Social Justice Resources: Black History Month (February)

Information for kids about the African-American Heroes_National Geographic Kids

The exhibition The African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, showcases the incomparable African American collections of the Library of Congress

Former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama to appear on the YouTube broadcast titled 'Black Renaissance' on 26 February 2021, marking Black History Month

February marks Black History Month, a tribute to African-American men and women who have made significant contributions to America and the rest of the world in the fields of science, politics, law, sports, the arts, entertainment, and many other fields

Postal Service honors pioneering journalist Gwen Ifill with a Black Heritage Forever stamp

The year 2020 theme for the Black History Month- African Americans and the Vote

Peloton Launches Black History Month Apparel to ‘Amplify the Power’ of Black Voices 2021

Woodson has been cited as the "father of black history". He was an American historian, author, journalist and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U.S. history. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U.S. history. The event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is offering a wide range of digital programs for all ages this February. From the article

From the website: Black Lives Matter is a chapter-based national organization working for the validity of Black life. We are working to (re)build the Black liberation movement. This is Not a Moment, but a Movement

BlackLivesMatter: A Bibliography for the Revolution

Emerging Civil War, providing fresh perspectives on America's defining event. The latest post is 'Remember Poison Spring!' by Kristen Pawlak

The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration opened to the public on April 26, 2018, in Montgomery, Alabama by The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)

The House passed HR 35, anti-lynching legislation introduced by Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois, called the Emmett Till Antilynching Act.

In honor of Black History Month, Kansas Athletics is recognizing the notable achievements and accomplishments of African-Americans who have helped shape the Jayhawk program throughout the years by creating the Marian Washington Trailblazer Series

Linda Brown, center of Brown v. Board case, died on March 25, 2018 at the age of 75. Linda’s father Oliver Brown filed a class-action suit against the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, in 1951, after his daughter, Linda Brown, was denied entrance to Topeka’s all-white elementary schools

From the website: "The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) formed in December of 2014, was created as a space for Black organizations across the country to debate and discuss the current political conditions, develop shared assessments of what political interventions were necessary in order to achieve key policy, cultural and political wins, convene organizational leadership in order to debate and co-create a shared movement wide strategy. Under the fundamental idea that we can achieve more together than we can separately"

National Park Service (NPS) Honoring African American Heritage. Example: Reconstruction Era National Park

Doug Williams, the first Black quarterback to ever play in a Super Bowl, and one of just a handful of Black team executives, is asked why the NFL still has a difficult time hiring Black head coaches. From the article

Information about some of the “lesser known” moments and facts in Black history

Facts for Features: National African-American (Black) History Month: February 2018