Black is not just a colour or shade but an identity. Growing up in a predominantly black country, I often wondered why my mother would tell my brother and me every morning before school that “Being Black is a blessing, and you are wonderfully made.” I thought this was strange because I lived in a

I walk into the classroom as a new addition to an already existing system with nerves and excitement of first meetings, new beginnings, and strange surroundings. I look around me seeing a pool of similar skin tones varying in their subtleness and depth, but none that quite matches the colour of my own. I look

Young me always perceived multiculturalism as a positive term that encompasses inclusivity and promotes diversity. As a child, environments and institutions labelled as multicultural always prevailed in my eyes, extending their arms to populations and individuals seen as other, allowing them to express their culture and individuality openly. Today, with 15 years of experience, the