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Sun 23 May 2021 19.01 EDT
A major national survey is launching to explore the evolution of Black British identities as part of a wider research project that has been described as the first of its kind.
The Black British Voices Project (BBVP) will give black people in the UK an opportunity to “define themselves in an autonomous way” for the first time, according to the researchers.
The project – a partnership between the University of Cambridge, the black-led consultancy I-Cubed Ltd, and Britain’s only national Black newspaper, the Voice – will provide an up-to-date portrait of Black British communities.
The research is led by the Cambridge sociologist and author Dr Kenny Monrose, and is backed by the entrepreneur Dr Maggie Semple OBE, the founder of I-Cubed Ltd and lead ambassador for the BBVP.
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A major national survey, launched by Cambridge University, I-Cubed Ltd and the Voice Newspaper, will explore the evolution of black British identity, from the generations who lived through the 1970s and 1980s to the students leading the Black Lives Matter movement today.
At the launch of the Black British Voices Project, the Guardian asked three people, from different generations, what it means to them to be black British.
Rhammel Afflick
Rhammel Afflick. Photograph: Handout
For me being black and British is an abundance of joy, resilience and creativity all under one roof. I think of the fusion of great Caribbean staples with British dishes. I think about the immeasurable contributions to society and culture. Itâs really hard to describe. I think itâs interesting that irrespective of being of Caribbean descent, or more of African descent, thereâs something celebratory about coming together.