Problematising Political Blackness

The Anti-Racist Educator

Political Blackness is more about the colour of your politics than the colour of your skin.

Back in October 2019, to celebrate Black History Month in Scotland, we recorded an event in which Khadija, Hashim, Franklin, Eyram, Jatin, Azita and Mélina discuss the origins of political Blackness, its current use and its future. This episode explores the lived experiences of political Blackness in the UK, in Scotland and beyond. What are its benefits and drawbacks? It can challenge whiteness and resist the erasure of the “B” in BME, BAME which risk simply becoming ME (Minority Ethnic). But does it erase anti-blackness and colourism?

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References:

Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (https://www.crer.scot/)

National Union for Students (https://www.nus.org.uk/)

Franz Fanon’s Black Skin, White Masks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Skin,_White_Masks)

Kalwant Bhopal’s White Privilege: The Myth of a Post-Racial Society (https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/white-privilege)

BME/BAME (https://www.theantiracisteducator.com/bme-bame)

Person of colour (https://www.theantiracisteducator.com/person-of-colour)

Political Blackness (https://www.theantiracisteducator.com/political-blackness)

Whiteness (https://www.theantiracisteducator.com/whiteness)

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