Diversity and inclusion experts EW Group take us through what makes Black History Month so important and how celebrating it in the workplace can really make a difference.
This October, organisations across the United Kingdom are celebrating Black History Month. From Lunch and Learn events, to film screenings, the achievements of Black people are recognised and celebrated by workplaces, and crucially, ensuring the key messages behind it are understood.
However, many organisations debate the question of how they should approach Black History Month every year, grappling with the tensions at the centre of the very concept of Black History Month. Do they celebrate it, critique its existence, or refuse to engage with it at all?
The best approach is for organisations to understand the critical role of history in the current ways that systemic racism plays out in the pay, terms and conditions, opportunities for advancement, and representation of Black people. They potentially also have stretching targets and action plans to address problems such as the ethnicity pay gap.
They can educate their workforce about the reasons these patterns exist, the historical and curren
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