Black History Month is first and foremost a weeks-long celebration of the pioneering black Americans who changed the course of our culture and country.
For white parents, particularly those who don’t feel comfortable or prepared to talk with their children about race and racism, the month should also be seen as a timely opportunity to start essential, on-going conversations about racist ideas if they haven’t already.
Black History Month, after all, often prompts kids to ask questions about slavery, historical periods like Jim Crow and the civil rights era, the lives of famous black Americans, and current debates over kneeling during the National Anthem and police violence. Read more…
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