To: President Donald Trump, The Louisiana State House, The Louisiana State Senate, Governor John Bel Edwards, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Black History is American History! We need Our History to Matter in our schools!
We are petitioning to bring awareness to the fact that Black History is ignored in our schools and it is a disservice to our children and our ancestors of African descent.
We will increase the self-worth of our children by including our rich culture and truth into the curriculum. Every culture and history is celebrated in our schools except Black History. We should not have to educate our children in private on Black History when we pay taxes to fund the schools in our neighborhoods.
We will increase the self-worth of our children by including our rich culture and truth into the curriculum. Every culture and history is celebrated in our schools except Black History. We should not have to educate our children in private on Black History when we pay taxes to fund the schools in our neighborhoods.
Why is this important?
We are living in a time where history seems to be repeating itself. We are constantly destroyed from lack of knowledge. We face racial division, racial inequalities, systemic and institutional racism, profiling, racially motivated killings, protests, riots and what seems to be, on the brink of a race war. We see the "Black Lives Matter" movement and its focus on Black men and women dying at the hands of law enforcement. "Our History Matters" is a specific focus on African American History being implemented into every child's daily curriculum in school.
A large number of Black children attend schools named after leaders of the Klu Klux Klan; Schools that wave the confederate flag with pride and children of color are totally unaware of the dark history it symbolizes. We still have federal buildings demonstrating flags and monuments that shows homage to leaders of the Confederate. Why are our children educated more on the Confederacy than the Union? We are petitioning to bring awareness to the fact that Black History is ignored in our schools and it is a disservice to our children and our ancestors of African descent.
We are asking that you right this wrong by improving the African American curriculum material provided, and the amount of time spent in classrooms covering Black History and its contributions to America. Also, that you have African-American History be mandatory material and not just optional as it is now. African-American children have a craving to know who represented them in the past and a craving to know where they belong. Black children are more likely to appreciate History and education in its entirety when the curriculum involves and reflects them as well. The curriculum in our classrooms are strategically designed to exclude the tragic history of African American Slavery and African American people as a whole who have died for the many rights we have today. Slaves built the wealth in America, roads, bridges, farms, buildings, cities, and towns. So, why aren't we paying homage to them?
We will increase the self-worth of our children by including our rich culture and truth into the curriculum. Every culture and history is celebrated in our schools except Black History. During Black History Month schools avoid mentioning Black History or holding programs to honor African-Americans and it's time we stand and push for change because Our History Matters. Home-schooling our children should not be the only option that our children have in order to learn Black History. We should not have to educate our children in private on Black History when we pay taxes to fund the schools in our neighborhoods.
To know thyself is the key to true success. Our History Matters!
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that Matter"-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A large number of Black children attend schools named after leaders of the Klu Klux Klan; Schools that wave the confederate flag with pride and children of color are totally unaware of the dark history it symbolizes. We still have federal buildings demonstrating flags and monuments that shows homage to leaders of the Confederate. Why are our children educated more on the Confederacy than the Union? We are petitioning to bring awareness to the fact that Black History is ignored in our schools and it is a disservice to our children and our ancestors of African descent.
We are asking that you right this wrong by improving the African American curriculum material provided, and the amount of time spent in classrooms covering Black History and its contributions to America. Also, that you have African-American History be mandatory material and not just optional as it is now. African-American children have a craving to know who represented them in the past and a craving to know where they belong. Black children are more likely to appreciate History and education in its entirety when the curriculum involves and reflects them as well. The curriculum in our classrooms are strategically designed to exclude the tragic history of African American Slavery and African American people as a whole who have died for the many rights we have today. Slaves built the wealth in America, roads, bridges, farms, buildings, cities, and towns. So, why aren't we paying homage to them?
We will increase the self-worth of our children by including our rich culture and truth into the curriculum. Every culture and history is celebrated in our schools except Black History. During Black History Month schools avoid mentioning Black History or holding programs to honor African-Americans and it's time we stand and push for change because Our History Matters. Home-schooling our children should not be the only option that our children have in order to learn Black History. We should not have to educate our children in private on Black History when we pay taxes to fund the schools in our neighborhoods.
To know thyself is the key to true success. Our History Matters!
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that Matter"-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.