Lush x The Black Curriculum: The #TBH365 Bath Bomb
We are thrilled to have teamed up with Lush to launch the #TBH365 bath bomb. Shaped like a book, debossed with The Black Curriculum logo, this new bath bomb will leave a trail of shimmering gold and warm pink hues in the bath, emitting floral notes and sweet vanilla. We are challenging you to reflect on how much Black history you learnt at school. Find your local Lush window and see how much you know. Don't forget to tag @theblackcurriculum !
100% of the profits from the bath bomb will go towards helping The Black Curriculum to create more programmes, and empower more young people. Head to your local Lush store or click here to get yours for just £5.95.
Hear from Lavinya Stennett, Founder and CEO:
We are working towards #TBH365 as a way to encourage more than one narrative to be taught in curriculums across the country. Our future is one where curriculums are broad and enriched with the many experiences of Black events and contributions. The continued roll out of these curriculums and enriched exam board specifications through #TBH365 will allow each of us and all young people to build an equal future.
We are so proud to share this message with Lush to evolve our education and embed Black history through being honest and teaching Black history all year round.
Lush Oxford St. window display
How have we been working with Lush?
Last summer, we received an Instagram DM from Nadia Monezero, Lush Wimbledon manager, asking to meet and discuss some ideas for collaboration. We met Nadia and Angelica Abella, Lush Guildford Manager, soon after, and the idea for the #TBH365 bath bomb was born!
A few months later, we held a corporate workshop with over 100 Lush store managers, to talk more about our mission and why Black history is so important. We tailored the workshop to suit Lush, talking about colonial economies and shea butter, and the Black history interwoven into much of their natural ingredients.
On the workshop, a staff member from Lush said:
"After attending the Black Curriculum web session, it was made beautifully clear what the mission of the curriculum is, and most importantly I left with the certainty that there is so much more for us all to learn and explore with regards to this subject and the areas of life that it filters into today. Our history is more diverse than we realise.
It was highlighted to me not only how much more there is to discover about black history, but just how important the information I don’t know is (in terms of giving a wider context to our historical journey, and also just how many avenues these historical stories and their timelines relate to, even with regards to areas that Lush focuses on such as the sourcing of raw materials).
We cannot positively shape the future without fully understanding the past, and The Black Curriculum is a perfect resource for paving the way forward by filling in significant gaps in the education system and doing so with clarity, accessibility and passion. I am truly grateful, eager to keep learning more and would encourage others to do the same!"
[Find out more about our corporate workshops here]
#TBH365 bath bomb, shaped like a book, in water with orange and yellow hues.
We asked Nadia and Angelica from Lush about what the collaboration meant to them…
Angelica Abello:
“When thinking of the design we wanted a universal symbol of education. To me, our TBH365 bath bomb represents the knowledge that was left behind by a Eurocentric curriculum and the exclusion of Black history from school books all over the world. The TBH365 bath bomb represents the truth and hope for future generations to be taught about Black history 365 days of the year. This bath bomb represents the need for change within our education system. We need the national curriculum to reflect our society. Black history is British history. The campaign will create awareness around the lack of Black British history in the national curriculum. We want the public to evaluate what they were taught about Black history in school and reassure them that it is never too late to learn. We want to help educate the public about The Black Curriculum's work and how they can contribute to positive change within their communities. It's all about education, education is integral for people coming together to create change”.
Nadia Monezero:
“We knew we wanted to support a group tackling the root cause of racism in the UK and agreed that education was the way forward, due to our own lack of Black history that we received in school, most of which we taught ourselves or by our parents. The Black Curriculum is an organisation run by young, gifted black individuals who went through the same education system as us looking to change it! We had to get involved. It’s not about giving a voice to the voiceless, for me it’s about amplifying their message.”
Head to https://uk.lush.com/products/bath-bombs/tbh365 to get your bath bomb for £5.95!