Black History Month

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Dickinson Students Study African-American Artist for Black History Month

Dickinson ISD middle school art students create masks in the style of a famous black sculptor. For Black History month, 6th grade artists at Barber Middle School learned about Kimmy Cantrell, an African American sculptor. He is known for his colorful clay masks depicting expressive abstract faces with exaggerated eyes and whimsical features. Cantrell uses …

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Black History Month

Schools Celebrate Black History Month February has been known as Black History, or African-American History Month, since 1976. Every February, public schools spend considerable time honoring historical figures and celebrating events that have shaped America’s rich black history.   Schools spotlight influential African-American activists and leaders like authors Toni Morrison and Maya Angelou.  Classes research significant …

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District Roundup: San Antonio Schools Celebrate African-American History

“Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness.” —Ola Joseph Since 1976, February has been known as Black History, or African-American History Month. Our San Antonio-area public schools spend a considerable amount of time during the month of February celebrating and honoring historical figures and events that have shaped …

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District Recap: Houston Area Schools Celebrate African-American History Month

“Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness.” —Ola Joseph Since 1976, February has been designated African-American History Month, or Black History Month.  Our public schools spend the month of February remembering and celebrating significant historical figures and events that have shaped our country’s rich black history.  Our students …

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