BHM #16: John Muir Shares its Black History Pride!
In honor of Black History Month, I’m reposting a previous series. Several years ago, (2015 to be exact!) I challenged myself to write 28 posts highlighting African-American History. In 2016, I finally reached my goal!
While I have been so excited that Muir and other schools have a long tradition of celebrating Black history during Black History Month and throughout the year, there are still many schools in SF that haven’t celebrated this holiday (!) I am excited to announce that this year, in 2020, after five years of advocacy by me and other African American Parent Advisory Council leaders, SFUSD will finally celebrate Black History Month at every school in the district!
Check out my original post below which appeared on February 21, 2016. To see more posts in this series, click here.
Ihave been shocked to learn through my participation in the African American Parent Advisory Council (AAPAC) that NOT ALL SFUSD SCHOOLS are holding celebration activities (!?!) The SFUSD AAPAC is sending out a survey to principals to see which schools have activities planned. You can support their efforts by asking your child what activities are going on at your school. Remember, Black History is American History, and all our kids lose out when we don’t learn about the contributions and perspectives of Black Americans.
If your school doesn’t have multiple activities planned (and it’s a whole MONTH for Pete’s sake… so there should be multiple activities planned!) John Muir’s event is one great example.
On Thursday, February 11, 2016, I had the HONOR of participating in the National African American Read-In at John Muir Elementary. I know I brag a lot CONTINUE READING: BHM #16: John Muir Shares its Black History Pride! - SF PUBLIC SCHOOL MOM