Education

The Mlanjeni Magical Theater performed a spectacular interactive magic show — featuring stories about the history of African-American trains, acts  of illusion, puppets, folk music and dance — for elementary-school students to close The City School’s lower-school curriculum celebrating heritage and culture during Black History Month in Philadelphia’s Fairmount section on February 28th. 

Those who take on the responsibility of passing knowledge to the younger generations have always been crucial to society. But while everyone knows a teacher’s importance, they might easily overlook the value of a Black teacher, especially in education.

Black history and its relevance to the growth of American society has always been an intense topic of debate more so during controversial circumstances like the civil rights movement marches, police brutality, racism, and protests such as the Black Lives Matter marches, among many other situations that have caused African Americans to continually remind the nation of their contributions to the growth of the American society.