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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

King calls “ diaspora literacy ” to contend with the reflection of white supremacy in my paternal lineage and its connection to world history. Although Black Americans reinvented and established a unique culture, we’re eternally connected to the sub-Sahara. It opens with an explanation of its title and its connection to Black culture.

History 102
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STUDENT VOICES: Kids bring into school what they’re dealing with at home. Teachers don’t get that

The Hechinger Report

A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. I feel like school should be a place where I can learn about their culture and where they came from and for them learn about mine. school system is a “mess.”

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STUDENT VOICES: When you’re a teenager you feel like an outsider already

The Hechinger Report

A photojournalist, she’s at work on an oral history book project, interviewing scores of public school students, from kindergarten through 12th grade, across the country. There were other Latinos and other minorities there, but they also rejected their own culture. When I came over here, I started being more proud of my culture.

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OPINION: Higher ed partnerships will help the arts survive Trump’s budget cuts

The Hechinger Report

The arts and cultural sector are no stranger to budget cuts. It also would completely eliminate funding for the National Endowment of the Arts in 2018. For example, with only a $148 million annual budget, NEA investments in the arts help contribute to a $730 billion economic arts and culture economic industry, including 4.2