Maria Maynard

A deeply sad and tragic loss of a true community champion. Thoughts are with Heather's family, colleagues and many friends.

Racism is ‘stain’ on #NHS for staff and patients, says psychiatry chief theguardian.com/society/2023/j…

Hear poets @adjoseph and @Thegirldreams speak to author @Bonn1eGreer about Black British poetry & the power of the spoken word in IWM’s LIVE EVENT, 'From War to Windrush 75', Sat 17 June, 2pm - 8pm in partnership with @75Windrush Book Now! iwm.org.uk/events/war-to-… #Windrush75

We're looking for 4 independent artists to join our Artist Advisory Group to inform & influence the planning & evaluation of Yorkshire Dance’s events & programming. Deadline: 5pm, Mon 19 June Find out more, including how to apply: buff.ly/3IIizVI 📷 Brian Slater

3 years on since the #GeorgeFloyd murder, we asked on a recent Linkedin poll if you feel your organisation has made meaningful progress on tackling race inequality Let’s reflect and let’s act. Self-accountability will create change ow.ly/VHJw50KK2z9 #RaceEqualityMatters

We are delighted to announce a new Doctoral Fellowship in Black British History for students in the final stages of their graduate studies. #BlackBritishHistory For details about the doctoral fellowship and how to apply, visit: history.ac.uk/justin-champio…

We are so proud of our street crew TEMPO, who performed as part of Leeds Piano Trail Day of Play earlier in May. Here’s them wow-ing audiences at Victoria Gate shopping centre! #YorkshireDance #TEMPO #youthdance

📢 4-yr PhD / GTA posts (Graduate Teaching Assistant) @leedsbeckett x 4 posts, inc. one with me and @MariaJMaynard on: Optimising health care information, encounters, and environments for minoritised ethnic groups For Oct 2023 start jobs.ac.uk/job/CZR181/gra…

📢Great 3-year psycho-oncology Research Fellow job opportunity with me and the @leedsbeckett team. Full-time, from Sept/Oct 2023, £37,386 - £47,047. 2 further RF posts in other research areas too😀 jobs.ac.uk/job/CZP753/res…

Congratulations @SophiaAmenyah and team. Look forward to seeing this work develop.

Delightful time watching my gorgeous girl and fellow DC dancers annual show. Pay attention to the youth: talent, inclusivity, effort, dedication, power. Great way to forget the world's shenanigans

RT THE HELL OUT OF THIS 🔥 Inch by inch. Member by member. University by university. Tomorrow we rise. #ucuRISING

Introverts don't lack social skills, they're just not interested. They can talk. But not with everyone. They can read you like a book. They can tell you more about you than yourself. But they need the right mood, the right place, the right vibe, the right person. Then, they talk.

Dr Harold Moody Studentships for prospective Black PhD students @KingsCollegeLon Includes: - home tuition fees - annual stipend - research costs (to £1k) Closing date: 8 Jan 2023 kcl.ac.uk/dr-harold-mood… Please RT @LeadingRoutes @nusBSC @nusuk @ACEN_UK

We're incredibly grateful to Arts Council England (@ace_national) for their continued support via #NPO funding. With it, we'll continue to work to create joy, health, connection & change through dance. Image from Ageless 2022, by @photosbydavid

@ArfanHanif99 Congratulations! Well and truly deserved

Proud to be with Touchstone colleagues tonight in London celebrating Best Companies awards.

Said farewell to Rob today. Big love to his family and friends.

Great Black History month roundtable discussion today with our Trustees @abigailmashall, Iwi and Sue. Inspiring information shared with @Touchstone_Spt staff on how to succeed in an unequal and unfair society. Be collectively strong and never give up fighting the evil of racism.

Living with sickle cell disease can be devastating for sufferers coping with severe pain & managing the impact on mental health. This blog highlights the reality and choices two brave siblings faced including their experience & tips to support sufferers nhsrho.org/blog/haplo-tra…

news.sky.com/story/schools-… Schools that ban afros, braids, cornrows and plaits might be breaking the law, watchdog warns ⁦@damien_page⁩ ⁦@marciaw1404⁩ ⁦@malorieblackman⁩ ⁦@akalamusic⁩ ⁦⁦@darko_nat⁩ ⁦@drpaulcampbell1⁩ ⁦@ResearchCRED⁩