and moved from a lot of schools. when i looked through textbooks in school everybody that achieved, no one ever looked like me. it kind of made you feel that you could never be great. when you look through education it is still a very bias eurocentric point of view. we re here to celebrate that we can make a change and we can be the difference that so many people want to see. learning about a more diverse history is a small step towards a greater understanding and an empathy with the rest of the world. massive attack have been brilliant. this is the legacy lonnie johnson has left for us all to ensure - we enjoy, work well. and always stand tall. that s the one! there are over 24,000 schools in england, if we can reach 10% of those schools we ll be happy. it s like i m being interrogated, guv. it wasn t me, i ve got no comment to make, and i d rather not be here. i met chaz in london in 2007. i think my book came out that i had just done and chaz actually said that he d bought
seen the pictures before and i was like ping. oh, my god. hopefully that s sparked some interesting conversations. - so do we have any questions? what do you think is sort of the best way to sort of approach heads of department, senior leadership about bringing these lessons to the classroom? i would go in with that kind of, be inspiring. you walk straight into school. and you see four or five massive posters of individuals of african, african diaspora heritage. - i think then the kids are going - to start asking who is this person? and then they re going to start asking like is there a lesson i about this person and can we start, can we start learning about that? l david rawlings is amazing. he s one of the teachers that we ve come across in ourjourney. he s devoted a lot of his time to helping us develop this material. and when he speaks, teachers listen. i think liam and shahid are really going to enjoy it. i think they ll enjoy hearing more of the poems and maybe doing some artwo
Old Dominion University is celebrating September as African Diaspora Heritage Month with a free event on Saturday. It will include cultural performances, a keynote address, free glaucoma testing and voter registration.