Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Black British Academics ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/blog/) - [SUBU BME Awards 2018: BBA Founder is Staff Member of the Year](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2018/12/09/subu-bme-awards-2018-bba-founder-is-staff-member-of-the-year/) - BBA Founder Dr Deborah Gabriel collected the Staff Member of the Year Award at the SUBU 2018 BME Awards. - [BBA Founder interviewed on Kazi Radio Austin on Ivory Tower](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2019/08/11/bba-founder-interviewed-on-kazi-radio-austin-on-ivory-tower/) - BBA Founder and creator of the Ivory Tower project, Dr Deborah Gabriel, was interviewed by radio producer and host Hopeton Hay, of Kazi Radio in Austin, Texas during a week-long visit to America's south central state. During her visit she delivered a presentation at the University of Texas on Ivory Tower hosted jointly by the - [BBA Founder celebrates Ivory Tower at the University of Texas Black Studies Dept](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2019/08/13/bba-founder-celebrates-ivory-tower-at-the-university-of-texas-black-studies-dept/) - BBA Founder Dr Deborah Gabriel delivered a presentation on the Black Sister Network's Ivory Tower project at the University of Texas on 12th August... - [Christianity and Black female agency in academia: keeping it real](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2016/12/20/christianity-and-black-female-agency-in-academia-keeping-it-real/) - I'm keeping it real, the reality of life is that I am a spiritual being, belonging to a spiritual and physical world. - [BBA founder says the Eurocentric media curriculum perpetuates whiteness](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2020/01/09/bba-founder-says-the-eurocentric-media-curriculum-perpetuates-whiteness/) - Dr Deborah Gabriel delivered the keynote address on the opening day of the Media and Cultural Studies (MeCCSA) 2020 annual conference hosted by the University of Brighton. - [My PhD: connecting African architecture with geography](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2015/11/09/my-phd-connecting-african-architecture-with-geography/) - My PhD thesis is a qualitative study exploring what Yoruba communities reflect as a deep and personal relationship with and within the region... - [Dr Shirley Thompson’s Nanny of the Maroons opera continues to diversify classical music performance](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2015/06/13/dr-shirley-thompsons-nanny-of-the-maroons-opera-continues-to-diversify-classical-music-performance/) - Dr Shirley Thompson lives up to her reputation as a cultural activist... - [Health, Wellbeing & Happiness Event on 4 April to champion Black women’s health](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2019/03/10/health-wellbeing-happiness-event-on-4-april-to-champion-black-womens-health/) - Racial disparities in health outcomes and mortality rates are longstanding, structural, institutionalised and well-documented in the UK and US (see recommended reading below). Like education, health is a political issue requiring collaborative community solutions, in addition to collective activism. Our Health, Wellbeing & Happiness event has been developed to champion *Black Women’s Health, bringing together - [THE Live: Equalities agenda not fit for purpose BBA Founder says](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2020/11/26/the-live-equalities-agenda-not-fit-for-purpose-bba-founder-says/) - Dr Gabriel delivered a presentation at the THE Live Event for the session entitled: Has 2020 Destroyed the Equalities Agenda? - [Building racial equity and diversity in the peer review process](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2020/08/31/building-racial-equity-and-diversity-in-the-peer-review-process/) - Routledge is committed to working collaboratively with under-served communities... - [Reflections from Yada on Sisterhood Solidarity Self-Empowerment event](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2016/10/19/reflections-from-yada-on-sisterhood-solidarity-self-empowerment-event/) - Their talks were incredibly moving and honest about the accumulative impact of raced and gendered discrimination... - [Dr Elizabeth Opara to join London Met University as School Head](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2020/07/06/dr-elizabeth-opara-to-join-london-met-university-as-school-head/) - We congratulate Dr Elizabeth Opara, a contributor to Inside the Ivory Tower and Transforming the Ivory Tower on her new appointment as Head of the School of Human Sciences at London Metropolitan University. As our STEM Adviser, Dr Opara has provided invaluable insights into the under-development of Black female STEM graduates in the UK, and - [Transforming the Ivory Tower: congrats to competition winners](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2020/06/22/transforming-the-ivory-tower-congrats-to-competition-winners/) - Congrats to our competition winners: Sheila Freeman, Shardia Briscoe-Palmer and Sasha Mc Koy, who each win a signed copy of the book. EXTRACTS FROM THE WINNING RESPONSES What action (s) have you taken in the past to resist, challenge or disrupt race and gender inequality? "One of the most powerful actions I have taken recently - [The policing of women of colour in the academy](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2018/05/03/the-policing-of-women-of-colour-in-the-academy/) - It seems that no matter how hard we toil in our universities, we’re subjected to unjust levels of scrutiny - [BASE launch hailed a success](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2019/02/10/base-launch-hailed-a-success/) - The launch of Black British Academics Network, BASE (Building Achievement, Social Justice and Empowerment), took place at the University of Greenwich at Medway on 25th January 2019 where BBA Founder Dr Deborah Gabriel led a workshop especially developed for students to help them harness intellectual, social and cultural capital. The BASE workshop helps to promote deep learning on - [SUBU event on White privilege exposes how Eurocentricity undermines the mission for race equality](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2017/10/28/subu-event-on-white-privilege-exposes-how-eurocentricity-undermines-the-misson-for-race-equality/) - Equality and justice is a different mission to ‘increasing diversity’... - [Poetic reflection on racial inequality: apparently we're free](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2016/07/11/poetic-reflection-on-racial-inequality-apparently-were-free/) - We're not free when Black academics cannot be found in universities that have a predominantly Black student population... - [Race Equality Survey to be presented as ethnodrama at Leaders Forum](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2014/09/11/race-equality-survey-to-be-presented-as-ethnodrama-at-leaders-forum/) - The findings of our Race Equality Survey 2014 first published in April, will be performed as poetic readings at the upcoming Leaders Forum by Dr Martin Glynn... - [Inside the Ivory Tower review by Jasmine Aloma](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2018/03/03/inside-the-ivory-tower-review-by-jasmine-aloma/) - All of the chapters include defining moments and turning points for each author deepening understanding of the issues at hand. - [Inside the Ivory Tower Review by Prof Heather Savigny](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2018/03/13/inside-the-ivory-tower-review-by-prof-heather-savigny/) - Every single chapter details experiences of racism and sexism that these women have faced along the way. These experiences are deeply shocking... - [Black male academic hails Ivory Tower as 'revolutionary'](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2018/09/03/black-male-academic-hails-ivory-tower-as-revolutionary/) - Our first publication developed through the Black Sister Network: Inside the Ivory Tower: Narratives of Women of Colour Surviving and Thriving in British Academia, continues to have far-reaching impact on its readers, as this recent feedback shows: "I just wanted to take this opportunity to contact you all collectively and let you know how extremely grateful I - [Ivory Tower offers hope and encouragement to women of colour in academia](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2019/04/11/ivory-tower-offers-hope-and-encouragement-to-women-of-colour-in-academia/) - It has helped me to understand the importance of defining and anchoring myself so that I can develop and maintain self-empowerment and self-confidence... - [Transforming the Ivory Tower review by Jessica Oddy](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2020/08/17/transforming-the-ivory-tower-review-by-jessica-oddy/) - Transforming the Ivory tower is a must-read for Black women considering a career in academia... - [Staff and students of colour speak out on racism in academia](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2015/10/17/staff-and-students-of-colour-speak-out-on-racism-in-academia/) - These are the lived experiences of those often spoken about but rarely spoken to. - [Allowable death and the valuation of Human Life: PhD thesis on people living with HIV- AIDS in Zimbabwe](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2016/04/09/allowable-death-and-the-valuation-of-human-life-phd-thesis-on-people-living-with-hiv-aids-in-zimbabwe/) - My research identifies the concept of allowable death as one with relevance - [Black scholars, racial justice and public prominence](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2013/12/07/black-scholars-racial-justice-and-public-prominence/) - A thought-provoking article in the Times Higher by Daniel Matlin, - [To be or not to be: public and popular](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2013/08/25/to-be-or-not-to-be-public-and-popular/) - Recent filming for a TV documentary has confronted me with a continuing dilemma - [To be or not to be silent](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2013/07/14/to-be-or-not-to-be-silent/) - Waking up to the news that George Zimmerman had been found not guilty over the death - [Who leads the race equality agenda in HE?](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2013/07/26/who-leads-the-raqce-equality-agenda-in-he/) - Racism in academia has been well-documented in a succession of studies that span two decades. - [To be or not to be: Black Studies](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2013/08/01/to-be-or-not-to-be-black-studies/) - I’m frequently asked by my students where I position myself in relation to the controversy surrounding Black Studies in the - [To be or not to be an angry black scholar](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2013/07/06/to-be-or-not-to-be-an-angry-black-scholar/) - On reading the article by Dr Boyce Watkins in Your Black World concerning black scholars and their anger, I felt compelled to - [Ethnic and gender inequalities in PG progression must be urgently addressed](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2013/04/30/ethnic-and-gender-inequalities-in-pg-progression-must-be-urgently-addressed/) - A new study highlighting marked ethnic and gender inequalities in - [Race inequality and covid-19 – the uncomfortable truths](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2020/04/06/race-inequality-and-covid-19-the-uncomfortable-truths/) - The Covid-19 pandemic should not be viewed as race-neutral because survival and mortality rates are shaped by existing inequalities that are linked to race and racism... - [Black History Month Soiree highlights practice and research for social change](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2015/10/17/black-history-month-soiree-highlights-practice-and-research-for-social-change/) - Dr Deborah Gabriel designed the programme to highlight the contribution Black academics make to the global knowledge economy, - [Ivory Tower Poem: On Sisterhood, Solidarity & Self-Empowerment](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2021/03/08/ivory-tower-poem-on-sisterhood-solidarity-self-empowerment/) - Audio of Dr Gabriel reading her poem 'On Sisterhood, Solidarity & Self-Empowerment' from Inside the Ivory Tower. - [Why we established BASE from the founding members](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2016/10/15/why-we-established-base-from-the-founding-members/) - The founding members of BASE talk about their motivations for setting up the network and what they hope to achieve. - [To be or not to be peer reviewed: a pertinent question](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2013/06/24/to-be-or-not-to-be-peer-reviewed-a-pertinent-question/) - Recently I withdrew an article from a well-known nationally recognised peer review journal. - [Where do all the Black female STEM graduates go?](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2015/06/18/where-do-all-the-black-female-stem-graduates-go/) - Why am I the only Black female STEM academic in my faculty, asks Dr Elizabeth Opara, our new STEM Advisor. - [In Critique of Blackface and institutional indifference to racism](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2016/07/05/in-critique-of-blackface-and-institutional-indifference-to-racism/) - Who is this Neanderthal that dons Blackface, Disrespecting my people and mocking my race? - [Whiteness and Privilege Inside the Ivory Tower](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2017/10/27/whiteness-and-privilege-inside-the-ivory-tower/) - It threatens my sanity when whiteness and privilege deny my humanity... - [On sisterhood, solidarity and self-empowerment by Deborah Gabriel](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2017/12/22/on-sisterhood-solidarity-and-self-empowerment-by-deborah-gabriel/) - We’re free to express our frustration, we’re free to complain As empowered women, our resistance will never wain. - [Transforming the Ivory Tower review by Sheila Freeman](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2020/07/29/transforming-the-ivory-tower-review-by-sheila-freeman/) - An excellent review by competition winner Sheila Freeman... - [Picturing the West India Regiments](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2015/10/23/picturing-the-west-india-regiments/) - The West India Regiments were British military units recruited from men of African descent that served in the Caribbean and West Africa - [Can We Talk? How Allies Can Help Dismantle White Privilege](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2020/08/20/can-we-talk-how-allies-can-help-dismantle-white-privilege/) - ...all Whites are complicit in the process of White privilege and ...the solution is payback and not goodwill gestures... - [Black Sister Network celebrates new book: Inside the Ivory Tower](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2017/11/05/black-sister-network-celebrates-new-book-inside-the-ivory-tower/) - The book features the autoethnographies of ten women academics of colour... - [Black History Month Soiree to address race, equality and diversity in sport and classical music](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2015/09/07/black-history-month-soiree-to-address-race-equality-and-diversity-in-sport-and-classical-music/) - Two patrons of Black British Academics, Prof Kevin Hylton and Dr Shirley Thompson aim to deepen understanding on issues around race - [Sisterhood Solidarity Self-Empowerment Event: Meet Pauline Shabani](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2016/09/01/sisterhood-solidarity-self-empowerment-event-meet-pauline-shabani/) - Pauline graduated this summer with a BA in Advertising and has already secured a high-flying job, but her journey to success has not been without challenges... - [Sisterhood Solidarity Self-Empowerment Event: Meet Rebecca Aynge](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2016/09/21/sisterhood-solidarity-self-empowerment-event-meet-rebecca-aynge/) - It would be amazing to see more women from ethnic minority backgrounds have a stronger influence in politics - [Reflections on the Sisterhood Solidarity and Self-Empowerment event](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2016/10/20/reflections-on-the-sisterhood-solidarity-and-self-empowerment-event/) - We are living in a such a pivotal era for people of colour in academia where both staff and students are challenging racial inequalities in higher education - [Ivory Tower 2 announced after special anniversary launch](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/2018/10/13/ivory-tower-2-announced-after-special-anniversary-launch/) - The anniversary book launch for Inside the Ivory Tower: Narratives of Women of Colour Surviving and Thriving in British Academia was hosted by Bournemouth University (BU) on Friday 5th October. ## Pages - [front page](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/) - We are a global community established in 2013, working to enhance equity and social justice in higher education and society. 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The project championed Black Women’s health, bringing together an international collective of academics and practitioners to provide sisterhood, support, guidance and a dedicated space to reflect, share and develop ways to move - [Ivory Tower UEL Launch 2018](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/events/ivory-tower-ual-launch-2017/ivory-tower-uel-launch-2018/) - [Leaders Forum](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/events/leaders-forum/) - Developing critical leadership strategies to tackle inequality, promote inclusion and build equity. - [Black Sister Network](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/research/ivory-tower-project/black-sister-network/) - Empowering Black and Brown women within and beyond academia. - [Transforming the Ivory Tower](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/research/ivory-tower-project/transforming-the-ivory-tower/) - Models for Gender Equality and Social Justice Synopsis This new edited volume is centred on transformation in teaching, research, professional and community practice aimed at addressing race and gender disparities with a focus on tackling whiteness as a recurrent theme in Inside the Ivory Tower (IT1). This research is unique in providing case studies that - [Inside the Ivory Tower](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/research/ivory-tower-project/inside-the-ivory-tower/) - This research is about our experiences, challenges and successes as women of colour in British academia. - [Racial Categorisation and Terminology](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/about/racial-categorisation-and-terminology/) - Language and terminology can perpetuate racial inequality by reinforcing White privilege. The terms ‘BME’ and 'BAME' used in the UK, should be problematized since they homogenise people from a variety of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds and reproduce unequal power relations where 'White' is not a visible marker of identity and is therefore a privileged - [Sisterhood Solidarity Self-Empowerment 2016](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/events/sisterhood-solidarity-self-empowerment-2016/) - This event was hosted by Shades of Noir and took place at University of the Arts London, High Holborn, London. Its purpose was to provide a safe space for sharing the perspectives and experiences of women of colour in higher education. It included presentations by six of the women academics involved in the Inside the Ivory Book - [Black History Month Soiree 2015](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/events/black-history-month-soiree-2015/) - This event took place at Bournemouth University in Dorset and was especially designed by Dr Deborah Gabriel to highlight the contribution Black academics make to the global knowledge economy, to showcase the fusion of practice and research for social change and to promote collaboration among staff, students and local organisations. For photo gallery scroll to - [Prof Stuart Hall 1932-2014](https://blackbritishacademics.co.uk/blog/press/prof-stuart-hall-1932-2014/) - "Thank you for making me proud to be black in Britain- for giving us place, voice and recognition." 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