Today the kids and I went downtown to MLK DAY at the Sacramento Convention Center and met up with my sister, brother and their families. I have been reading a book to them about Dr. King for the past few weeks at bedtime to give them some for-knowledge about the significance of this day.
When asked who MLK is, Nyla responds "Martin Luther King is someone who had to sit in the back of the bus, he wanted people to love each other, then he got in jail." I figure that is a start for her Black History.
Azul's response is "Martin Luther King was a boy who was told he could not come over to play because he was black and his friend was white." He wanted to help people because Rosa couldn't be able to sit where she wanted." He was a person who helped people by boycotting the buses until they said that black people could sit wherever they want."
We had a great time. It was so nice to see and hear aspects of our African American culture and to share it wih my children, family and friends. This will definitely be an annual tradition for us.
No comments:
Post a Comment