February is Black History Month. Help your students learn about and celebrate the important Black contributions to the American and global story with our cross-curricular lesson plans, worksheets, projects, quizzes, and activities below. Why Do We Teach Black History Month? As with any number of...
The timeline offers a mere snapshot, but nevertheless a useful one, in prompting deeper exploration of context, analysis and interpretation. We have consulted widely in the development of this timeline and offer it here as our contribution to Black History Month 2018.Charlotte Williams...
The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator and publisher. It became a month-long celebration in 1976. Jack Johnson became the first African American man to hold ...
February is Black History Month, where Black culture and talent is celebrated all month long (as well as throughout the rest of the year). Black artists, creators, and cosplayers have a profound impact on nerd culture and media as a whole. Individuals in the community may refer to themselv...
Activities that reflect the positive impact black Americans have had on our nation's history. Included: Internet-based activities to celebrate Black History Month. The Road to Freedom: Using the WWW to Teach About Slavery These activities will help students trace the journey to freedom and learn ...
Below, find ideas for bulletin board projects to celebrate Black History Month. Although the projects are described as group projects for a class, they can be created individually as well. Harlem Renaissance Board Assign each student, or group of students, a major figure from the Harlem Renaissan...
Black History and Women Timeline 1860-1869 By Jone Johnson Lewis Mary Ann Shadd Cary. Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain October 9:Mary Ann Shadd Caryis born. She will become a noted journalist, teacher, and North American 19th-century Black activist. After the passage of the Fugitive Slave ...
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In September 2018, Waithe made history as the first Black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Writer for a Comedy series for her Master of None episode about coming out. The "Thanksgiving" episode focused on her character, Denise, throughout the years, and how her mother ...
“What we believe is the largest wage and hour class settlement in California history will change lives for Disney families and their communities,” said Randy Renick, an attorney representing the workers in the class-action suit. Back pay owed to workers from Jan. 1, 2019, when the wage la...