Black History Month
Find out about Black History Month 2023 at Become
Black History Month 2023
During Black History Month, we will be amplifying the important organisations, resources, and stories that celebrate and support Black young people.
Black History Month is about uplifting stories, celebrating successes and highlighting the issues the Black community face, and what can be done to overcome them.
We want to share the mic with the crucial individuals and organisations that are championing Black voices in 2023, particularly those with care experience.
That’s why we also asked the Become team to share the books, articles, videos, and individuals they think encapsulate Black History Month. You can find out what they said below.
If you have a book, blog, podcast, video or another resource you think should be listed, please email in.
Resources:
What to read
2023 Black History Month School Pack (including posters & lesson plans)
Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
Maybe I Don’t Belong Here by David Harewood
Acknowledging the role of kinship care on Windrush Day
Spirits of The Written Word – Lemn Sissay
‘I fostered 3 teenage boys when I was 25 years old – and now I think I will always foster’
Betty Campbell: Statue of Welsh Black heroine to be unveiled
That Reminds Me by Derek Owusu
Black LGBTQ+ organisations you should know about
What to watch
Poet Lemn Sissay on growing up in the care system, racism and finding his Ethiopian family
Black and British: A Forgotten History
Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson
Who to follow
Groups and organisations
The Black Care Experience – @TheBlackCareExp
Black History Month UK – @BhmUK
Black Girls Book Club – @bg_bookclub
The Halo Code – @thehalocode
The Runnymede Trust – @RunnymedeTrust
UK Fully Focused – @UKfullyfocused
Replenish Culture – @replenish_culture
Individuals
David Olusoga, Historian – @DavidOlusoga
Lemn Sissay, Poet – @LemnSissay
Malorie Blackman, Author – @MalorieBlackman
Events
https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/listings/
26 October: Black Care 23: ‘What comes next?’ with Ty’rone Haughton + Panel Discussion
27 October: Black Care Poetry Club with Headliner Lemn Sissay