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Oct 8, 2013 · Scotland's black history is populated by interesting and important characters, many of whom had to endure prejudice and racism. But who were some of these people?
In a major 6 part series for Radio Scotland Billy Kay explores Scotland’s Black History - Scotland’s contacts with Africa and people of African origin from Roman times through to the...
Oct 6, 2019 · Their answers feature in a new BBC Scotland documentary, which reveals how growing up black in Scotland, for a lot of people, meant feeling like the only black person in the world.
Nov 3, 2021 · People like Ellen, Margaret, Jesse Ewing Glasgow Jr. and Jessie Soga remind us that Black people have been here in Scotland for centuries. These three stories are just the tip of the iceberg, and there are so many other fascinating examples!
Oct 3, 2022 · Oct 3. Co-authored by Francesca Sobande and layla-roxanne hill, Black Oot Here: Black Lives in Scotland shines a light on Black Scottish history, including the legacy of Black media, arts, activism, and creativity in Scotland.
Reflecting on the past to make sense of the present, Black Oot Here: Black Lives in Scotland (Bloomsbury, 2022) explores the history and contemporary lives of Black people in Scotland. Based on intergenerational interviews, survey responses, photography, and analysis of media and archived material, Sobande and hill offer a unique snapshot of ...
Tomiwa Folorunso is Scottish and black. Despite a full education in Scotland, however, she realised she knew virtually nothing about “the black Scottish experience”. So she attempted to...
