In this episode, Amanda Annemans speaks with Amaryllis Lee about the process of building and sustaining spaces in academia for students of color. This episode is part of our series of Microcasts, where we revisit the key points of an episode in a conversation in another language. To listen to the full episode about student-led initiatives around race, check out Episode #18.

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Amaryllis Lee is the current president of the African and Caribbean Heritage Network (ACHN). She studies Applied Artificial Intelligence at the HU.

If you want to continue learning more about topics covered in today’s conversation, we’d recommend checking out:
Association of Students of African Heritage: https://www.asah-eur.nl/
Black in Academia: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackInAcademia/videos
The Malcolm Effect: https://kultural.podbean.com/
The Blackademic Life: https://nupress.northwestern.edu/9780810140998/the-blackademic-life/
Academia Isn’t a Safe Haven for Conversations About Race and Racism: https://hbr.org/2020/06/academia-isnt-a-safe-haven-for-conversations-about-race-and-racism
UvA Let’s Do Diversity report: https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/about-the-university/diversity-and-inclusion/policy-framework/policy-framework.html


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Brought to you by the UGlobe Decolonisation Group
Hosted by Amanda Annemans
Sound by Maren Smith
Music by CarlosCarty (CC-BY-3.0)
Special thanks to our guest Amaryllis Lee