Black History Month

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Black History Month

October (UK & Europe)

& February (North America)

Plus Value Awareness support this annual event. 

Explore below the discover information, features and showcase projects

Original content

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Blog: Embrace, not shaming

An insight on changing perceptions

Read the blog on WordPress

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Blog: Be smarter in moving forward

A special article with a combination of the Project Director's personal experences and observations

Visit the blog via the Keith Mckenzie's website

Read the blog on WordPress

Support statement from Keith Mckenzie, Project Director


We must not underestimate black and other multicultural voices with hidden differences and their life experiences. They can face many challenges with their voices on their experiences insight.

We must stop dismissing & silencing the voices from hidden differences living with an ethnic background. This includes their insight, context and any sort of injustice they face.

Any positive suggestions from multicultural individuals with hidden differences must be heard & listened to. Communities, businesses and public authorities shouldn't be used as tokenism and instead, listen better, have an open mind and make better progress.

We all need to acknowledge the achievers and role models of black and other multicultural individuals with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and Social Anxiety.


Living as a black & autistic person should not be a punishment or be made to feel shamed from other people's prejudice


Connected projects

Related to specialised projects & previous showcase content for Black History Month

Blog: Be Smart

A mini blog to change our perceptions & presumptions

Read the blog on WordPress

Blog: Change from negative perceptions

Improve how we treat multicultural people with hidden differences

Read the blog on Tumblr

Blog: Black+Hidden differences = not negative

Changing from the traditional and negative attitudes

Read the blog on Tumblr

Valuing Multicultural differences

The importance of a positive sense of value

View the project

Multicultural Achievers

A Summary list of achievers and role models

View the project

Advantage Multicultural with Hidden Differences

Examples on how multicultural with hidden differences can be positive in society

View the project

Recommended projects

to explore

from the Plus Value

Awareness family

Elements of Value

Exploring the elements of a positive sense of value

Visit the project

Postive Value

Starting points to value better as a citizen

Visit the project

Event Information

Black History Month is an annual awareness event to remind the world of the history of the black communities including achievements & accomplishments. The event started in the United States in 1970 after a proposal to educate on a year earlier to educators at Kent State University in Ohio. This event expanded to many countries including Canada, Germany, Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

This event was first observed in the United Kingdom in 1989 and in Ireland in 2010.


The event is observed annually & during different months in different parts of the world. In North America, it is observed in February while in Europe it is observed in October.


2020 was one of the most iconic years of Black History Month in living memory. The civil liberty movement becomes more prominent, this is due to an escalating series of injustices that have cost too many African American lives in the United States. Internationally, nations around the world are reminding everyone not to forget the injustice and racism which still occurring.

 

Recommended Organisations

Follow the awareness organisations who is supporting Black History Month

Official UK Black History Month online

USA Black History Month website

By the Library of Congress


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