Connecting Readers and Writers to the Word: African American Read-in

February 20, 2022February 21, 2022 forvanessaexecutive Book Connections, Reading African American Authors, African American Historical Figures, African-American Read-In, Bessie Coleman, Black History Month, February, Karyn Parsons, Literacy, National Hook-up of Black Women, R. Gregory Christie, read aloud, Readers, Reading, Reading Aloud, Writers

This February, as we celebrate Black History Month, my school gave the African American Read-in another try, but with a different flavor for this event In the past, I would get approved for everyone to “Stop Everything and Read” at a specific day and time. Students and teachers, along with other staff were to read […]

Connecting Readers and Writers to the Word: African American History

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 forvanessaexecutive Reading, Uncategorized African American History, African American History Month, African American People, Black History, Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson, Connecting to the Word, Father of Black History, February, Literacy, Readers, Ten Little Known Black History Facts, Writers

To commemorate and recognize the contributions of African American people, Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week (initially Negro History Week) in 1926. Known as the Father of Black History, Carter G. Woodson felt that in order for Blacks to participate intelligently in the affairs of our country, they should know their past. In 1976, […]