Pioneering Academic & Activist awarded Honorary Doctorate
Each year Northumbria University awards honorary degrees “to individuals who have obtained the very highest standards of scholarship, outstanding achievement, or distinction worthy of national or international recognition in their academic or professional field” and this month Dr Beverley Prevatt Goldstein was awarded a Doctorate for her work as “a pioneering academic and activist whose work has championed equality and Black history in the North East.”
Beverley is an activist and academic renowned for her work on social work practice, equalities and Black history. She came to the UK from Trinidad and Tobago as a small child, became one of the first Black women to enrol at Oxford from a mainstream school, and since then has spent over 5 decades working tirelessly with government bodies, educational institutions and grassroots organisations in the promotion of race equality.
Show Racism the Red Card’s Education Coordinator Justine King said “I could not be happier that Beverley has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Northumbria University.
There are many organisations and networks that came into existence under Beverley’s guidance, and many people who owe their career trajectories as a result of her efforts – myself included. Beverley gave me my first job working in the Black Voluntary Sector over 30 years ago, mentored me in my anti-racism journey, and encouraged me to explore areas of equality training which led to what I do today.
I am incredibly proud both personally and professionally that she has been deservedly recognised for her activist and academic contribution to anti-racism and equalities within the region.”
Beverley has worked with Show Racism the Red Card on many occasions including her work with African Lives In Northern England and NEEA&CA, who partnered with us in an event for our Honorary President, Shaka Hislop when he was awarded Freedom of the City. Shaka had this to say about her.
May we add our congratulations too, Beverley.