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Black History Heroes

A new take on an epic story.  The retelling  of the courageous Tuskegee Airmen is a Black History norm, but never have we seen it told quite like this.  Looking for a way to spend quality time with your kids this weekend?  Taking them to see Red Tails is a great way to show them history isn't just something you read in old textbooks.

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Did You Know?

Right on the heels of an impressive win by the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI, the Pro Football Hall of Fame will conduct a seminar in honor of Black History Month.  Offered both in house to a live audience of students, the seminar is also available as a video-conference to any schools looking to participate in the event.


The seminar addresses the African American experience in pro football.  This year's guest speakers are Len Dawson and Bobby Bell who played for the Kansas Chiefs, and won Super Bowl VI.  Fun Fact? The Chiefs were the first pro football team to fill more than half its roster with African American players.


Click the link and find out more about this awesome endeavor to teach students that the heroes of black history are more than just shadows of the past.
http://www.profootballhof.com/education/black-history-program.aspx

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"There is no negro problem.  The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own constitution..."-Frederick Douglass

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It's Black History Month!


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