Romper – Abi Berwager Schreier
“Another thing teachers want you to know: Black History Month is about more more than the same three figures we hear about every year. Ashly Benford, an ESOL teacher for students in third through fifth grade says everyone always talks about Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman — who are definitely amazing and noteworthy. However, some of Benford’s other favorite people to discuss during Black History Month include Sojourner Truth, Madame CJ Walker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Coretta Scott King, Mary McLeod Bethune, W. E. B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, and Marcus Garvey.” (more)