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THREAD: A national conversation on racial injustice is bringing new scrutiny to how black history is taught in schools. In the US, there is no national standard or curriculum. http://apne.ws/oZEHOTu

How black history is taught in schools faces new scrutiny

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — For decades, when it was discussed at all, the killing of hundreds of people in a prosperous black business district nearly a century ago was referred to as the Tulsa race...

http://apne.ws/oZEHOTu

George Jefferson, a 28-year-old teacher in Missouri, says his approach to teaching black history goes beyond the widely-taught Civil Rights narrative. #VoicesofProtest http://apne.ws/V80nROv

Experts and educators told the @AP about some of the issues being reconsidered:

•Balancing violence and suffering with lessons on systemic racism.
•Awareness of events like #Juneteenth

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•How the language used to describe historical events matters http://apne.ws/ySDeTVw

How black history is taught in schools faces new scrutiny

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — For decades, when it was discussed at all, the killing of hundreds of people in a prosperous black business district nearly a century ago was referred to as the Tulsa race...

http://apne.ws/ySDeTVw

Daud Mumin, a 19-year-old college sophomore, says his experience as a black Muslim in Salt Lake City schools motivated him to join ongoing protests. #VoicesofProtest http://apne.ws/RKDP6Dy

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