Category: History and Social Studies

  • Diversity In The Classroom: Leaders in STEM

    The article introduces 15 STEM pioneers of Black, African, and Caribbean heritage, highlighting their significant contributions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, alongside resources for further exploration.

  • TMIH Space Exploration: February

    February’s Celestial Delights: Exploring the Cosmic Calendar Image: John Glenn aboard the spacecraft Friendship 7 during his historic orbital mission of Feb. 20, 1962. (Image credit: NASA/Chris Cohen) While February is synonymous with Valentine’s Day, there’s another love that fills the skies during this month: the love of astronomy. This brief and chilly month brings a…

  • Doonesbury Feb 18

    This comic from Doonesbury hits hard today and was not published in all local newspapers that syndicate across the US on Sunday. I am republishing it here because  we should be more afraid of people forgetting history than teachers actually teaching history.

  • Diversity In the Classroom: Legacy of Frederick Douglass and Paul Lawrence Dunbar

    Frederick Douglass and Paul Lawrence Dunbar, key figures in American history, significantly contributed to advocacy, literature and civil rights through their powerful writings and eloquent speeches.

  • Diversity in the Classroom: T’Challa to Steel

    The article offers a selection of comic books featuring Black characters, from mainstream publishers, presenting ideas for their use in educational discussions and accompanying resources.

  • Sports Washing: Russia, China, Qatar

    The phenomenon of “sports washing”, using sport events to divert attention from political controversies, is noticeable at Olympics and World Cups in China, Russia, and Qatar.