Resources – Videos
Interviews
Nick Bundock asked Augustine Ihm for his perspective on racism, Black Lives Matter and his experience training as a Church of England priest. Augustine was on placement at St James and Emmanuel in 2019.
Nick Bundock asked Karen Lund for her perspective on racism and Black Lives Matter. Karen was appointed the first black Archdeacon of Manchester in 2017.
Poetry
Jolivia Gaston’s poetry reflects her experience of being black, having lived in both the United Sates and the United Kingdom.
In My Shoes
Change places white skinned girl
To hated bigotry not born free
Stripped the mind in shades of brown
The freedom train ain’t coming
Segregated schools blacks not wanted
Fighting back your demise will come
Hanging rope round your neck
The freedom train ain’t coming
The freedom train ain’t coming
Seeds of Malice
White cloak covers blackness
In blue America
Marching boots golden badge
Your fate in their hands
Lucifers personal selection
infiltrates police department
Disguised in human form
America; land of the free
Home of the brave
Cries out in labour pains
Devoured the richness of humanity
Spreads it’s legs in the crucifixion
Of black men, black women, their children
The world watched and shouted,
‘Black Lives Matter.’
Shirley May has performed nationally and internationally. She is CEO and Artistic Director at Young Identity , an arts organisation delivering dynamic poetry and spoken word workshops for young people.