’s wedding because of pressure from the community 🤷🏽♀️ the anti-blackness is so strong. This isn’t a valid comparison
Missed this year's From Margins to Centre
#undergraduate
#conference
? You can watch the full
@ystv
video about the day on our website. Make sure you check out Catherine Hall's keynote talk, our opening & closing statements and our gallery too!
#UGhistconf
I’ve seen a lot of talk about this on Twitter.
In 1973,
#Chapeltown
was branded as “the colony within”, and the decision to hold the
#ReclaimTheNight
walk there played into ideas about its ‘predatory’ residents.
Organisers were criticised at the time but they still went ahead.
In 1977, 60 women marched in Leeds in response to being told to ‘stay out of public places after dark’ because of the attacks made by the Yorkshire Ripper. It’s almost 50 years later! 🤦🏻♀️
#ReclaimTheNight
#LeedsOtherPaper
Nov 1977.
The Margins to Centre conference is today! We just had a powerful talk from
@DigitalRohin
and I can’t wait to hear from the other organisers. It’s fantastic to see
@YorkHistoryDept
undergraduate students continuing this work in light of the
@RoyalHistSoc
’s report.
#UGHistConf
Thanks
@anna_adima
for interviewing me for
@UoDSCGH
's history podcast!
We discussed my work with
@yhp_uk
&
@HarewoodHouse
, my research on activism in
#Chapeltown
, and oral history practice in relation to intergenerational dialogue and academic vulturism:
‘The Art of Narration: Memory, Voices and Archival Deadening in the reconstruction of Black British history’
My discussion of
@KennettaPerry
and Jade Bentil’s talks is now available in the Summer 2021 issue of the History Matters Journal (
@MattersHistory
)
Police were so convinced that the Yorkshire Ripper was a Black man in
#Chapeltown
that they ignored accurate witness descriptions. The decision to host the Reclaim the Night walk there added to the demonisation of its residents. So many people were affected in different ways.
Peter Sutcliffe's victims weren't just the 13 women he's known to have killed and the 7 he's known to have attacked; they were also the thousands of women in Yorkshire who lived in fear of going out and living their lives everyday for 5 years.
Let us never forget what he stole.
Big thanks to
@RoyalHistSoc
for recognising my work with
@yhp_uk
and the From Margins to Centre undergraduate conference (
#UGhistconf
). Hopefully we will see more university-run initiatives to tackle inequality. As
@hakimadi1
said: this is what we’re doing, what are you doing?
One year on from our Race, Ethnicity and Equality Report, today we publish our "Roadmap for Change Update".
Find out more, and download the Update here:
I’m excited to present at the launch of
@yhp_uk
’s online exhibition on African women and the British Health Service throughout the 20th century.
I’ll be talking about the creation of the interactive map and the gallery.
Make sure you get your tickets!
It was an absolute joy to celebrate the publication of Arthur France’s biography at the House of Commons, surrounded by his wonderful friends, family and allies. Check out the book for a rich insight into France’s activism and the history of
#Chapeltown
!
#BlackBritishHistory
Hello! So, plans are afoot to bring back YOU’RE DEAD TO ME! It’s been hard, but we will be working on new remotely-recorded episodes soon
#YDTM
In the meantime, please vote for us in the British Podcast Awards, we’d be mega grateful 😁🙏💓
It’s another example of how White feminists have historically ignored the plight of Black people, especially Black women, and it reminds me of Carby’s powerful plea “White Woman Listen!”
Remember the
#ReclaimTheNight
of 1977 in its entirety or we risk making the same mistakes.
Join us this
#BlackHistoryMonth
to discuss the trajectory of Black British history and celebrate the new collection ‘Many Struggles’, edited by
@hakimadi1
and written by upcoming historians
📍Graduate Centre, QMUL
🗓️ 16/10/23
Supported by
@QMHistory
Same, and I think “under researched histories” isn’t a good replacement for “hidden histories”.
These stories are often being researched and told, but the work is done by those who the academy dismisses. Their voices are loud but often ignored. So I prefer “unheard histories”.
I’m so guilty of talking about ‘hidden histories’ so this really strikes a chord - however, I wonder to what extent we can consider them actively hidden? By contemporaries or archivists/historians since, I suspect there is a degree of active burying of women/POC/queer stories
If you missed this year's Margins to Centre conference, you can now access the recordings of the panels on our website or YouTube. Make sure you check out Catherine Hall's keynote talk & our statements too! And keep an 👁️ out for our journal...
#UGhistconf
Many thanks to
@S_Amani
who enabled
@yhp_uk
to video
#interview
her mother in
#Malawi
. Asisi came to the UK in 1967 to train as a nurse in the
#NHS
. It was inspiring to speak with such a positive and diligent woman. Another example of the importance of
#oralhistory
!
I'm looking forward to participating in this alongside
@seefryar
@Zaiba__
and
@TristramHuntVA
. We'll discuss
#BlackLivesMatter
and recent events in order to look at how an understanding of 'difficult histories' can bring about change.
Visited
@HarewoodHouse
to see the Bertie Robinson exhibition that was initiated by Audrey Dewjee at the Diasporian Stories Research Group. She first inquired about Bertie decades ago, and it’s great to see the fruits of her research!
Exhibition ends soon:
Join us to celebrate 25 years of the Diasporian Stories Research Group, whose commitment to unearthing forgotten Black histories has enriched our knowledge of Yorkshire’s past. Not to be missed!
#BlackBritishHistory
#Yorkshire