Stylist’s senior writer Leah Sinclair speaks to four activists about how we can all create change for BlackHistoryMonth.
The theme for Black History Month for 2022 is “action not words”but what does action really look like in 2022 when we’re still facing racial injustice which runs rampant through our society? Stylist’s senior writer Leah Sinclair speaks to four activists about how we can all create change.
The theme for Black History Month this year in the UK has been “action not words” – a theme which allows for there to be a focus on actioning change and taking it a step beyond classes rooms and reflecting solely on the past but also how Black figures in the past took action and how we as a society can continue to do the same.
Nadine Bernard, a headteacher and founder of the award-winning six-month online programme Aspiring Heads adds that the theme reflects a renewed stance on Black History Month and why the phrase represents everyone coming together to actively show their support rather than just saying it. This came during a time when the widely condemned 2021 report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, reached the conclusion that institutional racism does not exist in the UK, highlighting one of the many examples of denial that often plagues the UK when acknowledging the deep and painful past of racism which is entrenched its society – and it continues to filter through today.
Ama adds that scepticism towards change is another challenge as “some people believe that the UK is so racist that it can’t be changed and there’s no point in trying.” While it’s clear to see that the challenges to creating actionable change are evident, it’s important to remind ourselves that words are the building blocks for change. After all, hashtags like #Blacklivesmatter created a space for people to mobilise, learn and create change within their own spaces – but as Akel says, we must remember that words are the starting process and don’t begin and end there.
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