October is Black History Month in the UK, a time to celebrate Black culture, honour and reflect on triumph in the face of prejudice and adversity, and recognise progress still to be made. The origins of Black History Month can be traced back to the 1920s in the United States, where it was born out of a strong desire to record and commemorate African American history and cultural tradition in schools in the face of a segregated society where anti-Black racism was deeply ingrained.