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Black Lives Matter: No more silence! A poem by Maureen Mguni for Black History Month, looking back over a turbulent year

BASW member Pauline Sergeant on the conflicting thoughts she has over Black History Month

Although it is thought that Social Work practice is reflective, non-discriminatory and anti-oppressive; unconscious bias alongside complexities around ignorance play a huge part in maintaining a ‘glass ceiling’

My views about Black History Month have been torn for some years now based on my questioning the need to devote only a month to elements of histories which are in danger of being erased

It is so important that we celebrate and commemorate our history and those who have gone before us, whose giant shoulders we all stand on

Black History Month maybe over as a calendar event, but Black History didn't start nor ends in October. So here is another piece from the Black Professionals Symposium group

SASW and the University of Edinburgh are looking for video contributions from black and minoritised ethnic social workers as part of an event they are holding for black history month.

Janet Walker, Chair of BASW's International Committee, shares her thoughts and reflections on Black History Month 2023, which this year celebrates the theme 'Saluting our Sisters.'