You’re invited: Black History Month Grantee Events

In anticipation of Black History Month – which kicks off, February 1^st – we reached out to some of our incredible nonprofit partners to see how they’re planning to celebrate. From trainings to readings to panel discussions, our partners have planned some amazing things and they would love for you to join them.

Everyday Solidarity: Interracial Organizing Stories from The Sum of Us
TIME: February 5, 7:00 PM ET
LOCATION: Virtual
PARTNER ORG: Zinn Education Fund
LINK: https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/heather-mcghee-on-the-sum-of-us/
On Monday, February 5, 2024, policy advocate Heather McGhee will discuss The Sum of Us: How Racism Hurts Everyone, the young readers’ edition of her bestselling book and the podcast companion series.

D.C. Area Black Lives Matter at School Year of Purpose and Week of Action
TIME: February 5-9
LOCATION: D.C. Area
PARTNER ORG: Zinn Education Fund
LINK: https://www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/black-lives-matter-week-action
This local week of action built on the momentum of past years’ successful weeks of action and the National Black Lives Matter at School Year of Purpose campaign in cities across the U.S. to promote a set of national demands based in the Black Lives Matter guiding principles that focus on liberation and racial justice in education for Black youth, educators, and all youth of color.

A New Approach to Teaching the Reconstruction Era: Online Course for Teaching Professionals
TIME: February 8 – March 20; Various Times
LOCATION: Virtual
PARTNER ORG: Facing History and Ourselves
LINK: https://www.facinghistory.org/learning-events/new-approach-teaching-reconstruction-era-online-course
During this course, you will learn to teach about the Reconstruction era to help students connect this history to the choices they make today. Intended for 7th–12th grade US history, humanities, and English language arts teachers and curriculum specialists.

Bystander Intervention to Stop Hate and Harassment on Campus Training
TIME: February 9, 6:00 – 7:00 PM EST
LOCATION: Virtual
PARTNER ORG: Right To Be
LINK: https://righttobe.org/events/bystander-intervention-to-stop-hate-and-harassment-on-campus-4/
Everyone deserves to live free of harm, and Right To Be believes in promoting acts of humanity, kindness, and care during challenging times. The organization is dedicated to fostering safer college campuses by empowering individuals to intervene effectively in the face of hate and harassment. Join Right To Be in this 60-minute interactive workshop, designed to empower students (staff and faculty too) with the essential tools to navigate challenging moments and make a difference for someone experiencing harm.

Stand Up Against Street Harassment Training
TIME: February 12, 5:00 – 6:00 PM EST
LOCATION: Virtual
PARTNER: Right To Be
LINK: https://righttobe.org/events/stand-up-against-street-harassment-8/
How can we take action if we don’t know what to do? Right To Be is offering this free, one-hour, interactive training to train people on how to safely intervene when you witness street harassment — or experience it yourself. During this training you’ll learn a clear, adaptable, and expert-approved set of tools that have been proven to reduce the prevalence of street harassment: Right To Be’s 5Ds of bystander intervention.

REPORT: The Three Labor Market Struggles Facing Black America
PARTNER: Center for Economic and Policy Research
LINK: https://cepr.net/report/the-three-labor-market-struggles-facing-black-america/
The Center for Economic and Policy Research’s Director of Race and Economic Justice, Algernon Austin, outlines three distinct challenges that Black America suffers from in the labor market in this brand new report.