Students honour Black History Month

Throughout October, the King’s community has been marking Black History Month and members of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee have taken a lead on events. 

Black History Month, which was first honoured in the United States, launched in the UK in the 1980s as a way of challenging racism in British society. It is now celebrated to give everyone the opportunity to share, celebrate and understand the impact of Black heritage and culture. 

Students were instrumental in taking over the communal screens in school to showcase the inspiring stories lesser-known Black people, as well as organising a popular screening of Black Panther over a number of lunchtime sessions. 

In addition, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator, Miss Sherriff, was invited to speak at History Club this month to talk about the Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963, and to test student and staff knowledge on Black British History. 

As we approached the end of October, and the half-term, students worked to prepare and present their Black History Month assembly.

Miss Sherriff said: “The students did an incredible job of highlighting the impact of African and Caribbean culture in Britain.

“It was really inspiring to hear from the BHM team about the people, music and historical events that inspired them. The pride each student applied in presenting their perspectives for the whole school assembly highlights how necessary these celebrations are.”

Many thanks to the following students for their input into the assembly:

• Chinedu Ekwueme (3GLA)
• Jared Ghebrehewet (3WAL)
• Theo Airoll (3BRA)
• Michelle Alalade (SHWER)
• Jack Secrette (3GRO)
• Ife Oyedeji (5LES)