Black History Month Resource Guide

February is Black History Month. Here are a few resources for teachers to get your started!

 How to Celebrate Black History Month in School

• The History Behind Black History Month – Teaching Tolerance 
• Do’s and Don’ts of Teaching Black History – Teaching Tolerance 
• Five Things Not to Do During Black History Month – Zaretta Hammond

Lesson Plans and Curriculum Resources for Teachers

• 50 Resources for Black History Month – KQED Education
• What Counts as History? – Teaching Tolerance
• 6 Teaching Tools for Black History Month – Edutopia

How to Bring Up Black Lives Matter in the Classroom

• Black Lives Matter in Schools Resources – D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice
• Black Lives Matter in Education-Week of Action Getting Started Packet – Black Lives Matter in NYC Schools
• Classroom Flyers, Posters, and Visuals – BLM Educators Group

Afro-Latino Representation in the Classroom

• Afro-Latino: A deeply rooted identity among U.S. Hispanics – Pew Research Center
• Anti-Blackness in Latinx Countries is the Result of Deliberate Cultural Policy  – Racebaitr
• Diaspora Blackness in the Caribbean: A Radical Resource – Medium

Centering Black Women and Black Girls in the Classroom

• Celebrate Women This Black History Month – Teaching Tolerance
• Centering Black Girls’ Literacies: A Review of Literature on the Multiple Ways of Knowing of Black Girls– Gholnecsar E. Muhammad and Marcelle Haddix