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Posts that pertain to Black History Month

Student Voices: A Black History Lecture and Discussion with Karyn Parsons at NKU

March 8, 2023 Kahvah Whittaker 0

Yoshie Vinton, Democracy & Me Intern Northern Kentucky University hosted a public event to commemorate Black History month, led by NKU’s African American Student Initiatives […]

“Uh Oh, They’re Following Us” The Fear of Driving While Black in America

February 9, 2023 David Childs 26

Dr. David Childs, D.D., Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University Black History month is a time of the year to uncover and highlight some of the of the […]

What is Kwanzaa? It is an Original African American Holiday

December 28, 2022 David Childs 7

Dr. David Childs, D.D., Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University IntroductionsWhen someone hears the expression “Happy Holidays!” they may not understand what other “holidays” take place at the […]

Northern Kentucky University to Welcome Author Karyn Parsons (Hilary Banks from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) for Black History Lecture

December 10, 2022 David Childs 2

Dr. David J. Childs, D.D., Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University February 27, 6:30 pm, 2023 – Northern Kentucky University’s Black and Brown Educators of Excellence (BBEofE), in […]

I Thought Cowboys Were White? Learning the History of Famed Black Cowboy, Nat Love

November 18, 2022 David Childs 27

Dr. David J. Childs, D.D., Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University “They numbered thousands, among them many of the best riders, ropers, and wranglers.”– Philip Durham & Everett […]

African American Cultural History and the Black Poetry Tradition

August 27, 2022 David Childs 4

Dr. David Childs, D.D., Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University African Americans have long expressed themselves through various artistic and literary traditions. A great example of this is […]

Elementary Lesson Plans on Diversity

August 27, 2022 David Childs 19

Dr. David Childs, D.D., Ph.D.Northern Kentucky UniversityWe will continue our theme of providing teacher resources for K-12 classrooms. In our latest article we highlighted resources […]

Crispus Attucks and Independence: Expanding our Traditional Curriculum

July 5, 2022 David Childs 4

Dr. David Childs, D.D., Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University Originally published July 5, 2020 (With new revisions from 2022). IntroductionMuch of school curriculum in the US has […]

Our Nation’s History: Celebrating Juneteenth, a U.S. National Holiday

June 15, 2022 David Childs 11

By Dr. David Childs, D.D., Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University This is the first full year that we get to celebrate Juneteenth as an official national holiday. […]

The Right to Bear Arms: Addressing Mass Shootings in Our Time

June 1, 2022 David Childs 20

Dr. David Childs, D.D., Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University Second Amendment- A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of […]

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