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Celebrating Black History
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The month of February was officially recognized as Black History Month in 1976, but its origins go back 50 years prior when Carter G. Woodson had a vision for promoting African American history. Today, it is an annual celebration of the achievements by African Americans and a time we designate to recognize the central role they had in shaping U.S. history.
Cincinnati Public Schools is excited to celebrate Black History Month in our schools, neighborhoods and across the city of Cincinnati. We are proud to offer African American History curriculum as a stand-alone course in every high school, as well as increasing the perspectives and history of African Americans throughout our K-12 curriculum. Black History Month highlights the rich intellectual, cultural and societal accomplishments and contributions of African Americans. We are pleased to share resources for our families to use as an opportunity to explore readings and activities with their children all year long.
Local and National Resources
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Local Resources and Information
Black History Month Events in Cincinnati: https://thevoiceofblackcincinnati.com/cincinnati-black-history-month-events-2023/
Allen Temple AME Church: https://www.allentemple.org/
Black Brigade Monument: https://www.mysmaleriverfrontpark.org/black-brigade.htm
Harriet Beecher Stow House: http://stowehousecincy.org/index.html
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: https://freedomcenter.org/
Taft Museum: https://www.taftmuseum.org/
United American Cemetery: http://union-baptist.net/about-us/our-history/united-american-cemetery/
Union Baptist Cemetery: https://union-baptist.net/about-us/our-history/union-baptist-cemetery/
Wright House Bed and Breakfast: https://thevoiceofblackcincinnati.com/cincinnati-black-historic-sites/
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National Resources and Information
Biography.com: Black History Videos: https://www.biography.com/tag/black-history
ESPN: Black History Month: http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/index?page=blackhistory
History.com: Black History Month : https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month
Library of Congress: Celebrate Black History Month: https://cdn.loc.gov/project/lcnet/BlackHistory/?loclr-blogfam
PBS: Black History Month: https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/pbs-honors-the-black-experience-with-new-science-history-civics-and-arts-programming/
Scholastic.com: Black History in America: http://teacher.scholastic.com/africanamericanheritage/index.html
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture: https://nmaahc.si.edu/
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: https://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg
World Book Online or Kids: Black History Month: https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home#article/ar832622
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Historical Videos
The American Diplomat
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space
The Murder of Emmett Till
Black Voices of Cincinnati
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Personal Connections
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Joe Mallory
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Morgan Owens
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John Lomax
Our Stories: Accomplishments, Biographies and Culture
Genre: Animation
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Genre: Animation
Our Friend Martin (YouTube)
The Proud Family Movie (Disney)
John Henry (Disney)
Princess and A Frog (Disney)
Spider Man into The Spiderverse (Disney/Marvel)
Dancing in the Light: The Janet Collins Story (Amazon PRIME)
SOUL (Disney/PIXAR)Download our complete list: OUR STORIES
Genre: Afrofuturism
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Genre: Afrofuturism
Black Panther (Disney)
Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever (Disney)
Lovecraft Country (HBO Max)
Brother From Another Planet (YouTube)
Kindred (Hulu)
Sorry to Bother You (Hulu)
Black is King (Disney)
A Wrinkle in Time (Disney)
Dear White People (Netflix)Download our complete list: OUR STORIES
Genre: Biographies: Films/ Documentaries
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Genre: Biographies: Films/ Documentaries
13th (Netflix)
Amend: The Fight For America (Netflix)
1619 Project (Jan. 26 th HULU)
Ethnic Notions
Hidden Figures
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Descendant (Netflix)
Fruitville Station
42: The Story of Jackie Robinson
Hidden Figures
Ali
What’s My Name: The Story of Muhammed Ali (HBO Max/Prime)
Ballerina’s Tale: The Misty Copeland Story (Prime)
Ruby Bridges
Red Tails
Judas and the Messiah: The Story of Fred Hampton
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (PBS)
Just Mercy
Malcolm XDownload our complete list: OUR STORIES
Genre: Family Classics - Fiction/Non-Fiction
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Genre: Family Classics - Fiction/Non-Fiction
Akeela and the Bee
The Great Debaters
ROOTS
A Ballerina’s Tale: The Misty Copeland Story (Amazon PRIME)
Pride
Betty and Coretta (PRIME)
Black Boys (Peacock)
The Hate U Give
Sarafina! (Prime/Apple TV)
Safety (Disney)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961 version)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
A Lesson Before Dying
Do The Right Thing
The Hollywood Shuffle
The Butler
Crooklyn
The Color Purple
Remember the TitansDownload our complete list: OUR STORIES
Genre: Culture - Musicals, Biographies/Documentaries
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Genre: Culture - Musicals, Biographies/Documentaries
The WIZ
Summer of Soul (Hulu)
Hip Hop Evolution (Netflix)
The Cheetah Girls (1 and 2)
Fresh Dressed: The Evolution of Hip Hop Fashion (Pluto, Tubi)
SCRATCH: Hip Hop Documentary
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
HITSVILLE: The Making of Motown (Prime)Download our complete list: OUR STORIES
Authors/Books: Ages 0-8
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Authors/Books: Ages 0-8
The Snowy Day by Erza Jack Keats
Reggae First Play List
Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi
RESPECT: A Children’s Picture Book
Dear Black Boy
Please, Puppy, Please by Spike Lee and Tanya Lewis Lee
My Little Golden Book About Misty Copeland
A is For All the Things You Are: A Joyful ABC Book
Dream Big, Little One
How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander
Life Doesn’t Frighten Me by Maya Angelou
Bedtime For Sweet Creatures
Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed A Neighborhood
Mae Among the Stars
This Jazz Man
Hair Love
Bad Hair Does Not Exist!
Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella
The Story of Ruby Bridges
I Am Enough
I Am Every Good Thing
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Before She Was Harriet
Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem
Pele: King of Soccer
All Because You Matter
Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles
Born on the Water (1619 Project)
When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl's Story of Virginia's "Lost Generation" and the Brown v.
Board of Education of Topeka Decision
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
Black Boy, Black Boy: Celebrate the Power of YOUDownload our complete list: OUR STORIES
Authors/Books: Ages 9-12
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Authors/Books: Ages 9-12
Secret Saturdays by Torrey Moldanado
A Song For Bijou
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip Hop by Carole Boston Weatherford
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jaqueline Woodson
The Book of Black Heroes: 30 Fearless and Inspirational Black Men and Women That Changed History
President of the Whole Fifth Grade
Black Boy Joy by Kwame Mbalia
The Watsons Go to Birmingam
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
Future Hero: Race to Fire Mountain by Remi Blackwood
Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Miles Morales Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds
Before the Ever After by Jaqueline Woodson
Clean Getaway by Nic Stone
MARCH: Books 1, 2 and 3 by John Lewis
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy: Racism, Injustice, and How You Can Be a ChangemakerDownload our complete list: OUR STORIES
Authors/Books: Ages 13
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Authors/Books: Ages 13+
Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
The Hate U Give
Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Song of Soloman by Toni Morrison
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes and Dawud Anyabwile
Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Baracoon by Zora Neale Hurston
The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley
ROOTS by Alex Haley
Interiors: A Black Woman’s Healing in Progress by Iyanla Vanzant
Makes Me Wanna Holler by Nathan McCall
Soledad Brother by George Jackson
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Kindred by Octavia Butler
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
This Book is Antiracist by Tiffany Jewell
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
A Wreath For Emmitt Till by Marilyn Nelson
Who Put This Song On? By Morgan Parker
We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson and Tonya Bolden
How to Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
The Color of Water by James McBride
Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
A Lesson Before Dying by August WilsonDownload our complete list: OUR STORIES