Title: Black History Month in Schools - Where We Go Right, and Where We Go Wrong
Headings: How Should Schools Acknowledge Black History Month?
How Should Schools Acknowledge Black History Month?
What schools should avoid during Black History Month
1. Not celebrating at all
2. Shrinking our heroes
3. Dwelling on the suffering
What schools should do during Black History Month
1. Acknowledge it
2. Put the focus on giving back
3. Get creative

Content: We miss the chance to share equally powerful, radical statements from Malcolm X, Huey P. Newton, and Fannie Lou Hamer, and in doing so, present an incomplete narrative. 3. Dwelling on the suffering
Slavery, Jim Crow, systematic oppression, and racism are all issues that need to be addressed. It is important to engage students critically about these topics. To be sure, the suffering matters greatly. However, one of the things that schools do during Black History Month is place too heavy an emphasis on the sad, horrific details of the black experience. Black History Month should also be a celebration of art, culture, and innovation. There are ways to commemorate the struggle and celebrate the triumph. What schools should do during Black History Month
1. Acknowledge it
Doing something is better than doing nothing, even if you have to change your curriculum.