Fellowship Applications 2024-2025 Open!
BIG NEWS! 👀 The Association is now accepting applicants for our 2024-2025 Fellowship program! Both educators and Pre-Service Teachers should apply, regardless of grade level…
The recently formed Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky, which will be housed in the Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education at Berea College, will work with the state’s public schools to help ensure that the many social, historical and cultural contributions of Black Kentuckians are not forgotten but instead are woven into the teaching of the state’s—and the nation’s—history.
The Association’s goal is to provide an inclusive experience for all students that supports their academic success. Continuing to improve education in the Commonwealth to reflect the complexities of current events and their historical context is critical and should include awareness of the Black experience in Kentucky. To this end, the Association will provide resources for teachers, including workshops, a website with carefully curated instructional videos, links to Kentucky historical resources and sample lessons plans.
ATBHK has a mission; we work to ensure that the voices, stories, and historical experiences of Black Kentuckians are elevated and shared. We honor the work of Carter G. Woodson, the father of Black history, as we work to support educators in providing the most robust analysis of the social sciences for our students- and this must include Black history.
Our strategies are simple:
“If you don’t tell your story, somebody else will.” – Frank X. Walker
WHO WE SERVE
WHAT WE DO
“The opportunity to lead the work of elevating and centering the experiences and history of Black Kentuckians is truly an honor and a tremendous responsibility. As a teacher, I look forward to collaborating with and supporting fellow educators in this endeavor.” – Chaka Cummings, ATBHK Executive Director
“Continuing to improve education in the Commonwealth to reflect the complexities of current events and their historical context is critical and should include awareness of the Black experience in Kentucky,” a release from the Ali Center stated.
“There are some that will shy away from it, but there is no better time in American history to attack and address some of the things we have not done well in our curriculum. One of the things we must start doing is recognizing the contributions of Black students of Black people and the horrendous…
“The initiative has the support of Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear. It is critical that all of our history be taught in Kentucky schools, the good and the bad. History lights our path forward, informing us of who we are, where we come from, where we are as a people and where we want to go.”…
“This shouldn’t be controversial because it’s simply about fact. What we know about history is, if you don’t learn the lesson, it will surely come back around.” – Keisha Dorsey, deputy chief of staff, City of Louisville KY
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