This week, we are dissecting the whitewashing of the UK education system. We begin by discussing the murder of George Floyd and the recent BLM protests, which have sparked huge debates around the topics of racism. We primarily look at the ways in which the education system builds subconscious racial biases in children and what we can do to stop this from happening. We spent a lot of time researching this topic to ensure we gave the best representation of this subject matter as we could, although we do not claim to be experts. If you would like to make any comments about this episode and have more of a conversation with us, please reach out to us on social media @AfterSchoolPod_ (Twitter) and @AfterSchoolClubPod (Instagram).
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Below you will find all of the articles, websites, videos and books which we used when researching this episode, as well as the Twitter handles of two great accounts which were mentioned in this episode:
@aini_butt
@YoulandeH
Akala - Natives
Layla F. Saad - Me and White Supremacy
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/history/jeremy-corbyn-british-empire-whitewashing-national-curriculum-slave-trade-colonialism-a8618006.html
Alt History: White-washing black soldiers from WW1- BBC Stories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lg0mAX0FOM
Black Self / White World — lessons on internalized racism | Jabari Lyles | TEDxTysonsSalon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF5K3J_Z8nk
The Dangers of Whitewashing Black History | David Ikard | TEDxNashville
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb04xj7LS34
https://ainireflects.wordpress.com/2020/06/16/teaching-children-fundamental-british-values-is-an-act-of-cultural-supremacism-espinoza-2016-and-a-pedagogical-injustice-for-students-and-teachers-odonnell-2017177/
https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/
We hope you enjoy!
Sam and Priya x
