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Feb 09 2021

Teaching Our Children About the Black Lives Matter Movement

Teaching Our Children About the Black Lives Matter Movement

When teaching elementary students about the Black Lives Matter Movement, I describe what my life was like as an African American little girl. For example, when I was in elementary school, I did not get to hear Martin Luther King, Jr.  give his original, “I have a Dream” speech. My teachers would play the speech for my class every year so that we could picture this amazing vision for America. Dr. King dreamed that one day black people would be judged by the content of their character, rather than the color of their skin. [Read more…]

Written by Yvette King-Berg, College Readiness · Categorized: civil rights, Elementary School Parenting, Parenting Adolescents, Special Needs Family Health, Special Needs Parenting · Tagged: black lives matter movement, black racism civil rights injustices, bullying, civil rights, eucational equity

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