San Antonio ISD Celebrates Black History Month
San Antonio ISD honored Black History Month throughout the district! From hallway parades to a pop-up museum on wheels, each campus celebrated the month with special events. SAISD honored Black History Month with a pop-up museum on wheels SAISD’s Carvajal Elementary held a Black History Month Parade, named the “I Have a Dream Parade,” featuring […]
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Hosts Black History Poetry Event
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD’s Bridgeland HS students spoke at the “Lift Every Voice: A poetic Celebration of Black History and Culture” in honor of Black History Month. April Young, Bridgeland college and career specialist, created the annual event to give students a voice and create an outlet for students to speak to their experiences and their celebrations. […]
Dickinson ISD 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 […]
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 […]
