Students will choose a prominent African-American from a supplied list and type a “Who Am I?” report in the first person. For example, if a student chose Dr. Martin Luther King as his/her person, the report might begin with—“I was born in 1929... I attended Morehouse College...etc...” The information presented in first person should end with the question—“Who Am I?”—and then the student should identify himself/herself as their chosen person—for example—“I am Dr. King.”—at the end of the report. Students should also include a picture of their chosen person at the end of the report as well. Include how they have impacted their local community and beyond.

It me to understand the world and my place in it. for example, (and i know i’m using the terminology ‘historical perspective’ loosely here; some of my examples may be better termed an ‘evolutionary perspective’) knowing that all humans can trace their ancestry back to a common ancestor who lived in southern ethiopia ~200,000 years ago makes me feel connected to everyone on the planet. knowing that some of our ancestors left africa about 70,000 years ago and interbred with more archaic hominin species in europe and elsewhere, me to see the stupidity of white supremacist ‘purity of the race’ themes. seeing how religion was used to enslave people, and how callously lives were thrown away by those in power in the world wars of the past century makes me feel extremely fortunate to be living in the modern era. and, perhaps most importantly is that this knowledge makes me for the sacrifices our ancestors made to get us to this point, and determined to do my part to make the world a better place for the next generation.