Black History Month at Ipswich School

Ipswich School marked Black History Month in a number of ways this October. 

Alongside displays within our library, our Librarians put together a thought-provoking reading list for students and staff to explore; Brit(ish) by Afua Hirsch, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi and Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala were just a small selection of books included on the list.

Also, two students read and reviewed Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaninah and Black and British by David Olusoga. The latter was referred to as “the best book I read during Black History Month - and you should read it too.”

Our pupils have written articles for our school newspaper on: why we celebrate Black History Month; inspirational Black Britons including Mary Seacole and Marcus Rashford and coverage of a lecture delivered by a teacher at Ipswich School, on Black British History.