Black History Month
Celebrating Black History Month at UWE Bristol.
Celebrating Black History Month at UWE Bristol
At UWE Bristol, our ultimate goal is to foster a society where Black history and experiences are valued, celebrated, and integrated into mainstream consciousness throughout the entire year, promoting a more inclusive and equitable understanding of history.
This year's theme is Reclaiming Narratives. Its focus is on taking control of narratives, recognising stories, history and heritage through ensuring that Black voices are heard and Black experiences are acknowledged. The theme encourages all to shine a light on untold stories, heroes and people that have contributed and impacted communities.
October is Black History Month. However, we recognise that Black history should never be a task or check box for people to complete for one month of the year. Recognising and learning Black history should be a constant activity.
Through a more inclusive and diverse curriculum, Black history can be celebrated every day and treated as a crucial and essential part of our historical discourse and understanding.
Roger Griffith and Steve West in conversation
Roger Griffith joins Steve West to discuss Black History Month and UWE Bristol. This is part one of a series — continue watching the conversation in part two and part three and find related content in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion playlist.
Celebrating Excellence - first edition
Inspiring stories of excellence from Black professionals to fields of Science, Health, Education and Society.
Celebrating Excellence - second edition
This edition of Celebrating Excellence provides an interdisciplinary, cross-university exposition of the brilliance that Black heritage professionals add to UWE Bristol and the Higher Education sector.
If you would like to the see the most recent progression and achievements of staff highlighted in the Celebrating Excellence expositions, please search and view their UWE staff profiles.
What is happening in Black History Month?
You can find out more about Black History Month from:
- the UWE Bristol events diary
- The Students' Union at UWE, who have a number of events
- Bristol City Council, who have also published a programme of highlights
- Black History Month national website.
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