by It’s hard to overstate the need for diversity in children’s literature. Thankfully, there are more great children’s books available that not only have diverse characters but diverse protagonists. That is, non-white characters are not only included as token minority friends of the main character but increasingly are being cast as main characters themselves. To celebrate, […]
Looking Back at Women-Led Movements Around the World in 2018
by Women’s History Month is a great time to look back at powerful women-led movements and protests that shook the world in the past year for some inspiration. Let’s celebrate the successful and global movements with female leadership. Also, let’s learn from these practical methods of reaching goals and remind everyone that girls DO run the […]
Black History Month: How It Matters to Us
by You may know how the celebration of Black History Month was originally created, starting with its precursor in 1926 and being officially proposed as Black History Month in 1970 in the USA. Then followed its recognition in the United Kingdom in 1987, Canada – in 1995, and the Republic of Ireland – in 2014. […]
Why MLK Day Matters to Global Citizens in Africa
by In order to fully understand the importance of Martin Luther King Day in Africa today, we need to acknowledge the significant influence that earlier leaders in the continent had in the making of the most important leader of black liberation in America. Martin Luther King in Ghana Retracing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s steps […]
12 African American Inventors, Activists and Leaders Lost to History
by “Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.” – Carter G. Woodson FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH I can remember sitting in American history class eager to learn and always wondering why Black history was marginalized to only one […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Next Page »