Tag: Black History Month
How White People Can Celebrate Black History Month
Updated February 2026
Our country has spent the past few years engaged in conversations around the racial inequalities that plague our society. By now, most...
Black History Month: What We’re Reading
One of my students asked me, Why do we have to have a Black History Month? This could be a loaded question, but I...
How to Make Black History Month Part of Your Family Values
Updated February 2026
One of my students asked me why we celebrate Black History Month. I explained to him that when we first learned of...
How Sorority Life Prepared Me to Connect with My Students
Sorority Life and Community
As a teacher, looking back at why I chose to become a part of a sorority in college helps me understand...
A Family Affair: Reading Diverse Books with your Tweens and Teens
Updated February 2026
When I was growing up in the olden days - the 70's and 80's - it was almost impossible to find diverse...
I Love Me:: A Valentine’s Tribute to Women in Black History
February is the month of love and contributor Ugochi shares a tribute through poetry to women in black history as well as to herself.
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No Mods Needed :: My Personal Black Hair History
Updated February 2026
It happened again. She told me that she likes my hair in a bun. Then she added, or pulled back in a...
Reading is Still Fundamental :: Teaching Cultural Diversity Through the Power...
My sister told me that on her first day working at a summer camp she encountered a little boy who was enjoying his midday...