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As a first-year educator I am finding that I’m running into racial and cultural issues in the workplace. In efforts to educate myself and be proactive, I was wondering if you had any reading for educators regarding race and ethnicity? . . . I want to learn more about the Black child’s experience in schools today.This pertinent and serendipitous message reinforced my conviction that the time is ripe to remove the barriers that prevent teachers from learning about African-American history—especially as school systems like those in Illinois and Charlotte are taking the strides to ensure the next generation has the opportunity to explore this history. Perhaps more so today than ever before, a knowledge of African-American history is vital to understanding and overcoming the “racial and cultural” issues many teachers, like my former student, encounter in their classrooms and in their communities.
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