Billy Penn7 天
African American Children’s Book Fair marks 33 years of championing literacy
The book fair is meant to inspire the next generation of readers by making books accessible to all while serving the need of ...
Before the revival of Old L.C. Anderson High School: A Black Austin K-12 Timeline
The path toward equity in Austin education is long and fraught. Efforts to create fair learning opportunities for all ...
Goodnet4 天
How to Celebrate Black History With Your Children
While February is best known as the shortest month of the year, it can also be one of the most enlightening ones. That’s ...
Rosenwald Schools provided education for African Americans during segregation
In an effort to improve education for African-American children in the South, philanthropist Julius Rosenwald partnered with ...
Rolling Out16 天
Dr. Kimberly Williams discusses mental health for Black children
Dr. Kimberly Williams, renowned pediatric neuropsychologist, discusses the importance of mental health awareness, cultural ...
First African American school in Okaloosa to be demolished, rebuilt
The county’s first school for Black children still stands ... There was no other school for African American students during ...
dailyyonder.com8 天
The Little-Known History and Disappearing Architecture of Rosenwald Schools
Its focus was the rural south. In the primarily agrarian economy of the 1910s, the vast majority of African American school children were served by inadequate or nonexistent schools, which created a ...