It is long past time to re-examine what is being taught in K-12 schools across the spectrum of courses: history, civics, government, social studies and economics. In my experience, most educators are interested in filling in the wide gaps in their knowledge of American society through a lens of historical context. But the systems are designed to protect the current false narratives in textbooks determined by school boards and state legislators. The efforts made outside of the schools to educate the population are numerous and needed. But they cannot undo the damage being done systemically in K-12. This is a system of indoctrination that must be disrupted.
Big shout outs to all my sister, brother, and cousin museums - the Black, the Brown, and the unruly for all the right reasons.
No matter what they tell you: This our time. Fiercely authentic, Radically empathetic... Let's ride!
p.s. Grateful as ALWAYS to institutions and to the journalists who power them who make time to invest in covering our story. International African American Museum Legacy Museum of African Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History ... and ALL the rest!
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New Black museums aim to tell the history of African Americans despite push to limit it
usatoday.com