Black History Month

Black History Month happens every October in the UK and provides a wonderful occasion to celebrate the diversity of our society and the contributions Black and Asian men and women have made to the development of British society, technology, economy and culture. There is no has overall responsibility for coordinating or arranging Black History Month. Events and activities are run throughout the country by a range of organisations.

Black History Month presents an excellent opportunity for LEAs and schools to reflect on their existing practice and material to ensure that they are meeting the aims of the school curriculum:

Aim 1: The school curriculum should aim to provide opportunities for all pupils to learn and to achieve.

Aim 2: The school curriculum should aim to promote pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and prepare all pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.

It is not possible to include all websites which provide information and resources on Black History. However, we have included a selection which may be of interest.

Disclaimer
The Department is not responsible for the content or reliability of external websites; neither does inclusion on this site imply endorsement of the views expresses within them.

Black and Asian History Map - Channel 4 www.channel4.com/history/microsites/B/blackhistorymap/

Multicultural History - BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/history/society_culture/multicultural/

Independent race and refugee news network - HomeBeats: Struggles for Racial Justice CD ROM. The Homebeats CD Rom produced by the Institute of Race Relations, is about the history of race relations in Britain and relationships with other parts of the world. The site itself gives updates on news and events concerning the CD Rom. www.irr.org.uk/publication/cdrom/index.html

Inspirational images from the Mckenzie Heritage Picture Archive www.mckenziehpa.com/

Moving Here a database of photographs, maps, objects, documents and audio items recording migration experiences of the past 200 years. www.movinghere.org.uk/

The Black Presence in Britain
www.blackpresence.co.uk/