CULTURAL AWARENESS

cultural awareness

ASALH

National Museum of African American History & Culture

Est. Sept. 9, 1915 by

Dr. Carter G. Woodson

ASALH’s mission is to carry forth the work of their founder, to create & disseminate knowledge about Black History.

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National Museum of African American History & Culture

TALKING ABOUT RACE, ALTHOUGH HARD,

IS NECESSARY

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

National Museum of African American History & Culture

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture advances the knowledge of the global black experience through dynamic programs and exhibitions.

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OUR HISTORY IS AMERICAN HISTORY

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Often referred to as "The Black National Anthem," Lift Every Voice and Sing was a hymn written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900. His brother, John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), composed the music for the lyrics.

Seba Enrichment Academy

Seba Enrichment Academy provides all youth, teens and adults a place to learn about, experience and gain a deeper understanding of African & African American History & Culture. Click the image to visit our website!

YOUNGER READERS

Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juan Martinez-Neal
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States - For Young People* by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water* by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman & Loren Long
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose*

Dreamers* by Yuyi Morales
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners* by Joanna Ho
I Am Brown* by Ashok Banker
I Am Enough* by Grace Byers
I Have a Question by Sonia Sotomayor (English and Spanish)
Just Ask by Sonia Sotomayor

Our Skin by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, Isabel Roxas
Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family* by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali
Separate is Never Equal* by Donald Tonatiuh
The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh* by Supriya Kelkar
The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi

The People Shall Continue by Simon J. Ortiz
The Year We Learned to Fly* Jacqueline Woodson
We Are Water Protectors* by Carole Lindstrom
Who Are Your People? (Audio)* by Bakari Sellers (Author), Reggie Brown

yOUNG ADULT AND ADULT READERS

The 1619 Project : a new origin story / edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, and Jake Silverstein.
An African American and Latinx History of the United States* - Paul Ortiz
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States* by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Black Reconstruction In America- by W.E.B. Du Bois
Call Us What We Carry: Poems* by Amanda Gorman
Caste* by Isabel Wilkerson
Dispatches from the Race War* by Tim Wise
Do Better: Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy* by Rachel Ricketts
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America*. by Clint Smith (April selection for Diversity Book Group Unitarian Congregation of WC)
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City* by Andrea Elliott
It Was All a Dream: A New Generation Confronts the Broken Promise to Black America by Reniqua Allen
Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture by Ed Morales

“Surviving Racism: a Memoir of Life, Love and Faith – The Charles and Alice Thomas Story,” by Alice Thomas
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America. 2017 by Michael Eric Dyson
The Black Friend: On Being A Better White Person* by Frederick Joseph
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
The Racial Healing Handbook* by Anneliese A. Singh
You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation* by Julissa Arce.
We Are Called To Be A Movement* by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

The books marked with an *asterick are available free of charge via Libby, as part of the Chester County Library system.

Providing support for each other in efforts to raise & guide children who are inclusive, informed & brave when it comes to race.

Embrace Race

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Bringing us together for over 50 years

"Learning from—and with—one another is the first step to making justice real."

Learning Together

America Made Lady Liberty a Hypocrite

In 1865, Édouard de Laboulaye, "Father of the Statue of Liberty," proposed creating a monument for the United States. As the president of the French Anti-Slavery Society, de Laboulaye believed that the passage of the 13th Amendment (abolishing slavery in the U.S., 1865) was a milestone and it proved that justice and liberty for all was possible.

Too often we hear, “This is not who we are. We are better than this.” The 2nd part of this statement is aspirational. The 1st part raises the question, "If this is not who we are, then who are we?" Civil Rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson

the who we are project

Feb. 1, 1901 - May 22, 1967

James Mercer Langston- Hughes

was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance.

He sought to honestly portray the joys and hardships of working-class black lives, avoiding both sentimental idealization and negative stereotypes.

FREE YOUR MIND-GET THE FACTS