Why An African History Month

Why, An African History Month?

The motherland's histories are complex with over 2000 cultures, constituting, different languages, traditions and customs and they all have their own stories to tell. It would be mutually beneficial to have our history to be accessible in one historical umbrella. Each month would address a different topic. This will plant the seeds of knowledge to be harvest for the future generations. Most importantly, "African History Month" would serve as a catalyst to correct the gross misconceptions, omission and distortions of it's history.of African people globally.

The word African specifically relates to the indigenous people of the African continent and their descents in the Diaspora ( Caribbean , Americas , Arabia , etc). The race-nationality model such as that currently employed by African-American, African-Brazilian and African-Caribbean communities more accurately describes the identity whilst fully articulating the history and geopolitical reality

The miscellaneous usage of the label 'Black' within this site reflects its contemporary use as a means to denote a specific
sociocultural and political context. It is recognized as a colloquial term that was fashioned as a reactionary concept to derogatory racial epithets in the 1960's. It is offensive when used as a racial classification code word to denote African people. Other such denigrating terminology when made in reference to African culture, heritage or identity are 'Tribe', 'Sub-Saharan Africa', or 'black Africa '.

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

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The borough will celebrate its first black history month event with African drumming workshops and music.

Sponsored by Elmbridge Council and the RC Sheriff Trust, the event will be at the Cecil Hepworth Centre in Walton, where attendees will first be taught a high-energy royal African dance from Uganda called Bakisimba.

Ida Horner, event organiser, said: “When I first moved here 10 years ago from West Kensington, I think there were only about eight black people living in Walton.

“But now Elmbridge is changing, there is a lot of diversity and I think that is something we should celebrate."

The second part of the event will include an evening performance of African music and dance by Sarah Ndagire, a Ugandan singer-songwriter who will be accompanied by the Galaxy Band.

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