Black history is all around us

A former Richmond high school student, now studying in Nashville, Tennessee, looks back at her pre-college education and sees a lack; Black history, her own history, and a culture that has contributed so much, and yet is undervalued in high school history classes.  "As a people, we need to know where we came from and use that knowledge as motivation to be great – to rise above the common judgments of those who believe we are of less worth than other people."  Read Keyannie Norford's commentary on Richmond Pulse.