October 2017
Black Summer School Europe | UK Black History Month | Implicit Racial Bias | Getting to the DNC Meeting in Vegas | Our Directory

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Black Summer School Europe

Now in its 11th year, the overall goal of this intensive two-week course is to examine the contemporary circumstances of the African Diaspora in Europe. We will focus on the historical and colonial legacies of European countries to discuss the origins of Black Europe and investigate the impact of these legacies on policies and legislation today.

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Black History Month in the UK

In the US some black joke that our Black History month is in February because it is the shortest month of the year. In Britain, Black History Month is celebrated in October which has 31 days.

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European map of Implicit Racial Bias

This map shows how easily White Europeans in Europe associate black faces with negative ideas. Each country’s colour reflects the average Implicit Association Test (IAT) score for that country using data from Harvard’s Project Implicit.

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Help me get to the Democratic National Committee meeting in Las Vegas.

Any contribution I receive for my expenses will be great, greatly appreciated. Thank you very much. I am one of 8 Democratic National Committee (DNC) members elected by Democrats Abroad (DA). My term is 2016 – 2020. The DNC meets twice a year in the US. I live in Sweden.

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