Archmere Celebrates Black History Month

Natalie Gildea ‘23, Staff Reporter

This February, people all over the United States celebrated Black History Month. Here at Archmere, there are opportunities for students to celebrate diversity and interact with people from all different backgrounds. The Diversity Inclusion Club (or Dive-In, as it’s commonly known), moderated by Ms. Huffman, hosted several events that encouraged students to broaden their horizons and learn about African American culture.

For instance, Archmere offered art lessons about prominent African American artists, played music written by important African American musicians at lunch, and announced fun facts about African Americans who have made great achievements throughout history on the morning announcements.

Ms. Huffman emphasizes the importance of promoting Black History Month at Archmere. “Diversity and inclusion is not about singling out different groups of people as separate,” she says. “It’s about putting everyone on the same level and believing that each one of us has something amazing to offer.”

The students in the Dive-In club are also passionate about celebrating diversity at Archmere. “It helps us understand other people’s backgrounds better,” says freshman club member Chichi Emedoh.

On Thursday, February 6th, Archmere held a showing of the movie The Nomads to kick off Black History Month. The film tells the true story of a African American teacher who started a rugby team at an underprivileged high school in North Philadelphia. The Nomads, which received the Audience Award at the Napa Valley Film Festival, taught students about respecting others and helped them gain a wider perspective of the world around them. In addition to watching The Nomads, Archmere students raised money for the “North Philly Nomads” rugby team whose story the film was based on.

“I think [the film] helped spread awareness because the players had success in a hindering environment which is the case for many African Americans,” says junior Kani Green.