Agatha's Reflections For Black History Month 2022

Black is beautiful, Black is excellent.

Black is pain, Black is joy, Black is evident.

Black is so much deeper than just Black.

Black is being strong inside while facing defeat.

Black is being guilty until proven innocent.

To me, Black History Month means acknowledging, honoring, and celebrating the history of Black blackness.

I also see it as a time to shed light on how the Black community continues to advance culture, industry, and society, even in the midst of all the injustices we still face as a community.

Black History Month is a celebration of how far I've come in disappearing the shame around my identity. It is a season to honor our ancestors and their hidden contributions, and a time of reflection on the work still to be done.

Agatha Phiri, 10th October 2022