Islamphobia & Black History Month

"Stories, Strength & Solidarity” Celebrating identity. Challenging bias. Building unity.

Black History Month

And

Islamphobia

MacIntyre Diversity Advisory Group October 2025

Objectives

• Celebrate and raise awareness of Black history and Islamic identity.
• Create empathy and understanding through personal stories.
• Encourage reflection on unconscious bias and everyday inclusion.
• Promote the Diversity Advisory Group as a space for everyone to belong and contribute.

“The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people.”

guess the character🖤 Black History Month Figures

• Born in South Africa, 1918
• Imprisoned for 27 years for fighting apartheid
• Became South Africa’s first Black president
• Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1993

• Refused to give up her bus seat
• Sparked a major protest

• Known as “The mother of the freedom movement”

• Poet and author
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

• Voice of strength and resilience

• Born in USA, 1929
• Civil Rights Leader
• Famous for his “I Have a Dream” speech
• Fought for equality through peace

• Former U.S. president
• “Yes We Can” campaign
• First Black president of the USA

Nelson Mandela

Rosa Parks

Maya Angelou

Martin Luther King

Barack Obama

guess the character🌙 Islamophobia Awareness

• Advocate for girls’ education
• Survived attack at 15

• Youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner

• Egyptian footballer
• Plays for Liverpool FC
• Celebrates goals with a sujud (prayer pose)

• Poet and author
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

• Voice of strength and resilience

• Boxing legend
• Converted to Islam

• Stood for faith and justice

• Olympic fencer
• First Team USA athlete to wear a hijab
• Promotes inclusion in sport

Malala Yousafzai

Moh Salah

Riz Ahmed

Muhammad Ali

Ibtihaj Muhammad