Opinion by Akyaaba Addai-Sebo Updated 0928 GMT (1728 HKT) October 13, 2020 After visiting the US in the 1970s, Akyaaba Addai-Sebo in 1987 initiated Black History Month in the UK, which is celebrated in October. He moved to the UK to seek refuge from political persecution in Ghana in 1984, working to promote diversity in a variety of roles for organizations including the Greater London Council, African Refugees Housing Action Group, Notting Hill Carnival, and Organization of African Unity. In 2014, he was executive producer of “One Humanity,” a documentary on the 1988 and 1990 Wembley concerts for Nelson Mandela. (CNN)Black History Month (BHM) is a celebration of our diversity — all the colors of the rainbow that sparkle out of the black hole of creation. We share common roots in the dark, tropical wombs of our mothers and our strength lies in the variety within our oneness. BHM pays eternal tribute to this fact of our origins during the splendor of the days following the Fall Equinox, a glorious spectacle of seasonal balance, a harmony we also need in our relations with one another. October is a period of recognition, reconciliation, renewal and a review of the state of… Read full this story
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