Submitted on Monday 17th June 2019
Rejected on Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Make August UK Black History Month and also celebrate 1st Aug Emancipation Day
The timing of UK Black Heritage/ History month (BHM) is out of step with the modern black community it impacts.
Starting with Emancipation Day and ending with celebratory carnival, August should be denoted as UK BHM specifically for the diaspora of people within the UK from the African continent.
BHM was based on either the start of the academic year and /or the birth month of Marcus Garvey. The rise of other activities (eg Halloween) in October now detract from the value of BHM.
Many descendants of African continent's diaspora are unaware of the heritage or history (eg Emancipation Day) - as it is not core education curriculum, linking BHM to academic year is no longer worthwhile.
BHM should be the month of August. there are already events in that month that celebrate black culture.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for deciding when UK Black History Month takes place.
You could sign this petition calling for a public holiday on 1st August if that is something you would like to see happen:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/264141
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