What if black people didnt exist poem

It was only when I got to medical school, 23 years into my life, that I became close friends with African Americans and other ethnicities. But even still, I had not really sought to understand what it was like to be a black person living in this society. Through making this film, I reflected and confronted my own racist thoughts. One of the people I saw on the streets was a guy in a hoodie who just walked out of a McDonalds.

I hesitated for a second, and later in talking with my friend I realized it was because subconsciously I had stereotyped him as a thug. But as you can tell from his answers, he turned out to be a very socially conscious guy who after the interview invited me to a community organizing gathering. Listen to Newsbeat live at and weekdays - or listen back here. Britain's forgotten war heroes. Call to teach race riots in schools. The 'embarrassing stain' on history.

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The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. View original tweet on Twitter. The Ivory Bangle Lady. Image source, University of Reading. Research from the University of Reading in showed a British-Roman woman in York, whose remains were found in , had African ancestry. Henry VIII's black trumpeter. John Blanke can be seen on a roll from the s at the National Archives.

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Many streets in Glasgow city centre are named after slave-owning plantation owners. A new play, written and performed by Paterson Joseph, tells the story of Britain's first black voter. WW1 and the race riots that followed. David Matthews tells the story of his great-uncle who fought in World War One. Image source, Writing on the Wall.

Charles Wotten, a black serviceman, was killed in the race riots. The Bristol bus boycott. Image source, Bristol Evening post. A newspaper cutting shows students marching in Bristol in protest against a "colour bar" on the buses. The Bristol Bus Boycott, from those who were there. So Michael ran for the paper and pencil, but noticed the pencil lead was broken.

Well, he was out luck because Hon Love , a black man, invented the pencil sharpener. Mom reached for a pen, but it was not there because William Purvis , a black man, invented the fountain pen. They made their way over to the car and found that it just wouldn't go. You see, Richard Spikes , a black man, invented the automatic gearshift and Joseph Gammel invented the supercharger system.

They noticed that a few cars that were moving were running into each other and having wrecks because there were no traffic signals..

You see, Garrett A. Margan , a black man, invented the traffic light.. Well, it was getting late, so they waked to the market, got their groceries and returned home. Just when they were about to put away the milk, eggs and butter, they noticed the refrigerator was gone.

You see, Hon Standard , a black man, invented the refrigerator. So the just left the "FOOD" on the counter..

By this time, Mike noticed he was getting mighty cold. Mom went to turn up the heat, and what do you know. Alice Parker , a black female, invented the heating furnace.

Even in the summer time they would have been out of luck because Frederick Jones , a black man, invented the air conditioner. It was almost time for Mike's father to arrive home. He usually takes the bus.