Black History Month (BHM) signifies a time of celebrations. Celebrations of the efforts of our heroes past and present, of their efforts expended in driving inclusivity and improving our lived experiences and most importantly it signifies how far we have come. It is against this context that I would like to join in these celebrations to acknowledge the efforts of several of our heroes who came before us including Mary Jane Seacole, Lynn Nottage, Maya Angelou, Sidney Poitier, Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X, Dr Martin Luther King, Angela Davies, Marcus Garvey and many others. I celebrate these heroes because of their efforts, we and generations to come after us will continue to rise.
In the words of Maya Angelou in her ‘Still I Rise’ poem –
“Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops, Weakened by my soulful cries? … You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise. … I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
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