Thinking Black

Centering, platforming and celebrating young Black voices🗣 • Educational programs for 13-18 year olds referencing Black artists, speakers and thinkers

[Thinking Black @thinkingblack_]

Very happy to be featured in Guardian's series on 'Race and Education' alongside other wonderful organisations. Read more here: https://t.co/pd4VuYC9fy

[Oxford Comp Sci @CompSciOxford]

Discover Computer Science applications are open! For Y11 students (Scottish S5 or NI Y12) of Black & mixed heritage self-identifying as female or non-binary, from state-funded schools in the UK, Isle of Man, or Channel Islands, with an interest in Computer Science! #Compscioxford

[Tolani Ruth Ogundamisi @RuthTOgundamisi]

Incredible work from @mazpsychtee and @thinkingblack_ who are championing black voices in academia and beyond! All the essays I marked for the ACT essay prize showed me that the next generation of writers are bold and conscientious. Well done to everyone who took part!

[New College, Oxford @NewCollegeOx]

We are delighted to announce we will continue our support of @thinkingblack_ for the next year.

We fund the Year 10 Creative Writing Prize, which invites Black British state-school students to discuss & enjoy Black writers, give critical responses and produce original works.

[Elaine Pimentel @Elaine_Pim]

Today Thinking Black @thinkingblack_ visits CS UCL @uclcs !!!!!

[Thinking Black @thinkingblack_]

Scroll through for the highlights, and follow the link in our bio for more information and to apply‼️

We’ll be launching our 2022 Anthology online shortly, so stay tuned for some insight into what we expect from the Anthology Designer🤩

[Thinking Black @thinkingblack_]

📣We’re recruiting!📣

Looking for a number of roles to join our team, across a temporary and permanent basis. This includes Essay markers (application deadline 11th April⚠️), a Treasurer, and Anthology designer.

[Thinking Black @thinkingblack_]

We’re particularly looking for post grad students across a variety of disciplines, individuals with experience managing accounts and dealing with finances, or creatives with proficiency in online design platforms.

[New College, Oxford @NewCollegeOx]

@thinkingblack_ It was one of the highlights of our year as well; looking forward to next year's competition!

[Thinking Black @thinkingblack_]

The Celebration Day is one of the highlights of our programmes, and we were honoured this year to commemorate such a high calibre of students!🌟

[Thinking Black @thinkingblack_]

In the midst of preparing for the next cycle of our Essay Prize, we couldn’t forget to commemorate our Creative Writing Celebration Day! Around a month and a half ago we gathered to give our Year 10 Creative Writing Prize participants their flowers💐

[Thinking Black @thinkingblack_]

The prize participants were taken on college tours, and were blessed with a poetry recital by Rosa Arthur, touching on diaspora, home and loss. Last but not least were the prize announcements and presentation🏆

[Thinking Black @thinkingblack_]

Institutionally, culturally, & environmentally, the world is at a crossroads. Different versions of the future present themselves. The path we will take is uncertain, but decisions made now could decide our fate. We want to see your take on Black futures through artwork or poetry

[Thinking Black @thinkingblack_]

If you are a young creator, aged between 16 and 25, we invite you to explore the topics of Black Environmentalism and Black Futures, through digital artwork or through poetry🎨🎭

[Thinking Black @thinkingblack_]

Ever thought about joining the ThinkingBlack team? 🖤

We are currently hiring for the following roles: Secretary, ACT Essay Prize module leaders and programme managers.

Click on the ThinkingBlack role descriptions tab on our LinkTree for more ✔️

https://t.co/XWQislSQ0B

[Onyx Magazine @onyxmagazineox]

Can anybody help us? We're looking for Black UK indie zines and publications arts and non-arts. We're talking Black-run and Black-led – no BIPOC or POC positioning – Black-only with a capital B! We're trying to find neighbours 😅. @sweetthangzine are our only ones so far, pls RT!

[New College, Oxford @NewCollegeOx]

In October, we hosted 50 Year 10 students for a Creative Writing Prize, run by @thinkingblack_ - inviting Black state-school students in Year 10 to critically engage with Black literature.

Hope Oloye, Founder and Director, wrote about the Prize for us: https://t.co/EMoOcde8RY

[Onyx Magazine @onyxmagazineox]

Today we're celebrating the hard work of @thinkingblack_ with the publication of their 2021 ACT-Prize winner Rebekah Forte's essay on Black womanhood.

https://t.co/kppKjmMhVg

[Thinking Black @thinkingblack_]

@NewCollegeOx, @JesusOxford, @UnitedAgents

[Thinking Black @thinkingblack_]

We only have a few more spaces available for our Year 10 Creative Writing Competition! ✨ Apply here https://t.co/DHj26DQMoR before the 21st April to join this year's cohort!✨

Prizes include publication in an online anthology, cash prizes, meetings with book agents, and more!