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The Antigua and Barbuda Reparations Support Commission (ABRSC<\/g>) is urging those promoting Black History month activities here to increase the focus on and spread knowledge of the achievements of Black people in and of the Caribbean.<\/p>

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“We urge that we take this period to identify heroes and other leaders \u2013 both male and female – who have helped shape our history through the struggle for emancipation from the European enslavement, the rejection of colonialism, the proclamation of independence, and rigors of the post-independence social and economic development to include the growing international struggle for reparations,” the group said in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The contributions of Caribbean people to world development have been immense and it is important that we use the knowledge of those contributions to inspire those who are designated \u2013 simply by their race and nationality \u2013 to continue the struggle for full independence. <\/p>

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ABRSC<\/g> said the impacts of our people have not only been through the performing arts and sports but we have made major contributions to religion, to education, to the medical sciences, to international jurisprudence, to social and political thought to include the development of racial pride and awareness.<\/p>

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“We repeat our call to the Ministry of Education as we enter this e-book era to return to basics in the development of a relevant history curriculum for our school systems and the training and improvement of a lot of our history teachers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We call for the inclusion of the work of our artists, historians and other national and regional commentators as compulsory on any reading list. We call on sponsors, the media and other facilitators to give energy to identified historical knowledge projects,” the statement said.<\/p>

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The ABRSC<\/g> in November 2018 donated some forty books to the National Library that should assist the community in understanding the history of which we promote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of the ABRSC<\/g> say they are committed \u2013 and are therefore on standby – to assist any school or organization in the design and delivery of Black History month programmes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>

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