EP 80: Honoring Black History & the children’s book Black Wall Street: The Spirit of Community

This episode the Making After School Cool podcast focuses on Black History Month and the children’s book Black Wall Street: The Spirit of Community. According to a vlog on the World Economic Forum, reasons for observing Black History month includes, it devotes time to celebrate Black Achievement, it highlights the people and organizations creating change and it increases awareness of systemic racism concerns.  To discuss the importance of Black History month and to spotlight an event that impacted American history is my guest Laquitta Barnes.

During this podcast you will learn:

• How to change the mindset that Black History is just trivia information

• The importance of discussing events most people are not aware of    

• The historical event of Black Wall Street, a self-sufficient African American business district in Tulsa OK.

• Why is it important for people to be aware of the history of people from different cultural backgrounds?

 Guest

Ms. Barnes is an educator, real estate investor from Houston, Texas, and the proud author of Black Wall Street: The Spirit of Community. This children’s book focuses on the historical Black Wall Street located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her book uncovers the beauty of this area and the resilience of a community to rebound from a tragic event and restore the legacy of entrepreneurship and success by supporting each other. This book provides an amazing opportunity to educate young readers on this important historical event that is often left out of history books.  

Resources

Laquitta Barnes

Visit www.ourhistorytold.com to purchase this book and other Black Wall Street merchandise.

Mike Wilson

mwilson@hcde-texas.org

Harris County Department of Education

https://hcde-texas.org

CASE for Kids

https://hcde-texas.org/afterschool-zone