Meghan Markle and Prince Harry at the Ripple of Hope Gala on Dec. 6, 2022.Photo:Mike Coppola/Getty
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Meghan MarkleandPrince Harry’s Archewell Foundation honoredBlack History Monthwith a group outing.
Anew poston the Archewell Foundation website marked Black History, sharing that the team visited a photo exhibit chronicling the Civil Rights movement in Los Angeles.
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“At The Archewell Foundation, we will continue to listen, learn, and uplift,” it continued. “If you are interested in ways to do the same, here are a few additional spaces across the U.S. we recommend,” sharing a list of other hubs for further learning.
It also linked out toblackhistorymonth.govas a resource for more ways to get engaged.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shown support for Black History Month before and called forthe end of “structural racism”in a joint interview in October 2020. Black History Month is celebrated in the U.K. each October, and the conversation marked the couple’s first interview with a British outlet since stepping back from their royal roles and relocating to Meghan’s home state of California earlier that year.
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Speaking to theEvening Standard, Prince Harry spoke about his “awakening” to the lack of opportunities for people of color since he met his wife Meghan, who is biracial.
“Because I wasn’t aware of so many of the issues and so many of the problems within the U.K. and also globally as well. I thought I did, but I didn’t," he said over a Zoom call from the couple’s home.
Prince Harry, Doris Hancox, Anthony Anderson, Meghan Markle and Doria Ragland at the 2022 NAACP Image Awards in Los Angeles.Earl Gibson III/NAACP
In February 2022, the Duke and Duchess of Sussexappeared on stageat the NAACP Image Awards in L.A. to accept the President’s Award in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service. Past recipients of the honor include Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, LeBron James and Rihanna.
Through the couple’sArchewell Foundation, which they launched in 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan have supported efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and focused their attention on the Black Lives Matter movement and fighting for racial justice.
During the couple’s speech, Prince Harry thanked the Black community for “welcoming me so warmly,” while Meghan, who brought her mom Doria Ragland to the awards show, said she “couldn’t be prouder.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also shared the first winner of the NAACP-Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award: Dr. Safiya Noble, cofounder of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry, scholar, author and advocate. One year later, the prizewas awardedto Nabiha Syed, the CEO ofThe Markup, a nonprofit news publication focused on the impact of technology on society.
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