Tag: Black History Month
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Where are Black American and Opera Together in Thoughts of Black History..?
Part of the raison d’être of Black History Month, beyond affirming or introducing typical historical icons, is showing Black American doing kinds of work, which surprise people. These might expand the perceptions of what brown and Black youngsters understand is possible. Brown and Black children might imagine themselves aspiring beyond common work lanes of sports…
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Feb 14th Holds Frederick Douglass Day and National Black Literacy Day Too
How many North Americans know about an easily forgotten Black man who, after fleeing slavery in the United States, became arguably the best known and most photographed person of the 1800s? Frederick Douglass, who maybe little known in the 2020s was a former slave who upon escape became a counterexample to the toxic propaganda about…
Will Wright: Award-Winning Independent Journalism, Exec Oratory and More... 