Black Lives Matter Brooklyn pushes education reforms
Students in New York’s public schools should be taught African-American history year-round, not just during Black History Month, according to Anthony Beckford, who is leading an effort to change the state’s education laws to make teaching the curriculum mandatory.
Beckford, president and founder of Black Lives Matter Brooklyn, said improving the education system is the foundation for achieving racial equality. “It will eventually result in reducing racism,” he told the Brooklyn Eagle.
“It all starts with education. What you learn at home and what you learn in school may be the same or may be different. We have to re-educate who we are. There is a lot of racism, and this counters that,” he said.