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Month: January 2021
An essay about experienced racism in Denmark.
Public service announcementOur awesome chairman, Samuel, has written an essay about how he has experienced racism all his life in Denmark. An honest and creative piece – we thank you https://heartbeats.dk/et-protest-essay-selvfoelgelig-kan-man-finde-steder-i-verden-hvor-racismen-er-vaerre-men-danmark-har-et-problem-med-racisme/?fbclid=IwAR0rrHb31toVVfFCIAM4oqFbTWxtFdhHU_8Nm6QzazsS_0O3KCw1TbbS0mo
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
It’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Dag!!! To celebrate the day, we sit on the AEC board and listen to the man speak for himself about the first time he experienced discrimination, his journey to being an activist and what he faced as an activist. We listen to be inspired and prepare to take the fight …
“I wanted to paint people who looked like me”
“I wanted to paint people who looked like me” Kelechi is a 12-year-old artist from London whose paintings are selling around the world. Representation matters, especially to children, as it can shape not only how they are viewed by society, but also how they view themselves. Historically, people of African descent (PAD) in western countries …
Memory Haven. app uses music to comfort people with dementia.
Dementia is a disease that affects many families and of all origins. We congratulate and thank these young women for their creativity. “A group of Nigerian-Irish teens have developed an app which uses music to comfort those living with dementia. Rachel, Margaret and Joy were worried about how people with dementia were coping during lockdown, …
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Lokalt mindesmærke over den danske kolonihistorie.
Nikolaj Bøgh (K), formand for kultur- og fritidsudvalget i Frederiksberg Kommune mener, at Alberta Roberts grav på Solbjerg Kirkegård bør markeres som et lokalt mindesmærke over den danske kolonihistorie. Alberta Roberts var en af de unge vestindiske børn der blev udstillet i et bur i Tivoli’s “Vestindiske afdeling” i 1905. Det synes vi er på …
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Slavery in the 21st century
Slavery in the 21st centuryYesterday a Danish shipowner was convicted in the case of two Ghanaian men who worked for 3 years in Thyborøn under forced labour and slavery-like conditions.The shipowner is sentenced to 1 year and 6 months suspended prison and his company is fined 3 million DKK. He was convicted of unlawful work …
MLK DAY JANUARY 18TH
Monday the 18th is MLK day. Danish media usually acknowledge it with an interview or article BUT…Who do you think they should interview this year? A Dane specializing in American history A Dane who has lived in the United States A white American staying in DK A black American staying in DK An AfroDane All …
Black history month – Funky Friday
Welcome to Funky Friday and the Music group for the Week is Osibisa. Formed in London in 1969 by three Ghanaian and three Caribbean musicians, Osibisa played a central role in developing an awareness of African music among European and North American audiences in the 70’s. Their music is a fusion of African, Caribbean, jazz, …
HAPPY NEW YEAR
I trust that you will so live today as to realize that you are masters of your own destiny, masters of your fate; if there is anything you want in this world, it is for you to strike out with confidence & faith in self & reach for it. — Marcus Garvey
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