The explosion of Black History Month begin again this OCTOCBER. A series of events and activities for all, young people and adults thoughtout the 31 days of October. Let’s not forget, Black History Month is EVERY Month!

In the month of September Black History Month Colchester will set up shop in the Colchester Community Hub on Longwire Street, Colchester for the a prelude to our October celebrations. Our project will begin with table top displays and exhibitions of Arts and Crafts and a series of progarms and activities for young people and adults throughtout the month of October.

We also invite you to check out Black History Month UK magazine, which are launching a new campaign to mark Black History Month 2021 in October. Inspired by the 2020 Black Lives Matter events, the new campaign is called ‘Proud To Be’. They are inviting Black and Brown people of all ages throughout the UK to share what they are proud to be. For example, Proud To Be Black, Proud To Be Brown, Proud To Be Black & LGBTQ+, Proud To Be Me. www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/news/proud-to-be

You can use this collection of resources to explore black history, heritage, culture and achievements with your children, youth groups and your class. Black History Month – Teacher Resources – BBC Teach