Black in White Community Collection

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A compilation of poems about racism in the workplace and in childhood, including winning entries from the second Black in White Poetry Competition This book, like its predecessor, is dedicated to all those who see and value the benefits of equality, diversity and inclusion, and who labour actively in whatever capacity within this field to help open the minds of those who are the reason why these poems have been written... Charlotte Shyllon was raised a diplomat's daughter and lived in a 'privilege bubble', not knowingly impacted by racism until she entered the world of work. A former pharmacist and award-winning journalist, she has worked as a senior director of communications in the corporate world and charity sector for 30 years. Over the years, she encountered occasional incidents of racism and unconscious bias, and just accepted these as something that came with the territory. In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd, she wrote and published her first book of poems, Black in White, about some of these experiences. Feeling compelled to continue to air stories about workplace racism, in 2021 she launched the first Black in White Poetry Competition to elicit poems about other people's experiences. Black in White Community Collection was borne out of that, featuring 40 poems written by Charlotte, the competition winners, highly commended entrants and guest poets. This book, Black in White Community Collection Volume 2, is based around the Black in White Poetry Competition 2022 and includes 37 poems by Charlotte and the winning and highly commended entrants. In addition to being the Founder & Chief Creative Officer of Black in White, Charlotte runs her own communications and equality, diversity and inclusion consultancy. She is a British national of Sierra Leonean parentage, and the proud mum of Andrew and Olivia. "As I read the poems I was moved, more than I ever expected, and then made angry, disgusted and frustrated that individuals are still being denied fair opportunities, are attacked and made to feel less, to be devalued. I was also inspired and felt the beauty of the poems..."Avril Lee, Chair of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations' Diversity and Inclusion Network "I was so genuinely impressed by the quality of entries. Impressed, too, by the diversity of voice, style, and lived experience. There was an abundance of passion, mainly, I believe, due to the addition of the 'childhood racism' category. The entries... were evocative and profound."Serena Malcolm, judge, Black in White Poetry Competition 2022