Why Black History Month is Still Relevant !
Why Black History Month is still relevant
Ella Nicholls
We have come a long way in the fight against racism and incidents today cannot begin to comprehend the level of discrimination black people faced in the 15th century. However, there is still along way to go in the fight for equality. Sadly, we live in a society where people still question why we celebrate black history month and if it still matters.
However, black history month is still relevant for many reasons. One main reason is that there is much to celebrate. The courageous men and women who fought, and are still fighting, hard for equality and were and still are brave enough to be activists in the face of adversity. Black accomplishments in history have often been minimised or removed, however black history month helps celebrate these achievements of black men and women. Black activism throughout history paved and continues to pave the way for other minorities to have equal opportunities with some of the earliest movements in the fight for equality being fought by people of black origin. Black history month continues to be relevant in this way because of the people in the past and present who make and made it relevant, it’s their accomplishments that need to be celebrated. We also need Black History Month to reflect on the extraordinary back people that deserve to have their culture recognised.
Here at Herts and Essex throughout October we had many events take place to support and celebrate black history and culture including: “Black Out” day where sixth form students and staff dressed in all black to show support for the culture, music of black origin being played in assemblies throughout the month, celebrating the achievements of black men and women by displaying posters outside relevant classrooms with people of black origin and their achievements on the poster relating to the subject, selling badges and ribbons in order for students and staff to be able to show their support towards the cause, a black history bake sale and also a theatre screening of Black Panther. All money has been donated to the Sickle Cell Society which deals with sickle cell anaemia: a disease particularly prevalent in the black community.
So in this day and age, with all the technology and social-media platforms we are able to access we need to start questioning why people are still having to fight for equality. Black people, gay people and women are all still suffering because there are people out there who believe that we have achieved equality. Months like these enhance recognition for the need of equality, and therefore, since we do not have equality, Black History Month is mostly definitely relevant.
Ella Nicholls
We have come a long way in the fight against racism and incidents today cannot begin to comprehend the level of discrimination black people faced in the 15th century. However, there is still along way to go in the fight for equality. Sadly, we live in a society where people still question why we celebrate black history month and if it still matters.
However, black history month is still relevant for many reasons. One main reason is that there is much to celebrate. The courageous men and women who fought, and are still fighting, hard for equality and were and still are brave enough to be activists in the face of adversity. Black accomplishments in history have often been minimised or removed, however black history month helps celebrate these achievements of black men and women. Black activism throughout history paved and continues to pave the way for other minorities to have equal opportunities with some of the earliest movements in the fight for equality being fought by people of black origin. Black history month continues to be relevant in this way because of the people in the past and present who make and made it relevant, it’s their accomplishments that need to be celebrated. We also need Black History Month to reflect on the extraordinary back people that deserve to have their culture recognised.
Here at Herts and Essex throughout October we had many events take place to support and celebrate black history and culture including: “Black Out” day where sixth form students and staff dressed in all black to show support for the culture, music of black origin being played in assemblies throughout the month, celebrating the achievements of black men and women by displaying posters outside relevant classrooms with people of black origin and their achievements on the poster relating to the subject, selling badges and ribbons in order for students and staff to be able to show their support towards the cause, a black history bake sale and also a theatre screening of Black Panther. All money has been donated to the Sickle Cell Society which deals with sickle cell anaemia: a disease particularly prevalent in the black community.
So in this day and age, with all the technology and social-media platforms we are able to access we need to start questioning why people are still having to fight for equality. Black people, gay people and women are all still suffering because there are people out there who believe that we have achieved equality. Months like these enhance recognition for the need of equality, and therefore, since we do not have equality, Black History Month is mostly definitely relevant.
