Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed Kandace Chimbiri’s Scholastic Schools Live event today. They found out all about her new book – “The Stories of Britain’s Black Airmen”.
“The Stories of Britain’s Black Airmen” will allow the reader to explore the fascinating, rarely heard stories of Black airmen during the First and Second World Wars. The Story of Britain’s Black Airmen celebrates the inspiring contributions of people of African descent to British aviation. From pilots to ground crew, and with tales from across the globe, the story of Britain’s Black airmen is an important part of the history of flying. By aiming for the skies, many of them helped to bring about changes that are still making our world a better place. Includes inspirational key figures such as Cy Grant, Errol Barrow, Sam King and John Henry Smythe.
About Kandace:
Kandace Chimbiri (writing as K.N. Chimbiri) started out as a self-published author. She didn’t grow up wanting to be a writer, however, she was greatly disturbed by the lack of diversity in children’s books, particularly in Black history. In 2009, Kandace set up her own one-woman publishing house to tackle this inequity. Over the next decade she researched, wrote, published and distributed four Black history books for children from her spare bedroom.
Her books led directly to working with museums on exhibitions. She has worked with the V&A on Contemporary Kushite Kings and Queens (part of the Staying Power project in 2011), the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge on the Origins of the Afro Comb, 6,000 Years of Art and Culture (2013) and with the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology on the Fusion of Worlds (2014). She has also worked with museums on children’s trails, workshops, outreach projects and conducted tours on African Artefacts in the British Museum, the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and the V&A.
Thank you Kandace.
