Our CAN grassroots leaders and VBMU moms may not have letters beside their names, but what they do have is the wisdom of lived experience and proof that no matter where you come from, you can succeed in life with perseverance, personal responsibility, and moral integrity.

“We want to show everyone in the neighborhood, hey, you know the police, we’re here,” said Sergeant Gerald Shipp, one of the honorees. “You know you can come and talk to us. We’re not the enemy.” | Voices of Black Mothers United (VBMU) Cleveland, Ohio Regional Lead Yvonne Pointer

"The #civilrights movement of the 1950s & 60s has become an industry...Talking about what blacks were able to do for themselves before government came to the rescue, is bad for business." - Jason Riley, The Wall Street Journal columnist & author Watch here: youtu.be/txtef5BvKXQ?si…

We love seeing our curriculum in action, and ESPECIALLY love hearing from the students! CAN affiliate Project Reclaim took their youth through the Robert Smalls lesson, where they discussed the concepts of determination, purpose, resilience, and service to others. The animation

Proud of how well received our free curriculum is at these social studies conferences. Educators and students are hungry for empowering history.

Grateful for the opportunity to be the keynote speaker at the Middle States Council for the Social Studies conference. Proud of our Black History curriculum and the team for bringing it to life.

Merry Christmas from the #WoodsonCenter family! Bob Woodson

"We choose to uplift, rather than hold down." - Will Crossley, Executive Vice President of the Woodson Center [clip from the Woodson Center's 44th Anniversary: "Conversations with Bob Woodson": youtu.be/txtef5BvKXQ?si…]

Read Bob Woodson's op-ed at The Wall Street Journal : wsj.com/opinion/black-…

Read Bob's op-ed here: wsj.com/opinion/black-…

"If black America is to rise, it won’t be by shouting louder about oppression, but by returning to the moral discipline that once sustained us—truth over excuses, repentance over resentment, and responsibility over grievance. Only then can we rightly demand justice from the

It is critical that Woodson Center attends these state social studies conferences and ensure that educators across the country are aware of the free K-12 Black History and Excellence curriculum we provide that has been downloaded over 350,000 times since 2020.

KNOW THEIR STORIES 💪🏾🇺🇸 Each week this #BHM, we will highlight the heroes of our free high school & K-8 supplemental lessons which center on compelling stories of Black Excellence, inspiring students with true stories of struggle, triumph, hope, and resilience. Explore our

KNOW HER STORY 📣MEET BESSIE COLEMAN First Black Female Pilot + Daredevil Stuntswoman 👩🏾‍✈️ Her lesson: woodsoncenter.org/project/bessie… #BlackHistoryMonth

KNOW HIS STORY 📣MEET JESSE OWENS 4x Olympic Gold Medalist in 1936 Berlin Olympics 🏅 His lesson: woodsoncenter.org/project/jesse-… #BlackHistoryMonth

KNOW HER STORY 📣MEET MARY CARDWELL DAWSON The First Black Opera Impresario + Founder of the Negro Opera Company 🎼 Her lesson: woodsoncenter.org/project/mary-c… #BlackHistoryMonth

In the spirit of another Olympic year!

KNOW THE STORY ▶️ BOOKER T. WASHINGTON + THE ROSENWALD SCHOOLS The school-building project for black communities that led to 5,000 schools 📖 The lesson: woodsoncenter.org/project/booker… #bookerTwashington #BlackHistoryMonth

I know the Woodson Center has something special here because my kids didn’t say a single word during this entire video about Mary Caldwell Dawson. They loved it so much that we watched three more. Kudos to Bob Woodson and Ian Rowe for making these. Highly recommend.

📊 MEET OUR HEROES IN BUSINESS From entrepreneurs to inventors, to philanthropists, activists, & slaves-turned-millionaires, meet some of the figures in #BlackHistory who showed courage, agency, & economic brilliance in the formation of the United States. woodsoncenter.org/how-we-help/cu…