‘In school I was always this bridge between ‘real Black people’ and white people‘ Ngaio Anyia is a musician, writer, inclusion consultant and force of nature. One of the people behind the Black Lives Matters march in Bristol, she has spent her life campaigning for inclusion. ‘As a mixed race person I didn’t know where […]
Growing up Mixed Race in the UK Read More »
How has being mixed-raced/mixed-heritage impacted your journey to becoming the first elected mayor of Bristol?
Sophie Gresswell’s film addresses the struggle to answer the inevitable question: ‘Where are you from?’ when you’re not quite sure. A young woman of mixed heritage searches for an answer by looking back over three generations of her family. Documents, family stories and of course the British staple of tea and biscuits help her figure
New Creatives – Where are you from Read More »
PIH FRIDAY NIGHT EDUCATION HUB EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT ZOOM 7:30 pm – 8:10 pm & 8:10pm – 8:50pm Are you, or do you know someone is trying to home educate their children and finding it hard? PIH has set up a weekly ZOOM group for those of us at home with their children
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic support Read More »
“Four Families: mixed race stories from the West Country”
Four Families: mixed race stories Read More »
As a society we are increasingly mixed, and the mixed-race group is growing proportionately faster than any other. Many children now have a grandparent who is of a skin colour that does not reflect their own or their parents’
Not looking like your parents Read More »
“In less than one week, I return for another look, not knowing what I am seeking or what I should look for. In less than three weeks my fourth child is born. So why go? Why now? This is not how it was planned."
My husband, Ossie, and I met forty years ago on 21st July 1972. Our forty-year journey, however, didn’t get off to an easy start!
MIXED HERITAGE & PROUD – Personal and Professional Reflections by Sarah Kate Bennett. Growing up there were two songs that I have never forgotten. The first, ‘there ain’t no black in the union jack’ and the second ‘brown girl in the ring’.
Mixed Heritage and Proud Read More »
How do you feel when faced with one of the “Ethnic Monitoring” forms which appear not only in the national Census, but in all kinds of government, medical or administrative forms?
‘The Ethnic Question’ by Sebastian Jenkins Read More »
