Black History Month Benefits

My name is Shontay and my TM is Wayne Le, the reason for this email is in our team meeting tomorrow we are having a celebration of Black History Month and highlighting Black innovators in Apple. I would like to ask your permission if we could use you for our Black History Month celebration, If so can you please send me a bio with your titles and achievements?

“The Black Studies Program: Strategy and Structure” was published Fall of 1972 in The Jounal of Negro Education. It’s contents are a relection on the years before when colleges and universitys were allowing African Americans to attend , but did not provide curriculum about or for African Americans.

1. Coates has a somewhat chilling description of schools. What are some of the phrases he uses to describe them?

The aspect of African-American Studies is key to the lives of African-Americans and those involved with the welfare of the race. African-American Studies is the systematic and critical study of the multidimensional aspects of Black thought and practice in their current and historical unfolding (Karenga, 21). African-American Studies exposes students to the experiences of African-American people and others of African descent. It allows the promotion and sharing of the African-American culture. However, the concept of African-American Studies, like many other studies that focus on a specific group, gender, and/or creed, poses problems. Therefore, African-American Studies must overcome the obstacles in order to

African Americans have endured many trials and tribulations over the centuries. Our people have suffered from war, violence, and anguish simply because of the color of our skin. Our history has been so blatantly missing from textbooks and the K-12th grade educational atmosphere. Our educational system continues to neglect the history of our African American ancestors and fail to provide them with the educational resources to inform them of our past and allow them to learn about the true origins of our culture. We have made many significant contributions to the world but those have also been highly ignored as well.

Every year, the University of Florida Black History Month Executive Board along with the Black Student Union sponsors a multitude of volunteering opportunities, social awareness, community fundraisers, concerts, inspirational speakers, and forums on campus. In order for this to be a success, we need your help! We are requesting your participation

effort to support and build the African Americans progress in politics, law and strong business

The mission of the students around the country who fought for an education that would shed light on African Americans. The progress the students created is seen today in American Universities ,and also HBCUs, where (AAS)African American Studies is implemented into the curriculum. Before, the dissection the formation of AAS, it should be noted that without the sacrifice from others I undoubtedly would not be writing about AAS ,or reflecting on the significance it has created for generations so far.

African Americans haven’t always got the freedom they deserved. For 100’s of years African Americans fought for equal rights as the whites. Black men and women coming together to make a difference in their culture. The March On Washington was one of a few historical events that made an impact on literature, like the “I Have A Dream” speech by Martin Luther

When he actually did his own assignments, my subject was disturbed by how little African American history was taught, how much the African culture was ignored. “We spent half a semster on World War I and never talked about the black military units! I learned about the black efforts through my parents!”

While growing up, my social-cultural tools were instilled at a very young age. Referred to as a Queen or Princess not just because of its affectionate connotation, but because it is the truth to my heritage going back to Egypt’s royalty times as the broad focus that permutated from the continent of Africa. The teaching of ‘race’ was subliminal applied in my adolescent years when I received black dolls and coloring books with African American girls with curly hair. Understanding that despite the white Walt Disney’s princess on the television that I too was a ‘Princess’ or ‘Queen’, and this was the goal that my mother and father strived to accomplish. My parents did not attempt to colorblind me and I am thankful they did not; it would have

Imagine strangers crossing the street to avoid you, white women clutching their purses for security, or the police arresting you for “loitering.” For many African-Americans, this has become a harsh reality. As an African-American teacher, I strive to integrate history into lessons throughout the year, not just during Black History Month. Currently, we are reading To Kill A Mockingbird, and I love teaching the background information about the setting of the novel. Every year it astounds me how many students are oblivious to events that shaped America’s identity. I hate using the same material, so I try to spruce up my lesson plans using different resources. I would like to learn more innovative ways to engage students in U.S. History. In the

Introduction to African American Studies was the class that I decided to take this summer because I am genuinely interested in learning more about the cultures and lifestyles of African Americans through out history and I want to further my knowledge beyond just learning about what was taught to me in secondary school. I do not know much about African American studies as I have not taken any courses on it or relating to it in the past but I hope that I can gain a lot of information on the topic through out this intellectual experience. I also hope to gain a better understanding of the history of Africans and African Americas and be able to dive deeper into this topic instead of just hitting the surface as I feel as though my previous experiences with this topic have covered. In just this first weeks lesson I have learned about the three great principles that characterize the “Black Intellectual Tradition” and how these three principles are used and perceived.

While in school it’s good to have programs and different things during February in Honor on Black History Month. For African Americans in school it’s important to have different types of programs and things to make them feel like they are special and those they mean something. Also if they don’t teach about it school or just go over it really quickly then how are kids going to know about their background. I think that the idea of having a fact announced over the morning

I cannot honestly say that I am ready for more slavery films. For me, it is so hard to watch this on screen. Knowing that our ancestors actually had to endure this for years hurts my heart. I start crying and yelling at the television screen. And it is not just the slavery movies but any movies where African Americans are seen as anything less than a human being. I tend to stay away from these movies because I do not like to watch it. I’m looking at the actors and actress on screen and I just want to help them in any way possible. But I cannot. Yes I learn a lot from watching these movies, but movies should not be the way to get me to learn more about African American history. There just has to be a better way.