BLACK HISTORY MONTH - can be a wonderful celebration of the contributions that African Americans have made to American history and culture. All too often, however, those contributions are heralded in February but seldom mentioned throughout the rest of the year. Ideally, every month’s history curriculum should include those contributions, but how do you integrate African American history into the curriculum on a regular basis?

Go beyond approaches that marginalize African American history by "shifting the lens" to look at events from new perspectives. For ideas on how to best accomplish this, visit the following websites:

• Beyond Black History Month
• Alternatives to the Famous Person Report

Great resources to help educate students about important historical events and people of African decent.

• 13 Ways to Celebrate Black History Month
• Real African American Heroes - Social Studies and Government emphasis.