Year-round integration of Black history, culture, and contributions across curriculum, environment, and programming¶

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Description¶

Under the Embracing Black Identity element, the brief recommends the Center "Integrate Black history" by incorporating "Black history, culture, and contributions throughout the year while highlighting modern accomplishments and scholars." Supporting strategies include cultural programming and academic competitions focused on Black inventors and STEM contributors, lessons in art, music, dance, and ancestral traditions, and incorporating Black identities and achievements into murals, materials, décor, and media. The aim is that students feel grounded in their ancestry and express pride freely and confidently.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Positive Black representation in murals, materials, décor, and media to reflect and celebrate Black culture

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Black students
• families
• community members

Target Learning Goals¶

• Cultural knowledge, identity affirmation, pride in Black history and heritage

Related Strategies¶

• Maintaining an Inclusive Curriculum
• Representation of Diverse Perspectives and Identities
• Incorporate Students' Cultural Practices
• Selecting Culturally Responsive Texts
• Enrichment Through Art and Music
• Incorporate culturally responsive, anti-racist, and multicultural curricula in higher education STEM programs

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Powell, K. (2024). The center of black student excellence: A place without barriers and the 10 elements that lay its foundation. Long Beach Unified School District. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED663856