Black History Month: Week of February 20

2/20: President’s Day. School closed.

2/21: Stokely Carmichael’s “Black Power.” Full text here.

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2/22. A speech by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor called “How We Get Free.” Full text here.

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2/23. Excerpt from Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah. Excerpt here.

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2/24. Excerpt from Audre Lorde’s “The Uses of Anger.” Full text here.

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