Bournemouth UniversityOctober highlights Black History Month which celebrates the contribution black people have made to UK society.
BU, in collaboration with a host of other local organisations, has created a programme of events for staff, students and the wider community to enjoy, taking place both on and off campus.
One of the main events is the Black History Month Soiree; Racial and Ethnic Diversity and Equality in Sport and Classical Music.
BU has teamed up with Black British Academics’ Chief Executive and lecturer in the Faculty of Media and Communication, Dr Deborah Gabriel to co-host the event on Wednesday 14 October.
This evening includes a number of speakers:
- Humour as Defence: Black Coaches, Micro-aggressions and Racism – Professor Kevin Hylton
- Heroines of Opera: Democratising the Art of Opera Writing and Performance – Dr Shirley Thompson
- Anti-racism in British Football – Bournemouth Kick-it-out Group
- Pedagogies of social justice and cultural democracy – Dr Deborah Gabriel and Aisha Richards
To book onto this event, please head to Eventbrite.
Venue details
The Executive Business Centre
Bournemouth University
89 Holdenhurst Road
BH8 8EB
UK