Those are the kinds of interesting facts that students at the Los Angeles Learning Academy were presented with recently by PESA social work interns.
PESA has created a suite of programming on topics ranging from Earth Day and climate change to voting rights and social media, and in each presentation, interaction is highly encouraged.
For example, in this instance, students were asked to share what they knew about Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Many recalled Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and the writings of Douglass, but all learned that February was designated as Black History Month because both Lincoln and Douglass were born this month. And in a quiz portion of the program, clues were provided as to a Black history hero’s accomplishments and students eagerly tried to identify the person.
If you’re an educator interested in having your students receive our Black History Month presentation—or one on any number of other topics— contact PESA. ■
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