Celebrating Black History Month

October Information & Resource Pack

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Top 10 WebsitesPress F5 to view slideshow and make links live

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-of-football/#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_.html 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

Other ResourcesPress F5 to view slideshow and make links live

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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IntroductionECM 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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IcebreakersRACISM & 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:

• A streetwise young black man tries to bring up 2 children on his own (drama)• An Asian shopkeeper and Greek kebab shop owner are always competing with each

other (comedy)• The goings on in an Italian cafe full of crazy customers where football is king (comedy)• 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)• 2 south London wheeler dealers are always selling dodgy goods and dreaming of

being millionaires (comedy)• An elderly white woman forms a community group with her black neighbours and they

get into all kinds of trouble (comedy)• 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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B I N G O

People make assumptions about me because of my skin colour

I’ve been to a Premiership football match

I have a season ticket for a Premiership football team

I know what the ‘Kick Racism Out of Football’ campaign is called

I can name two black players in the women’s England World Cup Squad

I’ve been treated differently because of the way I look

I have a Premiership football strip

I’ve been called names because of my race or national identity

I have heard jokes told about me because of my race, culture or nationality

I can name 3 black Premiership football players

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 http://www.rosaparks.org/bio.html

Interview with Rosa Parks 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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Can you find the words in the grid?

E Q U A L I T Y R R U D K N L Boycott

W P G S D W O R W F Z C S Q F Colour

M F A T W P I Y J E S O F T X Different

M I N O I T A G E R G E S K S Discrimination

D I S C R I M I N A T I O N T Diversity

Q C Y T N B T E K C K W Y H E Equality

N R T M R O O H I I E E H T R Mistreatment

Y E I F N E I Y I S D C N M E Oppression

T Y S N R F A S C M J E A V O Race

G J R S S Y K T S O R Q K R T Racism

Y I E H G C E B M E T L L E Y Same

K T V I Z P N Y F E R T M M P Segregation

Q N I M P I E F M O N P U A E Skin

I B D Y K R I G D U E T P S S Stereotypes

N Z F S C D R U O L O C M O E

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Wordsearch

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

1. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (3,1) (4,5) (1,5) (2,5) (5,5) (6,3) (3,1) (1,1) (1,5)She refused to give up her bus seat for a white person2. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (4,5) (5,5) (3,1) (2,5) (3,5) (2,4) (6,5) (3,3) (5,4) (3,1) (4,3) (5,2)She owns her own TV studio and has a highly rated US talk show3. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (3,2) (4,3) (1,5) (1,5) (4,3) (3,2) (2,5) (2,3) (1,1) (1,5) (6,2) (3,3)The first African American man to run for President4. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ (5,1) (2,5) (3,1) (4,2) (6,5) (3,3) (4,4) (5,3) (4,2) (3,5) (6,4) (3,1)____ ____ ____ ____ , ____ ____ (1,1) (1,4) (3,3) (4,1) (3,2) (3,1)Led the fight for civil rights and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1963

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5 S A H O P I

4 I W B L F E

3 Q C N E U A

2 D V J T M O

1 K Z R G Y X

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Martin Luther KingUsing 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’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUtL_0vAJk

The King Centre http://www.thekingcenter.org/Default.aspx

DISCUSSION POINT: Are words powerful enough to change the world?

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Blue Eyes/Brown EyesThe 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’ RapWatch 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 SeacoleThe 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 QuizCan you match the face to the clue?

1. 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 Wordsearch

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Now find those famous women in the wordsearch grid!

E G G K A Z Y G O A A C Y D Y Halle BerryY D R H E F O Q B L B E E E E Alesha DixonU R E E G L N K E F R N C N S Whoopi GoldbergQ K R M B D L S V F H B N I S Tina TurnerD U O E V D H Y N F S Q O S A Oprah WinfreyF K L T B A L I H B I E Y E B Moira StewartG A Q D D E W O A O T L E L Y Shirley BasseyX L V I M H L K G H L N B E E BeyonceB V X X A F M L F I Y M R W L Denise LewisT O S R X V K R A I P R E I R Kelly HolmesN R P N Y P X I P H D O B S I H O I Z U N R X I I H K O C H M O I R A S T E W A R T H H S T X C R E N R U T A N I T E W P I J T W P L F T S G N Q O F

Constance Briscoefrom ‘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 MeHand 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 friends say I’m reallygood at:

I would like to develop these skills/talents:

My strengths:

Things I’m good at:

My greatest achievements:

What makes me happy:

Colin JacksonHow 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

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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

‘Who Am I?’ Wordsearch

H W T P T Y P F D S X Q M M I P J

F A E T G O T I R E E X L I L A F

U L I W O D F E A I N E F C A U Y

E S E L J C B N M F W N Q H D L Y

X O A L E O L A I I G K Y A E I J

E V K I S G A A S J G I A E M N O

J G V Y N L E H W V O T H L M C V

O H R Q H B A B V O S Q U J A E F

D A B Q L M O M R E E Z O O H Z J

G L G U I I V L S S V H H R U D K

Y R Y L I J Y S T O E H T D M P T

V T T O A P U T S C X L W A K Z M

N O D W A P E J Z R L H A N H A A

N H A I F F O N I T R A M S A Y P

V J A J T I G E R W O O D S S R I

Q Z P N M M H K K J V C H C Y I J

E M V T U O E C Y U O D S F O O E

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PELE

PAUL INCE

LEWIS HAMILTON

TIGER WOODS

GARY SOBERS

HAILE GEBRSELASSIE

MICHAEL JORDAN

USAIN BOLT

THEO WALCOTT

MUHAMMED ALI

Louis ArmstrongThe 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 & BlueUsing Music to make a protest

(What did I do) to be so Black & Blue

Cold empty bed...springs hard as leadFeel like ol’ Ned...wished I was deadWhat did I do...to be so black and blue

Even the mouse...ran from my houseThey laugh at you...and scorn you tooWhat 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 friendMy only sin...is in my skinWhat did I do...to be so black and blue

How would it end...ain't got a friendMy only sin...is in my skinWhat 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 BritonsCan you identify these famous Black Britons? Clue: all of their names can be found in the wordsearch

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CrosswordCan 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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ACROSS4. 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 (7)DOWN1.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 (9)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: _ _ _ _ _

True or False?Some of the answers are in the pack but some you’ll have to find out!

T F

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 SignsCan you name the famous people born under these star signs?

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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 & harmonica

Actor & rapper – and he could keep your drink cold!

South African president who spent 26 years in prison

Discussion Topics• 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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F T B A L LStill Trying To Kick It Out

we have not closed our eyes or earswe have not  gone awaythis racism we loathe and hatewe 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 directionswherever players playit's changed to homophobiathe latest phrase is 'gay'it's used with no regard at alland shows a deeper trendwhere people play where will it stopand will it never end?  

from parents sat in swanky standsto kids in streets and schoolswhere countries meet in fields and streetsand live to different rulesand out in Eastern Europeand even still in Spainthose hurtful grinding racist chantsare being heard again

our message still remains the sameabuse does not belongit'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 soundwhere people feel they have the rightto scream out for a larkat superstars in stadiums  or kids just in some park  

you may think we are silentwe have not gone awaythis racism we loathe and hatewe 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

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CANTERBURY & SWALE SATURDAY 03/10/09 11.00 – 5.00

Riverside Youth Centre, Canterbury Tel: 01227464807

MAIDSTONE, TONBRIDGE & MALLING SATURDAY 10/10/09 11.00 – 5.00

Shepway Youth Centre, Maidstone Tel: 01622 754095

TUNBRIDGE WELLS & SEVENOAKS SUNDAY 11/10/09 11.30 – 4.30

Mascalls Youth Centre, Paddock Wood Tel: 01892 835068

ASHFORD & SHEPWAY SATURDAY 24/10/09 11.00 – 5.00

Christchurch Youth Centre, Ashford Tel: 01233 628173

THANET & DOVER WEDNESDAY 28/10/09 11.00 – 4.00

Castle Community College, Deal Tel: 01304 374140

DARTFORD & GRAVESHAM THURSDAY 29/10/09 2.00 – 8.00

The Discovery Centre, Swanscombe Tel: 01322 623117

Some more ideas to celebrate

KROOF & Black History Month • 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-changed-world.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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AnswersSLIDE 10 ‘WHO ARE THEY’

1. Rosa Parks

2. Oprah Winfrey

3. Jesse Jackson

4. Martin Luther King Jr

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 26 ‘FAMOUS BLACK BRITONS’

Top row from left:

Joan Armatrading, Floella Benjamin, Lennox Lewis, Sir Trevor McDonald

Middle row, from left:

Naomi Campbell, Seal, Frank Bruno

Bottom row, from left:

Lenny Henry, Benjamin Zephaniah, Ian Wright

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

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AnswersSLIDE 28 ‘TRUE OR FALSE’

1. True

2. False – he cancelled a tour to Russia because he didn’t want to represent his country

3. 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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Guidance NotesHOW TO USE THIS PACK:

• To download from website: – click on the link to the pack you want to download– From the dialog box, choose to ‘open’ or ‘save’ the file then click OK

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• To delete individual slides, click on them to select then click on ‘cut’ in the Edit menu• To make links ‘live’ you will need to view the pack as a SLIDESHOW – go to the

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If you have any comments regarding this pack, or need any additional help in using it, please contact me:

SUZANNAH YOUDE: suze.youde@kent.gov.uk or tel: 01622 221678

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