When you’re traduced, abused and gaslighted – believe me, Black History Month matters | Hugh Muir
On the other side of the argument are the progressives, notably minority progressives, who say the idea of a month to consider Black history is demeaning because it should already have a year-round place in our teaching and consciousness.
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- | The panel Pity Black History Month UK, assailed on all sides.
- There is a further view that any beneficial effect the month once had has been diluted by….
- Those on the right seek to end the celebration on the basis that it amounts to special treatment for a group that doesn’t deserve it.
But with nativists in their pomp, it’s good to focus on who we are and why What forces shaped four generations of Black Britons?
History should be colour-blind: society should not differentiate, they say.
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- There is always debate about the concept’s necessity and efficacy.
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