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When internationally renowned Haida carver Robert Davidson was only 22 years old, he carved the first new totem pole on British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii in almost a century. On the 50th anniversary of the pole’s raising, Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter … Continue reading
Oxford University Votes to Remove Its Controversial Statue of Victorian Imperialist Cecil Rhodes in the Wake of Mass Protests | Artsnet
An Oxford University college has voted to remove its controversial statue of Victorian imperialist Cecil Rhodes following mass demonstrations campaigning to take it down. Cecil Rhodes believed in the primacy of the white race and helped Britain colonize much of … Continue reading
Lockdown in Milan
“I made this in April 2020, when the pandemic was raging in Italy, but for some reason never posted it. Now, things in Italy have improved, and the pandemic has hit the United States with a vengeance – so this … Continue reading
Banksy proposes reinstating Colston statue as part of memorial to slavery | Dezeen
Tom Ravenscroft | 11 June 2020 18 comments Graffiti artist Banksy has created a sketch for a slavery memorial in Bristol that would incorporate slave-trader Edward Colston and the protesters who tore his statue down. Banksy, whose identity is unknown … Continue reading
History through the eyes of the potato – Leo Bear-McGuinness
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/history-thr… Baked or fried, boiled or roasted, as chips or fries; at some point in your life you’ve probably eaten a potato. But potatoes have played a much more significant role in our history than just that … Continue reading
130-Year-Old Photo Shows Rare Smiling Portrait of Indigenous Woman
By Megan Cooper on June 9, 2020 In the early age of photography, portraits of people were few and far between, but they had one thing in common: serious faces. Nowadays, you’d expect to see an emotionless face in … Continue reading
Prof Alice Roberts: Why hasn’t evolution made the perfect body?
Alice Roberts, Professor of Public Engagement in Science here at the University, talks about how we are evolved beings, why natural selection doesn’t create perfection and our latest Birmingham Heroes campaign: 21st Century Bodies. You can find out more about … Continue reading
Gay, Black and Proud: The Legacy of Bayard Rustin
“We need in every community a group of angelic troublemakers. Our power is in our ability to make things unworkable. All we have is our bodies. We need to tuck them, tuck them, tuck them, in places so that the … Continue reading
Before Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin Refused to Give Up Her Seat on the Bus
You’re never too young to fight for civil rights. Claudette Colvin was only 15 years old when she protested segregation by refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 2, 1955. That was nine … Continue reading
The black British history you may not know about | BBC Newsbeat
By Kameron Virk Newsbeat reporter These children are lining up in Brixton, south London, to see Queen Mary open Lambeth Town Hall in 1938 From the black Britons in Roman times, to Henry VIII’s trumpeter and our … Continue reading
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