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Black History Month – unfinished business

Posted by: Rob Neil and Paul Downer, Posted on: 29 October 2019 - Categories: A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion
Rob Neil and Paul Downer, pictured together in the 1990s

Longstanding friends and civil servants Rob Neil and Paul Downer give their views on why Black History Month exists, who it’s for, and what we should be doing for equality, diversity and inclusion.

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Reverse mentoring: seeing things differently

Posted by: Godfrey Atuahene Junior and Sarah Harrison, Chief Operating Officer, Cabinet Office, Posted on: 28 October 2019 - Categories: A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion
Godfrey Atuahene Junior and Sarah Harrison

To mark National Mentoring Day (27 October), Sarah Harrison and Godfrey Atuahene Junior share their experience of reverse mentoring.  

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What Black History Month means to me… this time it’s personal!

Posted by: Brian Stanislas MBE, Posted on: 25 October 2019 - Categories: A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion
Brian Stanislas walking past market stalls in Brick Lane East London

Regular blogger Brian Stanislas writes about the significance of Black History Month for him and the important lessons he learned from his parents growing up in London.

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Why Black History Month is important to the Civil Service – and to me

Posted by: Lauren Roberts, Posted on: 17 October 2019 - Categories: A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion
Lauren Roberts

Cabinet Office's Lauren Roberts gives a personal view of the significance of Black History Month for diversity and inclusion in the Civil Service.

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Black History Month – what it means to me, and my migration journey

Posted by: Augustine Entonu, Posted on: 4 October 2019 - Categories: A great place to work, Diversity and inclusion
Augustine ('Austin') Entonu outside the door to No. 10 Downing Street

At the start of Black History Month, Augustine ('Austin') Entonu writes about his own particular migration journey, from Nigeria to the UK - what he's learned and where he's headed.

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