In 'A Black People's History of the United States': RELOADED, students will map the causes, development and consequences of Black People's participation and facilitation in/of America's inception. We will begin the course by rooting ourselves in a decolonial framework and engaging with historical, geographical, socio-political, economic, and cultural understandings of North American, pre colonization, in order to aid us in understanding how enslaved Africans charted the course for progression, success and freedom. By utilizing African folklore and oral history, academic research and discussion, we will establish a solid understanding of African-American history and culture in the United States. Highlighting key figures, those commonly praised alongside unsung heroes, this course will provide students with a complete framework for understanding the multi-faceted, complex nature of Black History in the US. All in all, students will be guided through an array of engaging content that enhances their world view and understanding of Blackness in America and Globally.

Class Topics Include:
Weeks 1-4: 
--- Unit I: "In The Beginning": Colonialism, Capitalism & The Creation of America
     · Pre-Colonial African Presence in America +  Non-Black Indigenous Relations
     · Slavery, Abolition, & Sharecropping
     · The Civil War & Reconstruction
     · The Great Migration
     · The Rise & Fall of Black Business Districts
     · Harlem Renaissance & Black Women's Activism
     · The State of Black Education 
     · World Wars I & II
     · Jim Crow & The Nadir of American Race Relations
--- Unit II: Art & Active Resistance
     · Grassroots Movements: Civil Rights Movement, Black Feminist Movement, etc.)
     · Creative/Arts Movements: (Black Arts Movement, Black Is Beautiful, etc.)
     · Black Film & Media

 Weeks 5-8: 
--- Unit III: Medical Apartheid, Poverty & Systemic Inequity
     · Foundation of Obstetrics
     · Henrietta Lacks & The 'Immortal Cells'
     · Black Maternal Health
     · Pruitt Igoe
     · "Raeganomics"
     ·  Mass Incarceration & The 13th Amendment
--- Unit IV: Present Day Blackness (1970s-2022)
     · African American Pop Culture
     · The First Black President
     · Social Movements (Black Lives Matter, #SayHerName, Breonna Taylor, etc.)
     · Black Aesthetics & Appropriation
--- Unit V: Black Americans & Global Interaction
      · Global Activism & Cross Cultural Alliances
      · Black Identity, Abroad

Weekly content will be released at 5 AM PST and the course instructor will check in with students/families 3-4 days after each batch of content is released. Please feel free to contact her at any time and allow 24 hrs. for a response.