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Black History Month is a chance to recognise the struggles and to celebrate the triumphs and achievements of black people throughout history and for us to connect to each other on a human level.

Dike Okoh, Sense arts

Black History Month stories

All through October, we’ll be sharing stories from people that work and volunteer at Sense:

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What does inclusion mean at Sense?

Our head of Inclusion and Wellbeing, Benjamin, wraps up our Black History Month blog series. He shares his insights into Sense’s journey towards becoming a truly inclusive organisation. At Sense, inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to contribute their […]
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Finding out about Windrush

Jacqui shares her mum’s Windrush story and the impact this event had on their family. I’d heard people talk about Windrush before, the movement of Caribbean immigrants to the UK after the second world war. But I didn’t understand the impact of this event on the people who experienced it, or the role those people […]
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Passing on a powerful culture

Earlier this year, we learned about Dieumerci’s passion for boxing and the profound impact sport had on his life as a disabled man. His brother, Aristote, played a big role in this journey; they both share a love of exercise, family and their Congolese heritage. As Black History Month approached, Aristote told us more.  I’m […]
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Taking steps forward so that we all feel equal

Hearing their stories and ambitions, Barbara’s helped to shape support and opportunities for the ethnic minority staff at Sense.

Celebrating black disabled people past and present who have made their mark

A look at black deaf and visually impaired figures from history this Black History Month.
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Black is Beautiful

For Thelma, Black History Month is a reason to celebrate black identity, in all its forms.
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Black History Month shows the ways black culture has had a profound impact

Dike has worked with Sense on our arts programme and has toured widely as a musician. Dike tells us about his music and what Black History Month means to him.

A personal approach to Black History Month

Natalie is an artist from London, of Caribbean heritage. She explains her work for Black History Month, and what it means to her.
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Sense is about inclusion. Here’s what we’re doing this Black History Month

Christopher Joell-Deshields leads on embedding equality, diversity and inclusion at Sense. In this blog, Chris tells us what Black History Month means to him and how we can all get involved.

What we’re doing in our workplace

In 2020, we committed to becoming an anti-racist organisation and in 2021 we launched Sense’s first equality, diversity and inclusion strategy.

As an employer, we value all elements of cultural diversity.

We’re striving for a culture where everyone at Sense can bring their whole self to work.

We’re also really proud to have a staff network for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic colleagues. This is group is led by staff and it’s a space to share ideas and worries through open dialogue. And everyone is welcome! It’s an open group and we welcome everyone to join as allies.

No one should be left out of life. We’re committed to making sure that no one is left out when they work for us, either.