Sustaining Black History Month Beyond February
Shani Dowell, Possip CEO & Founder, shares ways to sustain Black History Month beyond February. Black History Month is coming to an end. Contrary to jokes, February wasn't chosen because...
Shani Dowell, Possip CEO & Founder, shares ways to sustain Black History Month beyond February. Black History Month is coming to an end. Contrary to jokes, February wasn't chosen because...
A revised Possip Team favorite, 4 Guides for Talking to Your Kids About Tough Topics. We see in parent feedback that many have mixed feelings about the role schools and...
In 1992, May was officially designated as Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month to illuminate and celebrate AAPI contributions to United States history. This year, AAPI Heritage...
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) activists have a longstanding history of expressing solidarity with global civil rights and liberation movements. Through activists, we’ve seen substantial changes in our...
Possip intern and Emory University senior, Isha Soni, reflects on including South Asians in AAPI Heritage Month. In elementary school, when I told people I was Indian and from Asia,...
What does it mean for Black History Month to be sustained beyond February? The events of 2020 served as a catalyst for this year’s Black History Month. Justified civil unrest...
North Philadelphia's Young Activists In North Philadelphia, there's a 10ft stone wall surrounding a campus of picturesque buildings. The 43-acre campus is Girard College, a Philadelphia boarding school that opened...
Mississippi blue skies and Sunday afternoons after church were some of the brightest days for my grandmother and her cousins who grew up in Holly Springs Mississippi, just south...
February is Black History Month. Here at Possip we know the importance of elevating voices and stories. This is why all month long we’re going to share stories of...
Honoring Black History Month is especially poignant for me. As a Black woman, I am aware that Black history, with its strong foundation of firsts by many people, is...