6 activities to celebrate Black History Month UK at school
There are lots of creative ways your school can recognise Black History Month UK beyond school assemblies and we've come up with a few ideas
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Maria
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Six podcasts to listen to during Black History Month UK 2023 & beyond
Six podcasts to listen to during Black History Month UK 2023 and beyond
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Maria
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Our top reads for Black History Month UK 2023
Check out our list of books to read and enjoy during this year's Black History Month UK that includes fiction and non-fiction titles.
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Maria
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31 ways to celebrate Black History Month UK
We're challenging everyone to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonthUK 2023 in a different way each day of October!
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Sep 1
- 5 min
Princess Tsehai - Ethiopian Princess who trained as a nurse in the UK
Princess Tsehai was born in Addis Ababa. She often accompanied the Emperor to public events during his exile in Great Britain (1936–1941), w
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Sep 1
- 4 min
Princess Ademola - the African Princess who served as a nurse during wartime Britain
African nurses such as Princess Ademola, through their migration, settlement and contribution to British society, hold equal claim to the at
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Sep 1
- 7 min
Kofoworola Abeni Pratt - one of the first Black nurses in the NHS and nursing pioneer in Nigeria
Kofoworola Abeni Pratt was the first Black nurse in the NHS and a pioneer of nursing in post-independence Nigeria.
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Sep 1
- 8 min
Ivor Cummings - the unsung 'gay' father of the Windrush Generation
Growing up in Addiscombe, Ivor was most-often the only person-of-colour in his local environment. One can only imagine how difficult it was
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Maria
- Sep 1
- 3 min
Samuel Coleridge Taylor - famed 18th century British composer
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was a Black British composer, whose father was from Sierra Leone. He rose to acclaim during the 20th cen
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Maria
- Aug 29
- 4 min
Our TV picks for Black History Month UK 2023
Check out a few of our TV recommendations to help you celebrate and learn more about UK Black history, culture and talent this BHMUK23.
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Jun 1
- 12 min
Learie Constantine - was a cricketer, statesman, and Britain's first Black peer
Learie Constantine - was a cricketer, statesman, and Britain's first Black peer
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Angela M
- May 1
- 7 min
What is the theme for Black History Month UK 2023?
The theme of Black History Month UK 2022 is ‘Before Windrush’. This October we’ll be exploring the lives and stories of Black Britons who
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Vera B
- Feb 18
- 2 min
Google Doodle celebrates Mama Cax during Black History Month USA
Google Doodle celebrates the pioneering American model and disability rights activist who championed for the fashion industry's inclusion of
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Oct 24, 2022
- 7 min
Kathleen Wrasama - dedicated her life to helping the Black community in Britain
Black History Month UK 2022 'Sharing Journeys' campaign - exploring the lives of Britons with East African heritage Kathleen Wrasama
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Oct 22, 2022
- 7 min
African American GIs in the UK during 2WW - crossing the colour bar
As part of our Sharing Journeys campaign for #BHMUK22 we examine how African American GIs crossed the colour bar in the UK during 2WW
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Oct 10, 2022
- 6 min
Caribbean Artist Movement: pushed the boundaries of what was considered to be art
As part of our Sharing Journeys campaign for #BHMUK22 we examine the highly influential Caribbean Arts Movement (CAM) of the 1960s and 1970s
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Oct 10, 2022
- 6 min
John La Rose - was a writer, publisher & political organiser who changed the lives of Black Britons
Black History Month UK 2022 'Sharing Journeys' campaign - exploring the lives of Britons with Caribbean heritage
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Oct 3, 2022
- 6 min
Kemi Badenoch - the right-wing MP who could become the first Black leader of the Conservative party
Kemi Badenoch - the Tory right-wing MP who could become the first Black leader of the Conservative party
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Oct 3, 2022
- 6 min
How the West African Student Union (WASU) campaigned for the end of colonial rule in West Africa
#BHMUK22 Sharing Journeys campaign - learn how the West Africa Student Union (WASU) campaigned for the end of colonial rule in West Africa
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Oct 3, 2022
- 5 min
Lapido Solanke - was a political activist and founder of the influential WASU
Black History Month UK 2022 'Sharing Journeys' campaign - exploring the lives of Britons with West African heritage - Lapido Solanke
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