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: Black History Month is a way for us to celebrate our culture
When students are educated not to respect or appreciate the fact that African Americans have always made good and valuable contributions to society in the United States, they are taught not to respect and appreciate the African Americans currently living in the United States. The end result is insensitivity, distrust and a disdain for treating other people, particularly African Americans and other students of color as they should be treated. There are four big reasons why black history is important and should still be taught in the United States. Racism is still alive and well in America. It is not possible to live in America without seeing incidents of racism every day. 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: