Black and Amplified Part 2

3.5 Continuing Education Credits available. Asynchronous, self-paced Are You Ready to Commit? Black History is deeper than just a month’s worth of celebration, increased social media visibility and teachings in school. It is more than Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcom X, and the other Black warriors that have been popularly a part of the streamlined approach to disseminating information about Black history.​ We want to challenge you to break the cycle of isolating Black excellence and history into a month’s worth of time, once a year. Black history is more. We challenge you to break the cycle of white America’s continuous attempts to make up for centuries of Black oppression cosigned with heinous behaviors like racism and discrimination. Upon completing this course, participants will be able to: Apply critical thinking skills to observe their own privileges and biases Identify and discuss individuals whose impact on Black culture was skewed, distorted and erased by whiteness and privilege Understand the following terms: racism, prejudice, “reverse racism”, privilege and their correct usages