Beyond Black History Month - Decolonising the curriculum: The Sunday Twilight show with Maud

My first experience of a Black History Month school assembly was very underwhelming. A white history teacher presented slides about slavery and the horrors endured by Africans who were kidnapped and brought to America.

It was sad and depressing.

I was left with less than 5mn to introduce a writing competition on the topic of Black Lives Matter. This unoriginal and biased educational missed opportunity has led me to get involved in promoting Black History each Month instead. We have to expand our vision of what makes an inclusive and universal education of quality. This can only happen by offering a decolonised curriculum and empowering our students to question the world they live in.

From the Kohinoor gem to the Bristol Bus Boycott, Black history month is but a step in a cultural and educational revolution.