Young people energised by a year of protest want changes to the way black history is taught
For young people who took part in the summer’s protests, this year’s Black History Month is arguably one of the most important since it was first celebrated in the UK in 1987.
From a global pandemic in which people of colour have died disproportionately and will shoulder the brunt of its economic repercussions, to the killing of George Floyd and the resurgence of the global Black Lives Matter movement, this year has forced many people to see and openly discuss the reality of institutional racism for the first time.
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