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The Transforming Words Foundation is a movement that harnesses the unparalleled power of language to uplift and heal. At TTWF, we empower individuals to confront and articulate their experiences with racism, prejudice, and personal challenges through poetry, storytelling, and other creative forms of expression.
News
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Introducing the Black in White Poetry Competition 2025 Judges
Charlotte Shyllon Charlotte is the Founder and CEO of TTWF, a charity established in 2024 to expand and enhance the work of the social enterprise Black… read more
Events
TTWF’s events provide safe spaces for individuals to share their experiences through poetry
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Transform the world through poetry
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Join us for a FREE online poetry workshop. Facilitated by actress, director, poet and lecturer Anni Domingo. Discover how words can transform both writer and reader.… read more
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Black in White Poetry Competition 2025
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Have you experienced or observed racism, unconscious bias or microaggressions as a child or as a working adult? Write a poem about it and enter this… read more
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Black in White Poetry Competition 2024
Closing Date:
Have you experienced racism, prejudice, unconscious bias or microaggressions as a child or as a working adult? Write about your experiences in a poem and enter… read more
Stories
Words that Inspire, Poetry, Powerful Voices and Storytelling
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Even in Africa, Black people suffer racial discrimination
I was harassed by Moroccan airport police for filming discrimination against Black Africans In January, I was on my way back to the UK from Freetown,… read more
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Packing a powerful punch with poetry
The old saying that ‘words can never hurt me’ isn’t true. They can hurt, especially when used to spew racist abuse. But words can also inform,… read more
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Child Q is not alone
Why we need to keep calling out racism As the mother of a black teenage girl, the story of Child Q breaks my heart. Child Q… read more