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This black history month quote empowers everyone who is racially suppressed to break the walls that society has created for them and rise.
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” —Dr. Mae Jemison
About Black History Month
Black History Month is an annual celebration of the history, lives and culture of the African diaspora. Black History month is celebrated in Ireland and UK from the 1st to the 31st of October, and in February in North America. We are excited to say that this Black History Month 2022, Ireland has its own theme which has been developed to suit the unique position of the Black, Brown, African and African Irish communities in Ireland. Please feel free to use and share this theme with your colleagues and build your BHM event around it. As an initiative of IABS, The Institute of Antiracism and Black Studies in collaboration with the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) and various Black communities Mixed race Ireland; I am Irish, UNPAD, Black Social workers Ireland, Black and Irish, have set the 5th of October to formally launch the month of activities for 2022.
The theme of the 2022 Black History month in Ireland is; “Celebrating Black Excellence: Looking Back to Shape the Future”. This is an in person event scheduled for the 5th of October 2022. From 1:00 -4:00pm. This event aims to celebrate people of African and Black backgrounds in Ireland.
