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Young, Black, and Powerful: Black Youth as Agents of Change
The Bounce Black Team
At the 5th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, one message came through clearly: young people of African descent are not just future leaders, they are rights-holders and changemakers now.
This framing matters.
Because too often, Black youth are spoken about in terms of deficits: barriers in education, limited access to opportunity, overexposure to systems of punishment, and underrepresentation in decision-making spaces.
These things are real, and they are systemic.
But they are not the full story.
Beyond Barriers: Recognising Agency
The Forum highlighted what many of us already know through lived experience:
Young people of African descent are actively shaping change in their communities, online, in workplaces, and across global movements.
They are:
- Organising and mobilising
- Creating new economic pathways
- Challenging harmful narratives
- Building communities of care and resistance
Yet, their ability to do so is often constrained by the very systems they are trying to transform.
To call young people “changemakers” without addressing structural inequality is incomplete. To address inequality without recognising agency is also incomplete.
Both must exist together.
Where Bounce Black Stands
At Bounce Black, this intersection is where we work.
Our programmes are grounded in a simple but powerful belief:
Black young people deserve not just access, but the tools, support, and environment to thrive.
Through initiatives like the Roots: Career Foundations Programme, we support Black students and early career professionals to:
- Navigate complex and often exclusionary systems
- Build confidence and clarity in their career pathways
- Develop skills that translate into real opportunities
- Prioritise wellbeing in the face of racialised experiences
This is more than standard professional development. It is structural intervention at the level of lived experience.
From Global Dialogue to Local Impact
We were also featured in a Forum side event titled Tomorrow’s Trailblazers: Youth Leadership Across the UK’s African Diaspora hosted by our friends at the Young Africa Centre.
The virtual event showcased YAC, its collaborators and the collective impact of youth-led organisations in London, UK.
Our contribution focused on:
- The realities Black students and professionals face in education and employment
- The impact of racial trauma on confidence, performance, and progression
- The importance of holistic, trauma informed support
- The need to move beyond “access” towards sustainable thriving
We shared how community-led, culturally responsive programmes can:
- Bridge the gap between policy and lived experience
- Equip young people with both practical tools and internal resilience
- Create spaces where growth, healing, and ambition can coexist
The response reinforced something important, namely that this work is needed, and it resonates globally.
What Needs to Happen Next
If young people of African descent are to be truly recognised as rights-holders and changemakers, then:
1. Systems must change
Education, employment, and justice systems must move beyond performative inclusion towards structural transformation.2. Investment must follow
Community-led organisations doing this work need sustained funding and support. (If you’re feeling generous, consider donating to our crowdfunder here)3. Young people must be meaningfully included
Not as tokens, but as partners in shaping policy and decision making.4. Wellbeing must be prioritised
Thriving is not just economic; it is emotional, psychological, and social.From Recognition to Reality
The conversations at the Forum are important. They set the tone. They shape global priorities.
But the real test is what happens next.
At Bounce Black, we remain committed to ensuring that these global commitments translate into something tangible.
In classrooms, workplaces, and our everyday lives.
Because Black young people are already changemakers.
The question is whether the world will meet them with the support, recognition, and structural change they deserve.
At this point, we’re done asking.
We’re demanding it and building for ourselves.
#AfricanDiaspora #BlackAtWork #BlackExcellence #BlackProfessionals #blackStudents #bounceBlack #health #history #mentalHealth #news #NikkiAdebiyi #politics #TheAfricaCentre #UN #UNPermanentForumOnPeopleOfAfricanDescent #UnitedNations #YoungAfricaCentre -
*The United States voted against a United Nations resolution this week to formally recognize the trans-Atlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity.”*
*The resolution, which was led by Ghana, urged U.N. member states to apologize for the slave trade and to contribute to a reparations fund.*
#slavery #africandiaspora #history #capitalism #reparations #uspol #uspolitiics #EuropeanPolitics #Africa #ghana
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I fully agree. Unfortunately, unless the UN has a mechanism for imposing meaningful sanctions on Western nations that profited from the African Slave Trade I don’t think anything meaningful will come from this. I can think of one nation in particular that will never accept any responsibility for its crimes…
#africandiaspora #slavery #uspol #USPolitics #EuropeanPolitics #useconomy #reparationsnow #capitalism
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While the slavery UN resolution passed by a healthy 123 in for it, 3 against and 52 abstaining.
The three actively against were Israel, Argentina and the US.
The 52 abstain was made up primarily of the European block with a notable supporter of reparations, Ukraine, not having much to say on this clear and present need for reparations.
The "rules based order" at work I guess
#EU #Europe #Slavery #AfricanDiaspora #Reparations #Ukraine #NAFO #Ghana #EUPol #RulesBasedOrder
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UN Secretary-General António Guterre stated today:
“Now we must remove the persistent barriers that prevent so many people of African descent from exercising their rights and realising their potential,”
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1167199
#AntónioGuterre #JohnDramaniMahama #Ghana #UN #SlaveTrade #BlackMastodon #AfricanDiaspora #PanAfrican #Slavery #CrimeAgainstHumanity #Reparations
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Huge update from the UN today, Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has secured a UN resolution declaring the slave trade (and it's lasting impacts) as one of the world's worst human rights abuses.
President Mahama stressed the importance of this resolution in the fight for reparations paid by the countries who profited from slavery.
#JohnDramaniMahama #Ghana #UN #SlaveTrade #BlackMastodon #AfricanDiaspora #PanAfrican #Slavery #CrimeAgainstHumanity #Reparations
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#Trans & #Intersex #History #Africa — Digital Archive
"It is important that we as #African trans, #gender diverse and intersex people speak for ourselves" — #VictorMukasa
"This statement by one of Trans & Intersex History Africa’s (TIHA) founders, Victor Mukasa, speaks to the rationale behind the TIHA digital archive, the history of trans, gender diverse and intersex movements in Africa, and the importance of archiving our histories/herstories/theirstories.
Supporting advocacy and movement building through archiving
We document events and important moments in a digital archive in the form of a visual timeline, as well as audio and video interviews as experienced and remembered by activists on the African Continent and within the #AfricanDiaspora.
As is the case worldwide, the anti-gender, conservative, #TERF (trans exclusionary radical feminist) rhetoric continues to gain strength and influences government policies, law and public sentiment, which impacts trans, gender diverse and intersex people’s lived realities and their fundamental human rights. We believe that the Trans & Intersex History in Africa (#TIHA) digital archive can contribute to the efforts of organisations, specifically those who cannot publicise their work due to threat of financial and legal consequences (which includes one of our founding partners), to ensure that trans, gender diverse and intersex existence and lived experience is recorded. This record will play a part in ensuring the collaborative strength of the African movements in combating the anti-trans, anti-gender-diverse and anti-intersex sentiment on the continent and in the African diaspora.
The TIHA digital archive acknowledges the existence of multiple movements, networks, groups and individuals and that the stories to be told are intersectional and carry various voices to form histories/herstories/theirstories. We are making a start with the information currently available but invite stories in whatever media to be submitted from across the continent and from the many places and voices not yet represented.
While we are in a continuous process of rethinking this important work, we invite you to engage with the information that the TIHA digital archive and Trans & Intersex Archival Conversations present. Get involved! Reach out! You can list your organisation/group, share your stories through the Timeline or through the Talk Show by getting in touch with us. We particularly invite first person stories and can facilitate the sharing of these in various languages."
Learn more:
https://transintersexhistory.africa/#GBLTQ #LGBTQI #Transpeople #TransHistory #GenderQueer #Agender #Genderfluid #QueerHistory #Africans #RejectColonialism
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I hate the constitution because they were never “the people” it was always crap from treaty-breakers. You don’t write “we the people” if you’re NOT the people. No one with power right now represents the people, much less is one of us. #landback #reparations #sovereignty for #natives and #africandiaspora
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*The release of the Epstein files has reignited global outrage, but treating Jeffrey Epstein as an anomaly misses the terrifying reality: he is not unique. Throughout history, powerful men have utilized their status to exploit and abuse with impunity. This is a deep dive into the systems that protect abusers and why Epstein Island is just one chapter in a much longer story of patriarchal power.*
#uspol #USPolitics #epstein #patriarchy #blackfeminism #africandiaspora
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OnlineFirst - "Reclaiming the shoreline: Relational ecological stewardship as decolonial coastal planning in Brazil" by Shelly Annette Biesel:
#Brazil #coastalplanning #climateadaptation #climatefutures #Africandiaspora
#fishingcommunities #Pernambucohttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25148486261422092
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"The time of Blackness is no time at all, because one cannot know a plenitude of Blackness distinct from Slaveness."
- Frank B Wilderson III, Afropessimism -
“What is a body without a name? An error.”
- Legacy Russell, Glitch Feminism -
"There’s no place here for what the black man wants, or for a black unconscious driven by its own desire and aggression.”
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“… one of the paradoxes of education was that precisely at the point when you begin to develop a conscience, you must find yourself at war with your society. It is your responsibility to change society if you think of yourself as an educated person.”
- James Baldwin, A Talk To Teachers
#blackhistorymonth2026 #blackhistorymonth #africandiaspora #BlackPower
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Archaeologists may have found the world’s oldest slave cemetery, dating back to the start of the Atlantic slave trade—revealing haunting new evidence of the earliest African diaspora victims.
#HiddenHistory ⚰️#SlaveTradeTruth #ArchaeologicalFind #AfricanDiaspora🌍#Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/world-s-oldest-slave-cemetery-may-have-been-found-007391 -
#SaveTheDate - #VancouverIsland 's only #Ghana #Celebration / #CulturalFesitval 🇬🇭
Association of #Ghanaians in Victoria, BC End-of-Year Celebration.
December 27th, 2025 at Saanich Commonwealth Place.Pay at the door or via e-transfer in advance; discount for early tickets purchase.
Enjoy Ghanaian cultural #food - #GhanaianMusic - dances & prizes. #AllAges #FamilyFriendly #CulturalConnections #CommunityEvent #BlackCulture #GhanaianDiaspora #BIPOCDiaspora #BlackCommunity #CulturalDiversity #AfricanDiaspora #DisplacedAfricans #CulturalInclusion #Wsanec #Saanich #YYJEvents #CulturalEvents #GlobalSouth #VictoriaBC
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The Conversation: ‘The main thing you’ve got is TikTok’: how the social media ban could harm African diaspora youth. “A lot of the debate around this change has focused on the harms of these platforms, such as cyberbullying, misinformation and screen addiction. But we also know social media is an important way for young people to connect, especially for marginalised groups. Our as yet […]
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One of the youth volunteers at Seeds & Synergies today. She was recording her Mom, who was the emcee, for this cultural foods community gathering today 🙂
https://www.iyeherstories.com/
#POCcommunity #CommunityBuilding #CommunityEvent #CommunityConnecting #Nonprofit #CommunityBridging #CulturalConnections #Teamwork #CulturallyRelevant #POCDiaspora #GlobalSouthCrops #GlobalSouthFoods #FeedingCommunity #CulturalFoodSystems #BIPOC #BlackDiaspora #AfricanDiaspora #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #portrait
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https://bbc.com/news/articles/cpvl1p11gk3o
Reading that an English school dropped "The Hate U Give" from a reading list because of one complaint from a parent made me both sad and angry; sad, because of the importation of US conservative culture war tactics, and angry, because the school folded so easily.
Nevertheless, I also felt unhappy about the school's choice of book in the first place. Of course children in the 95 % "white British" town of Weymouth need to read about race and racism, but can't the school find something by a Black British author?
Without denying the global importance of African American culture, can we not also recognize that Black writing and culture in general is not just that of Black people in the USA?
#UKEducation #BudmouthAcademy #TheHateUGive #BlackCulture #AfricanDiaspora
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📚 The HTI Journal of African and African Diasporic Studies (JAADS) publishes peer-reviewed, bilingual scholarship grounded in #BlackIntellectualTraditions and the evolving field of #AfricanDiasporaStudies. 🔓🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/collection/HTI_JAADS-READA
#AfricanDiaspora #DecolonialStudies #SocialJustice #OpenAccess
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#SaveTheDate #MarkYourCalendar
Rooted Narratives: Story Circle & Creative Jam
By #IyéCreativeCollective
Join us for a morning of #storytelling , #art , #food, and music as we create a #ChildrensBook about seed, migration, and friendship.Date/time:
Saturday, September 6 · 10am - 12pm
Doors at 9:50amCome meet Kofi -- a Collard Green #seed with a beautiful story to tell!
In our children’s book Kofi and the Seed Seekers, Froggie, Toto, and Donkey meet Kofi, who tells them about the journey of #CollardGreens from the West Coast of #Africa to #TurtleIsland , and why this plant is so important for culture and history.
We are inviting you to help us make this story come alive!
What will happen?
Meet Razan the Illustrator of this beautiful book and let's help her to refine the concept. We'll do that with the following activities:Let's read the book together.
Share your memories about food, plants, and cooking.
Talk about what reminds you of home and what your elders or relatives taught you about land and food.#ArtMaking
Help design Kofi’s friends -- Froggie, Toto, and Donkey.
Create drawings, paintings, and collages inspired by your food stories.
#CulturalCrops Map WallPlace your food or spice on a big map.
Show where it comes from and how it connects to your life today.#Food & #Music Sharing
Enjoy snacks together.
Listen to music that celebrates our cultures.
Mini Pop-Up Exhibit
See foods, recipes, and items connected to our stories and history.Why join us?
Your stories, memories, and art will help shape the Kofi and the Seed Seekers book and our #documentary. Together, we will celebrate food, #migration , and the wisdom of our #cultures.Language: This event will be delivered in English.
Stroller & wheelchair friendly access. Gymnasium doors will be both left wide open.
Kids must be accompanied & supervised by parent/guardian.Photos and videos may be taken, if you wouldn't like your photos taken, please let the photographer know. We'll have some processes in place.
Food and Beverage:
Come prepared to indulge in delicious and beautifully presented dishes that evoke the flavors and memories of our homelands. Enjoy complimentary tea and refreshing drinks while you savor the experience.Funders:
This event is made possible through the support of the Victoria Foundation and the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program (CSMARI).#FreeEvent - Please #PreRegister to help organizers figure out food & other event supplies may be needed.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooted-narratives-story-circle-creative-jam-tickets-1593069958129
#FamilyFriendly #BIPOC #AfricanDiaspora #AfricanFood #AfricanSeeds #AfricanFoodSecurity #CulturalConnections #AllAges #Diversity #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #CommunityEvent #BlackKids #AfricanKids #BIPOCFamilies #books4kids #KidsPlay #Storytelling
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"Since 2019, local chiefs have sold or given land to 'returnees,' or people of the diaspora, sometimes without the consent of local farmers whose families previously had access to the land."
Kéchi Nne Nomu for New York magazine: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ghana-gentrification-cost-of-living-black-americans.html
#Longreads #Ghana #Africa #AfricanDiaspora #Travel #Pilgrimage #Expats