WSHS Honors Black History Month

Burke VA

23 February, 2021

10:58 AM

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Press release from the West Springfield High School: By February 22, 2021 Share Page During the month of February, we take the opportunity to celebrate Black History Month by affirming black and African American accomplishments, milestones, and contributions to our nation's history. Our staff members are dedicated to telling a more complex and inclusive story of our shared past by acknowledging and honoring Black lives. Click here to watch videos prepared by our staff at West Springfield High School honoring contributions done by Black and African Americans in various fields of academia. Please note that some videos require you to be logged into your FCPS Google accounts to view. (Students and Staff Only) AP Literature - Zora Neale Hurston http://somup.com/crnDrxDrOB SPED – Daymond John https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oYc3lgTEk6qnvijVvlJZrGueVKcR_G19/view?usp=sharing AP World – Olaudah Equiano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njvVlnaRolI&feature=youtu.be PE – Simone Manuel https://youtu.be/u-91SsRJjss Performing Arts – Musicians https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VawWgpKTSWgO52l70AVAZX1ODi7o3VRe3xY8KJo1YoM/copy#slide=id.gbe34b16f09_0_86 VPA – visual and performing artists https://youtu.be/pKp2LzU4_Wg Mathematics – mathematicians Mathematicians English 11 – Fredrick Douglas https://flipgrid.com/s/rSAWLP-HxjDN1Ay5 Mathematics – Dorothy Vaughan https://youtu.be/2aorrFN3cKU Student Services BHM Contributions to Higher Education BHM Contributions to the Military BHM Contributions to Psychology & Mental Health World 1 – John Henrick Clarke https://youtu.be/Mbg8NWlvjdQ Dr. Ralph Bunche https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MNYhOPXm_s English 9: http://youtu.be/v2kUkPa27kg?hd=1 This press release was produced by the West Springfield High School.The views expressed here are the author's own.