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History & The Arts
Selling Empire: Introduction
Get an overview of our 'Selling Empire' articles, which explore the selling and marketing of the British Empire.
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Education & Development
How do Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students experience their undergraduate dissertation module?
What is happening at university that contributes to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students getting lower grades? This article looks at research on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students’ experiences on an undergraduate dissertation module.
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Education & Development
Black History Month 2022 talks
Watch the recorded presentations from The Open University’s Black History Month event in October 2022.
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Education & Development
Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others
Learn about how the Williams family is trying to cope in the aftermath of Afro hair discrimination by pushing for change.
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Education & Development
Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi
What does Hip Hop in Delhi tell us about local life and culture? This article delves into the ethnographic fieldwork.
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History & The Arts
Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author
This article draws attention to the life of Olaudah Equiano (1745 –1797) in Cambridgeshire and London and explores the authority of his autobiography, The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudiah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa the African written by himself. It considers the impact of his autobiography on societies, in its ability to address ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?
In the current climate, it would be hard not to notice the social upheaval among the BAME population in the UK and USA. Be it the high proportion of deaths among the BAME community from contracting COVID-19 or unarmed black men and women being killed unjustly by the police. So, as a black British man with Nigerian parents, I must express my ...
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Society, Politics & Law
Advancing Black leadership
In this free course, learners will develop and explore skills to empower themselves as leaders.
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Education & Development
‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury
In November 2022, Buckingham Palace hit news headlines concerning racial microaggressions from one of their Senior Aids directed towards a Charity Boss. This article looks at the case in more detail.
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History & The Arts
The First World War continues: Britain’s dash for Mosul, Iraq, November 1918
After the armistice of 1918, why did the British occupy Mosul, Iraq? Dr John Slight looks at the continued hostilities in the Middle East after the guns fell silent on the Western Front.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations
Qatar 2022 saw all five African nations led by a head coach who is a native of their country, changing the narrative that a non-African was essential in them being successful, most notably Morocco's Walid Regragui. Are we really seeing an ongoing trend or a flash in the pan, and does this really indicate progress for those chasing a coaching ...
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Education & Development
Teaching equality: unconscious bias in education
How deep is systemic racism in the classroom? Christina Collins reflects on her experiences as a teacher and what needs to change.