Educator, mother, carer, trainer, published author, social commentator. Public speaker. Arts lover & soul sista Views are my own. RT aren't endorsements.
Birmingham, England
Joined December 2010
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So excited. I co-authored our diverse texts anthologies with amazing writers including @missboothman @gotpenmustwrite #joheathcote edited @cathy_lucy Such a privilege to be able to work with such a brilliant team. Well done all! Fingers crossed. #proud #diversetexts
We’re so pleased to announce that we’ve been shortlisted for two Education Resource Awards!
📚Anthologies for KS3-KS5 English – Secondary resource or equipment Non-ICT
💻Adapt – Secondary resource or equipment ICT
View full shortlist: ow.ly/BtHk50QJZOQ
#ERA2024
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Am I the only person who can’t withdraw my #money (‘life savings’) from my @PostOffice online savings account due to what seems like a computer glitch?
It’s been 2 months so far.
They won’t provide email address to sort this quickly & insist on me writing in via post
Incredibly brave young lady #Tiwa speaking about the desperately under resourced mental health facilities. The statistics around race and poverty are quite shocking. @Carol17881670 @CarolLNewby @mck
NEW: Britain's top psychiatrist has told @ITVNews the state of mental health care in the UK is 'shameful.'
We were granted rare access to a secure mental health hospital.
As services come under more pressure than ever before.
Really honoured to be involved in this discussion. @LennyHenry 3 Little Birds is an example of how are stories can be used as a stimulus for creative writing. Please share and sign up
How can Black history and literature be used in the classroom to start key conversations with students?
Save your spot for this important discussion with @jayblessed1, @MissFolorunsho and @createandwrite ow.ly/5It550PYUvY
📅 31/10, 4:30-5:30pm
@0neMoreChapter_
#BHM
Proud to share the publication of the 3rd text book in the series focusing on diverse texts. It was amazing to be part of such powerful, brilliant team. I am honoured. I was privileged to write the forward.
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Meet Margaret Busby 🖤
Born in Ghana and educated in the UK, she became the first Black female publisher - and, at the time, the youngest publisher - in Britain when she co-founded Allison and Busby in 1967.
Black History 365 🖤
#BlackHistoryMonth
I think they missed the irony @kehinde_andrews Understanding history is beyond them. #psychosisofwhiteness
I missed the White Lives Matter "protest" at the Liverpool event. Next time give me some notice and I'll bring some signed copies. You could call praising institutions on the docks literally built by slavery ironic...or a perfect example of the #PsychosisOfWhiteness
Huge congrats to my daughter who received 3* and an A grade in her recent A Level exams. She worked incredibly hard. We are extremely proud....definitely proud mommy moment. Thank you to all the her teachers especially those at @ArthurTerrySch who have been amazing.
Powerful analogy. Sadly nothing has changed
Listen to Dick Gregory on what he had to say 56 years ago about racism in America. #dickgregory #racism #unitedstatesofamerica
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500 & counting....that's the number of signatories to a public statement condemning @SuellaBraverman for her words & actions of politicized violence endangering the safety of a Black woman, @JacquiMckenzie6, doing her job. Join us. Sign. Share. RT. Thanks chng.it/Tj7wPZd9nP
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After the murder of George Floyd, we saw a surge in 'allyship,' which has since faded. Now we don't see as many non-Black folks speak up about the injustices we CONTINUE to face.
To those who no longer raise their voices in support of us - your silence is complicit.
Suella and co need to be held to accountable for the abuse and trauma caused by their actions
'..What @SuellaBraverman’s words amount to is emotional terrorism, inflicting trauma on @JacquiMckenzie6 a Black woman’s life...' quote from the just released attached public statement by 100 Black & brown women. #WeStandWithJacquelineMcKenzie
Please sign and share
STOP WEAPONIZING BLACK WOMEN AS AN ACT OF POLITICAL POINT-SCORING - Sign the Petition! chng.it/b6kqVykmZX via @Change
The public statement by 100 Black/Brown women to condemn @SuellaBraverman 's attack against immigration lawyer @JacquiMckenzie6 has ignited an outpouring.
Fantastic to see book shops thriving
We must all stand with @JacquiMckenzie6 otherwise all our freedoms will be eroded @ManduReid @SholaMos1 @BellRibeiroAddy
My opinion piece in today's Guardian. Thank you to everyone for your continued support.
I’m an immigration lawyer, and now the target of a Braverman smear campaign. It will backfire | Jacqueline McKenzie
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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If you’re a Black Autistic woman please check this out. There’s not enough research on the experiences of Black Autistic women so this would be helpful to many 👇
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My parents came here in 1960 arriving in cold smoky Birmingham. Both never out of work, community minded, supported friends and neighbours and loved life. I know they're proud of their children. Here I am with Dame Floella who inspired me as a kid. #RepresentationMatters
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Windrush day is on 22nd June and it is 75 years since the docking of SS Windrush at Tilbury docks marking the largest wave of migrants from the Caribbean. Take a listen to @Hair_Valley series of stories. #Windrush75 #Migration #barrelchildren
🚢 The #WindrushGeneration's journey to the UK was often done in stages, with fathers arriving first. Wives and children followed months or even years later. Listen to the story of the 'Barrel Children' from @Hair_Valley ⤵️
bbc.in/3Nfbf5u
