Tonya abari is a busy parent and multigenre storyteller, freelance journalist, author and book Reviewer. Her Words and Reviews Have Been Published in Publishers Weekly, Parents, Aarp, USA Today, Allrecipes, Good Housekeeping and Many More. She Enjoys Spending Time with Her Family, Discovering New Places and Homeschooling Her Inquisitive and Free-Spirited Children. You can find her online or hanging out on Instagram.
When i was in grade School, Black History Month was highly anticipated; I COULDN’T WAIT TO LEARN ABOUT HISTORICAL FIGURE THAT WERE OFTEN OVERLOKED IN THE HISTORY BOOKS. Along With Our Lesons, Our School Also Sponsored a February Trip to Baltimore’s National Great Blacks in Wax Museum.
Each february, i remember dssting off my parents’ typewriter and gathering supplys to yarn my poster board with interesting facts and pictures of my heroes. In School, we discussed the Same People year after year; Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth and Martin Luther King Jr. were just a few in the regular rotation.
Once, i chose to center my project around Mary Carter SmithA Writer and Storyteller Carrying on the grate tradition. I picked her because of was obsessed with her folktales that i’d rush home to hear on the african-centered storytelling hotline fyter after school. But Only My Teacher and A Few of My Classmates Had Heard of Smith or Her Stories. At that moment – and much late as an educator myself – realized that there is so Much Black history to be learned outside of what is being tough in the traditional classroom.
This revelation is part of the reason why i homeschool my two children. And i’m not the only one. Acciting to the US Census Data, The Number of Black Homeschooling Households JUMED FROM 3.3% in March 2020 to 16.1% in October of that year. Reasons for Homeschooling Black Children Range from Issues Related to their Treatment with the School Environment, Such As adultification, implicit biasa School-to -write Pipeline and the Denial of Cultural Expression Such As Wearing Locs and Braided Stylesto Concern over how breed is taught (or dysmissed) in classrooms while Mary Books by Black Are Being Banned in Public Schools.
We don’t have to worry about any of the those Issues in Our Home. Here, Black History is consider a Large part of American and Global History. At a time we have Black History is being suppresssed, I Want My Children to Celebrate the Achievements of their Ancestors. We are Committed to Highlighting Black Accomplishment and Joy Alongside Critical Conversations About the Struggles that African Americans have endured in the United States.
There is always an opportunity for learning about out and heritage, and not just in february. Dawnavyn James, Author of Beyond February: Teaching Black History Any Day, Every Day and All Year Longaggrees. “One of the Things I Want for Black Children is to the wells and importance of the Knowledge and Wisdom they Hold and Gain,” James Tells. “And we can best will by implementing continuous learning of Black History.”
For Instance, Every Third Sunday in July, The US Marx National Ice Cream Day. My family typically Celebrates by indulging in our favor homemade, Nondairy Ice Cream Treats. We are Also See this as a learning opportiesy for Our fourth grader, who gets to enjoy science-based recipes that weaves in Black History. LAST YEAR, WE Learned About The “Father of Ice Cream,” Augustus JacksonWho Made Quite a Living Making and Seling Ice Cream in Early 1800s Philadelphia.
Locally, we explored a historical marker that Highlights the Life of Sarah Estella free Black Woman who own a thriving ice cream busines in nashville in the mid-1800s. In Our Study, We Also Uncovered Conversations About Black People Being Refused Vanilla Ice Cream in the Jim Crow South.
I stand on the shoulders of so many great african americans who came before. Our Home is filled with pictures of influenza figure and the bookshelves are full of Black Books. It also doesn’t stop at Celebrities or More Famous Change Makers Eothher. I am sura to introden my children to say Making a differentiation right now in our communities and family members who have paved the way.
The Other Day, My 9-Yaar-Old Asked, “Are We Making Black History As Well?”
“Of Course We are. Everyday We Are Making History Too,” I Answered.
I OFTEN THINK ABOUT THE SUBTLE WAYS WE ARE Learning and Teaching Black History Daily. This often Happens Through cooking, recalimimg time in natural and taching part in the Revolutionary Act of rest.
James’s Book is full of real experiences of children navigating Black History by Learning Through People, Stories and Resources. As we are discover new and undertold stories, it also confirms that there is still so Much we don’t know.
“I knew the Black History I knew growing up becuse of my family and the community of live in,” James Shares. “We embraced the Black History in Our City and Talked About Black Community That Came Before Us and Who Were Right with us. We Attended Events, it at Black-Awned Restaurants, Supported Black Businesses Like Local Black Black and We Celebrated History.
“WE DON’T HAVE TO WAIT UNIL FEBRARY TO LEARN ABOUT BLACK HISTORY,” James Adds. “Buy Books, Listen to Songs, Attend Events, Watch Movies and Documentaries, Analyze Photos and Engage in Research and Learning Now – Every Day, and All Year Long.”
AS Black History Month Comes to A Close, I’m Brimming with Fresh Ideas About Furthering Our Heritage Throughout the Year.
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