Protect Black History
For Future Generations
Photo credit: Suad Kamardeen
Black history is American History.
Black History is African History.
Black History is World History.
We’re mobilizing to make sure that access to this important legacy remains available for all children and communities.
About the Protect Black History Initiative:
Across the country, communities are facing increasing hostility toward the teaching of Black history in schools. The Protect Black History Initiative stands in defense of this essential education, working alongside organizers and community activists to safeguard access to Black historical knowledge. Through coalition building, the initiative upholds the legacy of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, striving to ensure that every child has the opportunity to learn their history and understand the contributions of Africa and the African Diaspora to the world.
In addition to advocating for equitable curriculum, the Protect Black History Initiative collaborates with local organizers to teach Black history in communities, sharing resources and materials where they are most needed. As efforts to erase critical narratives from bookshelves persist, we remain committed to placing Black history at the forefront of homes and communities; preserving truth, cultivating pride, and empowering future generations.
“If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs.”
- Mary McLeod Bethune
About Us
The Protect Black History Initiative is a project of the National Black Cultural Information Trust, Inc. Our mission is to provide mobilize, inform, and share resources that uplift the collective freedom of Black communities, while also correcting cultural misinformation. Through, Protect Black History, we continue the legacy of Dr. Carter G. Woodson and other great ancestors that came before us, by working to make Black History accessible in local communities across the country.
“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.”
—Dr. Carter G. Woodson
