Slavery? Forget About It!

Should slavery be taught in school?

Conversations are important. Please read my perspective and if you choose to respond to me or anyone else who comments, do so in love (Ephesians 4:15).

Let us begin. There are people in America who believe discussing the history of enslaved Africans is damaging and divisive to the nation. From this perspective, we must tread lightly, or rather skip that part altogether and get on with the good parts like Presidents' Day, MLK Day, Juneteenth, and Independence Day; the days off, fireworks, and backyard barbecues. Let's not educate, let's just celebrate! In this post, I want to do two things:

explain the importance of remembering and educating ourselves on the slave perspective:

• invite you to read my perspective on my new publication "Bible, Books, and Blackness: a Christian black woman's perspective on books"

• Deuteronomy 6:7- Remember and do not forget how you provoked the Lord your …