Before 2011, Mississippi public school students weren’t required to learn about the Civil Rights Movement at all. The previous social studies standards mentioned the phrase “civil rights” just three times in the 305-page document. It refers to the “Civil Rights Movement” once.
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What Parents Can Do to Nurture Good Writers | The New York Times
Sometimes when kids come to you to share what they’re writing, they’re not coming for feedback. They are coming for affirmation.
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This Day in Black History: July 4, 1881 – BET
Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, holds first day of class, with Booker T. Washington serving as the first teacher.
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Report: 75 Percent of Black Boys in Calif. Don’t Meet State Reading Requirements – The Root
The most recent round of testing in the state of California has revealed a disturbing statistic: Three out of 4 black boys failed to meet the reading and writing requirements, and more than half of them scored in the lowest category on the English portion of the test.
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Young Detroit Chess Team Wins Big at National Tournament – Atlanta Black Star
Detroit’s University Prep Elementary and Middle School chess teams are flying high after winning big at the SuperNationals VI Chess Tournament in Nashville, Tenn.
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Black Parents Sue Mississippi Over Inequitable Schools – The Huffington Post
The lawsuit claims that black students are being denied their “school rights and privileges.”
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How Does Race Affect a Student’s Math Education? – The Atlantic
A new paper examines the ways “whiteness” reproduces racial advantages and disadvantages.
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Beyoncé Announces a Scholarship Program for Female College Students to Mark Lemonade’s One-Year Anniversary – Slate
Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album Lemonade has brought the star no shortage of accolades, including two Grammys and a Peabody, and now the queen is ready to give back.
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Having Just One Black Teacher Can Keep Black Kids In School – NPR
How important is it to have a role model? A new working paper puts some numbers to that question.
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11-Year-Old Turns His Love of Reading Into a Book Club to Inspire Other Black Boys to Love It, Too – Atlanta Black Star
Avid reader Sidney Keys III was excited to find a St. Louis bookstore filled with positive stories about Black youths, but he didn’t have anyone his age to discuss them with, so he decided to create Books N Bros book club.
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