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ASSIGNMENTS 

For BlACk HISTORY MONtH PROGRAM

• Do we still need Black History Month? If so what would you change about Black History Month to greater impact on empowering the Black Community?
• Why is it important for Black History Month to expand or transition to African History Month!
• President of Ghana supported by the United Nations is commemorating 400 years of Transatlantic Slave Trade and asking the Diaspora to return to Ghana for this historic event?  Does this event advance the cause for human rights for Afro Americans?
• Civil Rights movement provided access to Negroes/Blacks.  What is the next movement of consequence for African Americans.

Students are expected to research one of the four topics and be prepared to discuss in panel framework.

STUDENTS, HERE ARE YOUR 2018-19 ESSAY TOPICS

Freshmen: What precipitated Camp Logan Riots and were the soldiers justified in their actions. ( 2 pages excluding the title page and bibliography)

Sophomores: The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) were instrumental in introducing Blacks to organized labor. What were the strengths, weaknesses and the impact the BSCP made on Civil Rights Movement. (3 pages excluding the title page and bibliography)

Juniors: How did the Great Migration change the lives of Blacks in the United States? Were the slums and ghettos inhabited by Blacks today a result of the Great Migration?  Presently are Blacks migrating back to the South? If yes, state the reason. (4 pages excluding the title page and bibliography)

Seniors: There were two types of Negro Leaders at the turn of the 20th century: Assimilationist (Integration Advocate) and Liberator (Black Empowerment, Self-help and Self-determination advocate).  Based upon the present conditions (high unemployment, high incarceration, lack of justice, no political power, poor education, and lack of Black businesses) should we have followed the Liberator's leadership? (5 pages excluding the title page and bibliography)

ALL essays are due March 2, 2019.  Essays must be electronically submitted at projectenrich@gamil.com. Make sure you copy your Team Leads on your submittal.  Essays will be presented on April 6, 2019.

SESSION	​PLAN FOR THE DAY	​ASSIGNMENT	​DESCRIPTION	​COMPLETION DATE
​Session 1	​Program Overview & Direction	​30 Second Elevator Speech, Portfolio and writing letters to Prince George’s County Councilman/woman	​Draft Elevator Speech and create notebook with grades, college checklist, internships, enrichment activities, resume, community service & bio sketch. Students who live in Prince George’s County are expected to write letters to their respective County Councilmen/women expressing the importance of the program in their scholastic and collegiate goals.	11/3/2018
Session 2	Visualization	Visualization Board	​Create a 10 year plan illustrating your career path and the education-knowledge/skills/ abilities required	​12/01/2018
Session 3	​Non-Tradition/Alternative College Paths and Vocational Skills	​Design Non-Traditional College Path or Alternative to College	​Create a solution to mitigate rising cost of college education by creating non-traditional path to a college education of selection of Vocational skill/trade	01/05/2019
Session 4	Career Showcase	​Overcoming the Challenges of 21st Workplace	​Draft a one page paper identifying the challenges of 21st workplace and how you will overcome them	02/02/2019
Session 5	Black History	​Black Entrepreneurs	​Research 3 Black Entrepreneurs and discuss one (1) of their impacts on African American youth	03/02/2019
Session 6	​Winning and Influencing People	​Interviewing Skills	​Participate in Interview Panel Workshop	03/02/2019
Session 7	Essays	Oral Presentations	​Student Presentations	​04/06/2019
Session 8	​Closing program	Seniors Celebration	Seniors Program	05/04/2019

​Students will be assigned points for completion (timeliness and quality) of their presentations. Points will be used to determine the Outstanding Senior this year and future years.
Essays for each grade level will be posted under the “Assignment Tab” in December. Essays are to be electronically submitted by 03/03/2019.  All students are expected to turn in an essay and be present for the oral presentations.