Black History Month – Black Liberation Movements
This month on the blog, we are using the framework from Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance) to explore Black history in America. Learning for Justice advocates for schools and parents to teach a complete history. Over the next four weeks, Learning for Justice will be focusing on the following:

Teaching History of Black Liberation Movements
Honoring Black Civic Engagement
Recognizing Intersectional Black Identity
Celebrating Black Literature

In this first week, we’ll look at Black liberation movements. When considering Black liberation, it’s important to think beyond defeating slavery and Jim Crow. Below are some resources for further exploration:

Listen: Teaching Hard History Podcast, “Resistance Means More Than Rebellion”

Watch: Historian Tera Hunter discusses Henry “Box” Brown’s escape from slavery and his work as an abolitionist.

Read: Did African-American Slaves Rebel? from PBS.org

Read: common history, shared liberation: understanding black lgbtq history

Listen: Undistracted Podcast, Raquel Willis Believes in Black Trans Powe‪r

Read: Why Teaching Black Lives Matter Matters from Learning for Justice

Teaching Tolerance is now Learning for Justice
Frequent readers of this blog will know that we reference the Teaching Tolerance website nearly every week. It is a great place to start whenever you are looking for an article or a framework or just aren’t sure how to explore a topic related to social justice. Recently, they hired a new director and changed the name to Learning for Justice. You can read more about it here. The new name better describes their work and their mission to support action address injustice.

Action at SVCMS
Book Group: On Tuesday, SVCMS launched a book group for parents who wish to read and discuss White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo. This group will meet on the first Tuesday of the month through July 6th. All parents are welcome.

Parent Ed: On March 9th, join us for “Exploring Identity: Learn How to Make Your Own Identity Self-Portrait.”