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Volunteers at a Nottingham supplementary school for children from African Caribbean Communities introduce the concept of the ‘black tax’ as they celebrate their 30th anniversary. Shiefton Supplementary School was created to address a concern that black children underachieve in mainstream schools. In this extract, the group’s chair, Angela Reid and head of the parent’s group, Debbie Macintosh, tell 91¸£ÀûÉç Radio Nottingham’s Reya El-Salahi why giving back or doing ‘black tax’ work is so rewarding.