Title: 4 Reasons why it’s critical to teach black history – SheKnows
Headings: 4 Reasons why it’s critical to teach black history
4 Reasons why it’s critical to teach black history
Racism is still alive and well in America.
Teaching black history is a “two-for”
There is more to African Americans than the negative stories and stereotypes seen on television, movies and the news
Lack of cultural appreciation leads to xenophobia both in the United States and around the world.
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Content: One can see incidents on the news when unarmed African Americans are shot in the back and killed by police, while heavily-armed white Americans are permitted to take over federal land and buildings unmolested by state or federal police authorities. It can be seen in high schools across the nation when white high school girls think it is cute or fun to arrange their shirts to say the “N word” and pose for photographs. It can be seen when African Americans are told that the reason they don’t get nominated for Oscars is because they don’t have the talent while ignoring the fact that they are not given the opportunity to work and their movies are not watched by those voting for the awards. It can be seen by the unequal treatment blacks and whites receive in the crimes they are charged with and the sentences they are given once charged. More: How black actors and artists gave me hope growing up during segregation
Teaching black history is a “two-for”
When the children learn these lessons at school, they go home and share what they learn with their parents. This benefits society as a whole because it means that the issue of race will be talked about in more homes across the United States. Conversations about race are important because things cannot change and get better without conversations. Most parents have had the experience of children rushing home from school and excitedly sharing what was learned that day. This is how many parents learn about scientific discoveries and new ways to do mathematics.