Black History Month

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  2/25/2021
  

  How Negro History Week Became Black History Month and Why It Matters Now

  Historian Martha S. Jones traces the lineage of Black History Month from a day promoted by educator Mary Church Terrell to honor Frederick Douglass, through the work of Carter G. Woodson to promote knowledge of Black history, to the present. 

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• 2/28/2021
  

  Racist Zoombombings the Latest Application of Technology by White Supremacists

  by Roy E. Finkenbine

  White supremacist keyboard warriors appear to have declared a cyber war against Black History Month.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  2/19/2021
  

  Five Myths About Black History

  by Keisha N. Blain

  From slavery to emancipation, the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, Brown v. Board of Education, and Black Power, widespread partial knowledge of Black history shows that school curricula need to do more to connect the history of Black Americans to the nation's history. 

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  2/10/2021
  

  A Forgotten Black Founding Father

  by Danielle Allen

  The figure of Black abolitionist Prince Hall has been discussed for his advocacy for abolition in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but there remains a deeper work of historical reconstruction to understand his connections to family, community and civil society in the founding era. 

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• SOURCE: Medium
  2/16/2021
  

  Why Fred Hampton Needs to Be on Your Kids’ American History Syllabus

  Writer and poet Scott Woods developed a political consciousness watching a 1971 documentary on the assassination of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. He was prepared to be disappointed by the new "Judas and the Black Messiah" but argues the film tells a story that is more important than ever.

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• SOURCE: Vermont Public Radio
  2/15/2021
  

  'Trying To Reckon Honestly': Dartmouth Prof. On The Evolution Of Black History Month

  Dartmouth professor Matthew Delmont discusses the growth and development of Black History Month and the need to understand Black history as integral to the whole of American history. 

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian
  2/1/2021
  

  Historically Speaking: 400 Souls—A Conversation with Ibram Kendi and Keisha N. Blain – Tuesday, 2/2

  Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain will join the NMAAHC for a discussion of their new book "400 Souls." 

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• SOURCE: Associated Press
  2/28/2020
  

  Website Aims to Highlight Hidden Figures in Black History

  Historian Matthew Delmont's website Black Quotidian features profiles of hundreds of African Americans taken from black newspapers mostly between the 1900s and the 1980s.

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• SOURCE: Oxford University Press Blog
  2/19/20
  

  Nine books to read for Black History Month

  It is impossible to fully grasp American history without black history.

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• SOURCE: Vox
  2/18/20
  

  Six historians weigh in on the biggest misconceptions about black history

  Featuring Shennette Garrett-Scott, LaGarrett King, Sowande Mustakeem, Douglas J. Flowe, Jason Allen, and Dale Allender. 

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• SOURCE: NY Times
  2/19/29
  

  Seeing Black History in Context

  by Erin Aubry Kaplan

  It’s the perfect time to get real about America’s shortcomings.

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• SOURCE: USA Today
  2/8/20
  

  These 19 black women fought for voting rights

  by Nsenga K. Burton

  Featuring historians Jennifer D. Williams, Michelle Duster

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• SOURCE: ABC News
  2/8/20
  

  Carter G. Woodson and the History of Black History Month

  Since Woodson's death in 1950, the organization that he founded, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History -- now called the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) -- has fought to keep his legacy alive.

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• SOURCE: The Dialog
  2/2/20
  

  Black History Month has a little known Catholic history as well

  by Shannen Dee Williams

  In 1949, famed Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes celebrated Negro History Week (the precursor to Black History Month) with members of the Oblate Sisters of Providence and their students at the all black and Catholic St. Alphonsus School.

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• SOURCE: Time
  1/31/20
  

  6 Films to Watch for Black History Month, Recommended by an Expert

  They comprise fictional features, documentary films and even one “home movie,” and together tell an important story.

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• SOURCE: Time
  1/31/20
  

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

  What started locally in Seattle in 2016, inspired by a federal investigation into the higher rate of suspensions of black students compared to their white peers, has grown into a nationwide organizing effort.

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• SOURCE: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  2/1/20
  

  The challenge of teaching black history: sifting truth, myth, bias

  Featuring Morehouse College history professor Frederick Knight. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  12/31/19
  

  To recognize Black History Month, GOP lawmaker proposes a list of mostly white people

  Several black legislators have called the effort disingenuous and said it undermines the purpose of Black History Month: to highlight the accomplishments of African Americans so often overlooked in classrooms and history books.

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• SOURCE: NBC News
  2/26/19
  

  Beyond Slavery and the Civil Rights Movement: Teachers Should Be Integrating Black History Into Their Lessons

  by Melinda D. Anderson

  According to experts, teaching an accurate and thorough version of history is essential to breaking down stereotypes and misconceptions. Yet much of what students learn about black people’s distinct American story is hit-or-miss.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  2/21/19
  

  ‘Slavery is not a game’: Virginia school apologizes over Black History Month exercise

  “It’s unacceptable, and it undermines the community and the education that our children receive.”