Tutorial wc 29/09 : Black History Month

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Tutorial: Black History Month

Learning objective

A reminder of Stanmore College's Code of Conduct:

It is not permitted to smoke or vape in the toilets on the College site.

Loitering is also not permitted.

This behaviour is also expected OFF SITE. Please ensure you behave in an appropriate way with neighbours and nearby businesses.

Put these significant events in Black History in the right order:

1

Rhaune Laslett launches the Notting Hill carnival

2

The UK elects 4 black Members of Parliament

3

The Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury Docks in Essex, bringing immigrants from the West Indies to the UK

4

Ignatius Sancho is the first African prose writer to be published in England

Put these significant events in Black History in the right order:

1

Trevor McDonald joins ITN and becomes the first black news reporter

2

The first Black Lives Matter protest takes place in the UK

3

Dr Martin Luther King Jr visits the UK and forms the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination

4

The Slave Trade Act is passed, prohibiting the slave trade in the British Empire

Put these significant events in Black History in the right order:

1

Viv Anderson becomes the first black British footballer to represent England internationally

2

Edward Enninful becomes the first black editor-in-chief of British Vogue magazine

3

The Race Relations Act passes, granting the right to take discrimination complaints to civil courts andtribunals

4

John Archer, the first black mayor in London, is elected

1782 - The publishing of Ignatius Sancho's letters 2 years after he died made him the first published African writer in the UK.

1807 - The Slave Trade Act was introduced. It prohibited the slave trade, but it didn't result in emancipation until 1833.

1913 - John Archer became the Mayor of Battersea, making him the first black mayor in London.

1965 - The Race Relations Act outlawed discrimination on the "grounds of colour, race, or ethnic or national origins" in public places in Great Britain.

1948 - The Empire Windrush arrived in London, carrying West Indian people invited to the UK to help rebuild post-war Britain.

1964 - On his way to receive his Nobel Peace Prize, MLK Jr stopped off in London and inspired a group of black spokespersons and activists to form the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination.

1966 - Rhaune Laslett founded the "Notting Hill Fayre and Pageant" - now known as the Notting Hill Carnival

1978 - Viv Anderson becomes the first black British footballer to represent England internationally

1973 - Trevor McDonald joins ITN and becomes the first black news reporter

1987 - The first 4 black MPs were elected to Parliament - Dianne Abbott, Paul Boateng, Bernie Grant, and Keith Vaz

2016 - The first UK Black Lives Matter protest took place in London

2017 - Edward Enninful became the first black editor-in-chief of British Vogue

What is the main purpose of Black History Month?

Should there be more effort put into focusing on Black History throughout the year, and not only on Black History Month?

The theme of this year's Black History Month is

Standing Firm in Power and Pride. What does this mean to you?

Please complete Part 2 of the

Student Survey!!