Thanks for celebrating Black History Month with the Arkansas Public Policy Panel and Citizens First Congress! During this interactive conversation we will lift up why Black History is important, vital, exciting, and necessary. We'll explore the push for in-depth Black History being taught in totality with student experiences all year long, and the need for non-conventional Black stories to be integrated into American history and English curricula. This will be an interactive panel discussion that also highlights how the art of storytelling can illuminate all facets of a person and show us what humanity means. Happy Black History Month, let's take this opportunity to reflect and celebrate! We can't wait for you to join the conversation on Wednesday, February 23rd! (Zoom information will be sent in RSVP email, public stream link will be posted to Facebook.)
Panelists:
Airic Hughes - Professor of African-American Studies at University of Arkansas in Fayetteville
Elise Hampton - Assistant Principal of Simon Middle School & Commissioner of Black History Commission of Arkansas
Sundiata Salaam - Founder of Ubuntu Leaders Institute
