October 01, 2020 - 05:54 BST Lavinya Stennett Lavinya Stennett, 23, is the CEO of The Black Curriculum, a social enterprise based in London which aims to get black British history taught in schools over the country and is supported by stars including JLS, Denise Lewis, Bonnie Wright and Gemma Cairney. Black History Month runs throughout October.
I went on to study African studies and development at SOAS University [in London] and it was really exciting. I was learning Swahili and being set up to go into the world and be an active citizen who has knowledge and speaks several languages - but there are many young people that don’t always have that experience, particularly when it comes to African history. Really, it should be as important as learning Shakespeare.
We started off holding focus groups and organising research and development and when I graduated we went straight into schools. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lavinya Stennett on May 30, 2020 at 11:56am PDTI feel we have made a huge impact in the short time we have been running. A lot of young people feel empowered that they are learning something new, some say they want to do it again or start something similar for themselves; one boy even started his own book club on black history.
Should also teach about the white slave trade!!!