Black History Month 2021
"Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity"
Black History Month
History is All Around Us
The story of Black History Month begins in 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
That September, the Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), an organization dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by Black Americans and other peoples of African descent.
READ MORE: The Man Behind Black History Month
Bringing the Word to All- Black Authors
Jason Reynolds
Kwame Alexander
Jacqueline Woodson
Bringing About New Laws - Black Politicians
Kamala Harris, Vice-President of the United States
Reverand Raphael Warnock, Unites States Senator from Georgia
Jewell Jones, House of Representatives from Michigan
Discovering the World's Mysteries - Black Scientists
Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, Cancer Researcher
Dorothy Johnson Vaughn, NASA Mathematician
Dorothy Johnson Vaughan (September 20, 1910 – November 10, 2008) was an American mathematician and human computer who worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), and NASA, at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The book, Hidden Figures by Margaret Lee Shetterly, was made into a movie in 2016. Read more HERE.
Dr. Erich Jarvis, Neuroscientist
Caring for Others - Black Doctors, Chefs, & Public Health Experts
Dr. Jerome Adams, former Surgeon General
Ashleigh Shanti, Chef
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, Immunologist
Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett is a research fellow and the scientific lead for the Coronavirus Vaccines & Immunopathogenesis Team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Vaccine Research Center (VRC). Meet the 35-year old Black female scientist at the forefront of COVID-19 vaccine development.
Creating Beauty - Black Artists & Fashion Designers
Amanda Gorman, American Poet
Amy Sherald, American Painter
Kerby Jean-Raymond, Fashion Designer
JISD Writes Together
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan by Chris Barton
Chris Barton tells the amazing story of Barbara Jordan, an African-American woman elected to both the House of Representative and the Texas Senate. Read more HERE.
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