RoyalWelsh Diversity Soc

Celebrating Creative Diversity

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Welcome to Our Blog!

Hello and welcome to the Diversity Society blog. With everything that has happened global recently, we - in conjunction with College - would like to keep our college community up to date on the events in the world...

That being said, if you come across anything you would like to share with the community, please email our team at: [email protected] 

We are hoping to have 1-2 recommendations a week for you all... lets educate ourselves together!

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Ideal Lockdown Watches...

On the BBC...

I May Destroy You

Black And Welsh

Wales’ Black Miners

Black And Scottish

Black is the New Black

Sitting in Limbo

‘Enslaved’ with Samuel L Jackson

On Netflix... (some as mentioned on Diversity Soc Live)

A United Kingdom

13th

When They See Us

Black AF

Palm Trees in the Snow

Self Made: Inspired by the life of Madam C.J Walker

Nappily Ever After

12 Years a Slave (Also Available on Channel 4′s Black and Proud Collection)

On Channel 4... Black And Proud Collection (Honourable Mentions)

Hair Power: Me and my Afro

The Black Lesbian Handbook

Mo Giligan: Black British and Funny

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Is ‘BAME’ still a thing??

#‘BAME Over’ Statement

from Inclusive Arts UK

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Podcasts to keep an eye on...

New National Theatre Podcast

About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge

Making Theatre Podcast with lighting designer Prema Mehta

3ShotsOfTequila

Have You Heard George’s Podcast

Unravel Podcast

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Events so far this week:

Weds 21st @ 13:15 - Carmine Lauri and RWCMD String Soloists will be performing Sinfonia Concertante in Gmajor, Op. 13 by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges a Guadeloupe-born french composer of the 18th century. (Dora Stoutzer Hall, free tickets for students)

Weds 21st @ 16:00- Hanan Issa is giving a talk on Zoom discussing spoken word poetry and her open mic festival in Cardiff. Hanan Issa is a writer, poet, and artist from Wales. Her debut pamphlet ‘My Body Can House Two Hearts’ was published by Burning Eye Books in 2019. Her work has been performed and published in a variety of places including BBC Wales, ITV Wales, Huffington Post, StAnza festival and Poetry Wales. Her winning monologue was performed at the Bush Theatre in 2018. She is the co-founder of the Where I’m Coming From open mic collective. She is currently working on short film commissions with BBC New Creatives and Ffilm Cymru Wales. (Zoom Meeting, message/email us for the link!)

Friday 23rd @ 19:30 - Zoe Rahman, contemporary Jazz Pianist of British-Bengali heritage plays the Dora Stoutzer Hall. (Dora Stoutzer Hall, free tickets for students)

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The Danger of a Single Story - Chimomanda Ngoze Adichi author of ‘Americanah’.

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

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‘19 Black Musicians who have Shaped the Classical Music World.’

19 black musicians who have shaped the classical world

We celebrate some of the most influential black voices the classical music world has known.

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Asian Culture Vulture

An online arts and culture magazine, founded to highlight and showcase creative work by South Asians living in the West or examine work that is relevant to them.

Asian Culture Vulture - Culture Center

Culture Center

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Castle of Our Skins

Born out of the desire to foster cultural curiosity, Castle of our Skins is a concert and educational series in America dedicated to celebrating Black artistry through music. From classrooms to concert halls, Castle of our Skins invites exploration into ​Black heritage and culture, spotlighting both unsung and celebrated ​figures of past and present.

CASTLE OF OUR SKINS

Celebrating Black Artistry Through Music

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Classically Black Podcast

Classically Black Podcast shows listeners the world of classical music through the eyes of Dalanie and Katie: two Black classical musicians on the rise looking to share their perspective with a new and interesting twist.

Classically Black Podcast centers Black voices and challenges ideas of what the field of classical music looks like. Additionally, by including humor and references to popular culture, the hosts aim to make classical music more approachable to listeners who are not classically trained.

At its core, Classically Black Podcast was created with the purpose of showing Black musicians that even in an industry that so clearly lacks diversity, they are visible and their voices matter.

Classically Black Podcast

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Black Scholars Confront White Supremacy in Classical Music

The field must acknowledge a history of systemic racism while also giving new weight to Black composers, musicians, and listeners.

An interesting insight into the changing face of Classical Music...

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An education on microagressions...