African American History Culture : How Black Lives Matter Is Changing What Students Learn During Black History Month

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How Black Lives Matter Is Changing What Students Learn During Black History Month

How Black Lives Matter Is Changing What Students Learn During Black History Month

Black History Month lessons have been ‘stagnant’ for years, educators say. Here’s how some teachers are trying to change things

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“I definitely think that Black Lives Matter encouraged people to learn about other movements that came before,” says Tatiana Amaya, 19, a freshman at Claremont McKenna College who took a required black history course in her Philadelphia high school. “It’s central to understanding that black oppression still exists today.”


Olivia B. Waxman
Time

 

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How Black Lives Matter Is Changing What Students Learn During Black History Month

How Black Lives Matter Is Changing What Students Learn During Black History Month

Black History Month lessons have been ‘stagnant’ for years, educators say. Here’s how some teachers are trying to change things

www.yahoo.com

“I definitely think that Black Lives Matter encouraged people to learn about other movements that came before,” says Tatiana Amaya, 19, a freshman at Claremont McKenna College who took a required black history course in her Philadelphia high school. “It’s central to understanding that black oppression still exists today.”


Olivia B. Waxman
Time

All very cool, but within the context in the history of the US or how it relates to capitalism at large when it is confined to one month or one week of study does little if anything towards informing or showing a true view of the how and whys of todays world just as is said here in the article:

"In 2005, Philadelphia became the first major American city to require students to take a black history class to graduate. Confining black history lessons to February, as many schools do, is “the exact opposite” of what Woodson envisioned, says Greg Carr, Chair of the Department of Afro-American Studies at Howard University, who led the team that developed the Philadelphia curriculum."

Black studies should be a key element at every level of World and American History along with any social/civics study curriculum in grades K-12. And particularly if one is teaching a white class.
IMHO

 

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University apologizes for Black History Month display: 'We have work to do'

University apologizes for Black History Month display: 'We have work to do'

Michigan State University officials issued an apology after a Black History Month display in one of its gift shops caused an outcry on campus.

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White Wisconsin lawmaker drops Black History Month proposal

White Wisconsin lawmaker drops Black History Month proposal

State Rep. Scott Allen, a Waukesha Republican, said in a statement that “it is possible that I made incorrect assumptions." He said he would instead like to co-sponsor a separate resolution that black lawmakers authored. “The proposed resolution concentrated on the character of individuals involved

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MADISON, WIs. (AP) — A white Wisconsin lawmaker facing criticism for drawing up a Black History Month resolution honoring white abolitionists abruptly dropped the proposal Tuesday, saying he wants to preserve his relationship with black legislators.


TODD RICHMOND
Associated Press

 

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Barnes & Noble faces backlash over newest book art: ‘Apologize for this'

Barnes & Noble faces backlash over newest book art: ‘Apologize for this'

Barnes & Noble is being criticized online after the bookstore’s attempt to celebrate Black History Month left many calling the move racist and misguided.

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