Black history centennial channels angst over anti-DEI climate into education, free resources
For academics, historians and activists, the past year has been tumultuous in advocating the teaching of Black history in the United States.
Despite last year proclaiming February as National Black History Month, President Donald Trump started his second term by claiming some African American history lessons are meant to indoctrinate people into hating the country. The administration has dismantled Black history at national parks, most recently removing an exhibit on slavery in Philadelphia last month. Black history advocates see these acts and their chilling effect as scary and unprecedented.
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