Episode 17: Don’t Wait Until February: Teaching Black History All Year Long

In Episode 17, Dr. Helen Flores sits down with Dr. Dawnavyn James, Black history educator, researcher, and author of Beyond February, to explore how teachers can meaningfully integrate Black history throughout the school year. Dr. James shares practical ways to use picture books, existing standards, and everyday classroom routines to move Black history beyond February—while helping even our youngest learners engage with history, advocacy, and the power of their own voices. More from Dr. James: https://linktr.ee/queendomteach?utm_s... Beyond February: Teaching Black History Any Day, Every Day, and All Year Long: https://www.routledge.com/Beyond-Febr... queendomteaching: https://www.instagram.com/queendomtea... Books & Bookstores Discussed Alice Ever After Books: https://www.aliceeverafterbooks.com/ The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by: Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson: https://www.aliceeverafterbooks.com/p... Speak Up by: Miranda Paul: https://bookshop.org/p/books/speak-up... Let the Children March by: Monica Clark-Robinson: https://bookshop.org/p/books/let-the-... Sophia Valdez, Future Prez by: Andrea Beaty: https://bookshop.org/p/books/sofia-va... What I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her Voice by: Jay Leslie: https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-i-m... Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer by: Quartez Harris: https://bookshop.org/p/books/go-tell-... A Crown of Stories: The Life and Language of Beloved Writer Toni Morrison by: Carole Boston Weatherford: https://bookshop.org/p/books/crown-of... The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne by: Lesa Cline-Ransome: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-powe... Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by: Carole Boston Weatherford: https://bookshop.org/p/books/unspeaka... Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights by: Rob Sanders: https://bookshop.org/p/books/peaceful... Resources for Teachers Banned Books by State: https://worldpopulationreview.com/sta... The Stories We Repeat: Rethinking Race, History, and Teaching (Episode 12): https://www.buzzsprout.com/2595746/ep... Incorporating Black History Month in Your Classroom: Resources Included!: https://americanboard.org/incorporati... Teachers’ perspectives on teaching Black History: https://onebighistorydepartment.com/2... Zinn Education Project (Black History Resources): https://www.zinnedproject.org/about/ Artwork and logo by The Interior Gaze: https://www.etsy.com/shop/theinterior...