A UK Black History Month Post (2024)

It’s been 3 years since I last did a UK Black History Month post.

In 2021, I quoted myself from 2020 and I’m going to continue that tradition:

It’s been tough finding decent BHM content because so much of it is whitewashed or performative. People are retreading the same steps and the same “look at these famous slaves!” lists of influential Black people, often written by white people. Or pledges for more action that were made last year and the year before. I’m also not pleased about a few articles regarding more Black presence in the police force which is the most counterintuitive suggestion to make in any month, let alone Black History Month.

In the same month as Chris Kaba’s killer was acquitted of his murder, I want to focus as much on Black joy as any of the more painful memories and stories that make us who we are as Black British people. So here’s my roundup for this year’s Black History Month.

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