Race equality at Surrey

You know, for a long time I thought that I was really blessed. I thought that I was blessed as a visibly Muslim woman that I have not been subjected to Islamophobic or racist attacks that I know others have been subjected to. It was only when I was walking home from work one day […]

By Sadia Ahmed As an ethnic minority, being born and raised in England presents some challenges. I don’t fully understand the British culture (although Doctor Who on Christmas day, yes please), not for a lack of trying but it’s hard when your parents can’t explain things to you as they don’t understand either because they […]

In a year that made organisations reflect on race and inequality there has been a concerted effort to increase the visibility of black and minority groups of people across the media. The continued increase in the range of people seen on screen and in print has been nothing short of incredible. You don’t have to […]

I moved to the UK from Zambia when I was 13. My mothers father was white British and moved to Zambia during the colonial rule of the country. Unlike many other white men at the time, my grandfather wasn’t wealthy at all. He was a young tradesman from Stoke-on-Trent who moved to Zambia as there […]

Nina Kristofferson’s Billie Holiday Story Billie Holiday, the Queen of Jazz didn’t just leap onto the jazz scene she was born out of it when she embarrassingly tried to dance her way into a gig and luckily was given a chance to sing.  With vocals bellowing out, soulful, heartfelt tunes that haunt, captivate, spellbind you […]

Joan Targett, Consultancy Programme Officer Strong Black Woman Attitude – black matriarchal woman, don’t show weakness, can handle everything, uphold community and be strong for the family. That mentality is damaging, not to be able to show weakness, emotions or share feelings you accept whatever comes at you, good or bad, and must take on […]