093: The many functions of racism

"The very serious function of racism [...] is a distraction." -Toni Morrison

After a long break, the history hotline is back! This week with a round up of the many events 2023 has already graced us with, we'll be discussing:

1) The murder of Tyre Nichols

2) Racist hair policy's at a Birmingham secondary school

3) The resurgence of the Hostile Immigration policy.

4) The renaming of schools and road names.

We will be exploring this within the context of the function of racism and the wider systems of white supremacy; with theory from Toni Morrison.

Articles and videos mentioned:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/22/new-hostile-environment-policies-immigration-home-office

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=15MMmgwl1V4&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dtoni%2Bmorrison%2Bracist%2Bquestion%26biw%3D1640%26bih%3D888%26tbm%3Dvid%26sxsrf%3DAJOqlzU4tD8QYXQ8FpXZyCS77LwTrMW1Fw%25&feature=emb_logo

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/lessons-we-can-learn-from-toni-morrison#:~:text=Years%20earlier%2C%20in%20a%201975,for%20being%2C%E2%80%9D%20she%20said.

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