Yesterday, Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox became the new Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University. By doing so the little bird singer has soared through the glass ceiling and achieved what would’ve seemed impossible to some women 10 years ago. Dr Lennox has taken over from Professor Muhammad Yunus becoming the fifth […]
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Glasgow’s Slavery Past
Visitors have hailed an exhibit about Glasgow’s links to slavery as an eye opener. Glasgow City Archives made the documents public at Mitchell Library to coincide with Black History Month. Running from September 30 until November 28, the display highlighted Glasgow’s involvement in the slave trade in the 17th and […]