Pupils at Lawn Manor Academy have taken the lead in celebrating Black History Month by stepping into the role of teachers to share inspiring stories of Black pioneers with the whole school community. Year 10 pupils Mangmaa and Delores, along with Year 11 pupil Cornel, wrote and led assemblies exploring influential Black figures in sport,...
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Swindon and Wiltshire’s Black history celebrated at Lawn Manor Academy
The stories of pioneering Black voices, as well as Swindon and Wiltshire’s Windrush generation, have been the focus for pupils at Lawn Manor Academy for October’s Black History Month. This year’s national Black History Month theme is ‘Reclaiming Narratives’, underscoring a commitment to correcting historical inaccuracies and showcasing the untold success stories and the full...
Keynsham pupils learn first-hand about Bristol Bus Boycott for Black History Month
Children from Castle Primary School in Keynsham have learnt first-hand about a pivotal event for Black History Month this month. Joyce Morris-Wisdom, one of the Bristol Bus Boycott activists, visited the school to talk about her part in the 1963 event which paved the way for the Race Relations Act two years later. Joyce was just 14...
Black History Month celebratory event at Clarks Village
Preparations are underway for the second annual Black History Month celebration at Clarks Village in Street, Somerset, in collaboration with the Somerset Multicultural Association, and this year promises to be bigger and better. The aim of the event is to bring BME people who live in rural Somerset together and to share vibrant black history and culture with the local community. This event...