Today is the beginning of #BlackHistoryMonth
Follow this thread to find out more about the history of contemporary black Britain and how people are honouring the month

Follow this thread to find out more about the history of contemporary black Britain and how people are honouring the month

Royal Mail has unveiled four special postboxes to mark the beginning of #BlackHistoryMonth 
Find out who has been featured
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/black-history-month-post-boxes-royal-mail-b711783.html

Find out who has been featured

#BlackHistoryMonth 
12 anti-racist activists to follow on social media
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/black-history-month-black-lives-matter-anti-racism-instagram-social-media-a9554186.html

12 anti-racist activists to follow on social media

#BlackHistoryMonth 
The words of 23 black activists from Martin Luther King to Maya Angelou
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/anti-racism-racial-injustice-quotes-black-lives-matter-activists-a9544801.html

The words of 23 black activists from Martin Luther King to Maya Angelou

#BlackHistoryMonth 
Google Doodle commemorates life of British abolitionist, Ignatius Sancho
Find out more about Sancho here
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/ignatius-sancho-google-doodle-black-history-month-uk-slavery-letters-death-b736390.html

Google Doodle commemorates life of British abolitionist, Ignatius Sancho
Find out more about Sancho here

Mo Gilligan to present Channel 4 documentary about black British comedians for #BlackHistoryMonth
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/mo-gilligan-channel-4-black-history-month-comedian-documentary-a9685056.html

Barbie launches new campaign for #BlackHistoryMonth
created in collaboration with Shiona Turini https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/black-history-month-barbie-dolls-mattel-queen-and-slim-designer-shiona-turini-a9345671.html

Opinion: #BlackHistoryMonth
should be a time for action – and white people, that includes you too
Read more here
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/black-history-month-uk-race-racism-white-people-a9158086.html

Read more here

#BlackHistoryMonth 
Opinion: Early 20th-century black British history is as important as Windrush. These are the three lessons whitewashing has denied us
Read more here
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/black-history-month-lcp-harold-moody-una-marson-windrush-b572875.html

Opinion: Early 20th-century black British history is as important as Windrush. These are the three lessons whitewashing has denied us
Read more here

Prince Harry says 'world was created for white people' in interview to mark #BlackHistoryMonth
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-harry-white-people-black-history-month-evening-standard-interview-b738922.html
