Rejected petition REVIEW and REFORM OF BLACK HISTORY Education & Curriculum in the UNITED KINGDOM

It is not enough to simply campaign for Black History to be taught in schools, we must examine and scrutinise what is being taught.The history of a vibrant and accomplished race goes far beyond slavery and civil rights. The former predominantly the focal point over the latter giving rise to bias.

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Education for all is key to dismantling inferiority/superiority complexes and this starts in the classroom. We must deconstruct the one sided misinformation of a proud accomplished people both PRE and POST colonial and civil rights. We need a change in the repetitive forlorn and downtrodden narrative, a dated, imbalanced and bias curriculum that aids in the negative stereotypes of Black people, for the future and the stability of our society and that of our children. It is time to take action.

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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Reform the National Curriculum on the basis of equality and BAME representation: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324690

Making the UK education curriculum more inclusive of BAME history: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323961

Make black history a compulsory part of the national curriculum for all ages: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323654

Teach Britain's colonial past as part of the UK's compulsory curriculum: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324092

Add education on diversity and racism to all school curriculums: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323808

We have also published several petitions about race and equality more widely, which you can view here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=race-and-equality

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Date submitted 21 June 2020
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