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Nurturing the Global African Spirit

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2022/05/052022/05/06

Africa Day was founded to celebrate progress and unity. We believe collectively learning from our past and capitalizing on the present will lead to a …

Ukraine Fundraising for Our Community

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2022/03/252022/03/25

Dear Omek family,When the war in Ukrainian broke out, a collective of organizations and individuals around Europe came together to support the Afro students who were fleeing from the …

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Google announced the Black Founders Fund. Applications for the latest $4M Black Founders Fund in Europe are now open until April 17th (23:59 GMT).

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2022/03/252022/03/25

Black Founders Fund A Google for Startups initiative giving access to funding to Black-founded startups in Europe. Watch the 2021 video01:43 About the initiative If we want …

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Arike Oke, Black Cultural Archive’s Managing Director

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2020/06/262020/06/26

In 2019, Arike Oke joined Black Cultural Archives as Managing Director. Listen to this clip of her on BBC Radio explaining why the charity is …

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Renata’s Afrofusion Cuisine

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2020/04/232020/04/23

I love Renata! We met in Brussels and she’s part of the reason I thought I could live there. And I did for 4 years, …

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Black Europe Summer School 2020 – COVID-19 Update

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2020/04/172020/04/17

Please visit the Black Europe Summer School website for a message from BESS Director Kwame Nimako regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 program: 2020 …

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Work side by side with renowned journalists during the EU Regions’ Week

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2020/04/082020/04/10

OPPORTUNITY ALERT: Youth4Regions is the European Commission programme helping journalism students and young journalists to discover what the EU is doing in their region. What …

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Black Europe Summer School 2020 – EXTENDED DEADLINE

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2020/02/042020/02/05

Extended deadline! Black Europe Summer School 2020 13th Annual Program June 21 – July 3, 2020 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Now in its 13th year, the …

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BOZAR : 4th edition of the Afropolitan Festival, 28.02-1.03.2020

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2020/02/022020/02/02

AFROPOLITAN FESTIVAL HEROES AND HEROINES. For its fourth edition, the AFROPOLITAN FESTIVAL invites artists and the public to celebrate their heroines and heroes. Musicians as …

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March 1st deadline: Black Feminism Summer School

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2020/02/042020/01/28

Do not miss the 2020 DECOLONIAL BLACK FEMINISM SUMMER SCHOOL. This year we have confirmed the participation of ANGELA DAVIS, OYERONKE OYEWUMI, GINA DENT, KARINA …

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Afropean: Notes from Black Europe Book

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2019/06/112019/06/14

Hat tip Che Ron. Source: Refinery 29 Johny Pitts was born into a working class home in Sheffield at the same time Maggie Thatcher was …

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Hello Hair & Beauty Lovers!

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2019/05/082019/05/10

We’re back! Europe’s biggest and best exhibition for people of colour is back. Afro Hair & Beauty LIVE 2019 is happening live and direct on 26th …

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SYMPOSIUM: RACE, POWER & CULTURE, A CRITICAL LOOK AT BELGIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2019/05/082019/05/09

22-24 May 2019What about diversity in Belgian cultural institutions? Over the course of three evenings, the symposium ‘Race, power and culture’ examines the racial …

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Being Black in the EU: A New Report

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2018/12/122018/12/12

The Being Black in the EU report, from a major repeat survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, reveals the many challenges black …

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Black Women in Europe: Power List 2018 – A List of Our Own©

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2019/10/292018/11/05

Our 9th list. The 2018 awardees are in the following categories: Activism, Education, Entrepreneurship, Media, Politics, Society and Writing. Biorgraphical and more informatoin about the …

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Our List of Winners in the 2018 European Athletics Championships

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2018/09/032018/08/21

European Champion. Still missing the words…. #happyness #thankful #victory #luckyme #fly A post shared by Malaika Mihambo (@mali.mihambo) on Aug 11, …

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Black Europe Summer School: time to think about attending next summer

by B.W.I.E 2018/07/162018/07/16

The Black Europe Summer School is a two-week intensive course held each summer in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The course explores the contemporary circumstances of the …

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It is shocking to see that so little has been done to tackle persistent and widespread racial discrimination in employment across Europe.

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2018/04/032018/04/03

No progress in curbing racial discrimination in the European labour market – in particular for women of colour Brussels, 21 March 2018 – Despite anti-discrimination …

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Decolonizing the Mind – 20 Questions and Answers

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2018/02/222018/02/22

News from Power Lister Jennifer Tosch: Congratulations Prof Stephen Small, my UC Berkeley and BHAT Int’l board member! We are thrilled to share this new …

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Black Europe Summer School 2018

by B.W.I.E 2017/10/052017/10/05

Now accepting applications! Black Europe Summer School 2018 11th Annual Program June 25 – July 6, 2018 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Now in its 11th year, …

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Sharing: European map of Implicit Racial Bias

by B.W.I.E 2017/09/222017/09/22

European map of Implicit Racial Bias Source: Mind Hacks This map shows how easily White Europeans in Europe associate black faces with negative ideas. Each …

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France’s César Awards Nominations – 4 films from the Diaspora

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2017/01/262017/01/26

Source: ShawdowandAct.com “Divines” tells the story of Dounia, a tough but naive teenager living in the ‘hood, who sees getting rich or dying trying as …

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AFROPOLITAN FESTIVAL 2017 Brussels 3-5 February

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2017/01/212017/01/23

Omar Victor Diop, Pedro Camejo, 2015, Série Diaspora © Omar Victor Diop, Courtesy Galerie MAGNINA, Paris The Afropolitan Festival is three days of exceptional programming …