U.S. CONGRESS and Obama Administration: Make it MANDATORY that the History of the Black Experience, including the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, be taught in all K-12 curricula, and that it be
We, the undersigned, demand that our nations lawmakersthe Barrack Obama administration and Congressestablish the history of the African Experienceincluding the Trans-Atlantic Slave Tradein the curricu... continue reading »
"It is important that African American history be included because we were a people before slavery. Public Schools system present African Americans during slavery and the struggles after slavery. We were not all born into slavery this is a misrepresentatio"
"i agree this should have been done a long time ago. I also agree with this of the Native American people. Let our history speak truth and been seen from both sides."
"I support this educational initiative 100\% as the Black experience is the American experience."
"It's time for us as a nation to stand up for what is right, our people are dying due to the lack of knowledge, it's time to educate our youth."
"I'm totally for this. The kids should definitely be educated on the history of the Black Experience, including the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. It should be funded through the U.S Department of Education."
"MY SONS SCHOOL MADE ABSOLUTELY NO MENTION OF ANY AFRICAN AMERICAN THAT CONTRIBUTED IN THIS COUNTRY - NONE. HOW CAN OUR BLACK CHILDREN KNOW WHERE THEY ARE TO GO IN LIFE IF THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND OR HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR PAST?"
"African history goes back to the Moores, the aztecs and egyptian dynasties, when europians still thought the planet was flat. Africans show'd Columbus the way."
"thank you"
"This is profound and is neeed for our people."
"Let us establish Truth on our History"