Black History Month was first celebrated in October 1987 in the UK, on the 150th anniversary of Caribbean emancipation, and has always celebrated the vast contributions African-Caribbean citizens have made to the UK (Getty) February is LGBT+ History Month in the UK, however it’s also Black History Month in the US. This in turn has led to not a little confusion, as the UK celebrates Black History Month in October. Some people have even called out the official LGBT+ History Month Twitter account for “choosing” to clash with the American Black History Month, with one person tweeting: “Why f**king February?? Huh???? Why February…. explain this to me. Don’t you even dare mention Valentine’s Day! Really? I am disappointed. I am all for gay Pride but I am Black first!”