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Curbing floods and restoring a sense of community

English Ave
“English Avenue, an historic African-American neighborhood with an illustrious past, sits at the bottom of Atlanta’s water runoff. Blighted by regular flooding, mass vacancies, unemployment, and impoverishment, English Avenue finds hope in a home-grown response from its youth. Longtime resident MacKenzie Bass — along with fellow members of Street Smart — helped construct a park that curbs the excess water, creates a gathering place, and seeks to reclaim English Avenue’s identity.”
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Grade Level
6-8
Topic
Class Rights & Activism
Subject
History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Identity Diversity Justice Action
June 26, 2019
the moment

Celebrating Black History Month by Teaching Hard History

Black history is American history—and it should be taught year round. But Black History Month offers a great opportunity to focus attention on the history and contributions of African Americans. This edition of The Moment features a few of our favorite black history resources: the text "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" (the "Black National Anthem"), our new materials on effectively teaching about American slavery and our article about one teacher’s commitment to “mining the jewel" of February each year.

  • The Courage to Teach Hard History
  • Mining the Jewel of Black History Month
  • Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing
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Susan Zeiger

Susan is a program director at Primary Source, a global education nonprofit based in Massachusetts that develops curriculum resources and professional learning opportunities for K–12 schools. Zeiger has authored books and articles, including Entangling Alliances: Foreign War Brides and American Soldiers in the Twentieth Century.
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Julia Haskins

Julia is a writer and editor based in Washington, D.C. She is a reporter for The Nation’s Health newspaper at the American Public Health Association and a communications fellow at the advocacy group End Rape on Campus. Her writing has appeared in ReadersDigest.com, People.com, Parents.com, Healthline and more.