Category Archives: Education

My research and enterprise in Education

Book Alert – Black Scholarly Activism between the Academy and Grassroots: A Bridge for Identities and Social Justice, 22.7.18 (28.9.18)

Posted on July 22, 2018 by

Update Published 26.9.18 “This is a timely and important book that expertly combines personal narrative with nuanced theoretical analysis. Black Scholarly Activism between the Academy and Grassroots is a deeply engaging work that urges the reader to consider the possibilities … Continue reading →

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Government Green Paper on Integrated Communities Consultation with Supplementary Schools, 10.5.18

Posted on May 14, 2018 by

  Academic Lead: Dr Ornette D Clennon with Jan Bradburn (Manchester City Council) Related Post Government Green Paper on Integrated Communities Consultation with Supplementary Schools, 2.5.18 As you can read our second set of discussions were wide ranging and will … Continue reading →

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Government Green Paper on Integrated Communities Consultation with Supplementary Schools, 2.5.18

Posted on May 8, 2018 by

Academic Lead: Dr Ornette D Clennon with Jan Bradburn (Manchester City Council) As you can read the discussions were wide ranging and will be the basis for a Manchester City Council collective response to the Government Green Paper on Integrated … Continue reading →

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Integrated Communities Strategy Government Green Paper Consultation Meeting, 21.3.18

Posted on March 22, 2018 by

I was invited by Jan Bradburn of Manchester City Council to attend this government consultation meeting on its Green Paper Integrated Communities Strategy. The consultation was led by Pasha Shah, Senior Policy advisor from the  Ministry of Housing, Communities & … Continue reading →

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From Manchester to Manaus – A Direct Connection: A Scholarly Memoir, 17.3.18

Posted on March 17, 2018 by

Here is a blog post about my recent academic adventures in the heart of the Amazonian rainforest (Manaus)! via https://critracemmu.wordpress.com/from-manchester-to-manaus-a-direct-connection-a-scholarly-memoir/ Please click on the picture. Here are some of the fun times! The memories…. Manaus – Heart of the Amazon The … Continue reading →

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The Conversation, Anthill 20, podcast: Myths — Critical Race and Ethnicity Research Cluster, 13.12.17

Posted on December 17, 2017 by

Dr Ornette D Clennon At around 18:06, I talk about polygenism, scientific racism and their persistence in contemporary thinking, as we fight against the rise of white supremacy. Please click on the image. via The Conversation, Anthill 20, podcast: Myths — … Continue reading →

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Racial inequality is still a massive problem in Greater Manchester – and these are the facts that prove it, 13.3.17

Posted on March 13, 2017 by

Here is a link to the article in the Manchester Evening News to which I contributed. Based on my critical race scholarship, I talk about the hidden-ness of contemporary institutional racism and its deleterious effects.   Related Posts Book Alert – … Continue reading →

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“Who Got the Juice?”: The importance of black hypermasculinity to racial capitalism, 28.1.17

Posted on January 28, 2017 by

I am very honoured to have taken part in a radio discussion about black hypermasculinity. The show was called “Who Got the Juice?” and was broadcast on Newstyle Radio 98.7 FM We live. Tunes from me faves @LexAmor_, @AyoWrote and … Continue reading →

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Community resistance in a neoliberal post-truth era: Is self-care becoming a radical political act? 22.12.16

Posted on December 22, 2016 by

Also published in The Political Anthropologist Available also, here. Our Colonial Legacy…. In a recent community discussion about Frantz Fanon’s essay Concerning Violence,[1] (as brutally visualised by Goran Olsson’s 2014 eponymous film[2]) I remember arguing why I rejected the idea … Continue reading →

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Conversing with Frantz Fanon in the Fade to Black Film Festival, 9.12.16

Posted on December 10, 2016 by

Racial Capitalism and more I was honored to be asked to give a talk about my thoughts on Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth, as visualised in the film Concerning Violence (directed by Goran Hugo Olsson). My take on Fanon’s masterclass analysis … Continue reading →

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