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It’s Black History Month in October! Black History Month is a celebration of all the fantastic contributions that people with African and Caribbean heritage have made throughout British history.
Each year a new theme is chosen by the International Black History Month organisation. This year’s theme is ‘Celebrating Our Changemakers’. It’s about looking at important moments of change in British history and learning about how inspirational black people made those changes happen! There have been so many changemakers that it would be impossible to list them all! Changemakers (people who bring about good changes) were involved in the First Pan-African Conference in 1900, when black people from all around the world met together to stand up against racism. Years later, changemakers from the Caribbean arrived in the United Kingdom to fght for Britain in the Second World War. Even now, Black British changemakers are working to try to change our country for the better!
There are so many ways that you can get involved in Black History Month celebrations! You could spend some time fnding out about Henry Sylvester Williams, who organised the First Pan-African Conference. You could cook some delicious African or Caribbean food. Or you could see if there’s a Black History Month event happening in your local community. You’ve got a whole month to celebrate, so make the most of it!
Turn to pages 12 and 13 to find out about some more brilliant Black British changemakers
To find out more about Black History Month, check out ibhm-uk.org. To find Black History Month events near you, head to blackhistorymonth.org.uk/listings
I’ve just fnished reading pages 12 and 13 of this week’s issue. If you haven’t seen them yet, they’re about four black people who made incredible things happen and changed the world for the better. I think their stories are so inspiring and I hope they inspire you to learn more about Black history. Learning about the past is important – really important, actually. However, it’s not just about learning, it’s about putting what we learn into action. It’s not just people from the past who can make positive changes to the world – we can too!
Someone who wasn’t afraid to make changes and put their words into action was Jesus. There are so many stories in the Bible about Jesus challenging things he saw and changing the world for the better. He didn’t just talk about making the world a better place, he did it – and so should we!
What Brings You Joy?
Read the comment below about some good news
Have you ever been given the best news ever?
Something that’s so good that you just want to share it with everyone! I remember when my wife and I found out that we were going to have a baby! We were so happy that we wanted to share our incredible news with our family and friends.
In this week’s Bible verses Mary had some incredible news of her own. She was visited by the angel Gabriel. The angel Gabriel appeared at her home and told her she was going to have a baby. However, this baby wouldn’t be an ordinary child. Mary was going to be the mother of Jesus!
That’s not all either! We also discover that Mary’s cousin, Elizabeth, was going to have a
baby too! When Mary went to see her cousin, Elizabeth’s baby jumped with joy inside her! Then Mary sang a song that was full of joy!
I wonder, what brings you joy? Maybe it’s when you score the winning goal for your football team or when you get top marks on your spelling test. Sometimes those joyful moments could be when you are spending some quiet time with God, listening to music or enjoying time with your friends.
This week, I challenge you to think about and write down the things that have brought you joy. You can use the space below to help you. You will be amazed at just how much joy you will have experienced!
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Can you fill the letters below with things that bring you joy? You can write them or draw them.
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Check out your Bible – Luke 1:32–33, 35–38 and 46–56
Mary Praises God
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Did you know the Bible isn’t one big book? It’s actually 66 books put together to tell one big story of God’s great love. Join us as we look at each Bible book and discover why God made the world, what went wrong and how in the end God saved the world through his son, Jesus.
Even More Rebuilding
The Jews had a massive amount of rebuilding to do when they returned to Jerusalem. About 13 years after Ezra came to Jerusalem, Nehemiah arrived in the city to help them. Nehemiah had once been a cupbearer for the king, but now he was going to be Jerusalem’s governor! Although the Temple had already been rebuilt, a lot of Jerusalem was still a mess – particularly the walls surrounding the city! So with the support of the people, Nehemiah set out to rebuild the walls. Judah’s enemies tried to stop the work from being done, but God looked after the Jews. After only 52 days, the wall had been built!
Once the building work was fnished, some Jews stopped paying attention to how God wanted them to live. However, Nehemiah snapped them out of their bad behaviour. That’s because he knew that following God was more important than anything!
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I’m off to a museum to learn about some black british changemakers during black history month! See if you can spot this version of me on another PAGE IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE.
Optical illusions use colour, light or patterns to confuse our brains – that means the illusions look different to what is actually there.
There are 12 black dots in the illusion on the left, but can you see them all at the same time? You’ll struggle to because when your eyes stare at one point for a while they stop sending your brain information about things outside the point of focus.
The answers to the clues in this puzzle are anagrams of the answer immediately above or below, plus or minus one letter. The
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What do you call two birds in love? Tweethearts!Ha ha, ha ha, ha ha!
What kind of tree fits into your hand? A palm tree!
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What do you call a retired vegetable? A has-bean!
What do you call a man with no body and just a nose? Nobody nose!
Sometimes I tuck my knees into my chest and lean forwards... ...that’s just how I roll!
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Why is six afraid of seven? Because seven eight nine! (Because seven ate nine!)
1 Musical group. 3 Brother of Cain in the Bible. 7 First letter of Greek alphabet. 8 Request. 9 Speak in a very quiet voice. 13 Pod vegetable. 14 Lawn plant. 16 Musical sound or a short letter. 17 Item of footwear. down:
1 Bird’s mouth. 2 Short sleep. 4 Device for stopping a bicycle. 5 New Testament’s third Gospel. 6 Hot dog, for example. 10 Organ of the body. 11 Rotate. 12 Man or Wight, for example. 15 Remains of a fire.
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH COLOURING
There are so many amazing ways to get involved with Black History Month celebrations. One way is by adding a splash of colour to the design below. When you’re deciding on what colours to use, why don’t you ask your parents or carers to help you research traditional African clothing? It is full of beautiful colours and patterns and will hopefully inspire you to create something incredible! If you’d like to share your artwork with other readers, email your colouring to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. Make sure you write ‘Black History Month Colouring’ in the subject box and give us your full name, age and address. Alternatively you can post your colouring to: Your Space, Kids Alive! 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ. One last reminder, if you’re sending by post remember to fll in the details below so we know who you are. We send a gift to everyone whose colouring we publish, so don’t miss out!
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Celebrate Changemakers
This year’s Black History Month is all about celebrating Black British changemakers who helped to make the United Kingdom a better place! Here are the stories of four changemakers who are defnitely worth knowing about.
Ottobah Cugoano
Imagine having all your freedom taken away from you. That’s exactly what Ottobah Cugoano experienced! Ottobah was born in Ghana in 1757. At the age of 13, he was captured and sold into slavery.
Ottobah was a slave for two years before he arrived in London, where he was set free. When a black man called Henry Demane was kidnapped and forced into being a slave, Ottobah stepped in and saved Henry. Ottobah was completely against slavery – he knew personally that slavery was a terrible thing.
Ottobah even wrote a book calling for slavery to be abolished (that means brought to an end). This was sadly an opinion that not many people shared at that time in history! However, it was such an important book that it even got the attention of King George III!
John Richard Archer
John was born in Liverpool on 8 June 1863. He was a man of many talents – he served in the navy, worked as a professional singer and even studied medicine. In 1900, John decided to go to the First Pan-African Conference. At the conference, John realised that he wanted to become a politician so that he could help Black British people.
In November 1906, John was elected to his local council. Then in 1912, he was elected as the Mayor of Battersea. John was the frst black person to become a mayor in a London borough!
After John died, a politician wrote that John had a really big heart. The politician didn’t mean that literally! He meant that John was a person who showed love to absolutely everybody!
Mary Seacole
What do you want to be when you grow up? For Mary Seacole, she wanted to be like her mum! Mary was born in Jamaica in 1805 to a Jamaican mother and Scottish father. Mary’s mum looked after injured soldiers, so she taught Mary all about how to be a good nurse. As a kid, Mary used to practise her nursing skills on her dolls!
In 1854, Mary went to Crimea (which is now part of Ukraine) to help treat British soldiers fghting in the war there. She even set up a special hotel, which also served as a hospital!
Once the war was over, Mary moved to England. News of how Mary had cared for the soldiers in Crimea spread all over Britain, so lots of people raised money to help look after her.
Mary lived in England for another 24 years. If you go to the hospital opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, you’ll discover that there’s a statue of Mary outside. It’s a great reminder of all the wonderful work that she did!
Kathleen Wrsama
Born in Ethiopia, Kathleen was brought to England as a child in 1917. When Kathleen was 8 years old, she was sent to a children’s home. The other kids at the home were really nasty to her.
At 13 years old, Kathleen ran away from the children’s home. She got a job on a farm and learnt how to read and write. Then Kathleen moved to London, met her husband and became a big part of London’s Black community.
Kathleen knew how badly black people could be treated in Britain, so she set up a special group to help black people experiencing racism in her local community.
Kathleen was bullied during her childhood, but when she became a grown-up she found a community that loved her. It was a community that she was willing to stand up for!
Check out next week’s KA! World to discover how you can become a changemaker, just like Ottobah, John, Mary and Kathleen! You can find more stories of outstanding Black British changemakers at ibhm-uk.org/black-british-firsts-menu
Cool Colourings
This bright and brilliant Healthy Eating Week Colouring was sent to us by Felicity, aged 6. Adding green hearts to the tablecloth was an excellent idea, Felicity!
This out-of-this-world colouring was sent by Elijah, aged 5, to celebrate International Moon Day. We think it would be much more interesting if the Moon was that colourful!
Have you ever seen dancers with such colourful outfts before? This Highland Games Colouring from Mithiran, aged 7, is so good that it rain-bowled us over!
Take a look at this strikingly good Women’s FA Cup Final Colouring from Rahela, aged 6! We love that Rahela has drawn a goal in the background, turning this football player into a goalkeeper!
There’s only one word to describe how the salad in this Healthy Eating Week Colouring looks – yummy! This colouring was sent in by Maxine, aged 8, and we think she’s done a fab job!
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HE TOLD ME ABOUT A PROBLEM HE’S GOT AND I THINK I KNOW HOW TO HELP HIM.
I THINK I’VE FOUND SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP YOU, CAP’N.
I HAVEN’T GOT A PROBLEM WITH MY KNEES, YOU SILLY SAILOR.
THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS THAT I’VE HAD TROUBLE THINKING OF A BIRTHDAY PRESENT TO BUY…
