Posts that pertain to Black History Month
Student reflections on #MLKDay2021
This year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be… different. For all kinds of reasons. Here’s a roundup of Cincinnati-area observations set for this Monday, […]
Black History Month
Revisiting Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and History on the March on Washington
By Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University The historic win of the Rev. Dr. Raphael Gamaliel Warnock in the 2021 Georgia Senate race brings to […]
Toward a More Equitable Curriculum: Resources for Teaching Black History and Culture
By Dr. David J. ChildsNorthern Kentucky University For too long the serious study of African American history and culture in public schools and universities has […]
When is Daddy Coming Back?
A Poem about Racial Injustice By Hannah M. Childs Hannah is a freshman at Northwest High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. She enjoys writing, drawing, playing […]
Integrating African American Authors into Your Curriculum
By Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky UniversityIntroductionWhen I was growing up in my inner city predominantly Black elementary school I do not ever remember […]
Settling Our Differences: Meaningful Social Studies Teaching after a General Election
Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University Election Related Violence in HistoryJelani Cobb in a September, 2020 Atlantic article entitled “Our Long, Forgotten History of […]
Learning While Black: Addressing Racial Inequities in US Education
By Dr. David J. Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University Introduction- Learning While BlackThroughout my middle and high school career, some of my teachers and counselors told […]
Driving While Black: Musings on White Privilege
Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University A Tale of Two Black MenAs I entered into the used car dealership I was already experiencing fatigue having […]
Lesson Plan on the History of Creating Racially Segregated Communities in the US
Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University The Teaching Tolerance website has been a site we have drawn material from for some time now. Their mission […]
Remembering Crispus Attucks on The Fourth of July
Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University IntroductionThe Fourth of July celebration commemorates the signing of the declaration of independence in the United States of America […]