Race
2 Score
In July 2006, pupils from Kingsthorpe
Community College and Unity College Northampton performed a
play entitled “Black or White, who cares…it’s
just a colour”. The performance was a culmination of a
year long project involving students from Northampton Secondary
schools. The project, Race 2 Score, encouraged students to learn
about the diverse history of Northamptonshire and create a performance
dealing with the issues surrounding racism in a lively and accessible
way.
Students
attended various workshops relating to black history,
local history, world history, drama and football. As well
as this, pupils visited the Imperial War Museum, a Premiership
Football Club and Northamptonshire Record Office. The
Race 2 Score initiative provided pupils with the opportunity
to explore racism and its effects using sport and drama
and also allowed pupils to develop their understanding
of 21st Century Britain and discover the history of Black
people’s contribution to society.
The
project also worked with a group of students from Corby
who were part of the Springboard initiative.
The Northamptonshire Black History Project was partnered
in this project with Northampton Town Football Club
and the Local Education Authority.
Rehearsals for the performance in 2007 is funded by the Northamptonshire High Sheriffs’ Initiative.
Race 2 Score was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund
– Young Roots fund.
The
students of KCC and UCN are staging a matinee performance
of “Black or White, who cares?...its just a colour”
on Thursday 8th February 2007 at the Castle Theatre, Northampton.
For more information, email: admin@northants-black-history.org or phone 01604 590967. |
