The Guardian: Stormzy among Black Britons celebrated in schools competition
The Guardian: Stormzy among Black Britons celebrated in schools competition
Kelly Holmes, Stormzy, Mary Seacole and the violin virtuoso George Bridgetower are some of the inspirational figures honoured in a competition that set children and young people the challenge of creatively celebrating great Black Britons.
The winning entries in one of the biggest ever school competitions celebrating Black British history included pictures, poems and videos.
The initiative, whose sponsors included the National Education Union (NEU), was run by Every Generation Foundation, a social enterprise aiming to promote the history of diverse communities, founded by the Windrush campaigner Patrick Vernon. He was also co-founder of the 100 Great Black Britons campaign, and the competition entrants were asked to base their submissions on one or more people from that list.
Vernon said: “I am just amazed with the fantastic response and quality from entries which were completed during the last Covid lockdown by schools and children. This is one of the biggest school competitions supporting and celebrating Black British history to date. This demonstrates the appetite and hunger for learning and for more inclusion of Black history in the national curriculum.”
🏆🎉Celebrating the winners of our Home Learning and Teachers Competition 🏆🎉
