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Tag Archives: Black History Month
See “Selma,” then Visit
Almost a year ago, I walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Even though it was a cold, blustery day in early January, the history of that bridge engulfed me, and gave me pause. My mind wandered back … Continue reading
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Tagged " Selma to Montgomery marches, "Bloody Sunday, "Roots, Alabama, American history, Black History Month, Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, Civil Rights Movement, Diane Nash, Edmund Pettus Bridge, James Bevel, Jimmie Lee Jackson, Martin Luther King Jr., Rep. John Lewis, Selma, Viola Liuzzo, Voting Rights Act of 1965
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“Group of the Month”
For those of you without “Diversity Calendars,” we are in the midst of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Next month is Disability Awareness Month. However, it is also Polish-American Heritage Month. November is Native-American Heritage Month, followed by _______ month (please … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Black History Month, disability, diversity, diversity calendar, Hispanics, Latinos, Maya Angelou, multiracial, National Disability Awareness Month, National Hispanic Awareness Month, Native American Heritage Month, Native Americans, Polish, Polish-American Heritage Month, stereotype
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Black History Month: We Can Do Better
Black History Month is in full swing, for better or worse. In a way, the fact that we have Black History Month points to a failure in how we teach and learn history. If our curriculum was truly inclusive, we … Continue reading