Special thanks to Ella Creamer from the Guardian for picking up the story below regarding the Booker prize, the enslavement of my family by the Booker brothers & the importance of language. It means a lot to say the things that they weren't able to ❤️:

theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

🌟 Introducing the HOPE Initiative 🌟

We are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking collaboration between the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation and @‌GreatOrmondSt

#stephenlawrence #stephenlawrence day #sld24

In collaboration with the SLDF, English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. is committed to fostering a culture of confident #communication and self-expression. 🧡

#poweroflearning24 #stephenlawrence #stephenlawrence day #sld24

What did your wedding bouquet look like?

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Vibrant, bright and beautiful 😍

Happy publication day to these fab books 🥳

'This is my potential break up song our album needs just one' is a perfect lyric. Wry, self-aware, honest, playful, full embrace of character and storyteller

Proud to have funded ALLFIE’s vital new report exploring disabled young people’s experiences of racism and ablism in mainstream education.

Join the online launch today, 1-2pm, where they’ll be sharing the report in accessible formats.

Find out more👇 allfie.org.uk/news/briefing/…

Happy Book Birthday to E.L. Norry - author/screenwriter Bloomsbury Kids & YA UK #thybui . It's been an absolute honour to work on this series with you. Fablehouse: Heart of Fire is a book full heart. Congrats and well done again E.L. Norry - author/screenwriter.

📣 Opportunity! The Grand Plan is offering £1K grants to people of colour who want to bring a new creative project to life. Supporting all creative forms including poetry, zines, workshops and more. 💫 Deadline is 6pm, 7 May. More info ➡️ buff.ly/3oJpdQb

The phenomenal ⁦Ashleigh Nugent⁩ at the launch of the newly established The Culture Network LCR ⁦National Museums Liverpool⁩ It’s a new network for culture across the region. Come join us culturenetwork.co.uk

Congratulations to Claudette we featured some of her work on Black representation in our Black in the Ivory project ❤️
Claudette Johnson’s art for Cotton Capital nominated for Turner prize theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

Are you looking for ways to explore #ReadingForPleasure in your classroom?

Our What We Know Works guide is part of our free WWKW series based on our research and best practice. Download your free guide: ow.ly/WO5l50Rllpg
#TeacherResources #PrimaryLiteracy #PowerOfReading

Thinking about this Ethan Hawke interview

Today, 8 years ago, Beyoncé released the most acclaimed album of her career, “Lemonade”.

Let’s reminisce about some iconic achievements of the blockbuster era in this thread.

You cannot legislate to say that some people deserve fewer human rights than others. We remain absolutely opposed to the #RwandaBill , and stand in solidarity and support with all those who have been left more fearful for the future this morning, having come here seeking safety.

Join two friendly and funny robots, Beep and Boots, as they learn all about division and discover that maths is everywhere they look.

Out Now 🏕🤖➗️

We are now seeking a space within Liverpool John Moores University
to house our exhibition permanently so will provide updates.
So you can all get to see it ❤️ Watch this space.

Thank you to everyone who came to the #blackintheivory exhibition yesterday. This was a labour of love from Black women who deeply wanted to express their experiences in the academy; poetry & prose were most fitting. Thank you to all the women, Natalie Denny @ Moni Liverpool John Moores University ❤️

Thank you to everyone who joined Skywriters and Nique🖤🇯🇲Nique last night for the exhibition launch of #BlackInTheIvory , an exhibition dedicated to Black women's experience of academia told through creative means. Thanks to Liverpool John Moores University for supporting this important project! 🙌🏿❤️

The Rwanda Bill trades on racist narratives.

It scapegoats and dehumanises the most vulnerable people - disproportionately people of colour - nurturing the conditions for racism.

It is a terrible indictment of our political system that it has passed.