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: It is the job of schools to teach children both factually correct information and how to think for themselves. Black history is needed to give students both the correct facts about African Americans and to teach them to think properly about the contributions of African Americans both historically and currently. Teaching black history in schools helps students who have little or no interaction with African Americans to develop an accurate understanding of African Americans in the United States. Lack of cultural appreciation leads to xenophobia both in the United States and around the world. When students are taught black history in school, they get an understanding of many different types people. In many cases, they will see similarities between African Americans and people of other races. Additionally, they will learn that there are some cultural differences between African Americans and people of other races. This is a good thing. The similarities will show that African Americans are not to be feared, shunned or avoided. It is good to learn about cultural differences because it will show that, just as siblings have differences but are still part of the same family, African Americans are part of the United States.