MOSAIC Children’s Museum to showcase poem by 13-year-old for Black History Month
Thirteen-year-old writer Ariana Shaprow is displaying her poem “The Way It Should Be” at the Mosaic Children’s Museum in Woodland, California, celebrating the accomplishments of ...
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Panama City host Black History Month Celebration
On February 3rd in the Rotunda of City Hall, commissioner Janice Lucas declared the start of Black History Month. This event was filled with musical performances as well as poetry. Lifelong NAACP ...
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7 interesting Black History facts you likely didn’t know
Although the first celebration of Black History Month was in 1970 ... Everyone knows the story of Rosa Parks and her brave stand — or, sit — on that Alabama bus. But Parks wasn’t the ...
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How the U.S. began celebrating Black History Month
By celebrating those accomplishments, Woodson created a historical legacy of his own: He is the reason the U.S. celebrates Black History Month each ... the rayon frock Rosa Parks was sewing ...
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‘Unveiled’: AJC Black History Month series turns 10
February is my favorite month of the year ... aspects of Black history. So, we never had a real story about Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., or even Rosa Parks (until I convinced her biographer ...
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Teaching Black history shouldn’t fall solely on the shoulders of Black people
A teaching colleague recently asked my opinion on whether she should take the lead on coordinating Black History Month activities at her school ... watered-down interpretations of the work of Rosa ...
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37 Ways To Intentionally Celebrate Black History Month
We’ve created a guide on how to thoughtfully honor Black History Month this year: Whether you want to continue your anti-racism syllabus, enjoy the classic poetry and prose of ... learning more about ...