{"id":2,"date":"2020-09-16T13:03:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T13:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-10-05T17:50:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:50:01","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-873bf72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"873bf72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-983d14d\" data-id=\"983d14d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4458466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4458466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2021\/09\/9376_BHY-Collage-Generic_21.09.22-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1059\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2021\/09\/9376_BHY-Collage-Generic_21.09.22-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2021\/09\/9376_BHY-Collage-Generic_21.09.22-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2021\/09\/9376_BHY-Collage-Generic_21.09.22-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30d438d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30d438d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87cf0cb\" data-id=\"87cf0cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df0456d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df0456d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong style=\"color: #008000\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">Welcome to the University of Westminster Black History Year<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><p>The blog was created to showcase the University&#8217;s commitment to\u00a0Black history and is run by the Black History Year steering group. Primarily a resource for Black History of the University of Westminster, it also gives an overview of the Black History Year events planned for 2021 and details of past events. The Blog is also a place for sharing stories of our colleagues, students and alumni as well as a link to media news, podcasts and other programmes available online which highlight Black History.<\/p><p>We are constantly updating the blog, with events and articles so please keep checking. If you wish to suggest any event ideas, new stories or articles, we would love to hear from you.<\/p><p>Please contact\u00a0<strong><a target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;color: #23a023;text-decoration: none\">blackhistoryyear@westminster.ac.uk<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46c2c7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46c2c7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f050ba3\" data-id=\"f050ba3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820ad33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"820ad33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2022\/10\/Website-Light.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1899\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2022\/10\/Website-Light.png 801w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2022\/10\/Website-Light-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2022\/10\/Website-Light-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e242e77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e242e77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-874d607\" data-id=\"874d607\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ac076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7ac076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h1--xsmall\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Introducing: Black History Year Create<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p>The Black History Year (BHY) initiative has allowed to run many events with prestigious speakers to share their knowledge and insight on topics such as industry specific resilience, creativity and wellbeing.<\/p><p>Whilst the BHY event programme has sparked inspiration and has opened up new routes of collaboration with an extremely connected online community \u2013 BHY colleagues wanted to create an initiative specifically for Black students to address disparities in this population. Rather than a one-off event, they wanted a longer-term grassroots initiative to really be able to measure cognitive distance travelled, offer support, and create journeys for these students.<br \/>What was born from this is a six-month, intensive career-defining programme called &#8216;Black History Year Create&#8217;.<\/p><p>The aim of the programme is to engage with and provide opportunities to Black students at Level 6 across the University, focusing on three tenets: building confidence, visibility and individuality as they prepare to transition out of Westminster and to the world of work. This movement is led with a decolonised approach; taking into account tokenism, microaggressions and systemic racism.<\/p><p>For more information, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/current-students\/news\/introducing-black-history-year-create-a-new-decolonised-student-focused-initiative\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20fc326 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20fc326\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9917867\" data-id=\"9917867\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1acc954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1acc954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>About Us<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Black History Year steering group initially came together in June 2020 to plan for Black History Month in October 2020. We were saddened by recent events and what they were telling us about racial injustice and disparities across the globe. As our plans developed, it became clear that Black history should not be relegated to just a single month of recognition. Instead, the group wanted to showcase a continuous stream of stories, events and initiatives that reflect the richness of our University &#8211; past and present. As we continue this work, we do so with the support of the sector. The University of Westminster has been commended by several institutions and individuals for taking a bold and sustained approach to recognising our histories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15022dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15022dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6e403f\" data-id=\"c6e403f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c76a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76c76a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/12\/6-2.jpg\" title=\"6\" alt=\"6\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3046241\" data-id=\"3046241\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67808a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67808a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Dr Deborah Husbands<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>My history is your history: it\u2019s important that they are recognised equally<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f62f3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f62f3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c5f77f\" data-id=\"9c5f77f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6afdd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6afdd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2021\/09\/Kate-T2-1-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Kate T2\" alt=\"Kate T2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36cf9d2\" data-id=\"36cf9d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f64a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3f64a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Kate Theophilus<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Sankofa is an Akan idea: We must go back to our roots, to what we may have forgotten, and not be afraid to pick up what we find there because it\u2019s with that knowledge that we make the future<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c0667d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c0667d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd6bcb1\" data-id=\"bd6bcb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-303b160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"303b160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/12\/2-2.jpg\" title=\"2\" alt=\"2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0afa91a\" data-id=\"0afa91a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbfcf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cbfcf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Dominika Opyrchal<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>My motto: Freedom, Equality, Solidarity<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0ea137 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0ea137\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c31d805\" data-id=\"c31d805\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac2541a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac2541a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/12\/Sara-Hafeez-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-346\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/12\/Sara-Hafeez-2.jpg 412w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/12\/Sara-Hafeez-2-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/12\/Sara-Hafeez-2-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bed87f1\" data-id=\"bed87f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b2a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69b2a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Sara Hafeez <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p class=\"xmsonormal\">I support the Black History Year initiative to uplift the history and cultural heritage that has been pushed into the margins and slept on!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75d1547 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75d1547\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-845a34b\" data-id=\"845a34b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0de5f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0de5f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/12\/Julia-2-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Julia\" alt=\"Julia\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cecd943\" data-id=\"cecd943\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b930998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b930998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Julia Hendricks<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>I am passionate about black creativity, freedom and justice. I can&#8217;t wait to help bring more voices to the fore during Westminster&#8217;s Black History Year<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-920c43a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"920c43a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4475f86\" data-id=\"4475f86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe3867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afe3867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"309\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/12\/4-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-371\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/12\/4-2.jpg 309w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/12\/4-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/12\/4-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/12\/4-2-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0301a52\" data-id=\"0301a52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d60e689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d60e689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>Edna Johnson<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Historically October has been when UK talks about achievements of Black people.<\/p><p>I joined BHY steering group to help highlight stories and achievements of Black people throughout British history and share it with a wider audience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a2a959 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a2a959\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba43ef8\" data-id=\"ba43ef8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1065806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1065806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2021\/11\/SB.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1100\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2021\/11\/SB.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2021\/11\/SB-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2021\/11\/SB-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dfa7eb\" data-id=\"9dfa7eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6070a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6070a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element-overlay\"><p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">Stephen Bunbury<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div><p>Black History Year is a constant reminder that my country would not be where it is if it were not for the dedication, ability, education and courage of Black people that made the way for people like me.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad36b81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad36b81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e421b00\" data-id=\"e421b00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aab543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3aab543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-04-at-14.06.32.png\" title=\"Screenshot 2022-01-04 at 14.06.32\" alt=\"Zahrah Surooprajally\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-201afff\" data-id=\"201afff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-295c25c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"295c25c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element-overlay\"><p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">Zahrah Surooprajally<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><\/div><p><span data-parade-type=\"promoarea\" data-parade-location-types=\"promoarea\" data-parade-location-ids=\"article\" data-parade-views=\"false\" data-parade-touches=\"false\" data-parade-clicks=\"false\" data-parade-mouseovers=\"false\">\u201cIf we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves and allow those responsible to salve their conscience by believing that they have our acceptance and concurrence. We should, therefore, protest openly everything\u2026 that smacks of discrimination or slander.\u201d &#8211; Mary McLeod Bethune<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14965c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14965c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-393ca03\" data-id=\"393ca03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b900c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b900c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2022\/09\/heidi-pic.jpg\" title=\"heidi pic\" alt=\"heidi pic\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68b5dd3\" data-id=\"68b5dd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824ecb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"824ecb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Heidi Boahen<\/span><\/h3><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">My History\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your History\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Black History\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matters<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d388720 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d388720\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9072f2\" data-id=\"a9072f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4bd49a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4bd49a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a005ac4\" data-id=\"a005ac4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f93c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f93c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2020\/12\/1-2.jpg\" title=\"1\" alt=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-77953ce\" data-id=\"77953ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f4279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42f4279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #008000\">Paula Cadenhead<\/span><\/h4><p>\u201cThose who say it can\u2019t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.\u201d \u2013 James Baldwin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3594555 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3594555\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c689cd\" data-id=\"8c689cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef3551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ef3551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2022\/06\/elina2.jpg\" title=\"elina2\" alt=\"elina2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82462a7\" data-id=\"82462a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ce83e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4ce83e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">Elina Souris<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div><p>Black History Year is much more than promoting the black community, but rather giving black creatives a way of teaching and sharing various talents with the pressures that surround us. An amazing opportunity to connect with my community through being a contributor in an educational environment, learning and teaching through a variety of sources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1be1413 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1be1413\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3c61e8\" data-id=\"e3c61e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e01af85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e01af85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd30b3e\" data-id=\"bd30b3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301a4d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"301a4d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/07\/1673379323472.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2166\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/07\/1673379323472.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/07\/1673379323472-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/07\/1673379323472-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/07\/1673379323472-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackhistoryyear\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2023\/07\/1673379323472-65x65.jpeg 65w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-273e423\" data-id=\"273e423\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-606bcb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"606bcb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #008000\">Rosa Tully<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"x_elementToProof x_ContentPasted0\" style=\"font-family: Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots &#8211; Marcus Garvey.<\/div><div class=\"x_elementToProof x_ContentPasted0\" style=\"font-family: Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: 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As a \u2018guest\u2019, I thought the email comms, design, platform and event structure came together really professionally.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #008000\"><em>Laura Hughes, Head of Alumni Relations, University of Westminster<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><em>\u2018I just want to say, as a staff governor, what a great programme this is. Fantastic work!\u2019<\/em><\/p><p><em><span style=\"color: #008000\">Professor\u00a0Graham Meikle, Staff Governor, University of Westminster<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><em>&#8216;Thanks for yesterday&#8217;s very interesting and informative event. 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