Often during Black History Month I hear many in my African American community say somthing like "see the white man gave us the shortest month of the year to celebrate too." The reality is that Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the founder of BHM selected February for two primary reasons. In 1926, as a people we were just getting away from centuries of being classified as property rather than human beings and (at the time) the two men who most influenced our emancipation from slavery were born in the month of February. They were Abraham Lincoln, and Frederick Douglass.
The purpose of our classroom service is to diversely strengthen the curriculum and needed pedagogy of licensed and pre-service teachers. This builds a foundation of superior education through understanding culturally responsive curriculums direct benefit from the content of African American Registry.
Street Team programs represent a crucial part of our goal of ‘Curriculum Reform and Giving Youth a Guided Voice’. We also require College students and/or community members to learn how to implement and carry on our program. That way we instill buy-in for each community to invest in themselves. If you would like more information or to create a Street Team in your community contact the Registry at 612-822-6831 or email us at info@aaregistry.org.
