Global Black Narratives for the Classroom: Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean Practical Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Activities for Ages 7-11

Part One - Africa;  1. The Cowrie System;  2. Larabanga Mosque;  3. Women Warriors in Africa;  4. Okavango Delta;  5. The Congo Rainforest;  6. Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Falls);  7. South African Beading Culture;  8. King Mansa Musa and the History of Mali;  9. Surame Cultural Landscape;  10. The Ancient Kano City Walls;  11. Fela Kuti’s Life and Legacy;  12. Gumbe Music in Sierra Leone;  13. Ancient African Written Languages;  14. Pan-Africanism;  15. Sultanates of Somalia;  16. African Contemporary Art;  17. Luo community and Art in East Africa;  18. We Go Chop! West African Snacks;  19. Black Foods in Africa and the African Diaspora;  20. Herbs and African Traditional Medicine; Part Two - The Caribbean;  1. African Masquerades and their link to Carnivals in the diaspora;  2. The History of Drumming in Trinidad;  3. Creole Religions of the Caribbean;  4. Caribbean Poetry;  5. Grenadian Art During 1979-1983;  6. Maroon Music in Cuba;  7. Funeral Traditions in the Diaspora;  8. From The Continent to Cuba: Afro-Cuban Jazz;  9. The Haitian Revolution;  10. Afro Cuban Art;  Part Three - Black people in the Americas;  1. Afro-Colombians;  2. Afro-Brazilians;  3. Afro-Mexicans;  4. Mapping, migration and movement: Black settlements in the USA;  5. The Gullah People;  6. Now you see me, Now you Don't: The Beauty and Pain in Black Cultural Expression;  7. Talking Black: The Literature and Linguistic Discoveries of African Language;  8. An African archive: Griot Storytelling;  9. Oral History;  10. Breakfast and Bailouts: The Black Panthers;  11. Homecoming: The Year of Return;  12. Black Cowboys;  13. Soul Food

Biography

BLAM UK (Black Learning Achievement and Mental Health) is an education, advocacy and well-being non-profit, founded by Ife Thompson, who is a community organiser, writer, UN fellow, Lawyer and an external Black History Moderator for schools across London. She has been teaching children and young people global Black history within school settings and the wider community since 2016. The BLAM UK team has worked with schools, youth centres, students, teachers and teacher training providers across the UK. BLAM teaches global Black history focusing on the collective Black experience from  Pan-African, decolonial and Racial -Wellness perspectives.

“A fantastic, informative and eclectic collection of Global Black Narratives which will enrich the minds and cultural experiences of students and teachers alike. Extremely well researched with engaging resources from teaching, historical and lived experience experts. A must have for schools who are serious about teaching and affirming the heritage and history of all their students and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion."

 

Patricia Lamour MBE, Aspire Education Group

 

“An exceptional wealth of relevant historical knowledge that all children should have access to. This book is an excellent resource and provides a great building block for educators to use as part of developing an inclusive and relevant curriculum.”

 

Nadine Bernard, Youngest Black Headteacher in the UK, Van Gogh Primary School Headteacher and Founder of Aspiring Heads

 

 

“This is a groundbreaking approach to a history that has been ignored and misrepresented.  It is original in its approach and comprehensive in its scope. Both Teacher and student will be enlightened and enriched by its content. Outstanding and Essential.”

 

Leila Hassan Howe, Founding Member of the Race Today Collective, Darcus Howe Legacy, Black-British Activist