Black History Month is a time that spotlights the achievements of the Black community and its history. This history, however, is not just confined to October, but to raise awareness to ensure these conversations exist throughout the year
The owner of a jigsaw company in Bristol is helping to ensure a positive discussion begins from a young age in interactive yet informative mediums. Planet Jigsaw was born from a desire to tell untold histories that aren’t shared in classrooms or storybooks.
Charmaine Orchards, 30, who grew up in Brislington and is now in Eastville, previously told BristolLive that “the driving force is to engage all children with positive Black history”. Since launching the online jigsaw store in 2021, she is on a mission to tell stories through figures from the past and present, such as Dr Patricia Bath, who revolutionised the cataract operation, Alfonso I - King of Kongo and the founder of Notting Hill Carnival, Claudia Jones.
