Black History Month Program - Week 2 Materials

Black History Month Program - Week 2 Materials

These materials are provided for participants' review and reflection, as part of the LWVDE 2022 Black History Month program.

Topic For Week 2, Feb 7 to 13: Education

Week 2 Materials...

Articles:

◈ History in Delaware – Black Americans in Delaware: An Overview
by James E. Newton, University of Delaware

https://www1.udel.edu/BlackHistory/overview.html

◈ Systemic Racism has led to Education Disparities
Interview with Dean Gregory Anderson, Temple University's College of Education

https://news.temple.edu/news/2020-06-25/systemic-racism-has-led-education-disparities

◈ Ethnic and Racial Disparities in Education: Psychology’s Contributions to Understanding and Reducing Racial Disparities
American Psychological Association

https://www.apa.org/ed/resources/racial-disparities

Videos:

◈ The Unintended Consequences of Brown v. Board of Education 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4UARsqclMU

◈ 60 Years On, A Look Back at the Little Rock Nine 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym8rdtq-KBE

◈ Bryan Stevenson: I Don’t Believe We Would Win Brown V. Board Of Education Today  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNjWlscWIaE&t=3s

Additional Resources:

◈ Delaware Public Education at a Glance - Rodel Foundation
Annual publication by Delaware's Rodel Foundation

thttps://rodelde.org/ataglance

◈ African American Education in Delaware: A History through Photographs, 1865-1930
Book by Bradley Skelcher 

https://www.amazon.com/African-American-Education-Delaware-Photographs/dp/0924117133

End of Month Discussion...

Don't forget to register for the culminating online discussion on February 28th, 2022 to share our experience, thoughts, insights and questions. Register here: Debriefing Conversation for Black History Month Program