Celebrating Black
History Month
October Information &
Resource Pack
Top 10 Websites
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http://www.black-history-month.co.uk/ information, news, resources and campaigns
http://www.blackhistorymonthuk.co.uk/ The official UK website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/blackhistory/ documentaries, videos and free music downloads
http://www.asalh.org/blackhistorymonthorigins.html the history of Black History Month
http://www.kickitout.org/ the official website for Kick Racism Out Of Football. Also check
out http://www.onegameonecommunity.org/ One Game One Community
http://languagecaster.com/2008/10/31/podcast-week-12-kick-racism-out-offootball/#comment-281045 learning English through football
http://www.srtrc.org/ Show Racism the Red Card – download the education pack here:
http://www.srtrc.org/uploaded/SRTRC%20ED%20PACK%20FINAL%20PDF.pdf
http://www.getkentunited.co.uk/index.php Get Kent United campaign
http://www.kent.police.uk/Your%20Area/Medway/Medway_news/Black_History_Month_.ht
ml Kent Police have a countywide calendar of BHM events, as does KCC
http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/libraries/services-for-everyone/whats-new.htm
http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/ Great Black Britons
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Other Resources
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http://www2.tntech.edu/history/bhmonth.html Comprehensive list of websites, mainly
American
http://www.black-history-month.co.uk/links.html links & resources
http://www.tes.co.uk/resourcecalendar.aspx?nbday=0&nbmth=10&nbyr=2009&evcode=40
Free posters and other resources from the TES
http://www.srtrc.org/resources/team-poster-downloads poster downloads from ‘show
racism the red card’
http://www.furd.org/default.asp?intPageID=17 ‘football unites racism divides’ has a good
resource library and information on pioneering black footballers
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/library/racism/ ideas for dealing with
racism that can be adapted to a youth work session
http://www.amnesty.org/ Learn more about human rights
http://www.channel4learning.com/index.html good citizenship and PSHE resources
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/ resources that can be adapted to anti racism work
http://www.runnymedetrust.org/resources/real-histories-directory.html Real Histories
Directory has good resources for promoting diversity
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/44.htm insight into racism from a global, child
centred perspective
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/ insight into refugee and asylum seeker issues
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html a selection of quizzes and crosswords related
to BHM
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/black-history-month/teacher-resources/6602.html# a
range of adaptable lesson plans, quizzes and other resources relating to BHM
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Introduction
ECM Outcomes: Enjoy & Achieve, Make a Positive Contribution
CURRICULUM CHAPTERS: 1, 3, 12, 22
This month’s pack celebrates Black History Month with resources, activities and ideas to
help you plan sessions to tie in with the KROOF events taking place across the County.
I’ve focused on 6 figures from Black History, 3 from the UK and 3 from the US, whose
collective experience highlights a range of extraordinary achievements but also the
barriers and discrimination which continue to be faced by people across the world.
Each brief biography is supported by some suggested activities and a discussion point
and there are some additional off the peg activity sheets and discussion points at the end
of the pack.
The intention of the pack is to give some perspective on why KROOF remains timely and
necessary whilst opening eyes - for example, we all know Florence Nightingale but,
arguably, Mary Seacole’s achievements were all the greater when we consider the
discrimination she faced to achieve her goals.
This months pack is the first to be released online - if you go to (website) you’ll find a link
to this pack which allows you to:
• Open the pack and print the pages you want
• Save the pack to your hard drive
To bookmark the link press Ctrl+D or click on ‘Favourites’/’Bookmarks’ and click on ‘Add
to Favourites’
All the packs for 2009 are available to download here http://kysinfo.wordpress.com/
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Icebreakers
RACISM & RESPECT
Put up a sheet of paper with the word ‘Racism’ at one end of the room and the word
‘Respect’ at the other. Give each member of the group 2 post-its and ask them to
write a word they associate with the idea of racism on one and a word they associate
with respect on the other. Stick each post-it under the appropriate heading. Now get
the group to read out a word each, either their own or someone else's. Continue until
all the words have been read out – draw out the fact that terms associated with
racism are negative and those associated with respect are positive.
CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES
Ask the group to imagine they are commissioning editors for a new TV channel and
they’re going to decide which three of the following programmes gets made.
Obviously they need to pick the shows they think most people will want to watch:
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A streetwise young black man tries to bring up 2 children on his own (drama)
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An Asian shopkeeper and Greek kebab shop owner are always competing with each
other (comedy)
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The goings on in an Italian cafe full of crazy customers where football is king
(comedy)
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Despite his parents wishes, a young Indian man can’t be bothered to find a job and
instead goes on the dole and dreams of being a racing driver (comedy)
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2 south London wheeler dealers are always selling dodgy goods and dreaming of
being millionaires (comedy)
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An elderly white woman forms a community group with her black neighbours and
they get into all kinds of trouble (comedy)
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A Chinese detective investigates crime amongst Triad gangs (thriller)
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Icebreakers (continued)
There are no right or wrong answers as all the ideas contain some element of
stereotyping. How could the top three ideas be changed so that they challenge
stereotyping? Introduce the idea that stereotypes make assumptions about people and
can be used to promote hatred against certain groups.
ANTI RACIST PLACARD
Ask each member of the group to imagine they are at a football match or a KROOF event.
Give each young person a piece of paper and tell them that, when you say the words
‘Kick it Out!’ you want them to hold up their anti racist messages so everyone else can
read them. Give the group a few minutes to write their placards before starting. When
they’re all holding up their placards either ask the young person themselves, or their
neighbour, to read out their message. Facilitate a discussion as to why each person
chose the message they did and why it’s important to stand up and speak out on racism
and discrimination.
BINGO
See the bingo card below
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Look at the squares below. Think about which apply to you – choose a square you feel
comfortable talking about then ask other people which squares apply to them. Try to
fill each square with at least one person’s name. Use each person’s name only once.
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Rosa Parks
How an ordinary woman took a stand against
discrimination
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man forty years ago on
December 1, 1955, she was tired and weary from a long day of work. But she was also
tired of the treatment that she and her friends and family received as African Americans.
"Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it," She said. "I kept thinking about
my mother and my grandparents, and how strong they were. I knew there was a
possibility of being mistreated, but an opportunity was being given to me to do what I had
asked of others."
The rest of Parks' story is American history...her arrest and trial, a 381-day Montgomery
bus boycott, and, finally, the Supreme Court's ruling in November 1956 that segregation
on transportation is unconstitutional.
She died, aged 92, in 2005 a symbol of dignity, determination and courage.
Rosa Parks official website
Interview with Rosa Parks
http://www.rosaparks.org/bio.html
http://mhlo.me/6efec0
DISCUSSION POINT: Would you be prepared to stand up – or sit down – for what you
believed in?
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Wordsearch
Can you find the words in the grid?
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Boycott
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Who Are They?
Can you work out these famous African Americans using the grid references? The first number is
the horizontal co-ordinate (bottom row) and the second number is the vertical co-ordinate (first
column) – for example 1,5 = S
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She refused to give up her bus seat for a white person
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She owns her own TV studio and has a highly rated US talk show
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The first African American man to run for President
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Led the fight for civil rights and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1963
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Martin Luther King
Using the power of words to change the world
At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received
the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced that he would give
the prize money of $54,123 to the civil rights movement.
Martin Luther King was also an American clergymen, and one of the principal leaders of
the American civil rights movement. He was deeply committed to the principles of non
violence, even though the racist organisation the Ku Klux Klan used murder and violence
against African Americans across the Southern states of America where King led various
campaigns to end discrimination.
He was known as an outstanding speaker – his ‘I have a Dream’ speech, delivered during
the March on Washington to demand an end to racism, is recognised as one of the
greatest speeches in American history. Martin Luther King spent his life fighting for racial,
social and economic equality for African Americans and is known as one of the greatest
human rights campaigners in history. Martin Luther King Jr Day is observed on the third
Monday in January every year.
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th, 1968 while standing on the balcony
of his hotel room. He leaves an enduring legacy as the leader of America’s greatest
nonviolent movement for justice, equality, and peace
‘I have a dream’
The King Centre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUtL_0vAJk
http://www.thekingcenter.org/Default.aspx
DISCUSSION POINT: Are words powerful enough to change the world?
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Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes
The original ‘brown eyes/blue eyes’ activity was developed by Jane Elliot, who used it as a
way of understanding Martin Luther King’s death for children who had never experienced
racism growing up in a predominantly white area http://www.janeelliott.com/
Read out the following list of attributes – ask young people to stand if they have that
characteristic or sit if they don’t:
• Blonde hair
• Freckles
• Glasses
• Left handed
• Brown eyes
When the brown eyed children are standing, tell them they’re going to be taking part in a
really fun activity. The rest of the group will be cleaning the centre floor. Allow young
people to react to this – threaten the brown eyes with swapping tasks with the blue eyes,
for example. Once they’ve had a chance to respond, tell them that you were only joking –
ask them if they thought this was a good way of dividing and rewarding people? Should
you miss out just because you’re eyes are the wrong colour? What do they think about the
idea of a society where people with freckles would be considered to be less intelligent
because they had freckles – would it be fair? What would be the consequences for people
with freckles – how would they feel about it? Point out that grouping people because they
have brown eyes or freckles is just as arbitrary as grouping people because of the colour
of their skin and that it would be as ridiculous to discriminate against someone because of
their eye colour as it is to discriminate against people because of their religion, colour,
nationality or culture.
(this version of the famous exercise is from the SRTRC education pack
http://www.srtrc.org/uploaded/SRTRC%20ED%20PACK%20FINAL%20PDF.pdf)
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‘I Have A Dream’ Rap
Watch the video of the ‘I have a Dream’ speech or read the transcript at:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
Martin Luther King used strong repetitions and rhythms in his speeches and this helped to
make them memorable. Rap uses a lot of the same devices to make its points. Either use
the speech as your basis or have a group discussion about prejudices and discriminations
young people in the group face and get them to work individually or in small groups to
write and perform a rap. Encourage young people to think about the world they live in now
and their dream for ways that their world can be made better – write these ideas up on a
flip chart as a reference. Try and encourage everyone to come up with at least 2 ideas.
For example:
• I have a dream that everyone who uses our centre will enjoy it and we can all work
together to improve our community
• I have a dream that we can kick racism out of football because it divides us and it spoils
everyone's enjoyment of the game
You could also use these ideas to write up a group ‘Dream’ and display it in your centre
for the duration of Black History Month.
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Mary Seacole
The original ‘Lady of the Lamp’
Mary Seacole was born in Jamaica, in 1805, to a Jamaican mother and a Scottish father.
She learnt about nursing from her mother who kept a boarding house for invalid soldiers.
She was a born healer and nurse and her reputation was such that the Jamaican
authorities came to her to provide nurses for the care of sick soldiers.
So when she travelled to London and heard about the collapse of the nursing system
during the Crimean war, it seemed natural that she should offer her considerable skills.
However, although she approached the War Office, the army medical department, and the
secretary of war to be allowed to go to the Crimea, offering her extensive experience and
excellent references, she was refused. Determined to help, she funded her own travel to
the Crimea and set up a hotel to care for the sick and wounded. She quickly became
known as ‘Mother Seacole’ and was widely praised for her skills. However, the war left her
financially ruined and, when she returned to London, it was Florence Nightingale who
was praised as ‘the Lady of the Lamp’. Although she was awarded a Crimea medal, Mary
Seacole was rapidly forgotten and lived the last 25 years of her life in obscurity.
However, in a 2004 poll, Mary Seacole was voted the greatest ever Black Briton.
Mary Seacole websites:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/seacole_mary.shtml
http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/bios/mary_seacole.html
http://www.maryseacole.com/maryseacole/pages/
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Famous Women Quiz
Can you match the face to the clue?
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This athlete won the heptathlon gold medal in
Sydney.
2. She was the first Black woman newsreader.
3. She has one of the most successful TV shows in
the world
4. One of the most famous singers in the world, she
was born in Tiger Bay in Cardiff
5. She was made a Dame for her amazing Athens
gold double on the track
6. The first African American to win the best actress
Oscar
7. This talented R & B singer and actress is married to
rap star Jay-Z
8. She won the X Factor and became a huge star in
the US
9. Famous American actress and comedian who won
an Oscar for ‘Ghost’
10. ‘Simply the Best’ singer who was a victim of
domestic abuse
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Famous Women
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Constance Briscoe
from ‘Ugly’ to empowered
Constance Briscoe is a lawyer and one of Britain’s first black judges. She is successful
and well known - but her life wasn’t always so easy.
Constance Briscoe is now probably best known for her book ‘Ugly’ in which she talks
about the terrible abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother who thought she was ‘too
black’. Her mother’s treatment of her, and constant insistence that she was ugly and
worthless, left deep psychological scars that Briscoe tried to heal by having extensive
plastic surgery to rebuild not only the face she thought was ugly, but also her self esteem
and self confidence. Her career path has never faltered – from the age of 12 when she
told barrister Michael Mansfield during a school trip that she would one day be his pupil –
though it is nothing short of a miracle that she achieved her objective. Constance, or Clare
as she always thought her name to be, was monstrously abused throughout her childhood
by her mother. ‘Ugly’ is the story of that abuse, the story of ten appalling years and how
she not only survived them, but triumphed. By the time Constance was taking her A
levels, she was holding down three jobs, looking after herself and paying rent to her
mother. Stubbornly courageous, Constance Briscoe is a survivor.
In 2006, Carmen Briscoe sued her daughter for libel. A high court jury found unanimously
in favour of Constance Briscoe.
http://www.constancebriscoe.com/
Constance Briscoe’s official website
DISCUSSION POINT: Do you agree with the old saying ‘sticks and stones may break my
bones but words will never hurt me’?
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Brochure about Me
Hand each member of the group a trifold brochure to complete (use the template below).
This will encourage each young person to start thinking positively about themselves – feel
free to edit the categories to suit the group you are working with.
When this is completed, ask them to fold up their brochure and write their name on the
blank side and hand it to their neighbour, with the blank side facing them. Now ask each
member of the group to write something positive about that person on the back of their
brochure – this can be as simple as ‘I like your hair’ or a more personal message
depending on how well they know the person. When everyone has made a comment,
return the brochures to their owners and allow a few minutes to read through the
comments.
Initiate a discussion about the session:
• How did it feel to think positively about yourself and your skills, talents etc.?
• How did it feel to read positive comments from your peers?
• How does thinking positively about yourself change your mood?
• Do you have to change your outside appearance to build your self esteem or can you
make a real difference by thinking positively?
• Does thinking positively about yourself and having good self esteem change the way you
feel about other people?
• Building self esteem helps you to respect yourself – does this help you to respect
others?
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The thing I like best about
myself is:
The thing I like best about
the way I look is:
One thing I’m really good
at is:
My ambition is to be:
My best skill/talent is:
My strengths:
My friends say I’m really
good at:
Things I’m good at:
I would like to develop
these skills/talents:
My greatest achievements:
What makes me happy:
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Colin Jackson
How a strong family made him a champion
Colin Jackson held the world record in the 110 metre hurdles for 13 years (1993 – 2006)
and won 2 gold medals at the World Championships (1993 & 1999). He was unbeaten at
the European Championships, winning 4 in a row. He still holds the world 60 metre
hurdles record and the Commonwealth Games 110 metre hurdles record.
Colin Jackson appeared in the BBC One documentary The Making of Me in an attempt to
find out what had made him such a talented athlete. A sample of his leg muscle showed
that he had 25% super fast twitch fibres, when all previous athletes tested had only 2%.
Family support was also thought to have been highly significant. Jamaicans are notable
for the high level of support and encouragement they give their children in the area of
sports. A notable clip showed a stadium in Jamaica with 30,000 people cheering on
children taking part in a school sports event. Although Colin was brought up in the UK, he
remembers his parents cheering on Don Quarrie in the 1976 Olympics, inspiring him to
want to 'be like that'.
He currently runs the Raise Your Game project, aiming to motivate and inspire everyone
to be their best "If I could just bottle the determination and drive of sportspeople, I would
be worth a fortune! Anybody wanting to raise their game - whether it's to get a new job,
pass an important exam or even lose some weight and get fit - can learn some vital
lessons!"
Raise Your Game: http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/raiseyourgame/
DISCUSSION POINT: What makes a great champion – nature (their body and genetic
makeup) or nurture (love & support from their family)?
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‘Who Am I?’ Sports Quiz
Who Am I? You can find all the answers in the wordsearch below
1. I’m the youngest player ever selected for England and, though I play for Arsenal, I’m
a huge Liverpool fan.
2. I ‘float like a butterfly and sting like a bee’ and I’m one of the greatest heavyweight
boxers of all time.
3. I’m the greatest cricket all rounder ever and I was the first batsman to score 6 sixes
in one over.
4. I’m the greatest basketball player of all time and my nickname is ‘Your Airness’
because of my incredible slam dunks
5. I’m the current world record holder for the 100 and 200 metres – I come from
Jamaica and I’m known as ‘Lightning’ because I’m so fast!
6. I’ve been playing golf since I was 2 and am now one of the all time greats in my
sport. My real name is Eldrick but everyone knows me by my nickname.
7. I’m the first black player to captain England and the first black manager in the
Premiership
8. I’m one of the all time greats in rugby league, having scored over 500 tries. My
nicknames include ‘Chariots’ and ‘Great Balls’!
9. I’ve won at all distances between 1500 metres and the Marathon and am the current
Marathon world record holder
10. I’m the youngest ever Formula One world champion and I was named after the
famous sprinter Carl Lewis.
11. I am the greatest footballer of all time and am the only player to play in 3 World Cup
winning teams
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THEO WALCOTT
MUHAMMED ALI
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Louis Armstrong
The power of music to overcome discrimination
If you’ve heard the song ‘Wonderful World’ then you’ve heard the voice of Louis
Armstrong. Known as ‘Satchmo’ or ‘Pops’, he was one of the greatest musicians of the
20th Century.
However, Armstrong was often called an ‘Uncle Tom’ – a derogatory term used to
describe black people who were thought to behave subserviently to white people. He was
certainly as popular with white audiences as black ones and did a great deal to popularise
black music forms like jazz and the blues for a wider audience. But when he performed
‘Black & Blue’ in 1955 the song became an anthem of complaint and powerful protest
against racial discrimination.
Its timing puts this impassioned performance in context, coming eleven months after the
landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. In the
months before and after, there were a series of brutal murders of blacks in Mississippi and
elsewhere (most famously, Emmett Till); and in December '55, Rosa Parks sparked the
prime active phase of the civil rights movement by refusing to give up her bus seat. Two
years later, Armstrong spoke out sharply against President Eisenhower's reluctance to act
when African-American teens were barred from Central High School in Little Rock,
Arkansas calling him "two-faced" and "gutless“. He cancelled a tour to Russia saying he
wouldn’t represent his own country because "The way they're treating my people in the
South, the government can go to hell“.
Louis Armstrong http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/class/armstrong/la_match.asp
DISCUSSION POINT: Can music really address serious social issues? Can you think of
any examples that have made you think differently about an issue?
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Black & Blue
Using Music to make a protest
(What did I do) to be so Black & Blue
Cold empty bed...springs hard as lead
Feel like ol’ Ned...wished I was dead
What did I do...to be so black and blue
Even the mouse...ran from my house
They laugh at you...and scorn you too
What did I do...to be so black and blue
I'm white...inside...but, that don't help my
case
’cause I...can't hide...what is in my face
How would it end...ain't got a friend
My only sin...is in my skin
What did I do...to be so black and blue
How would it end...ain't got a friend
My only sin...is in my skin
What did I do...to be so black and blue
Listen to ‘Black & Blue’
http://tinyurl.com/armstrongblackandblue
When Louis Armstrong recorded this song
in 1955 it was seen as a protest song – he
seemed to be singing about all the racism
and prejudice that he had encountered in
his life.
The Blues are a type of protest song
because they address issues of
discrimination and hardship. Many rap
songs build on the blues, with songs like
‘The Message’ talking about modern day
racism.
Think about protest songs that you know –
songs like ‘American Idiot’ (Green Day) or
Kanye West’s ‘Diamonds from Sierra
Leone’. See if you can find protest songs
on youtube and share them with the
group. Find the lyrics and share them with
the group.
Discuss the kinds of issues that you face
as young people – these might include
discrimination because of your age. Look
at the lyrics of ‘Black & Blue’ and write
your own protest song. Then try making a
video that reinforces your point.
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Famous Black Britons
Wordsearch
Sir Trevor Macdonald
Theo Walcott
Dame Shirley Bassey
Joan Armatrading
Seal
Frank Bruno
Lennox Lewis
Ian Wright
Lenny Henry
Floella Benjamin
Mary Seacole
Colin Jackson
Denise Lewis
Naomi Campbell
Lewis Hamilton
Paul Ince
Benjamin Zephaniah
Dame Kelly Holmes
Leona Lewis
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Famous Black Britons
Can you identify these famous Black Britons? Clue:
all of their names can be found in the wordsearch
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Crossword
Can you solve it – all the answers can be found in the wordsearch? And can you say
what name connects the people in the clues marked with an *?
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4. Heptathlon gold medallist (first name)*
(6)
5. Singer, partner of model Heidi Klum (4)
6. First black footballer to captain England
(4,4)
8. Double gold medallist from Kent (5,6)
11. Comedian and actor, married to Dawn
French (5,5)
13. Supermodel Naomi (8)
14. Famous newsreader Sir Trevor (8)
15. Boxer and celebrity – his catchphrase
was ‘Know what I mean, Harry’ (5,5)
16. Colin, world champion hurdler (7)
17. 2006 X Factor winner (first name)* (5)
18. Nurse Mary who went to the Crimea
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1.Dame Shirley, famous singer of
‘Goldfinger’ (6)
2. Most successful British boxer (first
name)* (6)
3. Youngest ever F1 world champion (last
name)* (8)
7. Joan, influential singer/songwriter (11)
9. Poet who shares a name with 15 down
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10. Theo, the youngest ever England
footballer (7)
12. Footballer & TV presenter (3,6)
15. Children’s TV presenter who shares a
name with 9 down (7)
* NAME: _ _ _ _ _
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True or False?
Some of the answers are in the pack but some you’ll have to find out!
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Denzel Washington is the only black actor to be nominated for 4 Oscars
Louis Armstrong never spoke out about racism during his life
Colin Jackson still holds the 60 metre hurdles world record
Martin Luther King Jr. Led a famous march on New York City
Rosa Parks was happy to give up her seat on the bus for a white man
Halle Berry is the only black actress ever to win an Oscar
Lenny Henry has become a Shakespearian actor and has played Othello
The British Government paid for Mary Seacole to go to the Crimean War
Leona Lewis won ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in 2006
There were no black people in the ‘Top 100 Britons’ poll
Barrack Obama is the first black president of the USA
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Star Signs
Can you name the famous people born under these star signs?
1st Black President of
the US
Destiny’s Child Singer
Strictly winner and new
judge
Famous civil rights
leader
Rap star, married to
Beyonce
She hosts a popular
chat show in the US
Youngest F1 world
champion
Youngest England
football player
Kent’s own double
Olympic gold medallist
Famous blind singer
who plays piano &
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Actor & rapper – and he
could keep your drink
cold!
South African president
who spent 26 years in
prison
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Discussion Topics
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If you came to England from another country, what were your hopes and fears? And
how does the experience of being here compare to them. If you are English, what
hopes and fears do you think people might have when coming to live and work in
your country?
What do you think the words ‘prejudice’, ‘discrimination’ and ‘oppression’ mean?
Have you ever witnessed someone suffering from prejudice, or have you been a
victim of it yourself? How did you react? Did you get involved? If not, why not?
What did you think are the biggest barriers to kicking out racism? And how could
those barriers be overcome?
An estimated 20% of English football players are black and they make a vital
contribution to the game. Why do you think so few football managers are black?
How much do you think the press and television are responsible for creating racist
stereotypes
Do you know the difference between an illegal immigrant and an asylum seeker?
What is the popular image of asylum seekers and illegal immigrants in this country?
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Kick It Out!
Write the NEGATIVES about racism on the ball and the POSITIVES about kicking it out
on the boot – you could display these in your centre during your KROOF events
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TBALL
Still Trying To Kick It Out
we have not closed our eyes or ears
we have not gone away
this racism we loathe and hate
we hear it still today
we've not become invisible
we may not scream or shout
but we're still here and crying
and trying to kick it out
it's moved in new directions
wherever players play
it's changed to homophobia
the latest phrase is 'gay'
it's used with no regard at all
and shows a deeper trend
where people play where will it stop
and will it never end?
from parents sat in swanky stands
to kids in streets and schools
where countries meet in fields and streets
and live to different rules
and out in Eastern Europe
and even still in Spain
those hurtful grinding racist chants
are being heard again
our message still remains the same
abuse does not belong
it's great to chant and roar and sing
we love to sing along
but listen now as insults hurl
inside our little grounds
where little's ever done at all
to stop that vile sound
where people feel they have the right
to scream out for a lark
at superstars in stadiums
or kids just in some park
you may think we are silent
we have not gone away
this racism we loathe and hate
we hear it still today
we've not become invisible
we may not scream or shout
but we're still here and crying
and trying to kick it out
Crispin Thomas, 2008
http://www.footballpoets.org/index.asp
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KROOF ACTIVITIES
AROUND KENT 2009
CANTERBURY & SWALE
SATURDAY 03/10/09
Riverside Youth Centre, Canterbury
Tel: 01227464807
MAIDSTONE, TONBRIDGE & MALLING
SATURDAY 10/10/09
Shepway Youth Centre, Maidstone
Tel: 01622 754095
TUNBRIDGE WELLS & SEVENOAKS
SUNDAY 11/10/09
Mascalls Youth Centre, Paddock Wood
Tel: 01892 835068
ASHFORD & SHEPWAY
SATURDAY 24/10/09
Christchurch Youth Centre, Ashford
Tel: 01233 628173
THANET & DOVER
WEDNESDAY 28/10/09
Castle Community College, Deal
Tel: 01304 374140
DARTFORD & GRAVESHAM
THURSDAY 29/10/09
The Discovery Centre, Swanscombe
Tel: 01322 623117
11.00 – 5.00
11.00 – 5.00
11.30 – 4.30
11.00 – 5.00
11.00 – 4.00
2.00 – 8.00
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Some more ideas to celebrate
KROOF & Black History Month
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Design a poster – why not base it around a quote from Martin Luther King or Rosa
Parks? You can find some great quotes here:
http://afroamhistory.about.com/library/blquoteindex.htm Quotes from Rosa Parks,
Martin Luther King etc.
http://www.learningtogive.org/search/quotes/Display_Quotes.asp?perspective_id=1&
search_type=perspective Quotes from eminent African Americans
Read the poem and get inspired – set it to music, try different ways of performing
it (singing, chanting, drumming) and then write your own poems around the themes
of celebrating Black history and kicking out racism.
Did you go to the Summer Diversity Festival? It was a great day and you can get
a taster of it here http://www.kenttv.com/#PRG2681 Why not organise your own
diversity event - include different activities, different foods, young people talking
about their diverse backgrounds – and celebrate the fact that we’re all different and
all equal!
Do some research into other great figures from Black history – there’s some
great information here:
http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/ 100 Great Black Britons
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/bios/ Biographies of famous
African Americans
http://www.biographyonline.net/2009/01/famous-black-people-who-changedworld.html Famous black people who changed the world
When you’ve finished your research, why not organise an exhibition of images,
words and music to celebrate some amazing lives?
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SLIDE 10 ‘WHO ARE THEY’
1. Rosa Parks
2. Oprah Winfrey
3. Jesse Jackson
4. Martin Luther King Jr
Middle row, from left:
Naomi Campbell, Seal, Frank Bruno
Bottom row, from left:
Lenny Henry, Benjamin Zephaniah, Ian
Wright
SLIDE 15 ‘FAMOUS WOMEN QUIZ’
1. Denise Lewis
2. Moira Stewart
3. Oprah Winfrey
4. Shirley Bassey
5. Kelly Holmes
6. Halle Berry
7. Beyonce Knowles
8. Leona Lewis
9. Whoopi Goldberg
10. Tina Turner
SLIDE 27 ‘CROSSWORD’
Across:
Down:
4. Denise
1. Bassey
5. Seal
2. Lennox
6. Paul Ince
3. Hamilton
8. Kelly Holmes
7. Armatrading
11. Lenny Henry
9. Zephaniah
13. Campbell
10. Walcott
14. McDonald
12. Ian Wright
15. Frank Bruno
15. Floella
16. Jackson
17. Leona
18. Seacole
SLIDE 26 ‘FAMOUS BLACK BRITONS’
Top row from left:
Joan Armatrading, Floella Benjamin,
Lennox Lewis, Sir Trevor McDonald
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SLIDE 28 ‘TRUE OR FALSE’
1. True
2. False – he cancelled a tour to Russia
because he didn’t want to represent
his country
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True
4. False – he led the March on
Washington to protest for equal
rights
5. False – her actions led to a bus
boycott
6. False - Hattie McDaniel and Whoopi
Goldberg won Oscars, but as best
supporting actress
7. True
8. False – she had to pay her own way
to the Crimea and set up her own
hospital
9. False – she won ‘X Factor’
10. True
11. True
SLIDE 29 ‘STAR SIGNS’
Leo: Barrack Obama
Virgo: Beyonce
Libra: Alesha Dixon
Scorpio: Martin Luther King Jr
Sagittarius: Jay-Z
Aquarius: Oprah
Capricorn: Lewis Hamilton
Pisces: Theo Walcott
Aries: Dame Kelly Holmes
Taurus: Stevie Wonder
Gemini: Ice Cube
Cancer: Nelson Mandela
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