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Dawnavyn James

Dawnavyn James is an educator in NY and the author of Beyond February: Teaching Black History Any Day, Every Day, and All Year Long, K–3. Follow her on X at @queendomteachin.


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Teach Black History Year-Round. Celebrate in February.

by | 2.21.24

My hope for today’s students is that they experience a richer, more complete portrait of Blackness across all aspects of their educational experience – including the pictures on classroom walls, the books on the shelves and the stories they learn in every unit.