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The Voice of the Child, Young Person and; Service User

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Whose voices are we really hearing? And what happens when we truly listen?

The 3rd DARDR/DVA & Criminal Justice Summit 2026 will bring together professionals, practitioners, community organisations, academics and people with lived experience to place children, young people and service users at the heart of the conversation.

Under the theme “The Voice of the Child, Young Person & Service User,” this year’s Summit will explore domestic abuse, violence, safeguarding, exploitation, trauma and criminal justice — but most importantly, how listening can move beyond consultation and become meaningful action.

📅 Friday 27 November 2026
📍 Brent Civic Centre, Wembley
💻 Hybrid Event | CPD Accredited

Read more about the Summit, the conversations it will explore and how to book your place.

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September 29, 2026
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Black Parenting: Discipline as Protection

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They call it harsh. They rarely call it what it is.

Black parenting has long been judged without context, misunderstood as severity rather than seen as protection. But in a world where Black children are too often viewed through a harsher lens, discipline becomes something deeper than control. It becomes preparation. It becomes survival.

In the wake of events on Clapham High Street, the question of parenting has once again taken centre stage. But before we ask where the parents are, perhaps we should ask what they are up against.

This piece explores the truth behind Black parenting, the tension between protection and perception, and the shift towards healing in a world that still demands resilience.

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April 5, 2026
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When Inclusion and Impact Collide at the BAFTAs

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By Dr Diahanne Rhiney, Editor in Chief, Black Wall St Media
It was meant to be a night of celebration at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts — a polished tribute to craft, creativity and cultural progress. Instead, the 2026 BAFTAs left many viewers sitting with an altogether different emotion: disbelief.
During a ceremony broadcast by the BBC, a racial slur rang out while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo stood on stage. The context, we later learned, was complex. The impact was not.
In this piece, Dr Diahanne Rhiney examines what happens when commitments to inclusion collide — when disability, race, editing decisions and institutional responsibility converge under the brightest lights. This is not a call for outrage. It is a call for competence, care and courage.
Because representation without protection is not progress. And when harm is foreseeable, silence is not neutrality — it is a choice.

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February 28, 2026
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