Poetry
Stereotypes
Poem written and performed by Benjamin Grant-Skiba. A black out poem composed from the transcripts of interviews with 40 African diaspora young people who discussed their experiences of being stereotypes and some of the stereotypical assumptions held about them.
Sorta tough…
Poetry written and performed by the African diaspora youth belonging co-researchers. This poem is based on a composite narrative from participants in the research project describing experiences of racism in Australian schools.
This poem reflects African diaspora young people’s experiences being exposed to uses of the ‘N’ word in Australian schools and issues a challenge to teachers to interrogate their use of that word.
Bad Guy
Poetry written and performed by youth co-researchers from the African diaspora youth belonging research project. This poem reflects the stereotypes experienced by African diaspora young people in Australia.
If teachers can’t help young students, they lose hope…
Poem written and performed by Efon Luwala. It is based on interviews with 40 African diaspora young people about their experiences in Australian schools. This poem tells of an African diaspora young person's experience with a teacher.