Black History Month was originally founded to recognise the contributions that people of African and Caribbean backgrounds have made to the UK over many generations. Now, Black History Month has expanded to include the history of not just African and Caribbean people but black people in general. It is an opportunity to celebrate progress and achievement, as well as to advocate for change for a better future.

Yvonne House Keyworker Lauren Brown organised a series of events at the house, here we share some of the ways in which we celebrated this month:

We have been celebrating the achievements of a different important figure in history each day:

One Young Person shared:

"It's been interesting to read about all the different people!"

We've had a group outing to Africa Fashion Week London:

One Young Person Commented that:

"African Fashion Week was pretty cool..."

We've discovered new books and resources:

Finding good resources can be so important, as we reflected on this one Young Person shared with us:

"Black History Month in school was fake, everything I learnt about black history I had to learn myself..."

We tasted some amazing Caribbean cooking:

Saifudyn -who can usually be found fixing, repairing and generally sorting out any maintenance issues at Young Futures,- cooked up a tasty Caribbean feast! Yum!

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We Watched 'When They See Us':

Young People also watched 'When They See Us' a powerful drama based on a true story about five teens from Harlem who are falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.

Young People commented on how important this series and the documentary are, these parts of history which need to be known and from which lessons need to be learned.

To continue your learning and find out more about Black History Month check out the Black History Month website which has heaps of great information and resources. You can find it here:

https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/

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