October 2021 marks 34 years since Black History Month was first celebrated in the UK. It also marks the first anniversary of Newham Sixth Form College’s African Studies Centre.
Hailed as the ‘first of its kind’ by contemporaries, the centre set out to equip teachers with the skills and knowledge to teach students about the history of Africa, without doing so through the lens of European colonialism.
Newham Voices spoke with the two founders of the centre Alan Kunna and Carina Ancell, both History lecturers at the college, about the progress the centre has made and its achievements.
Noah A. Enahoro 