{"id":19215,"date":"2021-02-24T14:22:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T20:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/?p=19215"},"modified":"2021-02-25T11:36:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T17:36:08","slug":"celebrating-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2021\/02\/24\/celebrating-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IbrahimHappy Black History Month! This February, we celebrate the vibrancy of the Black community as we honor the people, events and accomplishments in Black history. At MPA, Black History Month includes both celebrating the amazing accomplishments throughout Black history (for example, the third graders learning the music of Dizzy Gillespie<\/a>), and simultaneously examining, acknowledging, and remembering both contemporary and historic anti-Black racism and the struggle for justice (for example, the Racial Justice and Equity Club\u2019s discussion on the Black Panther\u2019s Ten-Point Program).<\/p>\n

Most of all, we recognize the tremendous accomplishments of Black people throughout history, and in turn, honor our Black, African American and African community members at MPA.\u00a0In Mr. Cunningham’s Middle School Social Studies Classes, students have\u00a0begun each class period during February by highlighting and profiling amazing African-American heroes whose stories are sadly not as well known as they should be. These people are artists, activists, inventors, politicians, aviators, and so much more.<\/p>\n

“It should go without saying that learning of Black history and Black stories is not exclusive to the month of February, but instead they are taught the entire school year. I hope by teaching about some of the lesser known figures, that we can begin to ask whose narratives are heard and whose are not,\u201d says Mr. Cunningham.\u00a0“Black history is imbued in, and is a crucial part of Social Studies the entire school year, not just in February, so I have made sure my students know that Black History Month is an added spotlight and celebration of Black history and stories.”<\/p>\n

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Mr. Cunningham’s Middle School Social Studies classes highlighted Shirley Chisholm’s historic accomplishments.<\/p><\/div>\n

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We also see tremendous value in ensuring that Black voices and stories are represented in our curriculum. Examples of literary works taught at MPA include:<\/p>\n