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Diverse Curricula and Unsung Heroes

The Case for More Diverse School Curricula is very important to student achievement.  This concept is widely accepted and valued. This article by Joshua Ddamulira highlights clinical research and highlights benefits of more perspectives.  It references the Third World Liberation Front that fought for a more inclusive program and won in 1968 in California.  Highlighting unsung heroes achieves this goal. (Jan.11th, 2018 article from New America Weekly)

Roosevelt Franklin

Roosevelt Franklin was designed and voiced by Matt Robinson to represent Black youth on Sesame Street.  He appeared on the show in the 1970s.  People still remember him today.  I believe we should communicate with children in whatever ways they understand.  Including unsung heroes achieves that goal.  Children need to see themselves in history lessons.

Patsy Mink: Hawaiian Trailblazer

In 1970, Patsy Takemoto Mink came before the Senate for the hearing of George Carswell, a Supreme Court Nominee.  She was the first non-white and Asian American women elected to Congress in 1964.  She was a representative from Hawaii and a graduate from the University of Chicago.  Her work brought to the light the inequalities of women in the workforce. The judge she opposed for the Supreme Court refused to hear a case based on gender inequality.   Mink’s work drew attention to the unfair treatment of women in the United States.  She pushed for legislation to support better children care and early childhood.  She was an independently minded person who was not scared to speak her mind.  She served in Congress for 12 years and overcame tremendous obstacles in her lifetime.   Her work as a trailblazing politician is often overlooked.