What is Black History Month?
Black History Month is a yearly tradition, originating from the United States. It began as remembrance for people and events in the history of the African diaspora .
This year's theme for the UK is 'Sharing Journeys', where we're encouraged to explore the lives of people who arrived in Britain in the 19th and 20th centuries, who laid the foundations of today's diverse Black British Community.
How has Sky come into this?
As part of our Black History Month celebrations this month, we've curated some great shows highlighting Black creators, stars and inspiring stories all in one place. Take a look at the collection.
Access our inspiring Black History Month collection on your Sky device by saying "Black History Month", "BHM" or "Black on Screen" into your remote.
When customers call, they are placed into the call queue that now features the Sky Jukebox. We've introduced the Black History music choice, now live and already seeing the love from our customers. It's just beating RnB and Rock and sitting in 4th position out of the 6 options!
What else have we offered?
- Sky HISTORY has created this dedicated hub to share stories of black British history from throughout the ages.
- Sky News has a Black History Month page, with blog posts, recent news and talking points.
- Sky Sports has created a story-telling hub, where icons of Sports share their experiences, lives and feelings around heritage.
- When Sky Glass was first released we didn't have access to amazing Asian Channels like Star Utsav Bharat and Zee Cinema. Now, there are currently 13 Asian channels available, with 8 more waiting in the wings! Sky Q currently has 19 Asian channels easily accessible.
- Diversity & Inclusion @ Sky helped launch the scheme Kick It Out with the Football Premier League, consistently shown on Sky Sports and TV.
- Multiculture @ Sky seeks to educate both customers and employees about the different cultures that we represent at Sky. We most recently celebrated Eid, which was promoted all over our Multiculture Newsletter.
Still want to get involved?
As we celebrate Black History Month, Norwich’s Isaac Hayden discusses who his hero was growing up and the impact they had on his life. Watch that video by clicking on this link!
Check out our celebration of Black History makers, creators, stars on screens and inspiring stories. Check out all these titles and more as part of our Black History Month collection.
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