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Having much about the past history of the black people, especially the slavery part, I feel ashamed of the UKs part in it. Why should any people be subjected to fear by others who occupy positions ofd power? We are coming to the end of covic hopefully, and the thing that seems to stand out to me is why are the ethnic people more suseptable to the virus than us whites, surely not because of their colour, but if not then why?
George Clarke - 15 February 2021 3:23pm
Why are coloured people suseptable to the coruna virus than whites? This is one thing I have heard reporters talk about on TV, but no-one seems to come up with the answer.
Daniel Linehan - 4 February 2021 7:37pm
Why are most of these commentators white folks? Does the Open University believe that people of colour can't speak for themselves? Are they worried that most people, of every ethnicity, don't want to be a special case, or made to feel like they don't belong? That probably doesn't fit the administration's narrative. I don't feel comfortable with the idea of white academics telling me about the black British experience, much as I don't like the idea that Black British history is distinct from British history. Why can't we have an inclusive history, rather than this weird historical apartheid?
Is anyone else sick of the Open University's weird application of arbitrary group membership to everything?
Sas Amoah - 10 February 2021 7:38am
Hi Daniel,
Thanks for taking the time to comment on this page along with the numerous other articles you’ve shared your viewpoint on, it’s great to see that much of the content on this hub has resonated with you.
However I find it curious that you've ignored the lectures given by the Black and Minority Ethnic people above and focused your attention primarily on the white contributors.
I’m sure you've already taken the time to watch all the lectures before you posted your comment but I think you'll find on a second viewing that most of the white academics aren't telling us about the Black British experience, rather they're acknowledging that there are structures that exist within and outside our country that disproportionately disadvantage people from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
On the rare example where an academic shared their research on the Black British experience, in this case Black majority churches one of the Black members of staff was inspired to contribute a personal reflection to accompany the lecture she watched, so rather than reinforcing any divisions the Black History Month calendar of events gave colleagues an opportunity to discuss topics they might not have had a chance to previously.
Most of the presentations aren't suggesting that 'Black History' is separate by nature but rather by design and by acknowledging precisely what has been left out in the current canon we can take steps towards creating a more inclusive curriculum in future learning design.
Nevertheless you’ll be pleased to hear the events where evaluated by all attendees regardless of background and the response was overwhelmingly positive so if your comment stemmed from a belief that these sessions fuelled any sense of division, rest assured that wasn't the case rather the opposite is true.... speaking as one of the people of colour whose opinion you were eager to hear.
Regards,