We're addicted to studying failure. But, we need to be focusing on whats helping our kids succeed. @citizenstewart @21stCharterGary @teasleygeo #SchoolsThatCan WATCH: https://t.co/CUgDiJEO6R

This young Black queen from Ohio isn’t just breaking records, she’s breaking systems that said our brilliance needed permission.

In celebration of #IndigenousPeoplesDay, Sesame Street’s Word of the Day is “tradition!" Join @BigBird and our friend Zahn McClarnon as we honor Indigenous peoples around the world and the many ways they share their culture and family traditions, today and every day.

Black men that was assassinated for their political views in America. and these are just a tip of the iceberg. so when America say it is not who we are, remind them of the victims black victims. thousands of black victims of political violence.

George Edward Pickett wrote that if he ever captured a Black soldier, "I should have caused him to be immediately executed." Pickett did not believe Black people could be equal to white people. A military base in Virginia once again bears his name. https://t.co/Oe61SoV6CY

Rosa Ingram and her teen sons were sentenced to death in 1948 after they murdered a white neighbor who attempted to sexually assault their mother. Thanks to civil rights activists the story gained national press. They were later released on parole for being "model prisoners."

Want to Be an Engaged Citizen? Read Banned Books by Authors of Color. https://t.co/huTk6rro44

The cast of ‘The Women of Brewster Place” (1989)

On this day in 1806, Benjamin Banneker died. In 1753, he created the first functioning clock in the U.S entirely out of wood, it was so advanced it kept accurate time for over 50 years. During his funeral, all his belongings including the clock were destroyed in a mysterious

The Revolution Will Be Literate: Why We Must Reclaim Truth, Science, and Our Children’s Minds https://t.co/LfNkO6F5P5

Africa is portrayed as a continent without history before slavery and colonialism. African History isn't known by many people compared to the history of Europe, Americas, and Asia. Some of the world's great civilisations such as Mali flourished in Africa. A THREAD!

The first and only black-owned automobile in history was the Patterson-Greenfield Automobile Company, pioneered by Frederick Patterson and his father Charles R. Patterson. —Frederick Douglas Patterson was the first African American to build motorized cars. His father, Charles

October 7, 1955: Ella Fitzgerald in a Houston jail cell for singing to an integrated audience. —On 7th October, 1955,Ella Fitzgerald, Georgina Henry, Illinois Jacquet, Dizzy Gillespie, and jazz impresario Norman Granz were arrested for “shooting dice” in Fitzgerald’s dressing

Black brilliance moves differently when it’s born from struggle and lit by purpose. At just 7 years old, little king #TaniAdewumi found chess — not in luxury, but in a homeless shelter in Manhattan.

“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” —James Baldwin

Building strong, supportive relationships between educators and students is key to enhancing math engagement among Latino and Black youth. Discover how Developmental Relationships can transform learning experiences! #HispanicHeritageMonth #YouthThriving https://t.co/qGLiJv1X2J

A cartoon about my father from the 1960s. At the time he was assassinated, a poll reflected that he was one of the most hated men in the United States. Today, his message has been distorted by many who would have hated him then, but evoke him now to deter justice and truth.

10-year-old Victory Blinker who set the Guinness World Record for the youngest opera singer in the world sings Mozart’s 'Der Holle Rache,’ considered one of the most difficult arias to sing. https://t.co/xo7wMVmA8x

On this day in 1953, a Birmingham police commissioner banned an interracial All-Star baseball game organized by Jackie Robinson since it was a "mixed athletic event." https://t.co/ghkK28eIRn

From Data to Agency: How Oakland Students Are Becoming Leaders in Their Own Education https://t.co/cEARxNJkEE

Healthcare is supposed to heal, not harm. But too often, Black women walk into clinics and come out carrying not just their illnesses, but the heavy weight of being ignored, misdiagnosed, or dismissed. That’s why sisters Dr. Jacqueline Philips and Dr. Lorraine Phillips said