ABSTRACT
If we intend to teach accurate history and empower our students to walk through our nation and the world wide awake, we must become racially conscious ourselves and relentlessly pursue the truth. Start with Black innovation, joy, and pride. American slavery should not be children’s first introduction to Black history. Look for Black people throughout world history; they are there! African American history is not the only Black history. Make space, room, and time for Black people, their histories, presents, and futures in curricula. Most of the Black History Month celebrations were celebrated with the students in that classroom. All students in our country need a full and robust understanding of American history, especially Black history. As Wintre Fox-worth Johnson states, “by centering Black history, Black cultural production, and Black resistance, we create space for children to collectively and collaboratively make meaning about history and racial realities”.
