Studens are heading back to school again, in a year roiling with the controversy over teaching Black history. Some parents and lawmakers apparently fear that teaching children about the accomplishments of Black people in the past will somehow damage white learners. I defy anyone to feel damaged by learning the story of Clara Belle Drisdale […]
Clara Belle Williams: New Mexico Pioneer in Education Read More »
Almost everyone has heard of Rosa Parks. The name Claudette Colvin remains almost unknown, except by inhabitants of the King Hill neighborhood of Montgomery, Alabama. Go there and say her name and residents will proudly tell you, “she was the first.” In 1955, Claudette was a fifteen-year-old “A” student at Montgomery’s Booker T Washington High
Claudette Colvin – unsung Heroine of Black America – Read More »
Thanks to everyone who entered the contest, and double thanks to people who gave me the names of new books featuring Heroines of Color. I was not yet aware of. I\’m now on a crusade to find them and read. I was specially pleased to find out about TU Publishing, an imprint of Lee and
And the winner is… Read More »
Sixteen year old Yolanda Dare agreed to take the time to talk with us about herself. Her fashion sense is obvious, as is her intelligence and poise. She’s a junior at Farrington High School in Chicago, and well acquainted with both David Albacore and his rival Malik Kaplan two seniors with big complexes. “What do
Interview with PULL’s heroine, Yolanda Dare Read More »