What makes you beautiful?

Trisha Malik was born in Bradford to a white British working class family.

Her parents ran a pub in the city, but her life changed when she met and married a British Pakistani, Yasser, and converted to Islam.

"I've always tried to learn as much as I can about my husband's religion and culture," she says.

"I made sure the children went to the mosque. Zayn has read the Koran three times."

Why is October special?

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

October 2014

Why do we have Black History Month?

• To learn more about black history

• To remind us how important equality is

• To show us role models that represent all the

children in our school

In the past, some people did not respect equality and mistreated black people just because of their skin

colour

Nelson MandelaRosa ParksPeople like Rosa Parks and Nelson Mandela fought

long and hard for equal rights for all of us!

A Question of History

Who is it?

• He fought for freedom and racial equality in America.

• He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

• He was killed on April 4th, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.

• He had a dream, ‘that one day little black boys and girls would be able to join hands with little white boys and girls’.

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Who is it?

Martin Luther King Jr

Who is it?

• His father is from Kenya and his mother is from Kansas.

• He was born in Hawaii on August 4th, 1961.

• He became the 44th American President on November 4th, 2008.

• He is the first African-America president in USA.

Who is it?

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Barack Hussein Obama 44th President of the United States

Who is it?

• When he was 9 months old, his dad sawed off a golf club to make it very short so he could strike the ball into the net.

• When he was 18 months old, he began going to the golf course with Dad.

• One of the most successful golfers in history, winning the Masters Tournament four times, the U.S. Open three times, the PGA Championship four times, and the British Open three times.

• He is sponsored by Nike.

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Who is it?

(Eldrick) Tiger Woods

Who is it?

• She is a famous actress.

• She played ‘Storm’ in X-Men and was the leading actress in ‘Catwoman’.

• She was the voice ‘Cappy’ in the film Robots.

• She was the first African-American to win the Best Actress award at the Oscars.

Who is it?

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Halle Berry

Who is it?

• He’s British.

• He is the first black person in his sport and to win the big trophy in his sport.

• He drives fast cars.

• He drives a Mercedes.

Who is it?

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Lewis Hamilton

Who is it?

• He’s from Jamaica.

• He is regarded as the fastest man ever.

• He is the first man to hold both the 100m and 200m gold Olympic medals.

• He has a nickname of ‘lightning bolt’.

Who is it?

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Usain Bolt

Who is your inspiration?

We know of lots of talented Black and Asian people!