Education - AAIHS

Why the Academic Achievement Gap is a Racist Idea

October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 Ibram X. Kendi racism

“Standardized tests have become the most effective racist weapon ever devised to objectively degrade Black minds and legally exclude their

Integration at the Barnard School, Washington, D.C., 1955. Source: Library of Congress.

Why Black Teachers Matter

October 13, 2016October 12, 2016 Lindsey E. Jones education reform

A recent Mother Jones article entitled “Black Teachers Matter” focused on the dwindling number of African American teachers, using the

Why We Need the #CharlestonSyllabus Now

October 4, 2016March 26, 2017 Keisha N. Blain #CharlestonSyllabus, Charleston, police brutality, police violence, South Carolina

On Friday, Sept. 23rd, the University of Georgia Press hosted the Charleston Syllabus Symposium at the University of Georgia. The

#MuseumsRespondtoFerguson: An Interview with Aleia Brown and Adrianne Russell

September 29, 2016September 27, 2016 Kami Fletcher digital media

This month I interviewed the founders of a new digital humanities project, #MuseumsRespondtoFerguson. Aleia Brown (left) is the co-founder of #MuseumsRespondtoFerguson

With Love and Respect: #ScholarsRespond to A Vision for Black Lives

September 14, 2016September 13, 2016 AAIHS Editors #BlackLivesMatter, #ScholarsRespond, black lives matter, Black Lives Matter Forum, M4BL, Policy Demands

Co-Authored by Keisha N. Blain and Ibram X. Kendi In recent years, we have witnessed a resurgence of black political